Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-05-04

AT all events, there is one brilliant ex-
ception to the rule" answered Dallas, In
piQued tone, losing for a moment his
almost imperturbable good temper. Then,
with flash in his blue eyes eminently be-
| coming to them, Il assure you, you are
completely mistaken about my aunt's feel
| Ing for me. She likes me, and ! amuse
her; but it is hardly probable that a wom-
| an would care more for her nephew than
her own son."
June is more attracted to Mr.. Broke il
this mood than In any in which she has
vet seen him. It II her turn to assume
that charming tone and manner which she
pc ssesses In almost a. great a aegree as
Dallas himself.
Il did not mean to say anything un-
kind" And she looked at him SO softly
that his momentary wrath melted away.
But II n Q little hard on Tom"
tom ID the best fellow living" cried
Dallas, "and NO one knows it better than
Aunt vi. She In q woman Of the world,
and would like him to have . little
more"
Polish p suggested June.
THAT Is hardly the word; something OF
hat sort, 1 suppose. But she knows his
sterling worth as well as anyone"
Sterling worth! yes, how appropriate
those two words are! Yet they have Q
! dull sound In June's ears this summer af-
ternoon whilst young Apollo's eyes are
meeting hers.
| II imagine" he said, ''that you viii
very soon have all the asv here"
The Witt b,ood new to June's cheeks.
You are mistaken, then" cried June,
| aOtly. Il am not going to marry him.
am not engaged to him. I love him as my
| dearest friend, as my brother. and moth
ing. nothing more"
Then she sank back In her seat, and a
cold, shamed feeling crept over her that
she had betrayed Tom, ay, more cruelty
than mother or any other living being had
| power to do. Dallas was so astonished at
this confession that he let go the bank,
and the boat drifted out into the sunshine.
He had to rise, take a scull and punt ba cB
to the shore.
Had we not better be going IMP sug.
gested June, coldly.
| mo, not just yet" he answered. do
! you know you have positively taken my
breath away?"
Have ?' said June, with averted eyes,
remorseful and ashamed, and yet feeling
sort of sa tisfaction that she had struck
off her chains and declared her freedom.
Il do not know why you should have
thought I was going to marry Tom.
| do not suppose that he told you that
vas.''
Most certainly not"
Since she was not going to marry Tom,
and it was not therefore high treason, he
allowed a tender infection to steal into
his voice. Dallas could not help it; it was
born In him; If he was with a pretty
woman, he must make love to her, unless
4 sense of honor to some friends who had
positive claims deferred him.
Let US be friends!' he whispered.
bending forward and stretching out his
hand; and she let him take hers. There
was a magnetism in his touch that was
utteriy wanting In Toms; involunta rily
her eyes met his and stayed a moment
longer than was wise, and straightway,
| June knew that imagination may forestall
! reality, and that the dreams she had cher
shed in summer starlit nights with long
ing eyes strained heavenward were not
only dreams, but that this gross material
earth holds raptures as great as the prom
Sc Of the skies.
Tom, all unsuspiciOus, was awaiting
hem at the landing place, and, as he put
both his hands out to help June from the
boat, he said, with CHEEKY laugh:
well, have you two made upr'
June could not answer, but Dallas re-
,lied gayly:
Yes. / think Miss Rivers has forgiven
ne."
Then he walked up the slope to join
Mrs. Fetherston, who was coming to meet
them, her face wearing anything but "A
4 &c
shot through Junes heart. Tom was
hurrying her toward sequestered part
Of the garden, and she felt as though he
we're taking her away from the flowers
and the sunshine
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