The Portland daily press., 1892-04-16
THEOLOGY and Love.

1t really quite pretty sight to
see handsome Miss Jollibert in her hand
some blue silk dress and seated in her
handsome blue barouche, and with her
handsome blue liveried servants and
handsome blue gray horses, drive forth
under the shadow of her azure parasol
upon smiling summers day. She gen.
orally looked straight before her, be-
tween the horses heads; she didn't turn
aside to recognize anybody.
1t was marvel to all the world why
she persisted in remaining Miss Jolli-
bert. When the weather was rainy a
dark red carriage with scarlet wheels
was substituted for the open barouche.
When it showed again she spun away
over the sparkling surface, her sleigh
heterogeneous but artistic confusion of
sealshin, sable tail and ermine, herself a
study in peacock blue.
When it showed. 1t was showing
very hard one winters night when Miss
Jollibert sat alone before her drawing
room fire. 1t was magnificent fire, and
the drawing room was simply blaze Of
magnifcence, and Miss Jollibert was in
deed magnificent in diamonds and a rose
colored velvet dress-so bright that it
made her perhaps too brilliant complex
ion look quite pale in comparison, as
probably she knew.
Miss Jolhbert, at all events, appeared
to feel very comfortable. Her diamonds
flashed in the freight as she lay back in
luxurious armchair and toyed with
the folds of her rose colored velvet.
The people of Manchester said it was
ridiculous Miss Jellibert should dress
herself up in rose colored velvet and .dia-
monds when she was alone, for the sim
pie pleasure of seeing the freight fash
on them. Miss Jollibert, however.
cared little What any one said, and at
all events she was looking superbly
handsome. 49,,
A clock on the mantelpiece struck the
hour Of 8, and minute later s tolled
forth from neighboring steeple and
was borne to Miss Jolibert's window
with gust of drifting snow. She shiv-
cred at the sound Of the snow, leaned
forward and poked the fire, then turned
and settled the various pieces of the lit
tie tea service on the low table beside
her. She went over them all. "A cream
pot. slop bowl, a sugar basin and two
teacups. She examined the two tea
cups particularly; little priceless trinkets
they were. She put them down and ex-
aznined her own beautiful hands-they
were beautiful hands. Then she re-
moved the little toast rack on the table
down to the FIRE, after which she fell
into profound reverie until quarter
past s, when she reused herself once
more and rang the bell.
An instant after servant dressed in
black appeared.
James," asked she, in peculiarly
musical ceutralto voice, "did you deliver
my note to the bishop? You did? And
waited for an answer? What was the
exact message given to your
Ellis lordship sent his compliments,
if you please, m, and he would be happy
to be at Miss Jolibert's at 7:55 precisely"
"Hum," sighed Miss Jollibert.
~ kAoD % 4I46o OOlllOClU SlS,uSu "a
tai man, some years turned forty, was
stamping his feet free from snow down
stairs in the hall Seen by the Pickering
lannp5ght he looked a very pale and
rather gauntstudent; but when he passed
on up into the brilEancy of the staircase
his clear cut features lost their gaunt-
meas, and one noted the striking intellect
Of his large, white brow and the limpid
beauty Of his rather dreamy eyes. When
the door opened he smiled straight over
at the rose colored velvet figure and ad-
vanced, holding out his hand and saying
very sweet]y:
"Tm sorry Tn late, Miss Jollibert.n
She did not speak until she poured tea
into two teacups, and seated herself
with her own in the armchair which
She had before occupied.
~ dare say you were rather surprised
when you had nay note this afternoon,
bishop
He stirred his tea slowly, looking at
her and smiling again.
81 was curious to know what could be
the important matter that was troubling
Miss Jnyhbert's mind; and I was glad,
to think perhaps I was going to be of
some use to my old friend, Miss Jolli
bert"
She played with her diamond rings a
Little nervously, and, turning her head,
looked into the fire.
'<An old friend; yes, SO you are. You
seem to have been an old friend all my
Life. cannot remember the time when
I did not know you. l know that other
peopEo call me foolish and vain behind
my back, and somehow or other / know
that you never do. Would you rather
that / told you now what is upon my
naind-er would you rather wait lit
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