Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-04-14

Florence must catch up with me if she
intended to ride to her home from Sid
ington.
The resolve to stick to my promise
was growing weaker since Sarahs COM
knew, would cause me to break it, and
l really was impatient for that word.
Soon the sound of approaching hoofs
beating the hard road reached me.
Nearer 1t came and nearer. until finally
caught a glimpse, out of the corner
of my eye, of a swaying petticoat.
She pulled in her horse to walk,
and then turned my head and glanced
at her. My heart was in my throat
when | looked but the smile that greet
ed me dispeled my fears like mist be-
fore the morning sun.
But the smile was not all that told
me of her emotion at again meeting me.
The deep brown eyes were suffused
with tears. With my own heart leaping
for JOY, 1 reineu my horse to a stand
still. In an instant l was at her side.
She extended her hand. and with my
assistance sprang lightly to the ground.
/ took her horses bride over my arm
and, with the disengaged hand, helped
her climb into the buggy.
"Tie the horse to the hack axle, then
come here beside me-" were the first
words she said. lost no time in obey
ing.
Imagine, if you please, the over
whelming joy to be seated once more
beside her who held my whole heart in
her keeping.
1 could not trust myself to speak, and
| it was she who began.
"Are you not pleased to see me once
more, Mr.. Conway? Because if you are
not, l certainly will not tell you how
happy l am in again meeting an old
| friend"
The soft, sweet tones of her voice,
| which l loved so to hear, had now
tremble to them. glanced at her, and
well, Florence was still my true heart,
| as she had been throughout, notwith-
standing my doubt and fear.
"The past year has been an eternity
to me-" L finally said.
| "And who is to blame for that, I won
der? And, too, when was the mystery
cleared up, since you are now speaking
to me?' she said, with II joyous laugh,
which told me as plainly as words
could how she had missed me.
"It is not cleared up; sometimes /
think it never will be. / could not have
found fault with you had you forgotten
me. Will you forgive me when l con-
fess l was fearful you had?"
"No. 1 do not think can quite for
| give that. What reason had you for
mistrusting me?" she earnestly asked.
you passed me this morning, you
know, without bowling"
81 was so startled, and we had gone
by before l realized that it was you
who were standing there. That was
a slight cause for mistrusting me, sir"
at was and 1 am very sorry Indeed,
have been a fool right through the
whole affair. l see it now. l had no
right to make such promise"
well, 1 do not think you were a
fool. But, forgive me, that promise was
foolish one, and-and just trif1e un-
kind" The tears again started in her
eyes, and her voice took on the tremble
which went so appealingly to my heart
"Never again will be so foolish!" l
exclaimed. Il will see your father and
tell him have broken my promise, that
it was impossible to keep it, and that it
is simply absurd to subject us to the
misery of longer separation. May l
tell him that? May 1 speak for both of
us?"
She hung her head, while the red
flush spread over her face. Then she
| murmured: Eyes speak for both of
us. Why not, since it is true? Perhaps
you'll find father has changed his views
! a trifie."
| Not in his opinion of my innocence,