The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-21

ing her self-possession. answered: "Oh.
what pityl Did you? Where?"
This brought him into the room, and
nearer to her. why you are crying?
he exclaimed.
~ No. no." and she forced herself to
smile
but you are Your face is wet; your
eyes are full Of tears. What is the matter?
Have l offended you?"
No but l thought that perhaps 1 had
offended you-you seemed 10 go 50 sud
denly; but please take no notice. Women's
telrs come very readily. IL must be feel
ing 50 tired that makes me so silly"
He stood for moment irresolute.
turned toward the door, came back, and
| standing in front of her said, "Silly! II
you think yourself silly. what will you
say of me? You were surprised TO see
| me go. II was because 1 feared you
would think 1 had taken leave OF my
senses if l stayed
Why? Because all at once the truth
| flashed upon me. Suddenly, 1 knew why
| / had felt so angry because l had not
seen you at your window: why l was so
anxious when 1 Thought you were i'll;
| what made me come over 10 find out the
| truth about you; the reason that seeing
YOU here made me rejoice and feel happy.
| 1t is that 1 love you. On, it has not
come now; for years 1t has been growing
upon me, only I did not know How
| should 1? No other woman but you has
| ever had the slightest interest in me. For
ten years l had blamed you. pftied you,
scolded you, worried myself about you.
| What more could L do? And now IT has
come to this, VIII you marry me?
must know"
But feel sure you are making a mis-
| take. have been talking to you, and
| you feel sorry for me- No, no: forget
what you have said. In the morning ev-
| erything will look different to You. Pity
Is not love"
But 1t is akin TO It. If I give you love
can you not give me Pity"
Il pity you, Why, you have brought
all the sunlight 1 have known for years
| 10 me. When you spoke TO me on the
top Of that omnibus / could have Rugged
you"
Hug me now" he sald-for the temer-
gty Of quiet men Is remarlxa ble-and he
| took her hands and placed them on his
shoulders, and looking at her, continued,
we are two very lonely beings; n kind
~ providence, as IL seems TO me. has
brought Us together. Can you trust your
happy"
She tried to speak. tried to force back
her tears, but the happy flow would come.
1t Is because l am 50 happy" she said;
for must tell you that often and often,
years ago. when | fels 50 solitary, ! have
drawn aside my blind and locked over at
your window, and, picturing you sitting
there aione, have said. Why couldn', it
be that we took a fancy 70 each other?
he looks s. nice and kind bus If he
married it would be to a young girl not
to me-
But YOU are young"
II am thirty-eiglt."
And / am f0rty-iive. We have no time
10 spare. you see. Already we have was,ed
zen years. / shall put UP the banns i'm
mediately. You must give notice tEat
you are going 20 leave a your office, and
| VIII tell them at mine that / wans my
holiday"
1T must be a dream" and she put up
her hands and pushed back her hair 1T
cannot be reality. OF late I have felt quite
frightened thinking how sad it would be
If YOU went away"
"A similar dreld haunted me, especially
today, when ] saw the blind down. Put
now we shall leave together and we VIII
go down to Putney. The old house / lived
in from q boy Is there. and II Is vacant
too. and we will make it our home. and
as before. the dear name Of its mistress
will be Elizabeth Morley."-Loui Parr
in LOngmans's.