Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-19

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arAgA. yes fa.ly Orne had rejected all
the v..lA.t ca. -.s.t-s 10 nestle Al last Ia
TIE bra rt. /. ..>; heart of Frank Ashton.
Ju,i ~ present. however, 70 judge from
sgpoAr4lc,,. tue ooarse Of true love Was
Dot rGa4.lg IN it, smuOthrst channel
Frank looked crave. aud Fanny rose red
| lips were curved iu very gentlelpout.
Nov, Fanny. don't be- crUssl' said the
YOUNG sold .r, aud he took her hand care,s-
ingly II was drawn away, however, with
a decided ),gA.
Its too bad" said the queen Of hearts.
"All the other girls are going, and II will
| be the last. last sleigh ride We shall have
together
well. why don't you go without me,
| Fani III promise not 10 be Jedlpus!
Without your Indeed. 40! But FRANK
| you will go"
mo. Fanny" he said, with resolute
| firmness Il love you dearly, but none the
L L.. Il A.,tI kItf
| that Allen Thorn i, the dearest friend !
| have You know that he lies AT the point
| of death | have promised 10 watch with
| him this uight could Gnd no substitute
| to undertake the charge, even were 10 at
tempt il. Fanny, love, don't ask NE To do
wrong
Fanny pouted still and turned her face
| away
Kiss me goodby Fanny. Wemarch to-
| morrow, and shall not see you again.
1T will make no difference 10 you, said
| Miss Orme, coldly, "since you refuse TO ac-
| cede To my wishes la 10 slight matter -
"Come, Fanny, don't be cruel To apoOr
! fellow who lives on the light OF your smile
| II you don't give me that kiss, | shall Ger
| tainly steal it,
Steal itl The man would have been
| brave TO steal kiss under the trigid spar
| kle that had suddenly dawned in those
| eyes. Frank Ashton caught the glance and
drew himself proudly up.
Good night, Miss Orme."
Good night, Mr. Ashton"
And thus they parted.
The door had hardly closed ere the proud
young beauty threw herself down on the
footstool in the angle Of the chimney aud
| cried heartily. Nor did the jingle of merry
| sleighbells, whirling past en- route for the
rendezvous of the village bellies and beaux,
make her feel any kinder toward the de
linquent Frank
"Any news from the -th regimentV
| Fanny Orme had paused To ask the ques-
| tion of Malvina Grigg, the village bulletin
| and gossip general, who knew most things
as soon a. they had happened. and some
| things "A little sooner.
"Newsl Law, yesl Hain't ye heerdi
They was in that scrimmage-all cut to
| pieces, and-gracious, what fool bel"
For Fanny had sunk on "A doorstep, pale
and trembling Did she remember how
she parted from Frank Ashton2
From that moment the days succeeded
one another like sick delirium. Fanny
Orme felt that her life's sun had gone down
be at restl
"He died like "A man-died gloriouslyl
Don't cry, Fanny Oh, should he so proud
of my dead soldier!'
But Fanny needed not the whispered
words of her friend.
Let me see him once before they screw
down the coffin lid-just once. loved him
50 dearly"
She broke through the crowd to where
the coffin stood, draped in solemn black
and overhung by stars and stripes
| Frank, Frank, could you but speak from
heaven To forgive mel ! would have laid
down my life for your
Hush The dismal funeral cortege had
faded away-the solemn dead march sound
ed no morel And she was sitting in the
ruddy darkness, with the crickets chirp In
her ears and the old clock striking9.
|
Then it had been all dream If ever
prayer of thanksgiving went up to the
eternal throne 10 assembled from Fanny
Orme's grateful heart through the quiet
stars Of that December night. She knew
her fault now. The lesson had not come in
vain.
| All ready to start The last accouterment
buckled on-the last goodby-and Frank
| Ashton was leaning against the blasted
pine tree beyond the depot, watching the
slow crimsoning of the east and waiting
for the bugle call TO sound "AwayW
And all the while he was thinking, with
u sore heart, Of Fanny Orme.
| There was IA touch Oh hisarm He turned,
scarce able in the purple dawn gloom to
zee who was at his side.
| Harry Orme IL 1t your"
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goung man. Here, Fanny, you can finish
.he business for yourself"
Frank, murmured "A tremulous voice,
will you forgive mei"
Fanny, my lovel my darlingl'
Well, it was almost worth while TO quar-
rel just for the sake of such moment "a
that
And when AT last the silver throated bu-
gle sounded "Away!" the las, kiss was
sweetest of all
And Fanny dream never "came true -