Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-21

that such confidence might be reciprc-
cal
lie told Dorian, who always listened
with kindly sympathy, about the lonely
little farmhouse in tho valley-the
pretty, peaceful English valley-where
"she" lived, with her parents, her
modest, simple, useful life, her beauty,
her brightness, her sweetness and in
nocence. She was so shy and delicate
and maidenly she would hardly own
she cared about him-but he knew it,
bless her sweet, innocent heart, though
others might think he was too old and
too plain and rough for delicate little
beauty like her.
Sometimes l half wish | hadn't
called the lake after her." he added,
thoughtfully. 81 don't like ii some
how when | hear men calling it loud as
IL 1t was Just a common thing. Yet l
wanted to have the whole place speak
of her-be full of her, as my thoughts
are. And it's pretty name, he went
on, repeating it lingeringly, Mary
Rose Brooke, Mary Rose Garston l
hope twill be before another two years
arc out. -
II suppose you often hear from
herr" observed Dorian, tho thought
crossing his mind idly that old Cars
ton didn't seem TO get many letters,
We'll, not SO very often, /" the elder
luctantly. "You see, we're neither Of
us good as correspondents. / was
always a bad hand at letter writing
myself and 'twould be unreasonable
to expect her to be otherwise. But
she writes-oh, yes, she writes to me.
It's rather a long time now, though
since I've heard from her and some
times | get bit anxious fearing she
might be ill-yet somehow ] don't feel
as if twas that. / feel as if nothing
could happen to hor and not know
it! | think should feel it right IN
my heart here and know it without
| telling II my little girl wasn't all
right. 'Tis strange, 4" he added, pom
deringly, how mans heart and soul
gets wrapped up in little, slender slip
of womanhood. And you. Archie
boy" he went on, half hesitatingly,
tentatively, isn't there somebody
away at home whom you'd like to see
out hcre!''
Archie Dorian, though he had not
as yet made any approach TO the sub
| iect of the state of his own affections,
was willing enough TO respond to Cars
toms advance in that direction.
Drawn on by his friends evident,
though scantily expressed sympathy
and interest the young man confided
his troubles. The course of true love
in his case ran far from smooth. ellis
people" objected to Miss Eglantine'a
profession; his father threatened to
ui1pMh nm y ne married her ne was
WILING 10 rlsk ahythlhg Tor her, but
sue herseii refused TO be a cause OF
quarrel between MN ana ms FAMILY.
later ON ne dllated on MS Elites
| grace and loveliness; she was too
young and pretty for such lie as the
stage /; ne wished ne could take hor
OH the poards' put she would not give
up nor profession she was ambitious
anu wouiu not niue her talent under
pushel ohe was very much admired,
q course, and people were spiteful
ABOUT ner, as lhey always were about
a beautiful girl, alone and unprotected
y sucn p9sition, put ne would stake
~ iiie ph Eltle lalth ana truth 10
nm lie would Just ike to hear any
ao'ioM say worn ap9uI nei mat
as even Garston could see, was pre-,
clsely What Archle would DO the last
person IN the woria 10 near, but he
9rtnieu 10 pe troupied ny an uneasy,
lhtoitlVe consciousness that things
"vip sal.h ai.housh they were not
sala TO MN And some remark had
Lgiantino,a ,'hdta'l, i,,I oIIs apoul MISS
I'M sban yinJon,s ons SUN ~
tnno vii Iii w s IN Her stage COS
brlIiaoro"rt III ~ IT"ase ~ was ne aaia,
wrra NIX ,a,nan,t t b po!sra a.
nbn,o,ra,,hor, 9 n,n,'id MP ~ u INC
H. M sIe,,. st "o' ha ~ n9r plcturo
tbat M AZ ~ III Ii,, n'rseii hau loia MN
bc Ia r. '''' 10y ''Ne II any more IMAM
Ill ..,.
ira"iroa ~ ~, vi, u her! uarston
vn,,n,, 49,, ad,,;t,r.1 nnu thrse' the
wnmi5 faa a III. y. WIN atacrIty
tnn ,ra,,ii o'on ,i"g y Fce ihehn! Vars
wont tn ~, az H., t c.a. accordlngly
Giy;n,, ~, 10 ;.a ~ 3Hl"l.ga truhk aho
j Inr1,,o ~ n,,i, IT, uopn,in q 'aft produced
Y,i, II, IN III DuiA9 ehNciope tieu WIN U
F'i'" i'''D'n,
IL opened u carefully and Garstor
notired mat as his eyes fell first OF
the PACK OF the uppermost photograph
Millle ne ureW u out, he smiled anc
ilhgered--as II some words We're writ
zen mere on which he found it swee
70 9WelI' lie handed. the three por
lraits-larse cabinet sized photograph
ALTO Garston, who turned aud walked
WIN Them to the window TO get thu
iull hght.
lie glanced at the first and saw
very pretty girl in shoperdess costume
with beribbaned frock and behowerct
hat and short skirt displaying wha
were certainly very trim, neat ankles
Tho bright, piquant face laughed Vi
into his with a saucy smile. Some
thing in that face first puzzled, thci
startled him; he gazed at it intcnIly