Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-11-20

| was TO return In the direction from which
| she had just come. She had retraced hei
| steps a few yards, without speaking a
| word to the young man, when she heard
! his steps behind her. and In another mo-
ment an arm slipped around her waist.
| Harry Dwight had resolved to use to the
utmost his influence in order to obtain an
explanation from her.
"Mr. Dwight" cried Rose Indignantly
81 request you to desist at once from your
impertinenee."
! The young man. perhaps encouraged by
a suspicious trembling in the voice of the
| girl, did not in the least obviate his objec-
tlJnsble conduct.
Rose. darling" he said without re-
moving his arm, don't be so cruel to me.
| cannot bear to 60 away tomorrow leav-
Ing matters as they are at present. In
/ Gods sight, Rose. | can say that / have
not done anything to make myself more
unworthy of you than l have always
known myself to be-
"That may be-" rejoined the girl, "but
did not previously know how unworthy
that was"
Rose, Rose! Every word you say cuts
| me to the heart. / protest that l have
nothing on my conscience. Rose, darling
remember all the walks we have had here
| at times, and for the sake Of the memory
of what we have been to each other give
me the chance to explain away this mis-
understandings"
Perhaps 1t was the sentimentality al
ways produced in the mind of youth by a
beautiful summer evening that led Rose
to break the resolve she had made.
Harry" she said. standing still, and in
the dim light he could not perceive in her
eyes the tears of which he could detect the
presence through her voice. Harry,
will tell you all, though it seems impossi-
BILE that you should ever be able to ex
plain it away. / have been judging you
out of your own mouth. | overheard by
accident the conversation between you
and Mr.. Hardcastle yesterday. | was be-
hind the hedge while you were speaking"
Il do not recollect what Hardcastle
and | were talking about" said Dwight.
"Oh, Harry. Don't make things worse
by telling lies. You must recollect."
"On my honor / do not. Or, stay, l
think we were talking about entomology.
What was it you heard that upset you?"
The tone in which Dwight spoke was
one of genuine surprise and innocence.
For a moment Rose INDUCED in hope, and
then, as the words she had overheard
came back to her mind with freshness,
she burst into sobs.
''You began by talking about this
wood" she said. "Mr. Hardcastle said
something about taking an old lady here.
Then you said" went on Rose tearfully,
that what you were after now was the
girl from Camberwell. And you said
what good catch l should be and what
lot of money | was worth. Oh, over
heard all your mean. mercenary talk"
And sudden burst of anger almost
choked the girl.
"Was that what l said?" queried the
amazed Dwight. "Were those the very
words | used?"
The very words" declared Rose.
did | say That girl from Gambler
well is worth a lot of money!" SAID
Dwight perplexedly.
you did. Those were your words,
think. Or, stay. you said that Gambler
vel beauty and the way you said thai
was an insult"
But instead of being overcome by this
! information Dwight. TO the utter surprise
of Rose. burst into peal of laughter.
"Vanessa Antiopa!" he cried. Il swear.
Rose. that was talking about Vanessa
Antiopa"
Another girl?' cried Rose, with fash
ing eyes.
Harry Dwight's laughter was renewed.
"No girl at all. Rose" he declared, but
| merely butterfly, the Camberwell beau
ty: Latin name, Vanessa antiopa. I'll
show it to you in Newman when we get
back if you don't believe me. 1t is rare
insect, worth a good deal of money and
difficult to catch, believe me-"
And before Rose had time to decide
whether she believed him or not she
found that he had taken it for granted
she did.-Penny Pictorial Magazine.