Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1898-11-11

looked were gray, not limpid azure, the face.
had no dazzling bloom nor bewitching curves
almost infantine ia their dimpling softness,
That rounded babyish prettyness 10 soon re-
fined away BY those busy gravers, time and
Eexperience. who shape thefstory 81 the years
in the deepening lines round mouth and eyes.
To one who could look deeper than the SUR
face bloom, Ella Durand's face would have
spoken Of life bravely faced, Of long wait
| ing patiently endured, of determined loy.'
I atty. of proud faithfulness. and :of:a heart
land nature deepened and, enriched and
spiritua1ized BY the discipline Of the years. !,
| But if blue eyes have caught a:man' fancy,
what does it matter how deep and wistful
the gray ones may Be. and Of what value the:
stamp Of thought and culture in q woman's
face If its early freshness is gone? Just now
Ella Durand's face was calm, if mad. and the
mouth, which. If she had been alone, might
have dropped pitifully, was set il proud de.
cision. The promise Of her springtime had
come TO naught. Through those past weeks
her long-cherished hopes had dropped and
fallen with the white bravery ofthe trees.
Love and loyalty. and undaunted trust
weighed as nothing against a smile, : laugh,
the ignorant childish alteration Of = pair OF.
sunny blue eyes. Only last night she had
seen-< But mo; the child was not to blame,
let her have her happiness; she wished to
blame no one-it was natural, no doubt-bet.
t'f 70 say sood.by now and be done with it.:
Maj. Sandbrook-you promised-last
can't-O. poor Aunt Ella!"
\, Tho blYs eyes filled, the soft young mouth
Aunt Ella BEL mean we don't need TO
worry about her any NOR" said Basil,
tightening his clasp and covering her fair
face with kisses till the tears were dried III =
superb carnation glow. Don't vex your.
self about her any more. There was no dis
honor in loving you. A man can't help such
things, but he can keep his word, and you
know would have kept mine, though we
nearly broke our hearts over it last night,
aud to-day she calmly tells me it has been
/ mistake, and throws me aside, after all these
VearG '-ar ~ 80 ..a~ =, = 80 %E-z~ $50
different things Of her, but shes done III.
. good turn to-day-eh, Maulie? and now"
rapturously, there il nothing between %
and happiness ,.:ry NV .sss-:.s~...
i: Mandie, listening az Il to an oracle 81 the
gods, let her head sink ON his shoulder with
along, satisfied sigh. And this blissmight have
been Aunt Elias, and, marvel Of mar1vela,
she had been willing to let i 80. Even ten.
der hearted Maudie felt that, though she
might pity, poor Aunt Els for being unable
e appreciate the highest gift Of life, she her
sef need postpone her happiness no longer.
aIt bad 70 81 postponed, hoMeylr, for .
,ittle. Although he ras Of With his old love,
Maj: 6andbrook felt that It would Be- hard.
II decent to court his young love openly I'M.
der the same roof with his former fame It
would have been no more than Ella deserved
after her inexplicable but most opportune
display Of heartlessness: but be was not
that s6rf Of man, be said to himself, q he
settled hi4saG comfortably in the london
'expret j. 4 a. The train Moved out of the sta.
ton he felt quite glow Of virtue in having
torn himself &Way from his young love. He
had to report himself to hib new chief, and
thers swaD some business to settle which
you'd fll up the few days before Maudie re-
turned home, and then he would 60 and
claim her openly. ~. -. =, :: -
Gem Warine was known to Maj. Sand
brook, a. he i TO the greater part Of the
Engliah.speaking world. By name, but the
two men had not met before. Basil was con-
scious |of being subjected TO an almost un.
comfortably keen scrutiny ct first, - Il shis
| chief were trying tosreconcile the man be-
fore him with what he might have heard Of
| him; but the business part of the interview
was soon over, and the two men talked for .
time pleasantly enough. a. they had abund-
ant subjects in common. At last, when Basil
rose I'd 60, Gen. Waring said little stif1y,
and in tone that suggested certain strain
i Of effort: $5s s119 t3Ss. sf**1
] .By.the-by, Maj. sandbrook. I ought Ia
Il congratulate you. happened 70 be good
81 deal il Brookshire last summer and as my
al Al 3o1
q about your good fortune, and bad the pleas.
i ure 81 making Miss Durand's acquaintance
u i cure lucky man" s. 3=.. .=:..
A. We'll, think %, of course" sid Basil
NJ feeling little foolish, and conscious that
81 he was-yes, actually flushing. II am "a
q gagged to Miss Durand, certainly-to the
Ri er-younRef Miss Durand Adiss Maud
Fl hat! y calculated Gen. Warink leapinl
involunt arilya TO his feet. For imomeni
|. the two men stood staring It each other, but
n that one .monosyllabl conveyed world o
meaning 6 Basil SandbrooR z rsddenint
ears. I'll It IS b,
81 beg your 1li !. pardon, : hid Gen. Warine
recovering himself I somewhat after mo
ment, IF wa little sl r11priied; tho report
II wls % positive, but i daresay IWaa laisin
Il formed. Gossip Zen gets hold of the wroni
n end u the stick. i think ] ~ Mis- Maui
u Durpnd, tooa sweet young ereat con
Il eratulats you III the same, = sur ). !" & And
n 10 Mrung Dasllse hand on parting 10 Il iii
n nswsscquaintpnoH had laid him under 1oml
Il stsrpal obliea as 4 ~
From Us Horse Guards Maj. sanndbrool
H walked toz his club 9TH his eyes nth
4 pavement. 81 VVaring had been &c Sheldon
Walins t6at 40 plaii1
III enough: and "a omar ~ ION sWaIfnk Nlouls