Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-30
HE WAS MISERABLE.

But, Grace, you will forgive me, won't youp Tell me you didn't mean what you said just now"
 II don't think anything you could say would make the matter better,n she said coldly, and without another glance or word she went up the stairs.
 And the cause of all this was little in- cident that had happened the night before "a mere trifie, as it seemed to Harry, but something infinitely more to Grace Leslie Ever since the girl had been timid freshman and Harry a sophomore in the great universityof M the two hadknown each other, and in these last months there had crept into their friendship something which was making it very different thing from the boy and girl acquaintance of former times.
 But the day before our story opens Harry had seen Grace on the campus and at part ing said:
 Don't go out tonight. Pm coming up to try those songs"
 And the girl had nodded assent, with the laughing words:
 Well, don't forget. I'll never forgive you if you do"
 The evening came but no Harry. Grace had given up another engagement for the sake of trying the songs with him, but the hours wore away, and he did not come.
 The next morning one of the small boys at the house where Grace boarded, who re- joiced in the rare, sweet name of Tommy. came down to breakfast overflowing with the news of the night before.
 You ought'er have seen the boys down to Ipsi last night. Tore all the fences in town That King fellow was there, too," n leo ipo nd mn didn't he have good time thought
 ''So he cares more for some fun with lot of rowdies than for me-" said Grace, and the proud look in the girls face boded no good for the unfortunate lover.
 Harry had tried to explain that he had been carried away by the enthusiasm of the moment when the plan was first proposed, but Grace would hear nothing
 So it happened that the young man went home that night with q little anger as well as pain in his heart. But though he tried his best to nourish the former, though he called Grace hard unforgiving and unreas- onable. yet in spite of himself very humble letter found it's way to the girl some weeks later, short and to the points
 DEAR GRACE-won't you forgive mel I'm perfectly miserable. HARRY KING.
 There was sa softened look in the girls face as she read, and the next morning Tommy started off with most important air and a note tightly clasped in his chubby fingers.
 But owing to a chance of meeting with some other small boys and the game of mar. bles which at once ensued Harry King never received it, and so he knew nothing of the one line the note contained:
 Come up tonight. GRACE.
 The weeks went on, and December had come. The snow had fallen heavily for sev- eral days, and Tommy rushed in one after noon with eyes big and round.
 Been coasting. Had some bully fun too"
 So it happened that Grace found herself that evening, together with 8 crowd of mer- ry students at the top of long hill. The night was cold and clear-a perfect one for coasting-and it was a very joyous crowd that started off on the great bob down the icy track.
 Grace Leslie's heart had given great bound as she saw Harry Kings familiar form among those in front of her. But she was none the less gay and no laugh rang out more joyous than hers, though deep down in her heart there was always the thought "How can ever meet him?"
 They were almost down when careless pull Ou Iue TOpcs IuFutu Vuc Sleu lrOHl Iue track and in an instant it had struck great stone covered by the snow.
 There was moments panic and Grace, though she never knew how it happened. found herself in Harry Kings arms, with his white, anxious face bending over her, and heard his passionate words:
 My darling, are you hurt?'
 Grace did not answer, but her face was very near to Harry's, and in the confusion about them there was none to heed the two in the snowbank, nor did the shining stars above tell any tales. Every one. however, noticed the girls silence for the rest of the evening and won dered at it, but it was too dark to see the happy look in the brown eyes.-Chicago News.