Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-01-11
MYRTIE's PLOT
BY ANNA +. TREAT.

"Now, Myrtle, this will be your room du-
ring Your stay. Make yourself perfectly at
home, and please try and forget my cuIencss
in leaving YOU the first night. This tire
some party came so unfortunately. But if
you will be mp Mt twelvc--but you look
amazed. Then so to sleep, little rosebud, and
we II talk in the morning. l would thous-
and times sooner stay with you, as you must
know. Good night-peasant dreams and
the young girl pressed kiss on the fair brow
of the girl-friend to whom she had been
,pcaking.
The words were sweet and couid but come
from sweet ps, and view Of the face fully
justified the impression made by the words
Features eAquisitely fine and regular; eyes
II darkest hazel. marvellously beautiful to
G; dark hair, waving back from a beautiful
brow mouth of mingled sweetness and
frmness. radiantlv fascinating when smiling
full Of character and expression always.
Her usual air Of pride and hdwteur had given
place to the most winning fondness, which
Myrtle Raymond, of all her friends, ever
called ont. She was in full evening dress,
for il was in the gaycst New York season,
and Myra, an acknowledged belle. Her dress
OF white crepe, loopcd over wnitc silk skirt
with scarlet flowers. the bright velvet corsngc
sseASng the white shoulders, was very be-
SSIsA ller .Gainty crmine cloak, half fallen
shoulders, she still carcessly res
~ the silken tassels. Her companion
asA hothcr type of beauty small and
slight, WI h the piqnant, sparkling air Of most
bruncttel. a beautiful face, constantly va
rying inexpression, and always charming
She wasldressed in neat and tasteful travel
ling costume, for she had Just arrived at Ny
ra' home, to return, by invitation. Myra'
visit of The previous summer; for at that time
Myra, torn with tho endless round OF amuse-
| Iments and designations, had resoutely refused
Ato follow the beaten track Of fashionable trav-
cl to Newport, and in this extremity her faith
or, consulting with his friend, JAY Raymond,
Of the city, had cordially been urgedto induce
his danghter to accept long standing invi-
tation, and spend the heated months with his
5rntAcrs famil, at T.. A fine loca-
tioR, es,re air, beautiful scenery, splendid
4 hefc sipn in Myrtle, were some Of the in
~ 6nta4Iield out by good Mr.. Raymond
-, pleased with the novelty of the plan,
cepted with glce and went.
4 t1,sc flo & b;nc n hlo ~,o,lI ~,,,,,,,
(auy. It was thought very odd, to say the
6st, that Myra Leigh should bury herself in
4 country place when the Newport season
lpabmised to be unusually gay.
Mrs, Petroleum, across the way. limited that
.Nr. Leigh was on the brink Of failure, and
HdkEaa ahadngonc away to save expense and be
Notification of having her fathe.
Se hnkrupt. Several Of the bellies,
iliancc than Myra, shook out
seantentedly at the removal of
nsrr ocAf, and sweetly gossipped
Wis sZApuld have troubled Myra
ed her; for. in the genial, old
"a had spent some OF the hap
(ladlcvcr known. The utter
siionablc restraint Was, of IL
Dlress was for once of minor
some Of the callers whom
I'm out Of curiosity to see the
ndygatn few hints of the
ndly disappointed At finding
lin ''like Myrtle. for all tho
in perfect enjoyment-
yrtie through tho grand
pmunisk ppse closely with Nj
sbefeA, sbs sought, out and
Rr6 artistic skill the romantic
ks views With which IL
lcrseback, the friends, with !
4 ic raYNering through thc