The morning times., 1895-07-24

discovered about you viii surprise you.
People call you tickle, do they not?"
Sometimes
WeL-yOu have impressed me as being
unusually consistent! 1 thought when first
knew you, that you were the coolest
girl had ever known, and think so stiH-
! You have never given me any reason to
change my opinion"
"Coidr' she repeated; Il cold Thar
just shows how well you have analysed
met
II am not the only one who thinks
that, he said. Look at those roses ,"
pointing to cluster OF brides in the vase-
at ms elbow; 1.-The man who sent those
meant you 10 know that they were ap-
pTopriate; that as they are white and cold
and passlOnless-iust so you are
And do YOU know she cried, when L
opened the box and saw them my first ex-
clamatlon was one OF Disappointment.
White roses! how veXed, why not red
ones? They at least mean something
they convey an idea, but these'-and 1
pushed them away"
L heard yesterday he said, irrele-
vanntly, that you are going TO be mar!
ned, / wondered i II was true!'
Who is it nOw?'' she laughed The
Northern army officer or the South Caro-.
lima physiciana''
rs II tTue?" he asked.
do you suppose. ." size said. holding our
rlnSless hand, that if had so far for
gotten my good resolutions as to prOmiss
10 marry anybody, that / would not wear
the badge OF my servitude?"
That IS well put. the badge OF youp
servitude" No, I think until the fatal
words are said over you that you VIII
allow no man the pleasure of publishing
this triumph abroad"
20 wise young Judge" she cried, how
do honor thee"
on, it is all very well to laugh" :" he
said; lit is an easy way to dispose OF
a subject, but you will never convince
me that you have auy feelDg-nothing
could"
''wouId you ike me to persuade you?'
she said in her soft voice. -
There was moments silence. then
he turned from her roughly: '.No. il
is better that 1 should think Of you as do :
now for l can be bitter against you, and
that is protection"
She looked up at him dazedIy. Hitherto
no suspicion Of the truth had come to her,
but it flashed over her. all at once. and
with II great rush Of pity aud regret
Il am going DOW he said, rising. If
| stayed l would make a fool Of mySelf>
aud 1T frets You to have people make fools
OF themselves, doesn't it? And vet thew
are not always to blame. You have a
faculty fer drawing them out, for leading
a man on to reveal his tendereSt and mOS7
sacred thoughts. Why do YOU do it,
When it is all told you are not apparently
touched What special object have you
in view?"
For a moment she heSitated, then a
soft answer trembIed Oh her lips but her
worldly wisdom came TO her aid and re-
minded her that this was not the method
to pursue, it would only miSIead MIN and
end in trouble Better be misunderstood
herself than proloDg his suffering by lie
advised kindness
what object have I?'' she asked. throw
Ing her head back against her cushions
"have I ever any object? l don't think I
have. If men viii tell me their private
affairs, | am sure I am not to blame; (
often wish they wOUldn tt certainly would
be spared much boredom. Now, what T
have always liked about you is your in
difference; yO;I are so delightfully."- uuemO-
tional so free from the troublesome seutt,
ment that makes other meu UnintereSting.
Dear GOff'-she rose from her chair and
laid her haud lightly on his SIeeve-'If 1
thought you would ever get like the rest,
stupidity personal aud all that, / should be
perfectly wretChed, for, after all. there is
nothing like a friend, is there2 I don't
think you can know what comfort you
have always been TO me -
He turned very pale. but after moments
fierce contest with himself, bent his head
down TO hers
Have beel a comfort to you?'' be said
gently; then may never disappoint you -
He clasped her hand firmly in his and
with mUrmured good night was gone.
\ few minutes later her brother came in,
TO find her hroOdiug over the fire
what in the world is the matter?'' he
cried HAS anything uncomfortable hap
peued? / thought only GeOff was here"
Anything uncomfortable? of course
not Yes; it was only Geoff Shall we
be getting upstairs?'-New Orleans Timess
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