The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-04


and were introduced to the stranger.
Della did not recognize him; he knew
her instantly, and before the evening was
out, she was highly iatiercd at the attcn-
tion he gave her. Once, when she and
liagar happened to he a minute together,
.hc went into ccstacie- over this stranger,
] oe lIadley's friend, finishing with the
question:
Ilagar, who docs he look like? 1t has
puzzled me ever since was introduced g
HIMSELF was the abrupt reply.
Bat he must look like some one, or
his face would not be so familiar, Tor |
never saw him before persisted Della.
You oay think so = was the provok-
ing reply, and llagar was gone. Della
tool; the answer for She first
part Of her remark, and pouted.
A few minutes later, Ilagar Southey
was listening to very sentimental offer
Of marriage in the conservatory. She re-
jccted the young fop, and he went away
with detected mien, his very mustacbc
looking wilted She turned to retrace
her steps to the drawing room, and there,
seated within fall hearing, shielded by the
sat Joe IIadley's friend. Her
eyes flashed ; he cody twirled his tawny
again. and arose to let her pass.
She swept by him, her head erect, the
folds of her silk drapery brushing his feet
in the narrow passage lie watched her
out Of sight, then whistIing low tune,
comfortably took his chair again.
About an hour later, she met him face
to face on the doorstep. She looked like
a white cloud in her zephyr wraps. lie
had Just been assisting the pasSe beauty
who had come without an escort, to her
carriage. He had on the identical great
coat and fur cap oven Della Howe might
have known him then. So surprised was
she at meeting him that she failed to no
ticc the single step from the vcstibulc
her escort had gone ahead, so she must
have fallen the entire flight, If he had mol
caught her yet she would rather have
fallen than have been thus saved. So an
moved was she, that even her innate cour
tesy lorsook her. She had actually beer
in his arms, and her ungloycd hand, throw
wildly ont 20 catch herself, had absolute
~ touched his tawny mustache.
He waited an Instant; then, a- she d(
not thank him, said in the same cool way
he had that other day in the snow, 'IoI
are perfectly welcome and went iato 'h'
house.
On the way home She had not wore
to say. They had but u block to drive
All that block she was drawing on he
glove. as if thinking thus to cover up til,
memory Of the touch OF that long silky
mustachc But she must have failed
sigually for when she reached home anc
gained her own room, the first thing she
did was to pull the glove off, which sh'
had but Just got on, and look at the han'
it had covered. 4 singularly childish az
for the brilliant, sarcastic Hagar Southe,
but any one who knows any woman wei
knows that woman is contradiction
After that, all winter long, she seldom
went out Of an evening without meetin,
him. He was very wealthy,anl had beei
travelling abroad ever since he and Jo
left college; he had no home ties, so ha,
very willingly allowed Joe Hadley to per
suade him to winter in Buffalo. Suc'
being the facts of the case, more than on
pretty girl had tourd it remarkably cas-.
to smile upon him.
llagar Southey had, of course, been in
troduced to him, but there their acquaint
ancc seemed to end, that is SO far as con
vcrsation goes to make acquaintance. Ye
the girl felt, that this cool Mr.. Kemr
Joe Hadley's friend, knew her singularl
well, Struggle against it as she would, h
had an odd, irresistible fascination for he
even on entering crowded building, he
eyes, as if by magnetism, instantly single
him out.
This girl had never received more al
tcntion or refused more lovers, than sh
did that winter Even Joe IIadlcy, laz
fellow that he was, made the effort to wi
her but when he failed, took it goo
naturedly, and did not fret over it, S
their friendship was never suspended for
moment.
Once, in her half merry, halI-elrne,
way, she asked him, ii his friend was a
easy as hmsclf?' Joe came nearer bein
excited then than she had ever seen hin
Easy. BY Jupiter, Miss llagar,
wish you knew Bert kemn his coolne
is enough to rouse anybody If fiji
could be frozen, it would be like him
1t would serve you right to lose yol
heart to him, Miss lIagar, after all yC
put us fellows through this winter
'Why2 she demanded, curtly.
because believe you wonld have
find it again. lie has his emotions SO u
der hi- control that doubt If he cou
love
After that one day Della Howe dro
ped in TO have chat with ilagar, al
entering her room unbidden, found h
, standing in the open window. Before h
; lying on the window-sill, was live co
. that she had taken from the CRATE, al
against it was a piece Of ice Of sinil
I size The two elements were contendin
, the fire lived an instant the longer.
} What are you doing? exclaimed i
Z liza, looking over her shoulder.
! How do YOU do, Dell p was the an,w
, she got, and the girl tossed the coal, wi
n its almost extinct flame into the snow
low, and closed the window.
:, What hare you been doing ? again &
a luanded Della.
= Satisfying myself that you can't free
= fire that heat is stronger than cold, "
:. the reply.
: What queer thing to think of . s.
: Della, who set down the nc, as one
fIagars olliiics, aud in few nome
: forgot it.
She had come Tor her to 90 To the Isl
: and skate. llaglr ordered Dandy q
- the cutter, and in few minutes Il
!, were on the way. When within a hl'
: of he Rink. lIagar suddenly reined
:, the horse. There was ragged iililr