Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-02-02
NEW SERIES, VOL. XXII, NO. 5.

| got red and hardly dared to raise
my "lovely gray eyes" to the handsome
face above me.
Miss Carr, know friend of yours
in Calcutta, Duncan Eastwood. :"
/ / got redder. How much did he
know? How could tell him was GO
ing to marry man had never seen?
"Oh, yes,'' stammered- 81 am go
| ing TO stay for few days with his sis
ter, Mrs. Osborne, in Calcutta Do yo1
know her:''
eyes, slightly, he answered. "Rath-
er a long way to go for u visit of few
days. isn't it?''
There was an awkward pause.
simply couldn't tell him the truth.
HOh," 1 said carelesgly. II have
other plans after that. 4"
He seemed amused at my confusion.
I'm sure looked perfect fool, and
man came up and asked me to join in n
cricket match they were getting mp.
1 have been so happy all these days,
5ut tonight am the most miserable
girl in the world. We shall get to Cal
cutta tomorrow, and shall be seized
on by that odious man with the white
gardenia. 1 shall never love him. love
some one else, and some one else loves
me. a few hours ago Mr.. Rogers asked
me to marry him, and / told him all
my story.
was leaning over the side of the
boat watching the glorious effects of the
moon on the dark waters, when he came
up behind me had white dress on.
I looked up at him as he stood near,
and he was looking down ut me with a
look L had never seen before in any
mans eyes. Such world of love was
there, and all for me. 1t was worth living
all my 10 years just simply to see that
look
/ don't know why did it, but 1
couldn't keep back great sob, and at
that he took me in his arms and kissed
NE passionately over and over again, as
though he had lost all control over him
self
I tore myself away and told him as
calmly as could all about myself.
''I ought to have told you before, 1
cried over and over. "But, oh, don't
you understand how hard it was? l
thought you would think me such a
dreadful girl to marry man l had
never seen.
81 don't, DEAR he said very grave
ly. "I think it is good idea, and you
will find all will go we'll"
lyon are heartless," cried despair
ingly. "You don't care bit. You are
not one bit unhappy.
"biy Bertha, it is everything to me
to know you love me. 1 don't think L
shall ever be unhappy again.
lyon are cruel. heartless, wicked,
l cried II won't listen any more,
| and before he could stop me ran away,
and here 1 am crying my eyes out,
wishing we had all been wrecked in the
bay.
He called me back Bertha, dearest,
let me explain" But wouldn't listen.
a strange thing has happened to me.
went on deck this morning and found
everything in hustle and nearly every
one had gone on shore. Iwaited behind
purposely, The captain came up and
asked me whether could see my friends
anywhere about
''No," answered miserably.
He said he was sorry to see me look
ing SO pale ''The gentleman who is to
meet me is tall and clean shaven and
will wear white gardeDia, began
"Here we are then." interrupted the
captain, and felt rather than saw that
some one was approaching. My knees
were trembling. 1 Thought should fall.
couldn't raise my eyes until suddenly
deep voice that 1 knew-ah, yes, and
loved, too-spolce:
miss Carr. / think?''
Startled, l looked up. The captain
had been called away, and stood face
to face With-Mr. Rogers.
"What does it mean?'' gasped.
1T means, my darling. that 1 am
Duncan Eastwood. Will you forgive me
for the deception?"
1 couldn't speak, and he went on:
81 was impatient to see the dear lit
tie girl who had trusted her future to
me, so as had been i'll and was order
ed q holiday l came to Alden to meet
you. Then it struck me would like to
see what sort of little girl you were
before you knew who / was. Lii was
right; you were made for me, dear
heart Then I found you loved me- Last
night nearly betrayed myself, but l
! wanted to see your fnce when you met
me this morning. By the bye, haven't
seen it yet. My sister is waiting for
you. have been ON shore and got rid
of my beard, etc. Look at me, darling,
and see how you like the change -
looked up. and he took my hands
in his.
"Are you still afraid of the risk. my
Bertha?i'
"Tbere will be no risk" murmur-
ed. "My life will be all sunshine.
"And if not" he broke in gently,
''our love Will help us through the
| shadows- i"
The experiment turned out n perfect
success, and Lii is more than ever con-
vinced that a man should let his sister
choose his wife for him. Pauls.
Uncertainty and Fear of Old Age
1t is the practice of certain members
of an Oxford college, who all went
up in the same year, which is now
getting ON for half a century ago. to
/ dine together yearly. During the year
the majority Of them never meet at all.