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" LOVE COXQUEKS.
IT iue AfTiior. of t.nonA ruo9.at9
, 'A liOSB IN' THOItNS," KTCt
Ciiapuu X. 1 1 1,
a lovely nu'ruiiijr, clour
It was a lovely nioruiiij,', clour suJ
cloudioss. Tlio wiiulu parly nt Klue
Clyde iiitd d'-citl-il uioutt long ridu tiud
drive around lh country. Lady Cuiiru.
wood bud ikcilm J. I.ady Pynt rods
flue lione tnut sue lud brought with ber,
and Lady Liliua rodn Lord Churuwuod'a
famous lluu ii le Kill. Tiie heiress exci'lled
M a borsovvoiinu) ; mid tier Ix-uutiful liurr
was never neon to belter aiivantago tbau
on lioraobuek. The youug Iuko, CitpUiu
Lormo, and Vane formed uer Moorl, wblW
Lord Cuuru wood rode vUU Lsdy Kayne
The sweet air was full of frusrauce. Tuey
rode along rouds wUi-reull trees inotover.
bead and formed uu artli of green leave,
and tltrough lovely jireen lanen, wberf
flower grew In lovely bedgeiws, and thf
toft sweet grass under their feet vr a likf
g carpet.
! Vane found himself by the side of I.adj
Liliiw. fehc could not have beeu Ulndei
to hi in; tUo sunlight was not brighter tliae
he. She never once avoided him, never
turned from him. In vuln the young Duke
of Raynfort triid bin bent to rngrow her
and attract her attention; it wa titclws.
In vain did the Captain display his supe
rior horsemanship, and try to engage, her
in conversation. All her smiles and her
favora were for Vane. lie saw It and It
bewildered him. Could it be possible nf.
ter all that ahe had relented, and that she
cared for him? The very thought of it
made his heart beat wildly, and sent a
glow to hi factf.
All at once he awoke fro'irl his dream.
Where wan he? Tlioro stood tbo row of
beautiful lime-trees, thre was the drop
clear river, there the mill-stream with its
rush of wuter, and thmo ah, Heaven,
there stood the pretty gray fnrnvhone
With Its veil of flowers and foliage I A
ttlst seemed to come before his eyes and
for a short time to hide it all. He was at
borne again at tlio Meadow Farm, the home
be had left so long before to become a gen
tleiuun. Lady Lillas turned her fac-e to
biro.
"Look at that pretty picturesque spot I"
be said. "That is my Ideal nf a farm
house. Look at the Imney-oiiokle round
the windows, and the white pigeons whirl
ing rouud. flow pretty the cows look
drinking trom that clear pool t I am so
warm and so thirsty! I wonder If they
would give me a glass of inllkf"
The Duke of Kaysfurt laughed.
' "Yes," he answered, "I am sure they
would, and remember your visit all their
lives."
"I can picture the inside," said Lady
Lllias. "It is just like one of the interi
ora of the old Dutch painters a clean
kitchen, with everything shining and
bright, a kindly clean house-mother, a ta
ble with a white cloth, a homely brown
jug. It was worth riding all the way for.
What do you say, Mr. Vibart? Shall we
try to get some milk? Look atj that pleas
ant old-fashioned garden with its sweet
peaa all in flower I I should like to walk
there. Do you think the good people would
mind?"
Vaiie was white to the Hps white he
knew, with cowardly shame and tear. He
bated himself for It. Vet, with the young
Duke and the gay worldy Captaiu along
ilde, with Lady Lilias'a proud beautiful
face smiling on him, be could no more have
spoken than he could have flown. lie
longed to say, "This is my home. I was
born Lore. I am a son of the house.
Laugh, sneer As you will, I am not asham.
ed of iu" Those thoughts were in his
mind, and the words came to his lips; but
be had not the moral courage to utter
them.
"What do you think, Mr. Vibart?"
asked Lady Lilian. "Would those good
people receive us?"
lie turned away his face lest she should
ice its pallor. Tnere on the other side was
the old sweet, familiar rush of the mill
stream it seemed to sing to him with a
thousand voices that this was borne. He
Waa compelled to answer bur.
"I am suro they would be pleased to see
you," he said, in a strange hu.-ky voice.
Will you not accompany me?" she
asked, half surprised, half pained at his
manner. f
-I I would rather not," ho replied
low'y; and the youug Duke, seeing bis
Chance, said
Lady Lilian, I am even more anxious
thau yourself to see the interior of what
1 am sure is a picturesque old house,"
They dismounted, and Vauo watched
them enter the house where the first lew
years of his life Had been HKMit. Some of
the men iu the (arm-yard came forward
and utu-nded to the hores. Lord (Jliaru.
wood uuil Lady Kayim joined the party,
laughingly Uei i i ing th .t a glass ol milk
would bo the most welcome thing they
Could have.
Vane leit his horse with tlio others and
W..l.ed to soiiih little ditanec His heart
was lorn witti loveaud regret. Never had
the star of nope shone so brighily bctore
bun, never had tho lignt of love lalleu on
biiu ho fully. It M-umetl to liim, although
bo hardly dared to believe it, that the
beautilul proud lady he had loved so long
and so nupeloK'iy was beginning to care
for him at last, and that slic was unbend
ing to liini iu her prou.l gracious fashion.
11 ' ju-t now winio sue was lelruiug to
love him perhaps he made known his
birth and parentage, that would steel her
agaiuit him. Vet he loved his early home.
Ail the manhood and eouragu in him rose
in ho reoellion against his silence. Uut
to speaii was toloo his love, or to lose tne
bope that was growing from it a hope
far dearer tnan his I He.
He stood once niore by the miiWresm.
How It all ennio back to Iilm. 'J'U sunlit
morning when Sir Iiiye Vibart Tad tirt
spoken to him about the boat I How much
'bad happened to him since thm! One
by one tlio honors which he had received
passed through bis mind. He had left
borne a poor unknown boy. Now he held
every fair jift of ttie world In bis hand
The week before he came to King's Cljffe
Sh Have Vibart, having no children, no
kindred, had formally made his will. In his
favor, and had adopted him as bis heir.
lie had left hi in the Cue estate or Lul
worth, with all the money he had accumu
lated; he had lett him all he had In the
world, so that he would be an excellent
match for any lady in the land, so far as
money went. He remembered that as he
food with the sound of the mill-etreatn in
fcl ear.
lie looked across the Holds. There In
the far-off meadow they called it the oak.
teadow, when be was a child w ith bis
(ray head bent and bis tall figure droop
ing, be saw his father busily at work, and
bis brother Desford helping him. His
Wart warmed to them; be longed to go to
tl em, to throw his arms around bis father's
reck, and cry out to him that be loved
fclm, that he was not sliam-dof him. But,
If be did so, w hat of his love, what or La
dy Lllias? lie eould not lose ber; be
would rather have died a hundred deaths.
It la a false petition be said to blra
elf. "If I bad ny life to live over sfla.
I would avoid it. 1 have a piu e, amongst
the gnat people cf the world; and yd, if
Uiy birth and origin were known, they
would deelii.e to us-oci.Ke w lib r.ie. Lady
Lllias would. 1 remember what he said
about fanner's sons.''
Then he saw the whoi par! returning.
He walked with Mow slep down the Ian,
and sud.lei.'., to liu- surprise, lie s.w l.udy
Lilin talking to a n.ost beautiful fciii
picture of healthy blooming hui try reali
ty with a tall, litho rounded tlgurefull
of supple puce, a shapely howl pieudly
set ou grand should- r. a daru handsome
faoe glowing with health, fresh red lips,
teeth whiter than pearl, dark bright ef,
and duky rippling hair a girl whoe
beauty took hiu by surprise; and, looking
at ber, he rtcognied his sister Kate, who,
year before, had hung round Lis nN k and
begged bitn to leave heme to be made a
gentleman. How well he retrml-rf d it,
and lion bis heart went out to her! Lady
Liliaa was talking kindly to her; and Kate
held a bunch of sweet honeysuckle in her
baud, which hd evidently been gathered
for her ladyship.
He taw auotber thing to the Puke
of lUjifort was looking at her with admi.
riug eyes, and Vane trembled with impo
tent rage. The Duke, w hlle Lady LilUs
walked on, stayed In-hind; he begged sonic
of the honeysuckle; and K'r, with a
bright blush and Cattcied smile dimpling
ber face, gave 11 to ttm. "I hen ar d the sight
of It enraged Vane the Duke laughingly
touched the lovely face with bit finger, and
Vaiie knew that he was saying something
about the beautiful color tf it. At thai
moment he could have struck tbe young
Duke to tl.f earth. He gave ore quick
glance around, but could not lee hi moth
er. His heart was heavy and sore in spite
tt the mile with which I.ady Liiiss greet-,
cd LiUl,
"How ill vou look, Mr. Vibait 1" tt
said. '-I could not imagine why you would
not go in with us. Why did you rot tell
nie you were illJ"
II is bands trembled and Lis H; r quiv
ered; be was filled with a sense of unwer
tkiuess that was gall and wormwood to
him. Vet wist could he do?
"Let us walk on for a few minutes,''
fcaid Lady Lillus. Y'bat a lovely lane this
is I I shall sketch that pretty picturesque
farm-house some day before I lortve King's
CI) He, Look at this beautiful honey
suckle!" he held it out to him, and fce, knowing
where it had grown, IWt that tbe touch ol
tbe tender, gracttul tr-mlrils, w s as the
touch of hot fiame to Itiui. She smiieil as
kite continued.
! knew it vva a model larm-houfe. Ev
erything in the kitchen was bright and
shining, just as you see it in those wonder
ful Dutch pictures; and the mistress wa
a clean comely woman, so kind and nice in
her manner."
If she bad known, if she had but dream
ed that she was his mother I Still smiling,
she leaumed
You will be sorry too that you missed
another treat. 1 saw the prettiest girl in
that farm-house that 1 have ever seen in
uiy lite tuch a rosy, dimpled, blushiDg
face. She rr minded me of a May morning
and eveythin? In the world most s-eet. 1
do not believe you are interested-"
The eyc that met hers were o full of
pain that Lady I-ilia' came to the conclu
sion that h wn sufl'-ring deeply, and she
said no more.
The same night tb Duke of Hajsfort
said to Captain Lormf
"I shall oil at tbe Meadow Farm again.
The girl we saw there is the most beauti
ful I have ivcr seen."
"Not so beautiful as Lady l.Hias," re
plied the Capta'n.
"Much more to my ta'te. I like those
dark faces with a ro'C-blooiu. I shall call
there again, lor the girl's face haunts
me."
Chatter XIV.
A moonlit night and such a moor. I It
hung like a clear lamp in the blue sky,
and the golden stars surrounded it s
ciurticrs do a queen. The dinner was
over at King's C!;Gc. Lady Fayr.e had
delighted every one with her magnificent
singing. Tempted by the lovely moon,
light, ir,any of the guests bad gone out in
to the grounds. Lady Faync was talking
sentimentally to the young Di:ke; Captain
Lorme woid have fain don' the name
thing, but Lady Lillas would not listen.
The moonlight lay like a silver veil over
the fair earth, making tlf uibt almost as
blight and clear ai day; th- water thrown
up from the fountains was like silver; and
the tall trees threw graceful shadows ou
the gras.
During dinner there bad been some eon.
ver-ation about the pretty farm-hou'-f, and
Vane had li-tcucd with inexpressible
pain. He hated the talsc colors uud'r
which he appeared, yet he could nut
change r.iatt rs now. lie knew that Sir
Have would be. greatly displeased if he
did' so, as one of the conditions of his adop.
tiou had been that he should give up
home. Vane tell miserably unhappy, and
wished he b id never ac ej.ttd LordCliarn.
wood's invitation but th'-n be wo'ild not
have seen l.udy I.iiiu,and she wss so kind
and so graci'ius to hiui. He awoke fr ru bis
rcveiio t liud Lady l.iliai was near him.
White lilies were in the d-'jd gold of ber
hair and in her dress of white silk with
rich trailing laces, diamonds sparkled on
her lovely arms and neck, and ;i smile was
on ber fa -e sweeter, Vane thought, than
tuu face of woman ever wore belore.
"What are you thinking ubout so deep,
ly, Mr. Vibart;1" sbo ake,l. I have been
watching you for the last live minutes; you
look really as tbo".eli you would never
smile again."
As she spoke, she waUed slowly from
tbe long French wind w on to the terrace,
and he followed her. He watcued her as
she drew over her should, rs a wrapper of
white cashmere witu golden fringe. '1 hero
iu the moonlight her beauty gained fresh
radiance, lor the light fell fu.l upon ber
charming lace and golden hair. She seem
ed to expect tout he wouid accompany
her.
"Kvery one prefers the moonlight," she
said. "We are not singular in our tuste."
In a few minutes they had reached the
gardens where the lilies stood in thick
clusters and the odorous roes tilled the air
with perfume.
"You look like the queen of the lilies,'
laid Vune abru) tly ; "and as for me, Lady
Liiias, my ieaou is going agaiu, uiy
lenses are leaving mel"
There was no anger in the fair fwe.
"lieniiud me, will you, or my folly," ho
went on "remind uie Uiat you are as far
above me as the stars, bend uie away
with cold and cruel ridicule, send uie from
you with bitter worus, for 1 love you ou,
Heaven, how 1 love you and how utter,
ly in vaiu 1"
But no rebuke was In the sweet proud
lip, no scorn was in the beautiful eye.
He saw a warm tremulous fluu wnicb ruse
eveu to the roots ol her hair ue leu
der wistful smile iu her eyes; auU ue wm
bewildered.
seiid rue away, Lady Lllias, while t
bave itreugth to go," be said. "Could
auy uaa aerp aaue while you luille oo
kindly? I love you. Jka I aloud hero I
could worhipou! The moonlight lies
on your gulden hoirar.d ki-ses vour beau,
tiful ra. -nt), bap li.-bl ! Tbe sweet
night wind earis-s you and stim the
white l.li" 'U wa:, ah, happy wind!
For one Uu iiof eur w Lite baoos I would
die! It is worse Ih.tn madness, ibis out-
ixniriiij,; end tin away while 1 have the
I strtngth to gnl"
i Put no w.-rd ciiae tern ber lip, wl.ieb
i had tt'O'V.'i !Ml;fill )!.
j Y'U n iil i.ever fotgive u,e. I.ady Lilia.
j lianiK l help it. I love you so well that,
j sla iisieg here titi r t!. night sktc. I
J ci :r to oii tb.-'t for ore tovit g word from
iiurlips I woiini die I would die," be
repeated; and l.l von e died away in a long
- low sob.
i Had bf tone m..'. or was he dran ing?
, A whit band, on wbcb r.ro gems shone
in the moonlit! wa laid upon his, and a
I sweet voice wliis; ered to him
, "Y(,u ,l not die."
1 l or one moinert Lis brain re)ed and he
i thought be should swoon. Sbe was so
I rear to him tlat the sweet subtle odor of
the lilies she wore reached him o near,
i that Ltr fase was rloi-c to his.
( "I will go to-roorvow," be aaid: and his
, voice was heavy with tears, "You will
, forgive me you will bar with my folly.
I To-morrow I will go, and 1 will pray
Jieavrn tfver to hnng me near to jou
i agsin."
, " ou need i.ot go," whispered the sweet
. voire agaiu.
, the cever forgot the cry that came from
1 his 'lips a cry of wonder, pain, fear, aud
i love.
I "You do tot wean to be cruel to me
I you mean to It kind ai.d gracious; but
j your words are ?wn.ut j-oison. You do
l net understand how ycu tvit..re Jut-"
t Shi laid her o'.brr bf.r.d upon bis.
j "I am net the ore who des not ur.dr.
I kia;id,J'' ilt said snyly ard sweetly. She
j ient tur shapely bead nearer to him, her
( lace crimson, her eves .trooping from bis.
t You will not uimI rst a i.d!'-' the interro-
l gated.
i "1 I dare n!!'' be cried. "You told
, u,e that it could rever t you sent me
I away you left me with my heart crushed,
i vvd asyou ltd i rusb'd the meadow-sweet
I in our bands!''
Listen to me," sue said. "I am my
i that I rushed the meadow-sweet. I wli-h
J that I bad it in my b:.i!s row - fresh and
jilting."
J J lieie wae a note of p.i'n in ber voice,
ana'be beard it, W!;.i ,ould it infan?
j II ;rfubled like a leaf in the vi ind.
j "If," Mie continued, "l bad tbe mead
I OA-sweet iiow, I would i.el crush it; and,
I if you said tbe same wor.i now, I should
' answer tlx n d;fb rentiy.'-'
t lie could not believe it., although both
I of her bands w ;e upn bis, umi her face
: was clow t bin'.: aliicugh s.'h was lo-ik-
ing at him wild infinite U i, derm ss, ami
i ihe very light of love was in ber face and
tliitiing in her eyts, be could not believe
it.
"Do you i.oderttand now" she said
gently; and heanswertd her almetrough-
j "If 1 were to find tbis a. test, a dream "
I "It is neithr." she replied earnestly.
j "Why will you not believe?"
, "Bccausej" be cried in a voice shaken
with passion, "it is incredible) I'ecause
! I bave never, liom the first moment I saw
i you, bad any bopel because- Ob,
Heaven, cm it be true V
It is trui1, tne wbispcred ; "and yon
mu-t never call nie the proudest girl in
England again. 1 will tell von the truth.
1 loved y..u even when I sent you away;
but I would not own it even to myself I
would not admit it. 1 acquired the habit
of saying over aud over to myself, It will
not do,' until I really grew to believe that
it would not do. I found out my mistake
utter I bad sent you away. 1 found that,
though I hold as my ow n almost every
good gift, they were almost u-eless to me
becuuse 1 had not love. 1 found that I
bad scut away with you the happiness of
my whole life. I should never have sent
fo"r)ou; but 1'rovideucC has brought you
back to me. I have mourned in my Heart
fw: you as people mourn for the dead.
Nov? do you believe me Vane?"
She never torgot the cry of rapturous
delight that came from biui, nor the sud
den joyful radiance that overspread his
lace.
"I believe it at last 1" he cried.
"Thank Heaven, thank Heaven I" and his
whole frame trembled. "Forgive ine," lie
said; yon do not know what it is to inc. 1
feed as though i were coming from death
to life. O.i, my darling, my love, how ehall
I thank your'
He whispered bis thanks. is be gathered
ber to him aud kisscti the beautiful face
that he nfter drcumed would rest upon
bis breast. A few moment allerwardrt,
when his passionate love-words) had died
away, she said to him
"You are trembling still, Vimr."
"I have not real, zed it ( t," ho an
t.cered. "I have never bud ar.y hope La.ly
Lilian '
"Are you p'.ini.' to call me il.ady I.il-la"-,'"
she int'rupted, ".ifier all th" nice
pr tly l iud things 1 h.ive -aid to yi.:i? It
corns very formal. When pipa i-- pb'isid
w ith Hi" . be call l;ie I.ily.' "
"He must call ... ;i -Lir.' a, ,,) then."
suid Van . "I am I ry leg to r- ali.e it , but.
I tnnn.it. I le, 1 (1 ii ,! ii r i j h'.iude I, if
though I ba l bee-) .. . k i r t ir at t!. SUM.
b, Lily, sweet, can it be true that you
Pn e me'
"I do love you," sbe i p
"Can it be true that
Wife?"
.1.
11 will
be my
"Yes, If you nsn me," she atiswir' il.
"I'ut, Vane, you have tn.t aKeil in: jet."
He. drew the beautiful bead do-vn upon
bis brea.t."
"Will you fo my wife, my 'cloved?" le
ashed. 'I lie answer contented bim.
Half an hour nil. ritar. ti.ey were still
by the lilies in tbe lie hIL li!, a:rl he w.s
slowly beginning to iiii.J. i.-i. ind bis 1 o-i-tion.
"What will Lord Audley say?" ho ask.
ed.
Lady Lilins laugiied.
'lie will say l.i.it I base (bo-, ti ivir!y
and well," she leplicd. '-It is an oil
pi ouii'e b;t ween us that be should give
Uie full ln.eny on th.it point, IJe I: .. .1
you very inueli, aud 1 lunik ho u til i; U -lighted."
"Wnat will tbe world f-? Ah, my
darii..g,lhe world will nay you have turo u
yourself away !"
"1 am content," she rep'i. d. "I shall
have love and bappiuexs will) Vou. I
suould h.tva neither vay fr i.u jou,"
And In lli..t h.ur of supt i.ie lili-s arid
triuuipii he never gaveon tooi.giit to the
One secret ot his lite. Her love had graced
' lit nt aud plaecd hi n ly her i J'. In me
warm to of hit triumph b forgot that ue
W& keeping out seciet fioai her.
iu Ue CuHtiittttd.
Grtffgrs' Giyoonna 8alwe.
The bent on earth can truly he said of
Griirir' Glycerine Solve, whieh Is a me -ure
I for cuts, brui.es, sealjs. hnrns, wound, and
I til oilier orp. Will positively cure pile.
U-Uer and all nkin eruptious. Try thia won
j der healer. Valiefaetion cuarnnlred or raoiii;y
refunded. Only 25 cents, of K. Y. Urigga.
FLOWF.KS IN NF.W YORK.
A oiiiplleated IliiNlnesa-A I'retty little
Koinanee.
"The flow or Lulnis is a rathor cu
rious one, and a little more complicat
rd than ono would at lirt suppoMo,"
said an old uorit, as ho deftly twined
a spr:iy of sruilax in and around a
bunch of ro- . w) that lines of delicate
lT.i?n Hcparated tho rich colors.
How so?"
"Why in kcojiinp a stock on hand
which will pratify a variety of tastes.
It is easy enough to have an abundiinco
of the fiu-hiotiahlo flowers, even though
tho fashion seems to change in flowers
just as it dcie-s in dress. Tho fashion
able Bowers are used, or course, in re
ceptions, lunches w here each lady ha
a bouquet placed at her plate, and in
funerals. Hut when you come to indi
vidual tastes, when ladies want flowers
to harmonize with their dresses, or
with their china, and when people want
their favorite flowers which perhaps
have gone out of fashion, why, vou cart
never tell what kind of a flower i.i
going to be asked for and that's where
the complication comes in. Some peo
ple wear flowers simply because Its
fashionable. Others love some particu
lar kind of flower, and want it whether
they wear it or not. Then, if yon
haven't got the flower, they get dis
pleased, and when they have a big re
ception tbey go to some other florist;
so, You see, we have to watch tho
private tastes of our customers. These
huds bore were all the rage two yrears
ftgd, and, although they are all out of
the fashion nor, wc have to kee.p a,
stock on hand for certain customers,
who call f ir them every day almost."
"How do ordinnrv b'ltskcts of flowers
ciir
Oh, from $.5 o $-'.r. sometimes
they run much higher. We sent ono
out not long ago which cost $160. You
can have no idea how the custom of
j sending flow ers has grown. All the
young people buy mem wnen tney can
afford it, and just now the wealthy
young men nre beginning to pour in
and pet flowers to send to their joung
lady friends who have Just gotten in
from the summer resorts. Whenever a
young man takes a young lady to a
party or to the theater a nice bouquet
is crie of the necessary accessories.
Flowt r-po ahead of all other gifts in
winning a woman's heart, ami every
vontiL jrallatit knows that."
j" "Why so?"
I "Well, nearly all women lovo
flowers, and there Is something so deli
cate, M much unsaid yet suggested in
flowers that the .simple gift of ono is
always appreciated bv a woman not
to speuk of the different sentiments
that are associated with different kinds
of flowers. It is very interesting to
note how difterently people, regard
flowers. Why, I can tell almost the
moment a woman enters whether hc ia
fond of them. Women who lovo
flowers always have sweet face, soft
ways and gentle- disjiositions. One of
(hat kiul rarely asks for tho fashion
able flowers because it is fashionable.
She loves flowers for their own sake,
and consequently she Is almost sure to
call for her favorites, whether in fash
ion or not. The woman who cares for
flowers simply because they aro fash
ionable, is generally one of tho cold,
haughty, airy kind. She will look
around critically, seize some flower and
pttil it out of the bunch, somotiiuoa
breaking off a leaf or catching ono of
its thorns in another rose and tearing
the petals. That's the dill'e.ience, you
see. The other lady handles them with
a srentlo caressing touch, almost aa if
they were human.
"Did you know that the ladies use j
floivers for perfumery? In France it is
very common, and it is getting quite
usiul in America. They take a bunch
of violets and plue them in the bosom
of the dress. .No manufactured Jxt-
! fume can vjv: up to the odor of tho
! flowers, jou know. Kvery morning,
I rain or shin-, hii old doctor comes in
hero, gets a Lunch of violets, unbutton
I his ve.-t, places them next his heart,
'and walks out- I often wondor if he
does it for the perfume. I guess it is a
ease of sentiment, however.
"The florist se- s plenty of pretty lit
tle romances. Very often a young
man has flowers nt to a certain hour!
'in tliis city every morning; then there
comes a hi;' order, the marriage, you
know,- and then tbev dwiud e down;
he comes less nni! ie often, until
filially he cciv-es itlto-etlmr. The old
tale, Vou know. l,a-l spring I used to
uotieo a couple ro'iig by here., a lino
iiiaiilv young fellow ami n girl pretty
ii'il !.t':iitv, wi'li lotely brown hair
a:n! dark bine i The. didn't know
acli
-,Vi'!!t
be :- .
Si'' !
conn
and i
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h:vl v
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oilier, but wbiMi Uu- young man
to bii- ne-s th- e-irl vva.- sure to
i.ewlii'r- ;i!-..i,nii w l.i i e she could
lim. H'' hwd ni'lit roiind the
r, and
..I 'eta
i.c 1 1 -1 1 to co. no in hero
o i e;;in r.i:ir li.ollowers
'1 'b- i -!i" would look up
H. itl as lie V.OIII IIOWII uie
One dnv tw l.e wi-iit by sho
up ::!! '-.lid to i:i": 'O, what it
. .1 A t
I,.,:
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- tell
. iiih:
kirvr
ho I..'
for
ow 1
(lieu ciTeleI ,', as slio
ai'.oli tin' flowers, 'I
is?' 1 cam? very near
tlio pivv.otis d.i.' tliO
:nl In en to ak me w ho
bad -Mt li-r some
Si,.'
wi-, are
How.
f:i in .
t ' i i n
s. Ai.'iu? a w-( k afterward sho
in wi li a friend, and 1 heard her
the friend liov somebody bifl
b-eri -ending Iht flowers every inorn
in, and -lie d.il wirb she uld lirid out
wh-iitwxs. Well, tii' b-t purl of it
r.!l enme afterward. Ouu morning ho
e.t:re in as u-uul. and the gardener book
hi'ii back into the eon-ert atiry.
U hV.v lie w ;is tiiere the girl entered and
stood near the counter looking t";trd
the wi'idow. 1'nx ntly he returned,
and as be staru d for the door briskly,
ho s.ii.l: "Well, send those flowers, a.-
ui::il, rp to -'1 street." Neither
knew tin- other w:w n'ar, and, heurin
t'.o number of her l.ou-o mentioned,
she turned around, and they met face
to face. Well, I never saw such aa
cibarrasMxI counie in all my daya.
Sbe had a big Jacqueminot near her
face, and it would have been hard to
tell which wa.s rddT, the rose or her
cheek, bhe turned to the flowers and
he passed out. They didn't come any
more, but not long ago I saw them
going by together. They both looked
in, and when they saw me he laughed
and she blu.sb.ed- A. Y. Timet,
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