The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-03-08


leaves; will you smoke, Mr.. Rosseter
to annoy the gnats?" And as he
lighted cigar, sit seems impossible
that you can be starting tomorrow IN
search of adventures.
at does indeed, to-day, but | am
afraid tomorrow will be inexorable."
"ro-morrows are often hateful"
"And yesterday so sweet! But is it
right that you should speak so of to-
morrows--you who can make them
what you will"
"Can Ip Who camp And who would
care for them if made awryP"
"If she be not so to me,
What care l.
suggested Rosseter.
"Poor Ronald!" she laughed, while
the color rose in her face, "you were
rather hard on his song-which he
sung very well; and after all we set
tied that it was some one else's
theory"
He noted the words and the flush on
her cheek, but missed the laugh and
the look in her eyes.
"Poor Ronald! am going
away tomorrow, Lady May, and that
song interests me very much. VIII
you tell me, do you think it a good
creed to care for nothing that we can
not graspP-to-"
"Oh! mol mol" she exclaimed, and
then, checking herself, "but you see,
Ronald"
"Yes, Ronald-ah. here is Lucy
About three years later, on still
October afternoon, Lucy Hume, who
was alone in her room, heard knock
at the door.
"Come in," she said, and her maid
appeared to tell her. with some excite
ment, that Mr.. Rosseter was in the
drawing-room.
"Mr. Rosseter!" she exclaimed, and,
rushing past the woman. ran down.
stairs and dashed into the drawing
room.
as it really you?" she said, seizing
Rosseter's hands. "You, with all your
arms and legs and eyes. I am sorry
mother is out-she won't be long
aren't youP And did you come here
firstp"
ST did come straight here as soon as
l set foot in England. And, let me see
Pm not longSand am sorry-is that
what you askedp How well you look,
LucY-and prettier than ever. You
are not married. are youp"
"No, not yet. she ansmered calmly
Hbut-"
4Ah! indeed! I see-of course
And"
@Ronald is, you know. Did you ge
any letters, everp"
aRonald- of course. Letters
Well, no. never got any. You know
how hopeless I am about having then
forwarded"
"But then, how"
aLucy, come and walk by the river
will youP"
aOh, by the by Oh, yes, II
come. You go first and I'll get m,
hat. You can see Ronald and his wifi
by and by. They are here"
He walked slowly across the gras
and looked at the river flowing silentl,,
past, as it had flowed that summe
day three years ago. Then the SUI
was shining and the river glistenet
among bright green and gay flowers
Now it passed on, quietly, darkly
bearing away red and golden relic
from the dropping trees. He turned
away as woman came round the benz
Of the garden toward him.
aAlreadyp he thought, and thel
moving forward said, LADY May!"
She had not seen him, and as sh
heard his voice, raised her eyes with
half-cry:
Il beg your pardon" he said. aTr
afraid startled YOU"
@Indeed-indeed you did," she said
81 happened just then to be thinkin
of you and So"
81 see," he laughed; "the proverb
SO truen'
"Have you seen Lucyp"
.Yes, and she told me you wer
staying here" !"
aYoa know she is going to be NAL
riedP"
'.I gathered so from her elaborat
remarks"
..You gathered! Didn't you get the
letters in your wild wanderings?"
mo; never"
.sThen you didn't know of Ronald
marriage?"
"That, 1 think, / knew. just no,
Lucy mentioned it."
81 wonder if you will like his wifep
Luke Rosseter flushed and sal
rather coldly:
"I hope never gave her cause
imagine that I should do otherwise.
II never knew that you had eve
seen her when she was Miss Vernon.
"Miss Vermont he exclaimed. 81
married Miss Vernon and not"
"Oh! Isee! You thought-ne, MI
Rosseter, he didn't marry mel" An
she laughed, laughed on softly at th
light on his face.
"Ah! you were not, then, $50 to him
and So"
"Re does not care and we are a
very good friends. And you see thai
contrary to LUIS predictions, none {
US have died and only one of us hav
married, since you left"
@And youp Are you well and hap
pyp"
II am very well-and-happy."
"Not very happy" he said, takin
her hands, listening to the ripplin
of laughter that she could not checl
and watching the glistening of he
eyes that she could not hide.
II think-very."
He looked down at the hands tha
he held between his own.
@May, May" he said, at is autumn
tide now-doubly SO with me. Hov
can / dare"
"Do you know"-and her hand
trembled in his-"do you know that
is st. Luke's summer"
And they walked on through th
rustic of red and golden leaves in th
ruddy light of the setting Octobe
sun.-Loadon World.