The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-22

! country without hat
Helen was iotting things down in her note.
botk, "a hat naturally-the travelling dress
- all De one OF your strong points, Georgie, be-
cause OF trst Impressions, you know. Nov
Ieay5e 1t all to me, and when you come back you
| shall help to get me ready for Mrs. Weston"
was very much puzzled few hours after
! lhs 0y seeing Helen get out of q cab at the
door, and wait while the servant plunged half
OF her person into the vehicle several times
emerging after each plunge with a parcel. |
| Knew that Mrs. Guy had a horror OF debt.
also knew that Mrs Guy had very little soare
money. But had been told to ask no Ques-
| tions so | examined the contents of the parcels
IN grateful and admiring silence.
| ., By the 23d my wardrobe was quite ready.
true, 1t was not extensive, but in my eyes il was
| very perfect Helen's taste was too true for one
| thlng TO tight with another, whatever the
| scale. There was nothing to find fault with i'm
the grey travelling dress and jacket braided with
BLACK, and the small black hat with a ptarmi.
gan's wing IN it, in which went down to PLAY
l0rd' MIND you make good impression on
them,' Mrs Guy SAID, when she kissed me at
parting; and | cOloied all over my face in nv
girlish vanity, and felt that it was not otimpossible
that l might do So | know think plenty of
chesnut hair aud grey eyes pretty on other
people, and my poor mother used to say that
had the real Dunbar hgure,n which was con-
sldered wonderfully WIllowy and good bur none
of the fair Dunbars-nOt even dear ,iuy, who
was so Ike me-had my terribly black llshes
and eyebrows.
Mrs. ,Pomlret had told me when the train
reached Playfold, and | had forgotten to look
at railway bill and there was no one IN the
carriage with whom dared to enter into CON
versation. My fello S-travelers all looked good
style" put they did not look good natured.'
stay l wrong one OF them by saying tuls
The exception was a fine, fair, distinguished
looking young man-one scarcely saw that he
was handsome at frst-of about eight or nine
and-twenty. He had Jumped into the carriage
Immediately alter me, and he now sat lust
opposite to me, with an opossum rug over his
knees, and the last number OF Punch in his
hand. When he had looked through that, he
folded his aims and looked through tue window
and saw that his profile and expression were
both fine and high-bred. "Some young lord of
the manor going down 10 spend his Christmas
at his ancestral halls" thought, romanticaIly
And went on to wonder if he would not be
rather desolate in those halls If he were not
married, and TO speculate as to whether he was
neig ghbor OF Sir Guy Pomuet's or not.
My speculations on The point deeDened in in.
terest, when about O'Clock We ran into the
Playford station, and he got out and looked up
and Gown the platform. A servant i'll livery
ran ran up at once, touching his hat, and respect
he said. master has sent the stanhope, think.
ing you'd like to drive the D at once"
That's right, Green" my handsome fellow
traveller answered, IN one OF those strong
sonorous voices that seem 10 tell OF the DO wer
within. Are they all we'll at home p he added;
and the man replied
Eyes, sir; thank you, sir; all we'll"
had been standing looking on and listening
all this time Gt was only minute or two, but
it seemed long time to me, since no one came
forward to make me welcome); but at this
point was recalled to a sense OF my position by
porter coming up and asking
miss ?"
81 think it will be sent for," stammered out
hastily. Then as the gentleman and his SER
want walked away, ADDED, II am going to the
Towers-Sir Guy Pomtrets."
'This way, then, miss" the man replied,
shouldering my box; and followed him down
ont IINF q nr1 hn-,
wagonette and New Forest pony we're dra gn
up. A groom in stable dress stood by the
ponys head, and as came up he asked if
was Miss Dunbar.
On my replying that I was he said, "Miss
PomfIet had sent her own pony for me, and
would like to drive 7"
NO thank you" answered; "and then |
got in, and the groom took the rcins and the
driying-seat, and We made our way out Of the
yard.
Out of the quiet station.yard, and into the
midst OF brilliantly animated scene. In the
middle of the broad country road well kept
and amber-hued as that of a park stanhope
between the shafts OF which was amagnldcently
made dark-brown horse, was pulled up. The
driver - my distinguished-looking fellow-trav-
eller-was in the act of taking off his hat to a
young lady who was just checking a pair OF
ponies abreast OF him.
A lovely young lady, with a wild blush-rose
complexion, and masses of fair hair bIoWiug
out from beneath her small cavalier hat, As
she sat a little back, drawing up heI fine
moutned little steeds, thought that / had
never seen any hing so glitterlng and pretty in
my lite. Her flashing blue eyes, her face
dlmpllng with smiles, the perfect ease with
which she held the reins and restrained the
fiery little creatures that were drawing her
shell-ike ph@ton, the sheen Of the black velvet
and the soft grey tone about the grebe in wh Ch
she was clothed-.N made up a picture thai il
is Impossible to forget, as 1t was fair to look
upon.
Broad as the road was, there was scarcely
rom for the WagOnette to pass the two OF her
carriages, and the lady have described did
not tHrn her eyes in our direction. So we drew
up and waited.
"What do you think of gYandpapa's last pre.
sent?' the lady was saying rs we came out u
wanted him to wait tor you to choose the ponies,
but he would nOt.n
'Ihey are handsome enough" the gentleman
replied. "You all look very well together.
Behold the chariot Of the Fairy Queen, .'VSo wa:
the quotation that rose 70 my lips when / first
caught SIGHT OF YOU"
How abs rd you are, Guy!' she replied.
t"Guy What a thoroughly county name gay
must be-" thought.) How absurd you are,
Guy; now give me room 10 pass, and let me get
on, or shall have such a little drive today, in
consequence Of my ill-luck in meeting you.n
She looked through her long lashes with a
haltchildish hal;-demure smile No man could
have imagined for one instant that she meant
seriously that she considered that meeting a
piece OF ill-luck. But he looked grave at once
and made more room for her to pass, as if there
had not been plenty OF room already.
She gave her poIleS a sharp liicK and as they
spIang forward she called out
broken up.
felt so sorry for it-so very sorry that those
TWO handsome young people had vanished
before l knew anything about them. AS we
irove slowly along-for Miss Pomfret's pony
was very fat, and by no means fast-I made
up little stories, of which the FAIRY Queen and
the one who had bestowed he title upon her
were the hero and heroine. owe shall meet az