Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-20
A HAPPY REUNION.

ono liked to go there.
Every one, did sayp Nay, there were
two people ON earth to whom the very |
thought Of that place was an agony.
One was tho Rev. Adam Poworscourt,
the most successful preacher Of tho day
a scholar, u gentleman and u favorite with |
all who knew i'm. In public he was at
tontive and courteous to all, but he es-
chewcd society. He never visited ladies'
and he did not go to IIartland House.
The other person to whom / refer had
been Il beauty and a belle ten years before
tho opening of my story. She was hand
some woman still and as yet unmarried,
which was entirely her own fault. She
was Evangelinc Parke, the only sister Of
Mrs. Hartland, and that lady contrived IA
dinner party to which Mr.. Powcrscourt
was invited.
Seven O'Clock came, and tho guests were
grouped in the pretty drawing room.
Evangolino, looking very pale but beau
tifu in her evening dress of whto silk,
with u cluster Of roses in her jetty hair,
stood near tho open window, talking to
several Of her old friends, when tho last
conner WAS announcod-the Rev Adam
Powcrscourt, who came u little late
$50 glad to sec yo,l, said Mrs. Hart
my dcar!'
Mr.. PowcrScpurt started as he heard the
name. The litle lady looked up at him.
eva, DEAR said the hostess, "Mr.
Poworscouri will give you his arm. You
can renew yuur old acquaintance while we
are at dinllor'
Neither of the two spoke or looked at
each other. The gentleman offered his
arm, the lady rested the tips Of her fingers
| upon it, and 81 they fell into the process
sion, unnoticrd except by Mrs. lIartand
and her husband, who gityc each other IL
| rOugiSh glance as they passed.
Tho monrni the ladies left the dining
room EvnngrI!no managed to escape from
| them, and. Fastening into the cUnerrva-
| tory, sank down upon il scat beneath an
| orange tree and, hiding her face in her
hands, began to take herself to task for
| her weakness
Some timu passed away. Grown camcr
| at last, she rose to re Join the company i'll
| the drawing room.
But before her stood tho Rev. Adam
| Powcrscour' the usual grave conposurc
of his manner gone, rs, with eager glancos
and outstrctrhud hand, he arrested her dc
parturc.
"One momcntn he said Had
known of your return from Europe-had
J. dreamed that | should meet you here |
would not have come today. But, since
we have met may nsk and will you an
swer one qucstion?'
"What is it," she asked coldly.
"Icn years ago loved you. | lovo you
still, if that is all But ten years ago
dared to tell you 50, rs | should hardly
venture to DO today. Why did you give
no answer To my appcal?'
"Mr. Puwrrocolirt - sho stammered,
looking at him strangely.
cit WAS not kind of you, to say the
least he went ON vchcncntly. "A man
pays II womun the highest compliment h,
can offer when ne lays his heart and hanc
at hcr feet If she docs not wish to arcrp,
him, she should at least dcign 10 tell him
, so, Mis- bnrt;r.''
Mr. Powor~culrt, | know nothing
, Whatever Of this! How was it? How did
it happen2 TrIl nae MI MOVIE she said il
an a4itatcd ton" OF voice.
"Mi~, parl;r, ten day, before your dc
} part Urr for Nurop" | wrote you lr'tr
askirg you To bo nay wife"
"Tu whom did ynu deliver IT,"
"Iu Your most intimate friend, Mis-
Grt,y,Dn who promised to give it to yuD
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