The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-06-22

evening star come out together on the
last night at sea-"
"And l suppose he married her and
lived happily ever after" said Har-
risse, having carried his point, and
turning to DR.. Johns.
mo, she wouldn't marry him, but
when he died he left her fortune, and
she left the profession"
"And the Hamerton's were of the
Mayfiower stock"
DO you know-can you guess, Lu-
cille-can you guess who my love tsp"
Il was never good at enigmas," a
little indistinctly. CDR. Harrisse. do
you remember when you first met
mep"
at seems to me that have known
you always" he evaded.
Il thought you remembered when 7
first saw you here?"
Gould ever forget you. Lucille?"
at seems so, smiling family; "but I
have confession to make"
$50 have l."
"You will believe that I have de-
ceived youP"
"If this be deception let me be de-
ceived forever"
She smiled family.
Here DR.. Johns joined them again.
When they parted the next morning he
said:
q shall see you, if I may, at the first
available moment in the week. If any
thing prevents l shall write"
Sitting down to dine the following
day with his bosom friend, he said:
tom, you know everything and
everybody; can you tell me where I
met a Miss Lucille Lindsay?"
"She was the person Capt. Hamerton
wanted to marry. You remember
old HamertonP"
eyes"
'Forty years her senior. He tempted
her with jewels as Faust tempted Mar
guerite with kindness and luxury, but
although she was only poor little cir
Gus rider she wouldn't have him.
When he died he left her half his big
estates. l heard she went abroad.
She broke a bone falling from her
horse in the circus. suppose must
have set it. Gone, Ell? Been on the
ragged edge of Irritation on the voy-
age? Fancy Harrisse marrying a
circus rideri How Beacon street
would how'll"
DIR. Harrisse was perhaps thankful
| that his patients demanded his atten-
ton and gave him no time to think or
visit at once and that an important
case made it impossible, as he said to
himself, to do other than to postpone
| Miss Lindsay. One day he met DR..
Johns coming away from her presence;
he had an air of suppressed excite
ment about him. 1t was year since
they had parted on the Malta. "The
fellow is almost handsome" thought
Harrisse, "and he is in love with Lu-
cille."
He acted upon his determination to
call, but Miss Lindsay was engaged
with headache and begged DR.. Har-
risse would excuse her.
The words sounded strangely to
him; he felt dazed and miserable and
angry with DR.. Johns, as if his visit
had something to do with it. All at
once the fact that Lucille had begun
life as a circus rider seemed trivial
and of no Importance compared with
the greater fact that he loved her. Let
those laugh who win.
He never remembered having been
in such hurry before in his life. Why
had he postponed happiness SO long?
1t was late in the following day when
he received Lucille's reply.
"Your kind words" she wrote, have
carried me back to those halcyon days
on the Malta, when I believed myself
as desperately in love as you believe
yourself to be to-day. / confessed all
this to DR.. Johns when he proposed to
me yesterday morning, and he was
willing to absolve me"
DR.. Harrisse tossed the letter into
the CRATE and went out to his patients
1t was perhaps half dozen years
later, when, looking over some old pa.
pers he happened on the charred rem
nants of Lucille's letter, which his
servant had rescued from the fire and
folded away. He opened it curiously
and fingered over it, fascinated.
Il confessed all to DR.. Johns when
he proposed to me yesterday morn.
ing" it read, "but if you love me
poor DR.. Johns! should like to pun.
ish you; should like to quote to you
There must be Nautch girls and cir
Gus riders, perhaps, but we don't
choose our wives and sweetheart,
from among Them and refuse YOU
gift-but love you. LUCILLE"
At this date, however, Lucille hat
long been Mrs. DIR. Exchange