The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-30

that is, as much so as a single gentle
man is ever allowed to be in watering
place hotel. have little room with
five pegs in it on which to hang my en-
tire summer wardrobe, and two drawers
in which to put all the rest of it tha,
won't hang up"
Flora laughed, low silvery laugh
that sh owed that she had BY no means
lost all the power Of enjoyment.
"Terrible suffering, truly" she said
"but it can't make much difference to
you, as you have no 5;crinoline- to take
| care off,.
"No crinoline, to be sure, but Mrs
Temple,on, do you think it is no mat.
ter it Derby's best cut coats are hung
one over the other, till they arc all in
wrinkles, and that my white trousers
never will come out fresh p
"That is bad" replied Flora-"as
bad for you, [ suppose, as rumpled
dresses and crushed muslins are tor me.
But how do you like the place other
wise 7"
"Oh, it's tolerable-or rather would
be but for that fellow, Anthony"
"What Anthony?"
"Simon Anthony-you know who
mean, Of course:
eyes," replied Flora-"I know him
quite we'll. But why do you dislike
him W
"Oh, because hos so Gsacreeable.-
He is stupid. and purse-Proud, aud
overbearing, and, Mrs. Templeton, you
know, by Jove! detest that man"
"Why, did you ever meet him be-
fore" asked Flora, surprised at the
warmth of Charles declaration.
"Meet him before! Certainly-we
lived in the same house all last winter,
and took an intense dislike to him ;
he was such a cub. We had one or two
encounters there, SO that now our ac-
quaintance has dropped into a mere
formal recognition. l thought l had
gotten rid Of him when l left the St.
Basil last spring, but here, to my hor-
ror, { encounter him again.
.slt's hard case," said Flora, shut
surely you are too am,able to allow such
thing to irritate you"
81 may be amiable," replied Char
lie, rather grufHy, "but I've got very
quick temper. for all that when I'm
reused, as any of my friends will tell
you, Mrs. Templeton, and somehow
with regard to:this man he has irritated
me so often that T seldom see him with
out feeling as If I. should like excessive
ly to give him such Gaming as would
take the starch out of him for one while.
"And does he knew Of your dislike ?'
81 suppose SO, I have never made
any secret of it; indeed / have So often
uttered fearful threats against him that
7 believe the fellow is really afraid of
mel" aud Charlie laughed gayly at
thought of the terror he had inspired.
''Then I dare say he was not very
glad to see you when you appeared
here ?"
"No indeed, he turned a sort Of sick
ly green when I entered the dining
room yesterday. But I beg pardon,
Mrs. Templeton, here I've been abus-
ing him stamctully, and yet you say
you know him, and for aught I know
you are a particular friend of his"
"No indeed,' laughed Flora. "lIe
comes a good deal to my uncle's it is
true, but I don't like him much better
than you do."
81 am glad Of that"
. And just then they reached a plat
form near the music, where there were
benches, and paused there for few
moments talking to several acquaintan-
ces. After little, Charlie found Flora
a seat, and placed himself beside her !;
they we're still surrounded by a party
Of friends, but it vas to Charlie alone
that Fl3ra spoke, as she presently said,
"Parley au diqble-there is Mr..
Anthony, now" ...
eyes," replied Charlie, glancing in
the direction she indicated, with quick
frown, sand he is s'coming towards you"
Every likely" said Flora, carelessly,
81 had an engagement to drive. with
HIM this afternoon"
"And you broke it to come out with
me p exclaimed Charlie, all radiant
with smiles.
"Not at all, MI. Wentworth, should
not have done SO uuladylike a thing
even had he been a great deal more
.disagreeable than he is. But my en-
gagcment with him was for six o'clock,
It was nearly half past when you asked
me to walk out, and I considered my
self at liberty -
"what . puppy! to break such an
appointment" i.
"Rather rude, think. I wait for
no man after the quarter Of an hours
grace, and so came out with you with
out troubling myself about the matter" +"
Charlie began speech to the effect
that he hoped she had not regretted
the change of escorts, but was inter
ruptcd in the middle of it, for just then
the very handsome equipaso Of Simon
Anthony, ESQ.,, of - William St ,
drew up beside them. He was man
certainly Of no very preposscssinS ap-
pearence, with sandy hair and white
eyebrows, an ugly, ill.featurcd face not
improved by the perpetual scowl on the
low forehead, aud the hard lines about
tho thin.lipped mouth. His turnout
was stylish one, from the well-match-
ed horses to the Iiveried groom who
sat behind, though this last person was
as ill.favored as his master, with an evil
lowering countenance that made one
pity the beasts committed to his charge
Mr.. Anthony lifted his hat to Flora
as he reincd up, without noticing her
companion.
1T beg your pardon, Mrs. Tcmpleton
for being behind hand this evening, but
that stupid Thomas forgot all about the
hour at which I had ordered the wagon
and never began to get ready uutil 81.
o'clock: l hope I nm not too late
now" ..:
|, uThnnk vou. Mr.. Anthonv. hut W,