News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-27

io,v +one nad been saying to her in
Lor fop suSs as the others were greet
:e :ns 20 20 ber pi ~ mad sent the blood surg
t1 ne ,oo,,or eneeK. Berrien thought she
n:" lia' ed ora ooeAed so beautiful, even in
ms - ro.,: For the first time he be-
e Eli III ~ u was woman, not a
Snri Jnn Prov-s. w. s'ood before him. No Won
uer -, WI 'er loved her with his whole
was he thinking ~ ''n - 'n""' "ii"'
80 OI ~ ".0 YOU Brewster, lad? Glad
wv NV owes A.. . early. Your troop made
my oS1S uance this afternoon" Oh,
sur SUI 49, ~ ! ignOniniousl So ended his
enc enc ~ ~ ~ repeIent. How could he be,
Mivn i.tf,,n ,Iriteds soft eyes looking at him
30 VS. uny' 50 fOndly?
Aliu ~ was good to see Brewster's ap-
Pleo-uu - lhe Veterans allusion to his
tloop' 1O'nam, the captain, had been
"%"y - Nave for some weeks, during
VIM VIM s e-nls lne lieutenant had had COM
Ii llis'i-e, l'.'ns SOLDIER that he was, had done
li's ..'.-.O's y improve the drill and ef-
nOioii.y NJ. t u us men. 1t was about the
Oliy vioop mat did not come in for a
i''7 PiHS oi Smekind at the hands of the
Do.,il, go. 'lM afternoon, and being in
A'oi i0n oatialiOn reflected credit of
Ioui1e uponthemajor. Brewster's eyes
ii''' Niiiuia and he had lowered his sa-
oei III Siad acknowledgement of the brief
MoroS Vi conmendation that fell from
rarquiiars lips as he completed his rigid
ihspecCioh Of the equipment of the CLOS
sy Dlacks, and the major had supple
mented the words by q nod and glance
that SPOKE VOumes. But while all this
was JOY bhis soul, it was as nothing
as colnpardwith being praised by her
tather IN her hearing. At that precise
moment Uarnll Brewster stood the hap
pest man within the limits of a crowded
county.
And nOWa ten o'clock the hoproom
was wellfled. A number of pleasant
people haddriven out from town. All
the garHn girls were there, most of
the eldermong the mammas, all the
juniors anmg the matrons, and the
dance weutnerrily on. Delightful mu-
sic the GAestra of the Twelfth was
ever readyD play, and this night their
leader seeRd inspired. The affair was
entirely inbrmal. No written invita-
tions had ben sent out. Officers were
all in undess uniform, but, with few
exceptioMall were there, and the broad
stripes ofscarlet or yellow or white
were to hseen everywhere throughout
the room Mrs. Berrien, smile of
motherlyFide in her handsome dark
eyes, was chatting pleasantly with the
wife of aeal magnate, who could not
say enough about Winifred's grace and
beauty, and the gaze of both women
seemed to follow the child as she ap-
peared literally to float over the smooth
ly polisha floor, just lightly borne on
Brewstefs stalwart arm. 1t was one of
the oldestand sweetest of the Strauss
waltzes that was being played at the
moment, "Geschichten aus dem Wien
erwald," and slowly reversing and
turning, with the eyes of more than
half the spectators and wall flow
ers upon them, Brewster and Winifred
were now gliding across the upper end
of The hall within a few feet of the
smiling row of lockers on, almost with
IN - ISf the mothers hand. His face
SAINT mistake. Hls-e eyes, full of pas.
sionate tenderness, were fixed at the in
stant upon her lovely face. His lips
were moving. Something was being
said.
"Thee is one couple at least that is
utterly bst to the rest of the world,
said Ms Vance, for of a sudden the
lovely pturned face was bowed almost
upon his arm, and the deep, dark eyes
were velsd, and the soft flush seemed to
leap thnugh the creamy skin to her
very tempes.
"Oh, has that fellow Ridgeway no
sense whstever?" she continued, with all
a womahs horror of an interrupted love
scene, fG at the instant Ridgeway had
darted forth, watch in hand, with tri-
umphant shout: "Timel My half"
And without word, with one swift
upward gance into Brewster's longing
eyes-a glance fairly brimming over
with maaing-Winifred released her
self from the half encircling arm and
placed her hand on Ridgeway's sleeve.
Another moment and she was being
whirled away under the guidance of a
very different partner.
Miss Berriens FAM" said Brewster,
bowing moment later before her
mother. Twas charged to place it in
your hands" His heart was beating
high. The music seemed thrilling,
throbbing through his veins. He longed
to hold forth both hands and say: Read
my secret Know my heartl love herr
oh, love herl' But there sat Mrs. Van
Ness, the bankers wife, with broad sym
pathy and approval glowing in her good
natured face,
AN, Mr.. Brewster, it wasn't easy to
give up half that dance-was it, now
Why do You do such things in the
army?"
lhere were only four waltzes, Mrs
Van Ness" smiled Mrs. Berrien. "Mr.
Brewster had had one and had claimed
TINS and Mr. Ridgeway had had none al
ALL ana Winifred and both thought he
ought not to be denied entirely. 1t Is
tfl.e only round dance he knows"
Saylngno word, Brewster had dropped
behind Mrs. Berrien's chair.
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