Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19

Md Bsadlee, you're =. consarned1 Ida
fbcl - ~ said dropping the windowiwithd
) bang. Amt you ashamell of yonsself,
styOu1 time 81 .hfe-lorty-GvH the thirs
teenth adAy Of last 'JinetFsxy+-yodi old
niunyS you?"aa basfsri sianIaRN s'l0ia
Bdtus be laid back In bed for another.
nap, 1o somehow hoped he should dream
that "turnip" dream agsinl II - =
The wonderful Improvement which had
Como over Ned's psrsendle, haA ~, dated
from that night. There Was = ,alrg little
frame house going 10, now On that "quAE,,
ter section" and though the question had
not yet been directly put MA Susan
Bugbes wss . morally certain OF some
day making "turnip sauce within its
pleasant walls - one can be 0fanything in
this .chengeable world, tf g,tts.. ,..a,,.,..s
And now, 1t having just occurred to me,
will 20 back and look after my hero,
whom, II / mistake not, I left On the eve
Of an introduction to the Misses Mont
ford. sg1a se.t,o..s t.s..,.q.A II
Ralph felt, as he went through the
ceremony Of Introduction, as II ne was in
sort Of nightmare. Did you ever look
at the sun. until. when you looked away,
you could see a round, prismstic ball
wherever your eyes rested Just SO it
seemed to Ralph Anderson for the first
few minutes after he came into the room.
Look wherever he would, at the gilt wall
paper, the pictures, the carved mouldings,
or even into the faces Of the Misses Mont
ford, pale olive face, with great lustrous,
startled eyes, seemed to look out at and
confront him. But after q little it wore
away 90 that he could observe his new
friends. ~A 'A4ts f4i 9't1"5ties
Miss Althea Montford was d light haired
young lady-not particularly young,
either-with a ruddy complexion and
very pale blue eyes She had very
large-I may say extremely large-nose,
of the Roman style of architecture, which
was, without exaggeratiOn, the most
prominent thing about her. Without
knowing anything about heR, one would
be pretty apt to Ghink her reserved and
naughty, and perhaps little unscrupu-
lous. don't think you would be inclined
to change your mind much after you dsd
know her. r19}aaur rso
Miss Fannie Montford was not much
like her sister in any way. She was
slight and sallow, with pleasant. hazel
eyes, and heavy dark brown hair that
dropped low over her forehead, which was
low, but broad and full. She talked some,
when her sister, who always took the
lead in everything, was not talking when
she was. she busted herself very content
edly over some sort Of worsted en-
broidery. t,ss.t...
II Miss Blanche Arnold had searched
the country through she could not have
r. f<,n - Ane al "a m
beauty, than either Of the Miss MontfOris
furnished. Something Of this thought
crept into Ralph's mind, but he rather
fancied Miss Fannie, despite her plain
ness. Her thin, s6llow face lighted up
when she talked, but more especially
when she smiled, and contrary to the gen
eral Judgment, he called her much better
looking than her sister, and he didn't feel
so much In awe Of her, and while Miss
Althes end his cousin were examining o
Cape Jessamine, whose snowy blossoms
filled the room with its heavy perfume, he
ventured to ask her the name of the young
lady who showed them in. lEH s9. ID
Young ladys o yes" she said with
faint smile. "a pretty, bright-eyed
little girl, wasn't it II ID new maid
servant my father hired yesterday. We
don't usually take servant without =
recommendation" c,tf- $685.
Nor would we now, if had xay way"
interrupted Miss Althea, N a severe
tone. a--f "a is4gf l,.5g5sssf,i ,.
but she wished so much to stay, you
kno ", interrupted Fannie, deprecatingly.
20, it's the young person who answered
the bell that you are asking Of is ity"
said Blanche. Do you know! Cousin
Ralph, here, was quite struck with her
II you will believe me, girls" and she
laughed little soft, musical laugh.
4.She looked very much like one used
to love, who is dead now" Ralph said
gravely, his eyes darkening just little.
and iaint wave Of color sweeping TO his
temples. ., "a, J, !,
Blanche said, laying her hand on his with
q pretty, penttent gesture. II shall be
30 unhappy IL you are vexed with me !
was only in JEST" and thegray yeslooked
up Into bis wi n such a grieved, troubled
look, that he forgave her instantly, and
was more fascinated than before
r 1T is something rather strange about
this girl, | mean," said Miss M0ntfofd.
/" She came To the once and asked for my
father, % the postmaster told Victor this
morning. She asked to see him when she
came, and Dale, think II was, showed
her into the library where papa was, alone.
The first knew he came into the dining.
room with her, and said he had engaged
Miss Blake--her name Is Stella Blake-as
waiting. maid, and general assistant about
the house. / demonstrated, and told him
we needed no more servants, but l think
the girl must have bewitched him with
those nncsnny eyes Of hers; he declared
that We dtd need her, and sheshouM stay.
And so, If he chooses to pay her, ! sup.
pose he can, and she will stay" tt,...
She is very quick and handy, and has
exquisite taste ID arranging q table" Fan.
Almost unconsciously to himself Ralph
gave keria pleased, grateful 9lapc; 4. She
smiled slightly, and the thin, sallow face
flushed just 3 little. (" i''a'f"
Just then the door opened, and Mr..
Alfred DeVries walked leisurely and
quietly into the room. 'st<.'s - 800
Ralph had never seen him since that
September morning, eight years before,
when standing on the dripping, wreck
arewn beach, he had watched him kneel-
IND By the little ledgy MOUND Of sand and
kelp. And yet he SHOULD have known
him anywhere, he said TO himseh. The
call. elegant form was ~ 1.-The and grace
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