Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15

strangely mistaken he had been! An intoxicating elation seized him, and then the music ceased! He glanced eagerly at Miss Densmore's card. which she was nervously lingering, and noted that all save one of the remaining dances were taken. She caught his look, and there was some thing assuring in her smile.
 May I have that?" he said, point ing to the unengaged dance. "Yes," she replied softly, still smiling, and then an exuberant senior rushed up and bore her away. Rossiter's eyes followed her with 8 gleam of rapture. For brief space lights, music, whirling figures were as naught to him. He saw only the delicate contour of her face; heard only the low cadence of her voice. With violent effort he shook off this waking spell and turned towards Mrs. Densmore, but someone had en- gagged her in conversation and he was free. He slipped into a vacant win dow-seat and watched for Miss Dens- more's reappearance. Presently she foated by tor so it seemed to him), and after that only for an occasional instant did he lose sight of her.
 So pleasurable was his occupation that he was not inclined to rail at time as & laggard. Could he not pos sess his soul in patience for a few moments when so short a period be- fore he had thought to wait at the gate of the court of love, a poor,
 
 Doubt never assailed his heart; what he should say ver.entered his mind. He did not try to reason out this or that, to analyze his joy. He felt | wonderful thrill go through him, and | realized that at last he had risen to complete mastery of himself. Love, working through one of the sweetest of womanldnd, had wrought the miracle. -'..
 The music was silent when Miss Densmore placed her hand upon Ros- siter's arm, but there were several | couples promenading, with whom | they fell into line. As they passed | an open window a gentle breeze l touched their faces and lifted ever so lightly the lace about Miss Dens- nore's throat. She glanced out in- to the night, and Rossiter's gaze fol- lowed hers.
 How like the evening of the hop dance!" she exclaimed, 1.-the moon light and the whispering of the leaves! Do you remember?" "Remember!" echoed Rossiter; ''in- deed do. There are some seats up- on the campus,'' he continued; "shall we not go out for little as we did 1 then?"
 "Yes, if you wish il" she said.
 Tn an ash cluster, a few yards l across the sward and directly oppo- site the gymnasium, they discovered an unoccupied bench reaching from tree to tree.
 Rossiter did not hesitate, did not now hang back, did not trifie with his fate. He had done with indecis- ion forever.
 "I wonder if you ever dreamed" he began, as they seated themselves, "that your cousin once interrupted me when I was on the point of telling you the story of my life--and some thing else?''
 Miss Densmore did not reply.
 "I would like to tell you the story now," continued Rossiter-"that iss if I may, and then"
 But suppose I know" interrupted Miss Densmore, ''since you have as- sured me you were not masquerading when ! met you? Suppose I have guessed it?"
 With her fine sensitiveness, she kA ea qz-yS aof erh be humiliating confession. He was not, however, in mood to spare him. self
 "Not at all!" he cried. "why, was an outcast, common vagabond!"
 ''Never quite that!" she remon- strated, "But whatever you were, you are your better self again. You have conquered"
 Conquered" he repeated fervent- ly; ives, thanks to you, my love, to you! Can you," he went on, his voice growing husky with emotion, twill you help me to be the conqueror still?"
 "I will," she answered simply, and there was an infinite trust and ten derness in her tone.
 Their hands met and their lips, Within the music burst into jubilant air; above, there was rythmical rustic among the leaves as the breeze swept them aside and let the moon light crown the final scene in Ros- atDr's regeneration.
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