Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-08-09

fecred by ms desertion of her and his
Irritation with her sister. She was stand
ing little apart from any one, and with
her elbow resting upopfa marble stand.
her cheeks flushed, and her eyelashes
moist with the tears she dare not shed.
she was watching with feelings in which
more Of real pain than jealousy was min
gled, for Ella was weak and simple
hearted, and loved Henry Lincoln far
better than such as he deserved to be
loved.
''Of what are you thinking, Ella?"
asked Rose, who finding herself nearly
alone, felt willing to converse with al
most anyone.
At the sound of her voice Ella looked
up, and coming quickly to her side, said:
"Its so dull and lonesome here, wish
I'd stayed at home"
In her heart Rose wished so, too, but
she was too proud to acknowledge it,
and feeling unusually kind toward Ella,
whose uneasiness she readily understood,
she replied: "Oh, see you are jealous
of Henry, but he's only trying to tease
y
awkward thing"
But he is, almost know he is" re-
turned Ella, with trembling of the
voice she tried in vain to subdue; and
then, fearing she could not longer re-
strain her emotion, she suddenly broke
away from Rose, and ran hastily ND to
the dressing-room.
Nothing of all this escaped Henry's
quick eye, and as sundry unpaid bills
came looming up before his mind, he
, thought proper to make some amends
for his neglect. Accordingly, when Ella
returned to the drawing room he offered
her his arm, asking: What made her
eyes so red," and slyly pressing her hand,
when she averted her face, saying:
Nothing they weren't led.''
Meantime, William Bender, having
managed to drop Jenny from his arm, had
servatory. AS they stood together, ad-
miring a rare exotic. Williams manner
suddenly changed, and drawing Mary
closer to his side, he said distinctly,
though hurriedly: II notice, Mary, that
you seem embarrassed in my presence,
and l have, therefore, sought this oppor-
tunity to assure you that shall not again
distress you by declaration of love,
which, il returned would now give me
more pain than pleasure, for as l told
you at Mr.. Selden's, l am changed in
more respects than one. 1t cost me a
bitter struggle to give you up, but rea-
son and judgment finally conquered, and
now l can calmly think of you as some
time belonging to another, and with all
brothers confidence can tell you that
l, too, love anOther-not as once loved
you, for that would be impossible, but
with calmer, more rational love-"
All this time Mary had not spoken,
though the hand which William had TAX
en- in his trembled like an imprisoned
bird; but when he came to speak of low
ing another, she involuntarily raised his
hand to her lips, exclaiming, 'It's Jenny
it's jenny
"You have guessed rightly" returned
| William, smiling at the earnestness o.
her manner 1T is Jenny. though how
such state Of things ever came about j.
more than can tell you"
Fearing that they might be missed, they
at last returned to the parlor, where
they found Ella seated at the piano. play
ing very spirited polka. Henry, who
boasted he could wind her around his
little finger" had succeeded in coaxins
her into good humor, but not at all de
string her company for the rest of the
evening, he asked her to play as the easi'
est way to be rid of her. When she look.
| ed around for commendation from the
one for whose ear alone she had played
she saw him across the room wholly emf
| crossed with her sister. ,a
Poor Ella! it was with the saddest
heartache she had ever known that she
returned from party which had prom
ised her so much pleasure, and which
had given her so much pain. Rose, too
was utterly disappointed. One by one
! her old admirers had left her for the so
ciety Of the "pauper," as she secretly
styled Mary, and more than once during
the evening had she heard the beauty
and "grace" of her rival extolled by
those for whose opinion she cared the
most and when at o'clock in the morn
ing she threw herself exhausted upor
the sofa, she declared, "'twas the las
| party she'd ever attend"
Alas, for thee, Rose! that declaration
proved too true!
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