The Rich Hill tribune., 1903-09-03

Of bcrgg
"For two days she has been in an
agony Of fear lest you shouldn't meet
her AZ the last minute she eiuded
the vigilance Of her jsilers and To-
gether we've come tc the ball dis
guised as fairy and q shopherdess.
She has hidden herself away in re-
tired nook and bade me to search for
you
was transported with Joy. From
the name let drop I was morally GER
tain that my unknown inamorsta
must be Miss Emily Sirron, q young
woman whom ] had long admired az
a distance. On several occasions she
he'd visited the cantonment, forming
one Of a beyy Of lovely girls, accom-
panied by her father and a pale, lynn
phatie youth, the fop eoTnet Of rival
regiment, who forever tagged at her
side, pouring his weak talk into her
ear. / had met Miss Sirron al several
fetes in town, and each time had at
tempted TO improve our all too slight
acquaintance. But as a general rule
she had treated my advances coldly,
although once or twice, when sup
posed she imagined / was not watch
ing, / thought / detected her con-
templating me, which encouraged
me in the belief that she was not al
together indifferent TO me.
l stammered a few sentences in re-
ply, on which my fair friend arose,
saying:
Follow me, captain, and al viii
60 well. o, bat it's you are the lucky
man if there ever was One-Oeh
honew
Slipping her arm in mine we
passed from the alcoye and mingled
with the merrymskers as whispered
in her car:
'why DO you sigh? From your
words | thought il was you desired
my aid. You have trouhle?"
~Yes,' she murmuTcd- "Alss,
yes"
Tell it me; perhaps / can help
you. Trust me, for ] am truly your
friend this night!'
20. what can you do!" she cried.
II have TIVE snitors, bat one sl0ne
holds my heart. We were to we'd to-
morrow, but, o saints! my lover is
not here and We may never meet
again! Yestcrc'en he vas impressed
and borne a captive aboard thetTan-
sport that sails to-morrow-gone 70
fight the foe in foreign landsl o,
captain. say that YOU can effect his
release or that you can smurglc me
aboard to him or my heart Is brok-
en- Here she sobbed
! assured her she might consider
the former a. already accomplished.
"You dearT" she cried, and impul-
sivcly throwing her rounded arms
about my neck she hugged me warm
ly.
Judge my emotions, was in q
rosy maze Of wondering bliss.
Snow come" said she, "but care
fully. II We are discovered We are
lostg'
We threaded our way amid the
throng and entered q second bower.
My companion looked eagerly into It.
IL was empty.
"She Is not here, but she will be
soon, NE said. "Come in, captain,
and sit down"
We sat some time in silence Pres
ently the charmer went to the en-
trance and peered cautiously ont.
"Emilie-Emilie!" she called soft
".
There was no answer, on which she
returned 10 my side,
Presently to my astonishment,
she burst into a food az tears.
"Whoo-ee- whoo-ee," she sobbed,
rocking 10 and fro.
Don't cry, said I, soothingly,
slipping my arm about her waist
q liberty she did not resent. "what
IS the matter! Why do you weepF"
~och. my trials and my troubles
are more than I can bear. My lovers
in the grave and wish that I we're
lherci'
20. no." I answered, encouraging
". Hes far from dead, let Us
nope"
"Bu, isn't he as good as in his
grave, for sure, won't the nayguns
Kill him when he gets to Indias
And wc'llneyeFmeet sgainl Nhoo-ee.
ahoo-eel Sure, twas in this spot
.it, at the Cartys ball, a twelyemonth
since, that he irs, told me Of his love
and ] took him for better OF woae
and now he's eonel Mh0o-ee,
ahoo-ee, Don't ,el me Tim Casey
hasn't a hand in lhisf"
who's nmyT I asked.
"My discarded lover. sure-xhe