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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1889)
WEST SHORE. nniverxary (if her r.-xctie from oli ocean. Aunt Cclia ' spared no pains (imcerhing her protege's toilet ami nothing lovelier could I- imagined than the picture he made ax she pre ntcd herself in the litttt-r dress-ihg-nx.m fr invtinii and t-rittcif m. Notliinji coulil have U-cn lttcr-d fmni tin golden curls grnm-d ho ta'Oifnihgly aliv. tin- white brow to the t.x-softhc lainty hlne silver-bin lied slipTs that matched so charmingly the toilet of the name hue. She wore only : rhtiii white anl pale pink " tt young for jewels." Aunt (Vim said. " Next to Caroline, I'm sure Arthur will pronounce you the l.iveliiKt girl irent," remarked Mrs. IrnK-r cautioiixly. "U-x he admire Minx Cramer no miieh ?" asked Pet with a midden uimeconntahle pain at her heart. "(If entirw you know a man is always hliml to iiuM-rfei tiomt in the woman he love and in to marrv. Now think Caroline in a trillc too dark for a woman," wax the earee atixw.T What ei.uM lx' the matter, the young girl wondered, that xhe.ar.-d little f..r her beautiful dothcx now, and that xhe felt tired and wixhcl it were all over with. Certainly not what had Im-n said of Mixx Cramer, for had nhe not kimwti all the year that her couxin wax attentive to her, and that hi mother wa pleased that it should U- no ? lint that he wan really to marry her, he had not thought far ax that. Aunt (Ylia. watching her furtively, saw the sun light f,ide ..tit of the pink fa. and ' sort of xhadow Chi p into the inuoelit l,le eye. " A lu.lv hit." she mentally remarked, "hot that I don't We the itt,. wit.h inyJf." The n. arine. and heart m khcx did hot leave Yt even when, Ut.r, Arthur lraxr l.nt over her will, eye. xhii.ii.g with admiration-, xoiuethii.g .nHT and whi..hN: "v,, ,,, v,m ntv ,mUM yond ..mMn.n-the ,. fjr ,,, jn u me " " lUide. Mix. Cramer." xl,e put in airilv; hut h-r hp trvmhlcd. and h-r cU i hanged fitfully "The,e,!" he mutt. red , )..,( hix In-ther x Voi.r broke in " Arthur, I need y,. here a mo,,,, ,,,, pi,,. "C. ha, I no t the , ,.f , , fr.tl. l(, rtnvt a I wax muring up, , j,mte, lin j,, ,,Hli(;lll n father l.d I Werv College, hum., though he Wax xeveral year my remark-l Mr ra,xr a. he joined hi! Wife "What i. hi. ...me. , i, ir (f . lUj,ut It i. .akwaH to km- nothing of , guet " "II.. name t. t;,.ttw,.x-,f ;,.,u, , M hi. marital relation.. im M lgIIrilIt, v1jnM.,r TU arrival ,.f ,, intormpt..! the u.nv, rMtio,, and Mr. r.,-r for, ,! MlX it uui, ,( f j presented a distinguished looking individual and pro nounced the name " fiettwood." At a glance the hostess saw that the son of her bus hand's old friend was well worth cultivating; and Aw turned graciously and introduced " Miss Mason, niv neice." As the stranger's eye rested on Pet, he turned deathly white, and voice and hand trembled. It wa only for a moment however; but Arthur, watching him, frowned darkly. " Struck ! I guess. Confound 'em all 1 Who is he anyhow ? Some old bach or widower I suppose," he muttered to himself. An hour later the same irate youth excused himself from Miss Cramer's side and stole noiselessly into the conservatory. He listened. A low passionate voice Ixy.m.l a pyramid of oleanders and cypress vines wan saying : "Only promise me ma ricrr that you will be my wife. With such happiness I could forget all the sad past; and it has been sad, moil Dim, how sad ! Rut soon I shall go hack to sunny France, and resume my tille, and mil p-titt will go with tne ?" It was M. I,e(irand'g voice. Hreathlcssly Arthur waited for Pet's answer. '"Dear Monsieur, I pity you so, your life has lam such a sad, lonely one; but I can not 1c vour wife Hi! I w ish I mild." " Mm )iVh .' y.m can, and you must. If you refuse me I will be sl.rping in death liefore the Hiinrise." "h, Monsieur ! don't say such dreadful things." "Then save me, Madainoiselle! Save me. My life is in your hands. Say you will lx mine." In his eagerness to catch Pet's answer, Arthur leaned ti far forward, and a small urn of choice lillies f' ll with a crash to the ll.sir. The startled lvers ipiickly returned to the ball room, but Arthur was there Wore them looking as in ditlerent ax jasih,. under the circumstances. As soon pra. ti. able be invited his cousin to entertain a few friends-who esHrially revested it with the violin. 1 '' """'Klit she s.i.,h1 relieved as he drew her hand I'i arm ,i, 1...1 her nwav from Monsieur U (irand The xmall ba. k parlor to which thev repaired was "..n crowded, among then-st were Pn.f.'tiettw.Kxl and Mr lrnr. "Hive you another violin in the houw ?" skd 'tie former of his ht. " 1 "'""k s.v-nd by t. wayi mVpm yoll j. "" v-"T father's ,!,.! aWitVi Arthur( Hn. ""''nnstni,,,,,,,. hc R(1(K turn.n(? UnAfi i',':"' h" ,Un1 "and the Prof, will accompany ... ; , , U"" r U) 'k at the la-ginning, they