The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-26


.hat s.cntni 20 iariy cnvclop, hcr "nd-tv
ncr n.ervons inncy--av contrct aWu uomt-
nnto her. -
An hour later. having spokcn " iew
wordN TO her hcsNcss. Doris sousht u :
uuict corner IN the cohSerNato'y Nnu sat
there Nesting and Watching tho new mr.
rivals The wsrm'h OF the rocsm was
Etatetul AFTER the cold drive. and the girl
leAned hack among the cushions with a
sense OF uutct peace even picasire.
Aftsr All. shc hid bcN, making a great
russ about NOTHING; she would pe very
lsppy, and Phihp-wrll. shc would be
able to act tho gracious bcnefactrcss and
see him famous, and be glad that tho rose
She WAS glad at last to have u all set
tied: glad OF those few moments TO r~st
In. tsy ana by sir George would come
and find her. 1t Was very pleasant here
AMONG these tall, feathery palms. Win
the musical splash Of tho t,untatn back
among TIE dim shadows. ara she had not
silent a wink all night, owing to 1hat
stupid worry. and her ryviids droopeu:
she made mn cnrcrt 10 recover, bat II
seemed that the white rose was pressing
her lids down and would not DO refuscd,
Iauehiny at he's and slowly changing it's
creamy Metals 10 a hriilia,st CRIMSON Slo
stared arfast and tried weakly 10 rcn,on-
.tratc. but the rose only laughed aaid
shook one OF tits rev crimson petals down
into her Ian az n said. ats no use your
STRUGGLING. and. forgive my lNuclung. but
1 kreeSN that 1 was "A rcd rose all the time,
and i grew this way lust 10 se,iao YOU
ri.rht this ,,,rl,t AniSthcn the red rose
stctresi and Kissed her. and sho blltstod
and muran,reA, .'oh, Phillip
Now. Phliip iIer3tare WAS nv ma me,ns
tbor ecraant h,yrr M, ,r,rIx i,n,s,ya hssn
lie was an enShr,sh,stic yoanv %nai,tter. ami
when really Interested IN d rsnrn Of wurE
was amt 10 bc entirely ohllvtols AZ Ma sur
roundtnss. hut ho was very honestly IN
lovo Win I1oris though bsi,,r y SON
scicutious as we'll as level h,x.,icd Young
hind a rirl sn yo,iur until hr moved Thai
No could koep her IN ,s,mfort. And when
on the night before he went away sha had
shown hi,, that shn carIi no had blnssr'i
MS STAYS nm hc,I m,anf,,ilv 10 His deter
mination' nnd rom on with a gav. insting
word little dreaming what the conse-
otlrnc, of ms retir,nrc vouLi no
once away. he grew Afraid To write
| livery lcttef he tried TO p,sn seemed 10
cry aloud ',ppris. 1 love Won, l love your,
And NJ This stuptd vonng man tore them
| nm and pnt DOWN 10 his work with n r,im
| determination He mad intended to rct
| back in a week or ten DAYS, hut he struck
| such n wealth of color thai he STAYED IN
| and on, painting away for dear lilo, and
| never thinking how his long silence would
strlk,. me nttie Girl that he MAS workinss
for.
Al last the brilliant colors began TO fade.
| chill winter Winds arose, and Philip
| packed ,p his trans and went back 10
town for New Years night, The same
,~vcn5ny ne went 10 cali ON Doris and
round that she mad gone 70 the muslonic,
Nh, hosiess was an GA friend. "a he
mar,hed on TO tina house. determined TO
surnaise ports, He arrived carly and az.
| Irr a w,,,conns pushed towards tho con-
| sor,tatorN
| What he found there was n girl nslecp
] among the CUSHIONS OF a dfyan--a girI with
a white rose in her hair.
lie stole soft,y behind ana stopped ad.
mirfngly over Then a spirit OF anischief
seized him aud no gently drew the white
rose from her lp,i,. and replaced it with n
red one from His coat. she stirred as he
MA so and one Of tbn rea METALS felI IN her
Ian Then for rhe .rsi time he noticed
MAT she looked tired and worn, and N an
rxcees OF loving solicl.udc, stopped ana
ldsFe1 her Lightly. then drew back ns she
flushed afsI muttered his name, He was
inst about, .to rouse her when tho SQUAD
of voices forest,aS1 hIm ana Doris started
M with a sSeht exclamat5on,
The dream hnd been very ronl and he.
fore slla had auItc recovered shc saw SIR
Geo,re and his sister coming straight TO-
wal, is her. she haif rose TO meet them,
when. 10 nor astonashmcnt Sir George
suddenly llaitcd. aari with a formal bow
turned AWAY. tas,inc his sister. who
seemed 10 10 on tho Verge of tears. with
him.
DORIS pazcd after them with the most
,rooo,nd astonishment until her eve was
caught by The red petal lying curled IN her
10 sh,. .t,,ta1 an1 plgnsl and h.r