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A Tale Told by Letters.
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The firelight lit up tho old bachelor's
faco with a ruddy glow. It flickered
over hie powdered hair and the carved
oak of his chair, breaking Into subduod
sparkles as It. met tho dlamqnds on his
Angers and tho silver buckles on his
shoes, and touching tho snow of his
rich lace rufllos with Its rosy light. It
was not bright enough to show tho
fine lines about tho old bachelor's
mouth and eyes, and tho thin hands
that might have tromblod wore clinched
upon tho arms of his chair. The blaze
lont a tint of health to his palo cheek,
nnd danced In his dark eyes. The fire
light was making the old bachelor
young again.
By his side stood a Bplndle-logged
table, holding a slender goblet of
Venetian glass, and a decanter, whoso
ruby contents showed well against the
dusky background of tho room. Be
sldo these lay a packet and a letter.
The old bachelor poured himself a
glass of burgundy, and bis fingers
trembled a bit as he held it up to the
light.
"Old." he said, "as old aa I. which
Blgnlflcs nigh unto that three score and
ten, which the good book tells us Is
enough. For mo, I say not so. Wlno
nnd mon, methlnks. grow better with
old age. Old books, old wine, old
friends, nnd of thoso last, none better
than Harry Lorlng, gone to rest a
sennight since. Here's to you, comrade
a bottor never cracked a bottlo for
good fellowship!. And now, to road
thy letter. Hal. What couldst thou
have to say to me which only thou
couldst toll when tho grave had hid
thee from mlno eyes?"
Unto Richard Oakley, Esquire, at his
place of Oakloy Orange, In tho village
of Oakley, In the county of York, by
the hand of my trusted solicitor, Henry
Vane these
Those well mayst ask thysolf what
need had I who once did live with thee
so close, to send a letter to theo from
the far side of the grave.
I had minded mo. never to toil thee
this, but now I am about to d1o, I must
needs ronder back to every man what
things I havo of his.
I do not ask thy pardon. I know
thou wilt not give it My sister Ara
bello died In her northern convent the
year she was eighteen, elso had my
secret sunk Into the grave with me.
The estate, thou knowest, never was
entailed, and so my father when ho
died, loft half to Arabollo and half to
me. She always was a pious wonch,
and till thou earnest down to Lorlng
court, sho sworo she'd tako tho veil.
But maids be proverbially of a change
ful temper, and It was not long boforo
I saw her of a different mind. And there
thou hast tho reason for my deed.
Farewell! Think of me kindly as
thou canst.
Thine carat while friend and comrade,
HARRY LORING.
The old bachelor's face was white and
tho hands which broke the black seal
of tho packet trembled piteously.
"After so many years," he almost
sobbed. "My little lass. My little lass."
Ho scarcely heeded the oval minia
ture that came.Hrsl. Its chain slipped
along his fingers, and It dangled in the
.firelight as he bent above the letters.
There were only four of them tho
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University
Stationery
"We have the University
Colors Embossed on Sta
tionery. Very fine paper
and several styles to pick
from. Athletic goods of
all descriptions. All the
new books. jt o
first three dated a week apart, the last
threo months later.
Mlno Own Dear Love:
'TIb with the greatest dread that I
Bit me down to pen my first love let
tor. Dread lest thou gay Bpark of
town mayst deem It illy writ and
countrified. I pray thee to forgive all
that thore be amiss therewith, and
think only of the love that tho writer
bears theo.
'TIb but a day since thou wast with
me, and yet, to me It seems a year.
The sunlight all has faded from the sky
trow thou hast taken It to London
with thee. I pray theo, send a little
of It back again, to her who Is
THINE ARABELLA
Mine Own Dear Love:
Thy letter has not come and now,
methlnks, I was distraught to think It
would, bo Boon. What time hath your
gay city gentleman for the writing of
lengthy epistles. Let It not trouble
theo that I long to hear, Dear Heart.
'TIb but natural a silly maid should cry
for what she can not havo. But send
me word anon, I prithee, for 'tis weary
waiting In this dull old home.
I mind my wheel and broidery frame,
tend to my pigeons and dream of my
loved In London town.
If I had a mother, or a sister, the
days might pass less heavily, but my
brother being busy with his hawks and
hounds, I am left over much alone, to
my sweet dream of thee.
How fair will that day dawn which
brings thee to me! Thou saldst It would
bo In June, when the Bward Is green
again and tho thrushes sing. I would
tho winter were behind me, and tho
spring were here.
I fear me this missive is less staid
than strict decorum would demand, but
I am a country lass, and know not
London ways.
Farewell! Dear Heart. Thou know
est that I am
THINE ARABELLE.
Mlno Own True Heart:
Now do I know that thou are indis
posed, and my heart goes out to thee,
sick and alone, with none but servants
by thee.
Would that I might tend thee, for
thou wouldst swear I was a better
nurse than any grey clad sister.
My brother is riding to the town, and
ho hath promised me to give this to
thlno hands, and when ho cometh home
will bring theo to me.
And now, farewpll! I love thee
better than my life.
THINE ARABELLE.
A tear trickled down tho old bachel
or's wrinkled cheek and blistered the
cover of the last letter. Within were
other marks like that one.
To Mr.. Richard Oakley:
Honoured Sir It hath been told mo
of how that thou wilt never come to
Lorlng Court again that thou wouldst
wed a lady of the town, if thy troth
were not plight to me, and so I write
thee this to toll thee, not that I love
theo not, but that I will not wed with
theo.
Think not that I am enangered. 'Tla
but right that thou shouldst mat
with one more fitted to thy splendid
lifo than I.
Blame not thyself. """Twas not thy
doing more than mine. Only In thy
happy life, bethink theo sometimes
kindly of mo, and forgive me, that I
never thought to tako theo not In
earnest.
Sho who was once
THINE ARABELLE.
The miniature swung and-gllttered
in tho firelight now tho sunny curls
glowod, and -now tho dainty cheek.
Tho old bachelor's white head sunk
upon his hands. "Arabelle," he whis
pered. "Arabollo."
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