The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-08-13

posing TO Lillian my heart beat 50 inst
! couldn't speak & IAst l Hlcfellles7
ter and told hef+I hid loved her from,
the first day. that knew she Tns much
younger than myself. but well. you
know how q person win write when he's
In love. &
'yyhen i went to call that aftGrnoon
the aunt was In the parlor, and Lillian
was out.
al did not tell Lillian You were 70
CALL she said, because wished 70
talk with you about your letter.
81 did not suppose your visits to us
bore any particular Ggniican6e, and 4
/ had thought Of Il I would have sup
posed you were interested in Lillian
rather than myself As6rt Of . cold.
clammy feeling crept over me. 'You
asked me If I think can love you.'
Now I leave It to you II that wasn't
poser. Imagine sitting opposite q
woman and having her spring thing
like that under the circumstances. All
at once realized that lind addressed
my letter to Miss Jones, and the aunt,
being Miss Jones, had read 1t and be-
lieyed wus In love with herself.
az will not say that l care for you
other than as a very warm friend. OF
course, appreciate that this is very
peculiar answer to give to a man who
writes as you do. ! am dazed; ! hard
" know what to say.
SsOh,' gasped, don't say any more
".Yes,' said she, 4 wish to tell you
THAT put of all thought of marriage
when was very young girl. met
and loved college boy. 1t was not
the sort of affection that so often
springs up between young people We
loved each other sincerely. but his fa-
Their was wealthy and mine was poor.
His father gave mine money to leave
the country and take me with him. We
went to live In a secluded place, where
my father enjoyed freedom from work,
which he hated. He put me into con-
vent. Whenever had an opportunity
/ wrote to my lover, but no letters ever
came from him. When was 81 my
father died. / supported myself by
teaching and after awhile made
money enough to return to this coun-
try. My lovers father had died and
he had come into a fortune. Rumor
said that he was married. gave up
hope then
"Her story awakened my sympathy.
Her eyes were filed with tears. see
YOU are interested, too. In my con-
fusion said hoped she would forget
this early affair. Then she said; Mr..
Carpenter, do not love you. but i honor
and respect you, and If in time l can
grow to care more for you will be your
wife,
Just here Lillian came in. i have no
secrets from Lillian, her. aunt said.
May ] tell her?' felt myself coloring
10 the roots of my hair, but j stam-
mered out something and she said:
Lillian, Mr.. Carpenter has done me the
honor to nsk me to be his wife
1.-THE girl flushed at first and then her
face grew white. She kissed her aunt
and, by Joye, Henry, it was all over.
You know I'm not cad, but honestly
believe the girl cares for me-"
well, you have mixed things up
pretty badly for an old man, Howard.
What did you say the aunt's name
wasp,
Miss Emily Jones'"
.'And the number OF the house9"
"Eighty-four wellington"
..T don't know that can do anything
for you at all, Howard, but will try.
AZ hope I haven't tired you with all
this, old man; you look tagged"
"I am not feeling over well this morn
ing. Come in and see me in the morn
ing"
No. "a Wellington place, the temper
airy home of Miss Emily Jones and her
niece, was long drive from the office
of Mr.. Henry Adair Goodman. and dur
ing the drive the occupant OF the coupe
had many things to think of.
Eyes, Miss Jones is in" said the maid.
"She will be down in minute"
The door opened and the face Of the
girl he had not seen for ten years was
again before Henry Goodman. She
knew him at once as he reached out
his hands to her. J.
"Emily, you have not forgotten meT'
Then they sat down and talked over
the past. The woman hadforgotten for
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