Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 42: what you’re looking at

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“But,” he continued, after a slight pause, while he watched the expression of her face closely, ‘this will not be my final parting with you. I propose to travel over the country during the summer months, and, with your permission, I will return to say a last adieu to you before sailing for England in the fall. I am going East, then South, after that still farther West, and will stop in Chicago for a few days during the tirat or second week of October on my return.” Emelie Graham's beautiful dark eyes swept a look of real joy up at him at this information, and a deli- cate flush tinged her fair cheek. “Then J shall not say ‘good-by’ to you now; it Bhall be only aw revoir.” she said, with a smile, and something of the old vivacity which had so charmed him on that evening when he had first met her in London, He longed to ask her if he might write to her occa- sionally. He felt that the months would be tedious without any tidings from her; but his better judg- ment told him not to make the request, and so, with a simple hand-clasp, he went his way. The spring and summer passed, and he had seen much of America’s scenery; bad visited her great cities and fashionable watering-places; had sailed upon her wonderful lakes and mighty rivers. Sep- tember came, and found him in the Valley of the Yosemite. Only four more weeks of travel and sight-seeing and he would oe clasp the hand of the fair woman whom he loved, andwhom absence only served to make more dear to him, He was very imputient, although he had enjoyed his trip far beyoud his expectations, and he woulkl fain forego the pleasures and wonders of the Yo- semite, and have hastened back to Chicago to spend those last four weeks in EFmelie Graham’s society, but for the fear of blightirg all his future hopes by being hasty and premature. His heart sauk within him every time he thought of hig return to England; but he had resolved to ask permission to write to her, 'and he was hoping much from this prospective correspondeece. The evening of the first of October found him back in Chicago, and the next morning lie called at Michi- gan avenue. Mrs. Graham was not at home, he was told; she had gone with her mother to visit some friends in Aurora, and would not return until the cOmICDOOKSECOm FL ee RRS OS SR Re tte ae ree eas |g