Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-06
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Saped into my noun at the touch or a
,and on my shouier-Edith's,
still after that vretched ruby!" she
'aid. How you waste your time!"
why? Don't yG think l shall find
IT,"
! II don't know" he said, looking at
ne with her eyes wide open; but l
ion't think you will find it there be-
cause Bertram has been through that
:hree times already Did you ever eat
7trawberries beforebreakfast and gath
II them yourself?"
So we went into the kitchen garden
md ate strawberrie till the gong rang
or breakfast Berram and William
we're getting quite sulky and savage
from the non-succes of their search,
and the little time had devoted to it
annoyed them.
Il believe" said Fertram, with an air
Of gayety, little oerdone. that Will
rid thinks he knows where the heart
IS, and that he can put his hand on it
1t any moment"
Il wish | could,"I said.
so do T. said edith, almost in the
same breath
You wish WHfrid to find the
heart'' said William. "Why?"
oh, no. l don't mean Wilfrd I
meant-at least Well, we shall all be
glad when it's settled one way or the
other. shan't we?'
l had never told Edith loved her.
because didn't know how my aunt in
ti, = 4
were to be the helress of the whole
but any one will understand my rea-
sons.
1t was week after my aunt's funer-
Al that | went into the rose garden,
where Edith was shipping roses into
basket.
I've been looking for the heart
again. l said, but haven't found
it,"
mo- she answered, land I don't
suppose you will. Would a Glorie de
DIXON be any compensation"
She began to stick one in my coat as
she spoke Her slender waist, in its
black gown was very near my left arm
where she stood.
Il will take the bud" said. but not
as compensation for the heart
Don't you think she asked me,
that it might be possible to live hap
PLY without a charm to help your"
NO. | said, mot without a charm
TO help me. But ruby hearts are not
lie only charms in the world"
My arm fell on her waist.
Let them find their ruby heart. Let
them chop it in pieces and divide it
between them and sell the bits" said
"And you are content with what you
have?" she asked.
Il am content with what have" l
answered, and my other arm went
round her.
They never found that ruby heart
though the poor old house was tapped
and tested from top to bottom. At last,
weared out, they took the portion of
goods that fell unto them and went,
fortunately for us, into far country.
And Edith and l were married.
We didn't go on a wedding tour, but
came straight back to the dear old
house.
On the evening of our wedding day
we walked in the moonlight through
The rose garden to listen to the nightin-
gales. I stopped to hold her in my
arms on the very spot where had first
kissed her, and the light shawl she
wore round her head and shoulders fell
back.
whats that you have round your
neck?" l said, for something darkened
amid the white laces on her breast.
She did not answer. I put up my
hand, touched with thrill the white
ness OF her neck, and found in my fin
gers the ruby heart!
Then she gave it to you," I said !;
1T is yOurs?"
''She gave it into my keeping" an
swered Edith, dropping her chin till
her lips rested on my hand; but she
| left it to the man who should find it."
And l have found it--here!"