The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-01-19

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Elizabeth, he said. Il told you | should
follow you
She was still standing with the flush
on her dark cheek. and the light shining
in her great black dashed blue eyes.
'Oh, he said, as she brushed back
the loose lock of black hair how beauti-
ful YOU are
You know-you know she cried.
That you don t ike to have me speak
50. Well Elizabeth. YOU have always
understood that it is not your beauty |
love. and 50 perhaps may mention it
Nonsense. Ted, as if any one but you
ever thought me even pretty
Pretty
Elizabeth laughed Poor Ted she
said.
Yes. poor Ted. he said. He has
everything in the world except the thing
he wants How sweet and pleasant it
looks down here What a cheerful room.
| don I wonder YOU like to stay Don
suppose YOU are bored or anything
Bored = cried Elizabeth. in a quick
flash of iurgetfulneSs
Well, he replied tunin. from the
window where he had been looking out "n
the long field with the blue shadows be
tween the drifts. and to the great open
green wood beyond. there Is no need.
There l. a great empty house on the ave
nue. waiting for YOU, aud wilderness "i
sparrows in those bare woodbine stems
twittering about Elizabeth all day long To
a lonely fellow
Now what i the use. Tedy said
Elizabeth. L m awtully glad to see YOU,
and auntie viii have something you used
to like for luncheon But if you 20 on
talking about forbidden things | shall put
on ny hood and arctics aud ~ out. and
when have my hood and arctie- on | ans
a sight To scare crows.
Then | shall 20 with you and talk
straight on. came down tn talk |
I can { stand II at home theTr alone any
longer, Its getting to be suicidal Why
in the name of common sense when every
thing was going on ~ slnooihly. and ! just
had my hand on the bind. A. | thought.
all the feathers should ruff'e up and the
bird iv away l. something can t.
The bind few away because her nest
was plaslered with mud -
What concerned nonsense
And torn down. And the only >hel
ter was here and the bird scorus nest 1"
which she cannot Contribute u straw. and
beside the bird d-wen you know. TED
I-know the bird dos-ut care enough
for the hand Elizabeth 'n pcrch there.
Il would have been such kind hand
EliEabeth-and-oh. Elizaheih. do hove
you ~ I! And he held out hi> arms G"
her A. he -t",d before the FIRE
BUT she lay hack in her armchair
dull CRIMSON burning an her cheek nh
Ted why do you want to make me feel
50 II can't ! can't. II m very
fopd Of you-you know am Bui ] un
no, s,iug to marry any one
oh. y,-. yuu are said TED bitterly,
hi, arm. falling. Mis-, B.-,,v viii tal
III and yuu ] marry the doctor ~. No.
there h b. minister g,ing al.out dosing
g,ssd ga nwhing year and yo.u L he sure
to encounter him; and thar ] br she end
af me. | ~,lemuly swear ta suu. Ellsa
beth. that the day yea marry the minister
! viii blow the top Of my head II "a y'ur
freut door steps
People who d. that .ort If thing don
have any brains ~ It wun d. yuu
bi, Of harm if You do. said Elizabeth
ecolly
oh. you yan afurd G" laugh a, my
heroies But what l. a man t0 do l.
there no way t. muye yuu By all tia,
good, Elizabeth. he said. taking a step
towards her 1 We half the mind t. take
aud carry You of BY f"rce
And that Wouldn't do yuu hH al!
good. 20 there il Is said Elizabeth
New. Ted. sit down .nd take the gUg-ls
the g,is provide yau--,he lovely Thais
sits beside you. a, least. just Upposi'e--
and tell me the news | have eat adriit
I from that world, but can help caring
+ little what Eleanor Arlington doss And
what has become of Rohhy Chester
oh. hang Robby Chester Elizabeth.
& ! am IN earnest
+ Ted dear. ~ ana / Now be quiet,
+ please and have a nice talk the way Ne
used while You tore my flowers to pieess
/ by the wood are when We came home
/ lr1m the dinner dsneas
! .Yun remind me II that OF tho-e
nights when you H., me come In with YOU
oh there. there Ted Can't YOU let
by gOne~ BE- by gone
Ne. can't he cried Il love YOU,
believe in my hear you love me |
don know what imp Of peryenity-
You are taking great deal for grant
ed. Mr. Dakin
Elizabeth
oh Ted. Ted. don [. please don
We We been such friends yon ~ce'--
you \ break my heart if YOU And
She hid her face in her hands
He looked at her a moment silently.
Il won break your heart he said then,
hoarsely. It's no matter about mine.
/ Good BY III bother YOU no more But.
Elizabeth. shall always be there And
If the time ever comes when YOU change,
when you feel As if--when you need me
YOU will only have TO say the word. But
by heaven you will have to say it For
| shall never see yon again unless you do
He paused moment, a. it. after all.
he would seize and hold her and never lei
her 90. She did not hook up; nor did She
when the door slammed behind him. and
Miss Bessy came peerins in her lap
board with the cards spread over it, il
her two extended hands Well Eliza
beth? she said
But Elizabeth made no answer; and
Miss Bessy set the lap board ON the table
and crossed to the freside There .,
my cards Good gracious, she cried
And she might have fallen into the fire
Jane. Jane. bring me the camphor quick
Miss Elizabeth has tainted
Elizabeth was III for little while after
this. And the doctor did come. She
could not help laughing when she remem
bered what Ted said. and looked at the
bland old practitioner. And the minister
came too. as il CHANGED. and again sh'
remembered what Ted said. and this tim,
she blushed And then she was hersel