People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-01-03
CHAPTER VII.

1t is not my own love story that l
am writing; If it We're. should have
TO tell what a bewilderingly happy
month this September was to me. |
said to myself that l resembled one of
those who worship sun, moon. and
stars, yet never expect to get near
them. | might have called my love
story The Romance of a Star | had
just as much hope as though ! loved
one of the golden eyes of heaven and
wished TO win it-just as much. But
| was unutterably happy | did not
look forward; | never asked myself
what would happen when September
ended; | never asked myself what |
should do when he was gone. / lived
in the present.
Captain Fleming was especially kind
TO me. could not help noticing that
he spent as much time with me as was
possible. We met always at break
fast-time. and very often before.
liked the lawn in the morning, liked
to watch the sunlight over the river, /
liked the early song of the birds; and
he had the same taste. so that we often
met by the white gate where the
syringa-trees stood and which led
down to the river. We were always.
| remember, equally surprised at
meeting, and just little shy.
At breakfast-time he generally
secured place near me. Then Lady
Latimer, if the day were fine. would
drive over to some appointed place
and take lunch for the sportsmen. How
many happy hours we spent in the
woods and among the heather! Then
would come dinner, and the long,
happy, brilliant evenings. 1t was
more than fairy-land, it was earthly
paradise. Of course, September would
pass, and they would go, but no need TO
think of that now; let the glorious sun
of the present shine on. There was a
large party in the house, but though |
knew them, knew who they were, and
that much of the duty of entertaining
them fell on me, | was hardly con-
scious of their existence. had eyes
and ears only for the man who was
so much like picture just stepped
from its frame. 1t was not my fancy
a new light came into his voice when
he spoke to me; but of course it meant
nothing more than the sun means
when it gives royal light and warmth
to flower
He would be Lord Latimer some
day, master of LOTIONS Cray and all
its broad lands; he would marry some
one in his own sphere, some great
lady with gold and lands of her own,
and then
Let me be happy while | could; it is
not every one who secures one month
of perfect bliss from a lifetime.
did.
When the mists of happiness and
love, wonder and delight, began to
clear from my own brow, | perceived
a great change in Lady Latimer. All
the WEAKNESS that had lain over her
young beauty like shadow had van
ished; she was simply radiant, her
eyes bright as stars, her face flushed
with the fairest tints of health. |
could have fancied that even the sheen
of her golden hair had grown deeper.
She who had been so listless that moth
ing interested her, went about now
with sweet snatches of song and sweet
smiles on her lips, interested in every
thing, full of grace, of vigor and Of
kindness She was most patient and
fOrbearing with Lord Latimer; she
seemed to live and move in an atmOs-
phere OF perfect gladness and content.
At first ! did not see or understand;
! afterwsrd knew well enough what
was the cause.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Bride and Groom Deaf and Dumb.