, 1891-01-14
ABSOLUTELY PURE

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Folsom paid you a compliment
A slight flush tinges Eloise Bristow's
cheek.
Really What was ity'
''He said you were pretty"
HE is very kind" Eloise answers, .
little disappointedly.
She is pretty, and knows it very well,
having been told so again and again
Mrs. Radcliffe taps her ~reprovingly
with a costly ivory fan.
my dear girl, you should not under
value such a compliment from amillion-
aire like Mr.. Folsom"
Eloise's glossy dark eyebrows sudden
ly lift themselves.
"a millionaire, Mrs. Radcliffe"
eyes. Oh, his wealth is immensel /
thought you knew it."
mo, l have not heard"
'Wen that is not strange. when n
remembers that you could not have
known anything about him."
Five days pass. During this time
John Folsom and Eloise Bristow are
much together. Each soon discovers in
the other a charm which lies wholly
apart from that which first brought
them together in such close mutual at
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cept for certain spurious intelligence
impaired by Mr.. Radcliffe, either of
these two young persons would have
had sufficient interest in the others ac-
q~uaintance to have made the delightful
discovery which has now resulted for
both.
Yes, Eloise Bristow and Mr.. Folsom
are thoroughly in love with each other
at the end of a weeks time. More than
once, while thinking of how superbly her
~revengeful scheme had succeeded, Mrs.
Radcliffe's eyes flash with malicious tri-
umph.
At last John Folsom tells himself that
he is foolish not to avow his love, since
Eloise has given more than a single
marked sign by which, if he cannot
read the exact truth, he has at least had
reason to guess it.
One day while passing the library door
he catches the CLEAN of a pink muslin
morning dress.
cit is she" he mentally murmurs,
land provided she is alone, l shall not
leave her until 1 have declared the truth"
Eloise proves to be alone. Mr.. Folsom
seats himself at her side, and in a few
moments has spoken words that bring
the rich color glowingly to the girls
cheeks and make her eyes sparkle with
brilliant fire. He finished with these
humble words:
Il have no right to address you as 1
am doing; for oh, Eloisel even should
you consent to become my wife the
world would call me little else than a
scheming fortune hunter"
A moment after the last words are ut
tered Eloise Bristow leaps to her feet.
"a fortune hunterl' she bursts forth
Indignantly. IL do not understand
you, Mr.. Folsom, unless you mean what
| you say for cruel ~satirel'
He rises now.
Satire? Why, of course l do not.
The facts are plain enough. My fort
une is now a mere wreck of what it once
was, and you are immensely wealthy"
A bitter, bleak sort of laugh leaves
Eloise Bristow's lips.
did Mrs. Radcliffe tell you that
that 1 was Immensely wealthy she asks
excitedly.
Eyes"
Eloise sinks back into her seat. Fix
ing her eyes on John Folsom's face,
which has become very pale, like her
own, she now continues, "And Mrs.
Radcliffe told me the same thing regard
ing you'll" A slight pause. Suddenly
she asks, "Have you ever thought, in
past times, that Mrs. Radcliffe had any
dislike toward your"
John Folsom's answer then comes
promptly enough, Yes, l used to believe
she hated me-"
Eloise laughs again, though less bit
terly than before.
"And l feel that she hated me all
along, now. This is her revenge"
Those four words exercise a strange
effect upon the man who hears them.
He seats himself at her side. He fixes
upon her face a pair of eyes that glow
strangely.
"Eloise Bristow," he begins, with SOL
emn, determined voice, "the story of my
wealth is what first attracted you to-
ward me; but now that you know me, is
there not any feeling in YOU heart who'll
ly apart from all thisy'
Eloise makes no answer. She lowers
her eyes and begins to tremble. The
man at her side draws nearer.
"Eloise, 1 love you well enough to die
for you-yes, eveu in these queer, prosaic
times of ours. And if this be the case,
surely 1 love you well enough to work
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Lift up your head and speak it out
bravely. When Mrs. Radcliffe next
meets us shall she laugh to herself in
magnificent delight and silently murmur,
My revenge is Accomplishment or shall
she grind her handsome white teeth in
secret rage while looking on our happi-
ness, and be forced to confess that we
have conquered her with the very weap-
ons she sought to use against us, turn
ing her revenge into that which may be
our lifelong future joy-and such joy.
Eloise, as no man can purchaser"
There is a momentary silence, while
Eloise sits ~motionless, with eyes still
lowered; and her an instant later she
has flung herself upon his breast and
hidden her passionately fearful face
against his shoulder. Heneeded 20 other
answer.-Elmira Telegraph.
The Value OF Greenbacks.
IN 1852, when the ~greenbacks first went
into circulation, their price in gold for
the entire year averaged about SS.3 cents
on the dollar, their highest being 9s.5
and their lowest 1850. In 1868 they
ranged from 62.3 to 79.5, in 1864 from