The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-28
the third said, nodding family :,

ward the pace Wnere Peggy and
Captain Grahame, In unlooked.fo,
encounter, were salutlng each other
with elaborate II tremulous indleer.
ence.
"Oh! that couldn't be! Why,
Miss Barbara could not hang n ray
of objection anywhere about Peggy
She has grown up here--we know an
that is to be known OF her-her
mother Is the lovellest sweet LADY
and her grandfather almost tte
richest and quite the best man in ,ha
village
But her father-maJ be yru
have never heard that he fought
through the war on the other side
and all the time engaged to her
mother whom he had met at college
Harvard, think
Hush! There comes Peggy with
her grandfather and three beaux.
That must be interesting for Captain
Grahame. Peggy, dearest. aren't
you glad 4. is all over and tha.
everything went so superbly, Just az
you had planned?''
Peggy nodded with her most daz-
zling smile. All day she had been
very gay and high with those about
her. The cadets had wheeled for
the countermarch. Now they camo
trooping past the group in the shade
at the wayside. Again fate set the
captain of them where his sweet
hearts eyebeams must stream
straight into his heart. The poor
lad was no stole. He felt himself
color, and for 4 minute saw all things
blurred and dim, because, forsooth. a
young creature who did not come up
to his shoulder had waved her hand
at him and flung him rose from the
cluster on her breast.
The soldiers were out OF sight
the town folk for the most part we'll
homeward when Peggy who had lin
gered unaccountably and was Just
outside the cemetery gate, said hur-
riedly: "Oh, have forgotten some
thing; don't wait for me-" and ran
back before anybody could say
word She ran so OBVIOUSLY that
though they looked after her her
companions could not keep track Of
her.
When young Captain Grahame got
home to his delayed dinner he found
his aunt in wait for him with a most
unusual look in her eyes. She trem-
bled all over, too, and there was an
odd break in her voice as she bade
him sit beside her SO she might take
his hand.
John, | am wicked woman; l
have brought sorrow to one WHO is
but listen: l did go to the cemetery
today; after all the crowd had gone
l wanted to touch your fathers
shaft and read his name on 1t, and
the names of the battles he fought
in. l was just coming to it-stif,
hobbling, bent and withered Old
woman-when l saw a vision, some
thing white, with the motion of the
wind. 1t ran and knelt by my dear
grave, softly kissed some royal roses,
touched the blossoms to your faith
er's name, and hid them in the green
cry about the shaft. Then 1t said:
oh, Fathers up In heaven! surely
you two understand and forgive and
are happy. Please help John to be
happy can bear everything but
that"
1T was not wholly you." John
said wretchedly. II had too little
patience. l raved when I should
have soothed her; told her she did
not care for me, II she would le. scru-
pies of her fathers memory or any
thing come between us"
You have n. time to waste recall
Ing folly" Miss Barbara said So
verely. ~ shall never forgive you
If you do not go to her at once and
fetch her here, that l may ask her
pardon!''
Peggy came stately under her
mothers wing and peace was made
upon the instant. But the why and
wherefore Is still secret in Grays-
vile. Everybody knows though
that there will be brilliant wedding
very early in the fall.