The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14

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was off very soon. Observation-Disclosures arc
tbnring the cream iuto the su@ar basin.'
Il K hS$"t %H% c" d fythHpy f e S
garden, avh j]c!MrS, Mait1lnd pl45eet1led' to
jsrt,. wiseIy' :onittiHg; h'1Wtver the the cpi
sodc Of the burnt ltttcrs.' !-r,ii ~":::;Es::>'
y ;"Well. my dear, Jim duncan rs very
nice ;%oung, fFlhW:!H' he Hent,rre,l TO .saE>1
I:i:nN if the Child likes 4;}q37''''>.
:1,rNeal}y' t'eo1$ g.; yon are dd;th abS,ird.
N.hE,: theihoy has $raueix: enough SO
fsc spor h i'm self, Btsjdrx! A9u: knoYr: Sir
e1IGouraSement to come 70 the. point
i 'Uinnn 1'assttr-timts which >wthits for no
manJand e. c,e9rh day rtilneu by. and
not a word came fr0p1 HCrpsS the, sea.
Rosemary y: grew :n}oT'c and more htd}pc!<SS.
Shn:Wa> forgotten. ;::9i nd: tho :rspYiw: OF
f9Selnar! was lolll1le&S lying HHAtrslrd
in, tile tH',. or had hoateA away, ON the
rolling waves.
The june sim 'pitt down. fferccfy o.,
tho green >meadowS Of 4alstow couut an
Rosemary walked slowly down the ave-
rue TO meet the old !Yostna All. He gave
her one letter--a thin, rorriEn- letter,
with blurrrd-lookin% posi- mark. =, Had
she toEcit open. There lay, dry aud ,lis-
tolo'ed: al >plig OF rose1lr>ty. ~ mute
scproach. : >. 1-:, j., -.
i:Dcsr Miss Maitland" thu lette=> RAN
NY dear: old chum, jim, Duncan asks me
to write these few lines, which hv can
not ;Nrte> himself: His htt1rs are nfm-
heredr and, strickelr with fever, hue has
not: long to live. He hegs me TO- enclose
tll$l 'sprig Of rosemary, and to remind
.2op--though without rcproach-that it
was given: fox remembrance. He has
"s1Siy f0EE9f&'4 %' h n h M65fc :;p7
A littln gasph1g1 sob escaped hcr: lips.
LIZ was ll-dxing-dead! =. -: 80
: " hat did he mean by reminding her Of
the rosemary for remembrance?
lie had not rcmcmbcre1-and now?
with vacant, aching eyes she looked again
ut the little .WitheFed Sprig and. took .hur
way homeward.
In the hall Mrs Mait]dnd met her,
and. in horror at'the sight OF the whi:n-
agNnlzTd face. she exclaimed:
"KoSemury. What is ity'
ing fingers :: t:::-i::$ . '.::. , L.
Don't speak to me-, she said, hoars~-
ly. 1 can't bear it yet. Nrothccr''--Wi,h q
wild cry-'nfother, my heart is 'brokch:'
* 49, * XII: s.: - * .'*'' s. !
It was 4. year later. !.
Time, the great healer, had laid Il
gentle hand on Roselnary's wild sorrow,
hUshing it to rest, soothing the lu!!
agony: Still, there lay in a little drawer
SprlS OF faded rosemary, and the faint
odor never failed To bring back the Ole,
sad memories.
Sir. Jasper Carrw was very tender in
his honest devotion. One l;: hr told her
of his love: very gently. very ttndcrly, ill
the devotion, silent and strong, of years
growth he laid ut her feet.
Il have always loved you. DEAR he
said. lis there no hope for mo 1T ,rll?'
Rosemary looked away into the sun
shiny garden reyretfuly.
"l.iSten to me first before answer
Your question: she S;lid softly: II know
can trust y4u, and should like to tell
he went aw:ty! 1 never heard anything
Of him till las, year. Whall-one day
heard from friend Of his-that he was
dying dead. l thought he had f6l'g50tten
me- but-he had not. | loved hinl-and
| can never love in THE 'st&taie way /, gain
,I'u[77' ..:,lE = ~; II :: :. -
~ S nc: paused, and Jasper took hcr hands:
"Kosemaryi' he said.:- and his voice
with 4 very little luVt, it You Will ONLY
TIT me. take care. Of YOU. WIFI yd1i be my
wifc:'' .--.---.
: Rosemary looked ut him steadi]y..: t.. i
49, IF: YOU can be content,' She said soft
~, It will do: my best td make you lidij-
eyy ~ ',.:'.:.l..,. .,,:rI y - =: :,
- 1t was 9 strange, an almost pathetic,
Wooiqg, but JASPER Carew felt amply re-.
, Warded for his years Of faithf ri tlcyoctio
and patient waiting.
1t was September when they ali
at PadstoW court again. The wedding
was to take place in December, and Mrs.
Maitland, quite in her element, was very
busy. arranging all those hundred and one
details which must attend the marriage
of an only daughter.
Jasper felt that his cup. Of happiness
was full to the brim as he and Rosemary
sauntercd slowly homeward one glorious
'evthing.
=, Passing along green lane they heard
footsteps behind them, and voice at
their side said. courteously:
Gould you kindly tell me the nearest
way to PadstoW court?'
. Ihey turned and faced the speaker.
back, pale to the very lips, while he
started forward with a cry:
"Rosemary!"
"Jim!'
With all the deadly rapidity of a flash
Of lightning Jasper Carew realized what
had happened, and he saw at once that
all his dreams of future happiness were
at hi END. Ho turned away for a mo-
ment, for at first the sight of his lalas !.
his no. longer Rosemary lying sohbing
I'm Jim's arms was too much for him IS
WITNESS till at last Rosemardy remr1n
hereq all, and she turned pleadinyly to
laspeEn - -. y" '.''
i, Jasper she pleaded, "Jasper, forgive
me-forgiye mer' .'-
=; Dear" he said, hoe 81 sec it all.
out his hand-''welcome home, Duncan"
he said. You see, l know who you are.