Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-03-06
THE TAwNY MUsTACHE.i...s

ana tntppewa Ctree0. Ints 70 how
Happened. II WIS IN b heavy snow ssoru
she was in the cutter win Della How,
and was sdfivfng. They were dasiiin
afound Ito eoruer he crcssfng the ssreei
The wind va. blowing tie snow INTO be
face ia binding fashion. 50 she neve
saw BIN. until her horse was slipped b
q strong hand on the bride, Twas don
20 suddenly. i simoss threw Della an
herself from the seat. She had come yer
near running over bfm. or course it va
her place to beg pardon; bat, instesd. sh
flashed an iRaispsnt glance q. him. 70
having presbDsd % lay hand on her horse
and saw heavily built gentleman, who's
great coat and fur eapa were completed
white with snow. He still had his hand
on the bride. ss If waiting for her d
speak as she did not do so. be cool,
twirlcd bis savuy mustache. With the han.
not employed. aud said, Your apology i
accepted = then walked on. f'a
The horse, as suddenly released rs h,
had been stopped. dashed ahead at furi
Gus rate; she did not succeed in getting
him under her control and broken into ar
even trot. until they had struck Delawar,
Avenue. Then, for the 6rst time, th,
two girls looked st each other .I t-
Did you ever know snch unparalleled
imrudeDce = Her cheeks were brilliant
her eyes flashed with the cxcitemsns o
tanning her iufuriated horse. ..-. y
He came very near being our death !
gasped Della, looking a. il she was going
TO faint. .. -, .s.- =. :
Il should actually onjoy running owe,
such n man. said -Hssar. to whom th.
Unparalleled impudence' seemed the oil
absorbing theme. -f ..... .i.t
How did dash around those corn
ere and Drl;a's very voice treanblcd. q
-r'lFdous feel as IL couhl ga home will,
ont giving il to him. frnn Haear. -t
cd .rrmemberrd evcry lib l ever told,
from Drliaa o. T ---l4 ...... rs.
Il should krow him anywhere he had
q tawny mmsrachc.' fr"m iagar. aud sh,
l"n>rl,ed har s,bl. boa rs it the rrcnllcc.
ton Of the cool manner in which he had
twirlcd laid musische ,uadc her warm
- dear! | expected fully to be laid
out in my new white silk
There is no knowing how long. they
would have continued this random CON
versa'i"n. each cn!argiug on her own
though. without paying the slightest mt.
tenaop TO the other. ii had NOT been for
this last rather worldly remark Of Delia's.
Hagar heard it. aud laughed.
IN, ,ha xbol. Aaf :. Ia, ,s,su..
let Dandy take his purse. ve could have
gone out ef this world in style. Hadley's
party would of course have been siseu p.
and | would have made q last dying re-
quest to be buried in my gorgeous &c w
pink silk Wouldn't have cut gay hg-
ure in my eofinf'
%. Hagar How can you talk so reek
lcssly. when We have just escaped with
our lives?' And the little color that had
come into Delia's face rcceded. Hagal
laughed. IN .,r.. g,r ..F5.-
Why. Del. is pink silk any wickede,
than white: Besides. you silly li,,l.
thing. We weren't any place near Out
death +; Dandy wouldn't have dared kill
mc!' ..'
Why ? asked Della. .-,..
Because he knew very well, That If b,
did. on my way up. I would disI a.ch /.
message down below. for his satanic ma
jesiy to kindly send handful of small
imps to haunt his stall. aud mix sulphel
and powdered birthstone with his oats. >
There was mischieyous twinkle in hel
black eyes. though she spoke in her gra
vest tones.
'Hagar Southcy, how can your
At that moment she drew rein befor,
Mr.. Howeis residence. Hagsr saw .h,
girl safely on the sidewalk then said. sar
cas,ical.y, Never mind. Dellie. wber
Len. comes you viii see how good I vii
be; and drove on, while Della wen. int,
the house, saying to herself. 4 wonde
what makes Hagar Southcy 50 ironical
She turns everything into sarcasm. and i
full As Wild as Dandy
The next time she saw him was at III
'ley's grand party on Delaware Avenue
She vas robed IN that gorgeous new pin1
silk, gotten up for the occasion II jus
suited her marked brillian, stvle 0n,
would bave singled her ou, the iu...n, on
entered the roouf. She was. N usual
holding n lsyse the ccntrc.of a -group o
rep,le men made nm n,r,lv of eson;s;,s
who@tive on tlse frcsh Of kte. snd partly q
tses.ibls, airaiised, . men, all held by ,h
eharu, Of her, eonyersa,iou n She was nj,
" and sarcastic /; Al. made, them 6r,
laugh. then think. /, wa. wonderful ho,
waays beasE ,eutb.. aud pointed home