Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-01-27
"SOME DAY"

moment
oh nonsense Philip; how tire
some you are! say what you wish to
say at onca am engaged to Lord
Aordaunt for the noxt set aud can I
go away just now; they will DO form
ing directly"
You can excuse yourself to him;
say you are iatigued. Let him ind
another partner and you can sit the
dance out with me- Surely | have a
right 10 ask such small favorP"
You have a right TO ask Whatever
you please. and have an equal right
10 refuse. Philip. | do refuse TO
leave the ballroom at present until
the next set Is finished"
And then?" asked Philip Irwin
eagerly. his cloudsd brow brighten
ne for a moment
Then" repeated Ada Shirley.
'well. then" her better nature
prompting her 10 relent and plea &c
her lover by acluiSscing IN his wish
then | may very likely have few
minutes To spare which may be.
STOW upon you II you are very mack
and promise not 10 look ike horrid
lusbea d at me again" aud she
locked at him with u half winning
half defiant smile which her lover
generally found ir esstible but which
allied TO win an answering smile Just
now.
Il have no wish to DO tyralt to
YOU. Ada You know that your hap
blness Is my daily study but can
not submit TO such treatment as |
aave received at your hands TO night"
Il do not understand you" said
Ada petit SHY. but at this moment
, dney Roland handsome young
elbow OF her own aga and quite as
)oor as herself app cached aud
aimed her as his partner In tho
Polo Quadrille" now forming and
-O0n in that merr.est Of quadrilles
Ada forgot her gloomy monitor and
irted recklessly. As was her wont in
company at ali times l am sorry to
,ay.
Meanwhile Philip stood and
watched her angrily. He was N n
pf great wealth and talents fifteen
Years her senior. He mig It have
chosen a wife from among the noblest
aud fairest in the land. but he pre-
erred to WOO gay laughing Ada Shir.
ley. the eldest daughter of a country
clergyman with a small stipend and
large family.
No sooner was the dance ended than
Philip ella med Adas promise. and led
her away from the ball-ro IN. He
was seriously angry vet her gay
mid ike manners and witty tongue
had almost restored his good humor
50 that Instead OF coldly hand ng her
"A sea-. rs he had inten ed 10 do be
took her in his arms directly they
were alone and 'ondly VIII spered:
Darling ADJ. you arc very dear to
me; but oh why do you torment me
'o7 IL you do not care for me- tell
me 20 honestly and ! will go away
and never trouble you again.'
No. no doar Phil p, don't 20
away do love YOU could never
be happy now without you'll
The loving words competed Phil.
ip's conquest leace was now re.
-lorea. ard lasted for some minutea
uut at length Ada said:
oh Phil p what Is the time ?
| hear the music beginning and
promised this waltz to sidney"
lhillips brow darkened again
Could IL be possible that this girl
loved him when she was so anxious ia
leave his society TO be whirI ne round
the room with man of whom she
knew e her future husband, disap.
| pr veds
So now he said eoldly:
las you are so fully engaged to-
night Ada. that cannot en- oy Ave
minutes OF your society. | may as well
make my ad eax ut once 70 you and
Mrs. Ainsleigh, as i shall not stay
any longer"
All the pride and willfulness o
Ada's nature rose against what she
considered her lovers tyranny and
she answered. her tones rs cold n
his own:
Very we'll Philip; II you are moi
enjoying the ball perhaps you had
better go. Anyhow do not stay m
hour on my account
| eano yVu ~ yOur Wo.0 Au6 ou'
remember II leave you tonight be
cause yeu prefer another mans socis
ty 10 mine / 60 altogether l will
never IL | can avoid it see yer
aga n"
';As you please" Ada replied try.
ing 10 mako her tones careless anc
stea ly.
Without another word he led hol
to the ball room. Dancing had no
RECOMMENDED but girl was singing.
and the words uttered fastened them
selves on Ad3s mind aud remained
for many weary year:
SO ne aay, some DAY, 1 saAll meet you
Love, know not when or how,
Only this, only this, that once ysu leve'
M:
Only this. love you sowi
NEXT day the news was spread Owe
society that the engagement betweeI
Mr. Philip Irvine and Miss Adj
Shirley had been suddenly broken on
asd that the gentleman had gon'
abroad for an indefaite period Bite
indeed was Ada's repenteuoe and sas
we're the days that followed.