The record-union., 1891-05-17

a farewell peep at her friend. Seeing
Elmer's door open and he on the couch,
she just glanced in. He was lying with
his face on the pillows and sobbing Bit
terly. 1t did seem rather unmanly, but
he was still weak from his illness, and a
glance at all he had lost upset him COM
pletely. Judietta's sunny face lost its
smil e as she quietly and slowly drew the
door shut, wondering in her kind little
heart if Mr.. Stone had heard bad news,
and resolving to call in and see him in
his loneliness by and by.
AS the carriage rolled away with her
friends she came back, and tapping gently
at Elmer's sitting room door and hearing
his answer to come in, she entered. He
had drawn the window shades so his
eyes were in the shadow, and she only
heard his voice in it's usual CHEEKY tone.
so thinking she must have been mis-
taken she commenced chatting to him in
her pretty girlish fashion, and in her
broken but very sweet English, of all the
events of the day, and how sorry she felt
that Senor Stone could not go. Her
right, irresistible way drew him out of
Iimself and soon he was laughing as
sayly as she over her witty sallies.
In the meantime Amparo and her
mother had arrived at the palace. At
tendance took their wraps and they were
soon bowling TO royalty. Amparo's grace
and beauty were both noticed. Then
they passed on to the other flower-decked
apartments to give place to others. Guy
winthrop was awaiting them with some
other friends, and his face Amparo saw
much more plainly than she did either
Humbert or his Queen.
SO they all stood chatting and looking
at the beautiful costumes of the already
presented ladies. Then Amparo and her
mother left to rest for the ball that eve
ming. Guy had been promised several
waltzes, and his mind was made up if
that dear old band would only play 80
| Tamo," how could he refrain from apply
! ing those words in all their beauty TO
! her.
So that evening, after several old friends
had been enjoying the square dances with
Amparo, Guy claimed his waltz with
such an entreating look in the earnest,
dark-blue eyes, that Amparo's heart tlut-
tered like an imprisoned bird. The band
for once did just as Guy wanted it, and
| the sweetly pathetic strains hoated out
on the fower-scented air.
Guys hand around her waist and his
| golden-cropped head in close proximity
to her dark hair, these two fioated around
in elyslum, not knowing or caring for
crowned or uncrowned heads, but happy
and blissful in themselves, both hearts
beating now in unison, and both pair of
| eyes meeting and expressing world of
| love.
Before the waltz ended they found
| themselves near the conservatory door,
and the cool splash of the fountain at
tracted them in, where, beneath some
palms, were cosy seats for two. Guy
stood tanning Amparo as he talked of
everything except the subject near his
heart. Then, as she arose to return to
her mother, he whispered, ''Amparo,
darling, won't you make me happy by
saying four little words before you go.
You must know that I love you-that I
want you to be my wife. Won't you
! tell me that you love me just little?"
! Amparo's heart beat rs if it would
burst, but the happy blushing face spoke
volumes as she put her hand in Guys.
He drew her to his heart and pressed one
kiss on her soft lips and whispered
Heart of my heart, knew you loved
me as I do you, don't your" But his ear
could hardly catch the faint yes" Just
! then crowd came in from the ballroom,
and they both walked down the lighted
flower avenue silent and too happy for
! common talk.
! Young, both handsome, in love with
each other-who could ask more of gods
! or men.