The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-02-16

l neN nlaut no HaSte olN bi tnt theatre
with the result that. when they reached
the street there was not an available han
som
/ We better walk on Il Bit said Tom
We shall come To one presently.
There had been a heavy fall of snow
during the performance and the pavement
of the Strand was all slushy and sloppy
1t rather unpleasant under foot Dolly.
said Tom. You better take my arm
She did as she was bid and Immediately
experienced a curious sense of being own
ed 1t secwed To her that she belonged to
her cousin While. as for Tom. the soft
touch of those small gloved fingers on his
coat sleeves gave him more pleasure than
all his previous tiirtations rolled into one
Oh She cried how pretty
1t was pretty. The whole square
fountains. statues. and all. whenever the
snow could find lodging-ay draped in
white The portions that were free from
snow looked doubly black by contrast 1t
was a study in white with just little black
to help il uut Over head heecv clouds
scudded rapidly and full bright moon
stared down at the eliuering panorama
The square was a, light a. day
Oh, how beautiful, didn think
London could look ~ lovely
Tom locked at the speaker. and thought
her lovelier than the scene she admired
Yes he said with his eyes ou her
face it j. beautiful very beautiful in
deed
Oh. said Dolly. let u, walk home
We don want To take 4 cab on a lovely
night ike thi, wouldu miss the walk
for the world 1t isnt far really l. it,
About a mile said Tom
Ouly a mile oh. thar !, nothing
Let us walk Shall We,
Decidedly If YOU wish it, You d bet
ter take my arm again. for in her raptur
ou- admiration she had slipped her hand
l"o~c the streets are slippery
They walked on for three or four min
we> suddenly Dolly fcu slipped
Tom with remarkable presence Of mind.
prevented her from falling by putting his
arm an,und her waist Ii had never hap
Irnci before and ,hc wa overcome BY
the sirangeue,, nf II She didn't say
anything. hut she biushcd aud her face
looked exgui-itely pretty don't think
Tom Vas @" be blamed very much for
bending down and kissing It. Tie should
uo, have done IL. of course II was wr,ug
bu, the temptation was considerable
pully released herself Indignantly. pushing
HIM frum her They walked short H.,
tSurs IN awk silence
h'lly arr yuu angry with me
We rrpl,
Dolly very humhly-.Im IN aw-
fully -sr, but yuu k-,ked ~a pretty that
{ oouldn help it
Still severe silence
Won YOU forgive me. Daily
The gray ewes were fixed an thu ground
and the pretty lips werr pressed firmly to
gvther lie cauuh, her fingers She
tri~i 'u pail them away but IL wa> use
l,--
W"a you forgive me. IAlly he said
,2ain
She found her yolcr At length
! wish you vouldn make me ,..v any
Jhiuz OF y,1r~e, forgive you hut
y"u nughtn 6" have dome i,
I am really VERY ,"rrl Daily be- said
rypen,autl,
Then the -npw ramc down
Therr was nu mistake about il. either
j, did come down. with a vengeance The
fake wcrc nearly a. large a. a man hand
and the ,ky VA full of then,
Dolly. ,aid Tom. firmly. You must
take my arm and hold It 'ichtl, We are
going To catch II
She took hi, arm. and he burned her
along a fa~, 1s he could IL was no us,..
The ~upw g-citri their faces - severely that
iu l,-~- than Iwo minutes the, were nearly
numbci with the oold
W. must shelter somewhere till the
yiolcuee II the snow storm J. spent said
Tom He kokci about him for con
ycuien, doorway Fortunately, there wa-
onc near tie placed Dolly inside it. 50
that the snow sould not yet a. her. and
NfAiNftsENt AtAtNttA -th liff NlNt
Arr you c,Id Dally he said
Nw very thank you she replied
Arr vuus
~ oh 70 dn--n G matter ahout me
dear Nuu are the important member of
this small community Are yuu >Ure y"u
arr no, soIj VIII you have my mutfIrr'
Tie commenced e. take it off
No; indeed exclaimed Dolly prevent
ins him .Do yuu think | would take IL
ir,m you' But !, Wa, kind of you to of
fer it-yery kind You are kind To me
Kind said Tom warmly Who could
help beiu. kind
He pressed more closely To- her. Ga,
side the snow was descending heavily
Dolly said Tom. speaking low. have
yuu quite forgiven me-
She smiled but did not say anything.
His arm stale round her again She made
$50 effort To rcpul>e it. lie looked into
her face The cold had turned it a dead
white but it was beginning to glow again.
and he thought never looked prettier.
Dolly he whispered / love YOU
Her heart bounded He loved her!
oh the blisstul Thought
Dolly. he whispered again. could
YOU care for me ever 80 little
Yes, she mumured
Their ewes and then their lips. met.
After that | don think either of them
minded the cold much
They were prisoned in the sanctihed
doorway an hour before the snow ahated
and then it took them another twenty
minutes to get home They were receiv-
ed with reioicings
We thought you had got lost said the
master of the house.
Dolly ran straight into her aunt arms,
and burst into fit of sobbing.
My poor child said the lady. caress-
ing her You are over wrought; and no
wonder. Tom, you haven taken proper
care of her
Oh but he has said Dolly, smiling
through her tears. 1t ism I that
She has promised to be my wife, said
Tom
The rest ism worth telling.
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