The record-union., 1891-05-10

He seemed in remarkable good spirits as
he greeted Amparo, and then acknowl-
edged, iii his usual graceful manner, the
introduction of Judietta.
Her pretty dark eyes, meeting his blue
ones, had decided glealn of admiration
for his blonde beauty. The three then
| talked of the past week and the events of
| the ball. AS he remarked on Guy Win
throp's many attentions to Amparo, he
| regarded her attentively, and an uneasy
pang shot through his honest heart as he
noticed the quick blush called to her
cheek at the mention of his name. His
gaze at Amparo was noticed by Judiet-
ta's eyes, as also the sigh, as he dismissed
the subject So, rising with a graceful
! bow of good morning for both, she left
| the two friends alone
The door had hardly shut when Elmer
came to Amparo's side, saying: 'Seno-
rita, won't you wish me joy. have had
| a fortune left me?"
"A fortune! Oh! how very, very nice.
| How glad | am for you. Now you can
travel all you want too and enjoy life"
said Amparo, as she gave him both little
hands in friendly clasp.
YES" said Elmer, as he held them;
| but unless / can have both these little
hands to have and to hold forever, life
| will be of no value. Won't you give me
some hope, darling, of winning you? If
| you don't care for me in that way, won't
you promise some day to love me?''
| Then, as she struggled to free her
hands, he noticed the sorrowful look in
her eyes as she said:
"Oh! Mr.. Stone, I did not know you
cared for me In that way. / only thought
we were friends;" and the pretty oval
| cheek paled, as he said, brokenly:
FRIENDS, yes. But now won't you,
from the first moment I saw you. Who
| could help it?''
Then as the words, 81 am sorry,n came
from the red lips, he gave her one de-
sparing look and left her. Her eyes, filled
with tears as she heard his retreating
| steps and realized that the friendship and
good fellowship between them was over,
hereafter turned down page, sacred to
them and their beautiful season of friend
ship.
In his grief and hurry he was rushing
| down the wide marble staircase, when
his foot slipped and he fell to the bottom,
| the sharp stone cutting a wound in his
forehead and the fall rendering him
senseless. Judietta coming along through
the corridor heard the fall, and rushed
| hurriedly up as he fell at her very feet
To shrek for help was the work of an
instant, and as the porters came up they
saw the blood squirting over the close
cropped golden hair and staining the
white muslin robe Judietta wore as she
knelt by his side and tried to lift his head
as she called for help. Removing him to
rooms on the first floor q physician was
summoned.
Judietta flew to Amparo's room to tell
| her friend Of the sad accident Amparo,
hearing the opening door, hastily dried
her eyes as the agitated blood stained fig
ure rushed in. In breathless, Mortified
! silence, Amparo listened. Then as the
doctor came along she followed him with
beating heart and tear-dimmed eyes to
| hear the verdict. Her relief was so great
on hearing it was a scalp wound and not
dangerous, only necessitating perfect rest
and quiet, that she returned to her rooms
and found Judietta, and they mingled
| their tears together.
The Sonora coming in, unconscious of
the reason of their tears, could hardly
wait to hear the cause, SO great was her
anxiety. Then, with motherly concern
for the wounded young Englishman, she
went to his rooms to see if aid was re-
quired of her.
ITO be COntiBaed.]