. Harper's weekly. t let me do for you as Jimdid. I have nothing else to do with what I , it would have been the bitterest anguish toJim to have had you wearing your life away inteaching. And, Elly, think—I am fifteen yearsyour senior. You arc a little child to me. Andthink too, Elly, tbat I loved him, and he loved trusted you to me, Elly. There, he thought; that is the only way now,and I will make it easy to her. But all the time ing Ellys face was growing red and pale by turns,and the tears ran down her cheeks. No, no. I cant, I cant! she presently fal-tered, never looking up,
. Harper's weekly. t let me do for you as Jimdid. I have nothing else to do with what I , it would have been the bitterest anguish toJim to have had you wearing your life away inteaching. And, Elly, think—I am fifteen yearsyour senior. You arc a little child to me. Andthink too, Elly, tbat I loved him, and he loved trusted you to me, Elly. There, he thought; that is the only way now,and I will make it easy to her. But all the time ing Ellys face was growing red and pale by turns,and the tears ran down her cheeks. No, no. I cant, I cant! she presently fal-tered, never looking up, but trembling visibly inher effort at control. Elly, arc you so proud? ,-He was my onlyfriend. I loved him almost like a woman. He leftyou to me as a legacy. It wj No. it is not because I am I should have known then tbat that was vour now—Elly, you will not be my little , Elly, can you be my wife? And in this last sentence the whole storv of lovawas told. What did Elly say? What c«uhl Elly. HAMPERS WEEKLY. [March 26, 1864.
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