The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-12-02

this favorite of the gods was the
daughter to whom her fathers clerk
aspircd.
A servant in blue livery entered
noiselessly with letter ON n gold
lined salver, presented it to the young
lady and retired again.
With flush of pleasure she pressed
the little document to her lips and
read:
| My Beautiful Treasure: The con-
templatcd interview is over. 1 shall
not distress you with particulars. II
wns not Mt all romantic and did not
end in tragedy or partake OF the
farcical ''BlesS you, my boy take her
ana be happy" but your father limited
rather strong ly that it was advisable
for my presum ptuous self to journey
the pathway of life without = his
daughter. differ from him in his
views on that subject, and want your
| permission to call aud talk the matter
over at the earliest possible moment
wish no clandestine meeting. Ny
love is honest. my motives worthy of
| respectful consideration, and the as
surance of your love makes me bold.
oh, my beautiful darling the rapture
OF this conviction fills me with Joy too
blissful to he human, but it Is true,
sweet, for / have held you to my
throbbing heart. / have felt your
thrill in answer to my passionat
kisses, and my pleading heart has
listened to the melody that whispered
OF the love you have blessed me with.
Give you up, sweet No ice, nor
metal, nor heaven nor hell shall keep
me from you, if my love saws come
SIDNEY HARRISON.
There was fire of determination
in the young beauty's eyes as she went
to an escritoir of ebony and gold and
took therefrom dainty, cream tinted
scented sheet of paper, and wrote
thereon one magic word, "Comel"
inclosed and sealed it, rang tiny sill.
yer bell, which brought servant, to
whom she gave directions bout deliv-
ering the letter to its address without
delay. Then she went down the ele-
gantly furnished hall and stairway into
the library, where her father was en-
gagged with his papers, and gliding up
to him, in most childlike, winning
manner, she bent over him and kissed
his cheeks and mouth, and then
perched herself laughingly upon his
knees.
'Well, Pearl" said he, tenderly
caressing this idol of his heart ;. "does
this mean some new-fangled gew-gaw,
or do you really love your old father?"
"My old father, indeed! Stop SLAM
dering him, sir, or I'll bite you'll No.
do not come on a money begging
expedition. 1 want to talk sense"
''Bless me, child, what new novel
have you been reading? Imagine
yourself come to the sense talking
season."
81 have not been reading novela
am studying Herbert Spencer"
A frown darkened the benign coun-
tenance, and he replied coldly:
'More heterodox NONSENSE! Pearl,
do not approve"
81 know you don't, pa, and I'll give
itup to obligo you. But there is
something you can give me, pa, now
como to think of it, and you will
oblige me greatly"
~ never refuse my pet anything,
do ~"
"No, but this once you might. dear
pa, just because it is such very ordi-
nary, everyday affair that want"
"What is it, you triher?"
"Only husband" she replied
meekly.
"My dear Pearl, you do not know
what you are saying. A husbandl"
"Yes. SIR"
"And, II may ask, have you picked
out the unlucky Indlvidual?'
"Oh, yes. pa, he is already cut and
dried, ready for use."
"My child,you are iesting on very
serious matter"
"But, pa, am not iesting. do
not care about having the husband all
in hurry today or tomorrow, but /
want you to promise him somo future
day. when you get tired of my teas
ing and extravagance, and so forth,
you know, pa"
Pa began to act restlessly. His
face became very dark and unpromis-
ing. In fact, great light dawned
upon his mind, and as it broadened
his brow darkened moro and more.