The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-25

10 IHul great IOunihin ~ uir
park; to see the moonlight shining on
the water. There ! will tell yen why
1 go away, Come, let us go to the
fountain" he concluded rather abrupt
ly.
Half an hour later they crossed the
stone-paved square In the midst Of
which q fountain played refreshingly,
sending up into the air tall Jets OF
water that fell back with a cool
splash into the great basin and. rip
pied away softly to its outer rim.
"Ah, what a relief to escape the
noise Of the city streets ~ exclaimed
Eleanor, seating herself on the stone
seat that surrounded the basin. Now
tell me what you are going to do
when you go back to France?'
II? Oh. my uncle. he offer me q
very fine position in his business In
Paris with re great saiery-and
must not refuse. And so / 60 for
some years But think cannot live
always, there" edH
"NoT she questioned. st is your
home. You ought to be contented."
II love my country" he said, "oh,
more than can say. But what
makes home? 1t Is those we love-
is it not so?"
"But you have told me Of your
mother and sisters, and Of the happy
life you led together"
"Ah, yes; and delight to think Of
meeting them again. And ] shall
make my mother more comfortable
than she has been for many years.
1t viii be great JOY to me-"
81 am sure It WILL" said the girl.
rising and leaning over the basin OF
the fountain in the waters of which
there was dim. wavering reflection
Of her face lie Visconte rose and
stood beside her
what a dreary place this would be
in winter" murmured Eleanor with a
little shudder.
"But it Is now summer and you VIII
not come here In winter"
mo" she replied with laugh.
"Tm not likely to-"
| A silence followed, broken present
ly by lie visconte, who said ina low
voice:
Miss Dean, 1t has been q joy to me
to know you. You have made my life
happier. / wish to tell you this and
to say that shall think of you-ah,
when will you not be in my thoughts?'
Eleanor was silent.
81 cannot hope that you will very
much miss me when go away. But
II
"Not miss your she exclaimed
, with sudden energy. "You who have
: been friend to me; almost the first
: made in this great, desolate city
I You who have done so much TO make
! the six months have been lsere hap
py Why should not miss your II
is not fair of you to doubt it." she
concluded, mist Of tears gathering
before her eyes.
/ She felt his strong fingers close
over her hand as it grasped trem
, blingly the edge of the stone basin
She did not withdraw 1t, and hi
raised 1t and held it against his
' breast.
|, "Wnl you turn your face to mer
J, he pleaded gently, and as she did sc
and lifted her eyes, still luminous
e with tears to his, he went on softly
. zone dream has been mine since
first saw you-that you might som'
;. day love me well enough to be m!
g wife. When find today that ] mus
90 back to France, think of all tina
: has passed between us, and see no
q one leetle sign, that You love me
: Like me. yes--but that is not enough
SO, think If she cares, It is but
!. Ieetle and she would not leave he
d country for mine. She will forget me
1 soon. i win say nothing. But, oh
dear heart, my love is too strong! i
d will speak. 1t says that you are M
" dearest on earth--that life withou
y you Is bitter-bitter. 1t cries out tina
/ we belong to each other, and some
v thing most precious that / see in You
a dear eyes tells me that You would no
r wish me to be forever silentf'
The fountain splashed and sparkle'
9 in the moonllght--how many time
e had it overheard such words before
y land the sound of laughter an
d voices in distant part Of the squar
t rose and fell unsteady. 81
"well," said Mrs. Franklin at dir
e ner, ten days later, Il suppose tn
Y happy couple are far out at sea, p
= this time I can't for my life undel
e stand his infatuation. She's net eve
e pretty--hadn't cent in the world no
I relative to leave her anything--jus
y poor, ordinary struggling creature.
Y II always found Miss Dean d pei
z feet lady" interrupted Mrs Fraze
stoutly. "She worked hard and pal
4 her board regular. And she's prett
Z as a picture. Sarah" to the wal
y ress, 'fetch that bottle Of claret."
Z "Oh, Mrs. Frazer" insinuated MIR
Z Franklin, archly. what about pr
y hibition; how
"The occasion warranted an effort
"A responded the landlady, oracularl.
= Ladies and gentlemen, we will drin