The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-21

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'sOh, sou here. You to sec melr
didn't understand the emphasis on
the pronoun, but only answered:
DO not send me away before tell yop
1t was accident brought me here and
sympathy detained me-. You seem very
miserable.
She glanced shyly at me FROM under
the swollen lids.
Il was a little while ago. But don't
feel so now, = she whispered
The deucel Here was an odd return
for my sympathetic interference. I
'ffsSher liked it, however, for seemed to
do the poor child good, and / felt SO
wretchcd and alone in the world.
But, obi what must you think Of
keg she cried suddenly, and again the
Face went into the hands and again the
plushes mounted up to the eartips.
II think--I-that ISL am very, very
sorry to see you suffer" answered,
omewhat inconsequently.
But to think you of all people But
you viii never tell him."
Why ], 'sof all people, couldn't con-
ceive, but it was very safe to promise
about him, as had never set eyes on
the grief producing Goodwin, Therefore
answered honestly:
ION my word, neverl'
But then you know ALL Oh, how
forward, how unmaidenly, how bold
you must think mel"
What in the deuce the girl meant why
should think her bold for not wanting
to marry her grandfather l could not
conceive. So only shook my head
sagely. In medic tutissimus ibis.
'But then this never has seemed like
home" she went on. "Auntie tries to
be very good, but she doesn't know
how. And then young girl may have
strong feelings, and oh, do love SO ut
terlyf'
'sWh-atr' I gasped, surprised out Of
propriety. 1.-THE devil you dol" It was
very improper; but then to think of her
\ being sold to man Of 90, and then "lov-
ing SO utterlyl'' Wonderful creatures are
women. Ny abruptness made her recoil,
but it was only for moment.
"Then you won't think me immodest
-unwomanly? ] could not bear it. You,
of all people in the worlds?
There it was again. Why in the deuce
did she care for my opinion so much if
she loved Goodwin so utterlyy
'sUnwomanlyl never!' said vaguely.
..Oh, thank you! thank your She was
beginning to get excited again. 81 felt
you would understand; yoL have seen
more of me than any one else; you can
make allowance for young girls feel
ings oyerstepping the bounds Of prudish-
ness.
rose and walked to the mante.. l
, began to believe that the stone sphinx
that upheld it had turned suddenly soft
hand blonde and crept into the form of
Dehe White Mouse. She was surely talk
ing in riddles of the deepest.
Tell me once more, . she said, follow
hing ne to the hearth, ''that lose moth
ing il. your eyes by--by what you know. =
Under any circumstances" / began,
waaily, real, deep love-
oh, and how do loyei God knows
how deep and pure is the passion that
makes me forget all bonds and almost all
proprieties! What else could excuse my
being able To speak Of 1t VITO You?
You know am pledged unwillingly to
another
To whatr' almost shrieked.
To Mr.. Goodwin, whom I--yes, whom
hater' the girl answered, with ten times
hc spirit 7 thought ia her.
And you don't--it isn't--you don't
I'm it's Goodwin you care fory' stam-
red In confusion
foldwin! Oh, how can you jest with
such naolnents You know whom
" have lcng gllesseA even before
ssed my 'ove fus'-fps .ai,ash1rt
ain the purple a9ea died ri pxoa