Ruby's Reward — page 151: what you’re looking at

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“And of mine, too,” responded Ruby, looking up at him with radiant eyes ; “everybody seems so happy; and Iam so | shappy myself.” You are always happy, I think—at least you always appear to be.” “Dol? Thank you. Yes, believe life is very bright to me mort of the time,” she anawered, «niiling ; then, as the call came to “turn partners,” she held ont both hands to him, looking so bewitching and lovable in her bright beauty that he could not vesist the impulse to clasp them ina warm, lingering pressure. * May no shadow ever dim the light that I see upon your face to-night,” he whispered more fondly than he was aware of, as he whirled her into place. She shot a balf-startled look at him ; and then, as she caught the tender gleam in his eyes, a wave of rich colour for an instant Hooded her neek, cheek, and brow. She knew that he loved her, but did nob, as yet, dare to tell her the “old, swoet. story.” But she conld wait; i6 was happi- ness enough for the present just to know it, Her heart owued its allegiance to him, ever though he had sought no pledge from her, and she would keep herself for him even though it should be yeais before he could apeak, Edmund Carpenter, from his place ina set near ther, had scarcely taken his cyes from the handsome couple since they came upon the floor. ; He had witnessed this little by-play ; had been quick to read the signs of the time, and a veritable tempest of jealousy raged within him, as ho began to realise that the prize he coveted was likely to ship from his grasp—that one whom he hated had power to move her as he had never been able to do. * * * * * Smicooks.coun