The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-21


something-more than riches needed
on both sides, Fred, to make couple
completely happy"
"Yes, l know-that is the worst part Of
ito love and not be loved in return"
He was silent, and she did not know
the word to utter.
She was sure that he believed of her
what he implied. But she would not let
him ask questions about her heart in that
style. woman likes a lover to get
down on his knees and p lead.
He broke the silence.
"You don't say anything to a remark
of that kind? You mean, very plainly,
that you can never be more than friend
to me. Florence, goodby. 1 shall no
longer intrude-not even when am
millionaire
Hearose brusquely, pOked out his hand
fiercely and otherwise manifested his
haste to be Off.
"You will not soon lay your eyes on
me again, Miss Truax"
She was affrighted. She seized his
hand in both of hers.
ooh, Fred-don't go~ Then, asif she
had betrayed herself little, she added
-"at least not in angerw
"Goodby, 1 say, and say it foreyerw
and he jerked himself from her grasp
and whirled his back upon her.
In moment she had thrown her arms
about him, and had him fast.
"Ah, well! you do care, Flo; but why
won't you say SOP"
She burst into tears. He unclssped
her encircling arms and led her TO the
seltee.
"Flo, love you-love you with kind
of love that would sacrifice all my own
happiness to see you hsppy-even with
another. But unless you return my love,
life will be nothing to me. Can you not
tell me truly"
No, lovers do not reveal much by
speech. There is another language of
communion and expression in which all
true love delights.
"Happy as an now, Fred" said Flo
an hour later, with you all my own,
whether you are here or in the far off
plains of Texas"
"But, dearest, am not going back to
the far off plains of Texas"
"Not going back, Fred ?''
'Not going back, Miss Trusx."
Flo was nonplussed.
She had vivid and painful recollec-
ton Of a talk with her father only the
night before, during which he had hotly
maintained that Wooliseoft would not
amount to much, because the young man
had too little faith in anything to stick
to it and await results. She knew she
had not been able TO refute his aIlegs-
tions. Now here she had most eonvine-
ing proof of their truth.
While she was revolving this thought
in her mind and waiting for her lover to
speak further, a brilliant aerolite shot
across the armament south of her vision,
causing both to cry out in wonderment
Wasn't that grand ~ exclaimed Flo.
Marvellous :"
Teen, after little pause, he added:
'But that is nothing to what have
seen in Texas. A short time before
left the ranch was nearly frightened to
death by meteor. I was crossing a
stretch of pasture, about II O'Clock at
night, when instantly the whole heav-
ems werelight up By q ball of fire, and a
Kissing sound turned my attention to the
south, where, a second latter, a huge stone
struck the earth aud buried itself almost
out of sight. ran 10 it, and-Flo-"
His breath came short and quick.
81 am to-day worth one hundred
thousand dollars"
"what under the sun Have you lost |
you senses, Fred ?"
'No; am sane and sober, but ecstat-
ically happy" !"
He drew from his pocket little box
and opened it.
There. Count those beauties They /
are all ofthe first water. Read this"
He handed her bit of paper. 1t con
tanned note from jewelry firm, saying /
in brief, that the stones were remarkable
specimens, and were very valuable, par
because they were aerolite dia-
monds. The firm offered to buy the
three largest for $500, AMI the half dozen
smaller ones for sums ranging from so to
S55. They would bring handsome
profit from soma scientific society, as
few such specimens existed in America.
Flo studied the letter carefully.
"Bat such a fortune-would not satisfy
papa"
"Nor did it satisfy me. 1t was only a
nest egg. Real estate and lumber did the
rest p
He pulled out of his pocket three deeds
and some certii .ates Of stock. They
value Of over one hundred
thousand dollars.
WHEN had made my fortune
bought these doubly precious stones back
again. I wouldn't part with them for
the world p
"Bat why did you not tell me before79
she pouted.
"Why not before? Before I knew your
heart? 1t is unnecessary for woman to
ask that question, surely p
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