The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24

have had no practice in making sugared
speeches or prettliy turned compliments,
butt love you very we'll dear, all the
SANE, and YOU must not play with me. ="
why rotY' asked Elaine, with :lis-
chievous desire TO see how much she could
tease him.
hilly sat with them. knitting placidly,
all unconscious of the gathering storm.
Because " replied Martin core. with
sudden passion, Il will not stand it Do
you think / am weak, timorous love-
sick boyf If you find that you do not care
for me. Elnine-if am ton old, too grave
and cold 10 expect a bright young girl tO
link her life with mine-it will ba more
mcroitul in you to sond mo away at
once"
Eiiine shrugged her pretty shoulders
amt turned away.
"If sent you away today" sho told
him, with unpardCnable vanity md iIu-
pertirence, you would only cone back
TO me tomorrow.
Martin Gore pushed back his chair and
rose.
"No" ho s9id gravely; "if you send
ne away now | shall never como back.
10 was all so foolish, So unnecessary.
The quarrel had originated Uitn some
frivolous remark from tho Iils of "A
thou ghticss Girl put IL now bad1 fair To
break two peoples hearts aud ono OF the
hearts appertaincd To n clever man v hose
only ignorance wns that he was wholly
unverscd in the arts of love Had he been
less wise and she littlo wiser thoy neod
never have parted at all
" III yon care for mo little enough 70
&C." was Elaines hot-tempered reply,
"yuo may"
"Ihat is not the question, =" no 1ejoiued
curtlv; you know we'll just how much
/ car. Will you send me awayy'
Milly looked up in timo % see him 60;
f1ufs H.a
cronching down on the hearth rtg witn
her fuce hiddon against Milly'J Snsc.
Mlily though she could not understand,
cried too in sympathy; hut tho thought
pictures comforted hor for they shoEod
her Martin Gore coming back azniu.
Yet for many a lunE daY he did not
come and q @ thought uicturcs could nus
show Milly why no stayed away.
Sprlngtime came and Milly anl Elnine
spent long quiet mornings in tie pretty
sunny lanes. gathering masses Of prim.
ruseA and wonderirg-eaCh In her own
way--whoro was Martin Gnro They were
not unhappy, for Elaine was young and
houetul nnd Milly, with uHralSnning
childliko faith, saw tho vision OF Martin
Gore coming back into her life
But Goro was far away in tho hear: Of
tusy London wsfSing, making y name
and eating Uut his heart in fruiticss
enors TO forget
When summer cnmo. Elaine became worry
gay and light hearted. Sho sang ana
laughed tho lifelong dav Hrd waited
amidst the sweotiy scented flower leJs
down bV the littlo garden ratings for her
lovers familiar figure % como up tho
narrow, twistinc laIu that curied away
through the village and up TO the woe
Ia 1 L. d IftH 4 a.
holiday scun. and whore should no 40 n
he did not come TO hers Cousin Milly
watched with her. lhev waited aud
watohod until summer WINS merged into
autumn. ard yet Martin Gore was as far
away as ever.
In autumn Elaine grew pale and very
sileat; she was child TO lCngCr. but a
woman-a woman who knew her own
heart. and VINO realized what sne had
lost Cousin ailly was child still
her soul was "a yet Lnawskoned; but ths
thought pictures grow moro sad and