The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-04

been longer with her he would quickly have
discovered the change i'm her feelings and
released her from her promise. AS it was
ne left, never doubling but that, like him
self, her great desire was 10 put a speedy
end to the weary time of waiting. And
now the end had come and they met, he all
eagerneSS, all impatience to call her his
own, she with the knowledge she no longer
loved him.
MY little girl. if you knew what this
means to me, he whispered, when the first
greetings were over, not noticing in the joy
of holding her once more in his arms how
she shrank from his careSses. Why, my
pet, your dress is quite wet and your hair,
too" stroking it with reverent touch.
What have you been doing to yourselt?'
If l told him, Saying a last goodbye
to his friend Denis, the man L love-" what
would he say? she thought, and turned of
the question with a laughing rejoinder of
having been under the trees which were so
thick she had not noticed the rain.
sure proof you need someone TO look
after YOU, little girl" The term of endear-
ment she had thought so sweet at seven
teen Jared upon her now. We'll, as L said
In my last letter, that can be as soon as
ever you like. l am not due for another
nine weeks, so the plan L thought of was
this-working backwards, three weeks for
the voyage, three weeks honeymooning,
three weeks for getting clothes and things.
How does that division strike you, eh?"
She shivered involuntarily.
L could not possibly be ready in three
weeks, but If we made the voyage the
AOAAIg A4OOi yOu WOQlQ sun De luGT6 10 Qdlt,
Luc."
How good it is to hear the old name
from your dear lips" he exclaimed, rap
turouSly. ''Of course. nv feeling is the
sooner we are married the better. But YOU
must arrange what suits you best, darling.
By the way, what is your mother going to
L feel a perfect brute taking you away, but
we must persuade her to come out soon on
a long visit, for the voyage is really moth
ing. 1 would say come back with us, but
nffDr hD1nU Eannr OfQ1 oil Fhna1 $500 - l..
quite by our two selves will be such happi-
ness. Amy, 1 believe you have caught a
chill running about in the rain, you care
less little puss, you are trembling all over -
Nonsense, she retOrted, lightly. 1T has
turned colder to-day, and you know | al
ways did feel the cold. But about mother.
l am afraid she viii miss me, though she
is very good about II and says now tina my
cousin, Frances Bachelor, has agreed to
take my place she shall be perfectly
happy"
"Ah, yes, Frances Bachelor. You have
often mentioned her in your letters. You
and she are great chums, are you not? I'd
say ask her, too, for as long as she liked
to stay, but though I've worked my hard
est I'm far from a rich man yet. l wish
10 goodness for your sake, that l was bet
ter off"
Don't worry about that. I really don't
mind In the least she answered, thankful
to be able TO say with perfect truth some
thing to please him.
He drew her TO him, calling her his brave,
lCydl ullle GIRL pFalSlnS heF Tor her Ia1th
in him, her constancy till she could have
cried from the strain of hiding what it cost
her to listen to the words of love.
BY the way he said at length. do you
ever see anything of my old chum, Denis
Calvert? You have not mentioned him in
any of your letters lately"
She nerved herself to answer uncon-
cernedly, and TO her relief he found soon
after that he must leave t, catch the train
which would take him on to his fathers
house some miles away.
1.-The poor old man Will nave been expect
ing me ages ago" he said. But l felt I
must see you before any one else. Let me
have one good look at you, Amy, to make
sure il is not a dream this time. Often
when 1 have been resting, tired out with
a long days work. 1 have shut my eyes
and fancied you were before me. / seemed
to see you so clearly; your gray eyes, pref
" oval face, with its soft color and lovely
sunny-tinted hair. But all the dreaming
does not come up TO the reality. sweetheart.
The dad always has cut up rough about
me-, you know, and never cared for me as
he did for my brother Matt. Poor chap. |
used to think what a pity it was that he.
| the clever one, was Killed In that accident
and l. with not half his brains. escaped.
But since you love me 1 am thankful I
did escape. i has been hard to bear the
governors harsh words and taunts at my
nonsuccess. yet with you TO work for moth
ing has been a hardship. Your love has
been my one hope through all these six
years. darling. my one hope" And with
those words ringing in her ears Amabel
4 MtS lNAN dNtAfr
He would be back the next day, he told
her. but for the present she was free. free
10 try and reason down the fierce revolt
| that had seized upon her. She must get
away from the house Any moment her
/ mother might come in. anxious to hear
what Luc proposed doing-if the wedding
day was fixed, and which day she would
have 10 sail. Snatching Up a cloak, for il
was still raining heavily, she fed 10 the
further end of the garden and took refuge
H. a tumble-down summer-house never
used by anyone but herself or her ounsin
Frances. and 1t was here some time after
that Frances found her, sobbing her heart
out. cold, wet and miserable.
Let re be. Frances. / dare not see
mother yet. She would guess something is
the matter, and be hurt II L could not ex-
plain
Aunt is in the drawing-roOm with old
Miss Calvert" returned her cousin. 1.-THE
| old dame always stays a good hour while
her fat horses have a rest in the stables,
| SO you are safe for that time at least. Be
sides, you can't stay out here in the Wet,
! you wiz catch your death OF cold.I DO not