The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-07-25
"A FALSE
LOVER
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Ny namo IL Rosamund Fairlight,
and liye with an aunt. who has
brought me up since was nve years
Of age. ,6
Now. when this story. opens. Aunt
y Mercy was about 30 years Of age. and
was 10. ! was about to appear at
my contingent party, and very excited
l was In consequence. Just the day
before the party she said might wear
her pearls. She showed them to me.
and said they were OF almost fabulous
value, and could with difficulty be
matched by any jeweler In New
York. She further told me that she
meant to leave them to me in her
win.
Besides the pearls she had many
other jewels, which she said she
/ would show to me by and by; but the
string of pearls, whish ! was to wear
on this suspicious occasion, were in
themselves OF 80 dazzling an order
that gave no thought to anything
beyond them.
II was at my first dance that l met
Mr.. Frank Joscelyn. He was a
4 stranger in our town. and we girls
were very much taken with his APP
pearance, for he was tall and dark,
and had fascinating, semi-foreign
way about him. The moment he en-
tered the dancing.roem saw his eyes
light upon me. and very soon after
wards he begged for an introduction.
happened to have dance to spare,
which l gave him, and finally he
danced two or three extras also with
Nme; and before the evening was over
had told him about the pearls, and
0bw precious Aunt Mercy considered
Them.
II can quite believe It." he said in a
gentle voice; and then he added,
bending towards me, but they're not
nearly as beautiful as the person who
wears them"
That first meeting 10 an old story
now, and must hurry on to what
followed. ~
Mr. Joscelyn called at Aunt Mercy's
house on the following day, and had
long chat with her He told her
quite boldly that he was a relation,
and he proved this both to her salts
faction and NINE He was the son of
a cousin OF hers-who had also been
her best friend-who had married and
gone to South Africa many years ago.
After this there was no reason for
Frank Joscelyn She called him by
his Christian name, and invited him
to come and stay with us. AS for me,
] must honestly confess that lost
my heart to him.
liked him very much indeed; and
one day, when we had known each
other for couple of months-he was
still staying on with Aunt Mercy, al
though he fully intended going back
to Johannesburg in the autumn-he
asked me again IL 1t was true that my
aunt mea y some day to leave me her
pearls.
"YeS ,she has said So replied.
week later. to my great amaze
mem Mr.. Joscelyn asked me II I
wov d marry him. OF course. loved
iniAf' with all my heart and soul; and |
said Yes" without a moments hest
tation. To my delight Aunt Mercy
was pleased when she heard of our en-
gagement.
There are many reasons why
would have asked something different
for you, Rosamund,' she said, for al
though | am much attached to Frank
would rather you married a man who
w.uld have kept you In the old coun-
try; but l hope I am not selfish
enough to stand in your way. win
certainly give you to Frank; and this
very evening ] will write to my
cousin Mary Joscelyn to tell her OF
the strange coincidence which brought
her son to our doors, and who now
wishes to take my niece away with
him as his wife"
The next day Frank made curious
request.
ibid not Aunt Mercy promise to
leave you all her jewels, Rose?"
YES" I replied. slightly knitting
my brows. THAT is, after her death"
"But the old lady has no use for
them. Why shouldn't she give them
TO you asa wedding present? Is there
sny difficulty?"
Il wouldn't ask her." replied. You
haven't the least idea how she prizes
them. Besides, what right have to
them? People don't ask for presents
presents OF that sort. from those
they love"
But that is just what they do. I
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