Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-28

never dared to hope that
1T is very hard to tell. continued
Miss firenville
did you ever care for me9'' asked
Marden
Miss CireDvile looked at him with
wondering eyes
"Do you think that wanted to do
itr' she said
Mardei's lace brighteneG wonder.
fully DO you mean that somebody
forced you to give me upf' he asked.
No. only | had TO One cant
marry anybody when that person isn't
what thay thought he was. said little
Miss Grenvile. getting confused in her
generalization, but with very coD
vincing air Marden made 80 answer
and his companion continued. You
know ! always said that never could
marry anybody who was not perfectly
gentleinanly and" -
DO yon mean that am not gen
tlemanT' said Marden.
why. no. of course not. That was
why l. why liked you"
"Ohr
"And always thought you were the
most perfect man in that respect.
THANK you am very grateful;
but will you tell me when it was that ]
failed to be what you thought mef
"And always thought you were the
most generous and unseltish man ever
knew. and am certain that never
had any reason to change that idea"
"WellT
And You know there was never any
body else that | cared for"
"WellY'
You were always so handsome and
so brave and -and yes, will say it
and SO loving"
"WellY
80 you must see that could not
have wanted to do it"
"Oh. but that does not explain why
you did do it,"
II know it. Only it is so hard. and,
Frank, you are not helping NE bit.
II don't see why need to- You
were Independent enough to throw NE
over and make me miserable for life."
Have yon been miserable, FrankT
II think have almost died" said
Marden soleInnly.
Have your have been miserable,
too, Frank. And have missed your
steps and your voice and your laugh
have missed your laugh very much,
Frank"
I'VE used to have such pleasant
times together, Grace"
"Yes, and mother says that the
house sounds 80 lonely without you in
the evening""
Il thought great deal of your
mother"
II know you did. Yes, we did have
happy times shall never forget
them. And to think that now they
are all over. came up here because
hoped ] would forget about it, and
now (tearfullyJ you have brought it all
back again and know shall go on
feeling worse and worse and"-
Poor little Miss Grenville fell to sob
bing as if her heart would break. 1t
was more than Marden could stand.
"Gace," he said. don't Let's patch
it up in some way. Tell me what did
and let's fix it up"
I'VE can't" sobbed the young wom-
an from her corner
well, tell me anyway"
1T won't do any good, Frank, but
I'll try If you say | must. "
"You really must"
III know you'll laugh ut Iue and say
I'm goose. You always did do that "
IL will be sober as-as a prayer
meeting" vowed the young man.
well, then, it was about that Miss
Sanger You know what you said
about her"
IL know must be very stupid, but |
don't quite remember all about it.
You had better tell me Where did
see her2"
'At the pond, and 1t is really to your
credit that you don't remember.
shall think of that and be grateful,
Frank, in after years. said she was
hCiiibs oiii yOu Sfiin oilS was SlGNST anu
had beautiful eyes"
II think do remember now. She
was the girl who had such a funny
squint, wasn't she9"
81 don't think | ever noticed that,
Frank"
well. she did And she didn't
know who lbsen was That was why
| said she was clever and had beauti-
ful eyes meant ii the other way, you
know"
did you really, Franki Then
have misjudged you all this time.
Half an hour later Miss GrenvilIe
lifted happy but tear stained face
from Marden's shoulder and looked
doubtfully up at him
Frank" she said.
well, sweetheart"
II don't believe | know who Ibsep
was either Was he one of those hor
rid nihilists9"
mo, dear, said Marden, gravely, ''he
wasn't quite that; but guess II doesn't
make any difference now, VI. T. New
comb in Springfield Mass. Republican.
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