Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-01-10

| WIN suppressed look OF arcn atnusehenJ
"IIere you leave us, believoW
"I2 no indeedr' he said hastily; ~ am
going on to Chichester. What made you
think SOP"
"You certainly intended to change-you
cannot but own that"
| Rupert Holmes colored.
"I do not know, unless you are con.
jurer how you could guess a half formed
intention"
"I did not guess at all was sure Of II
| When we got in, you were just going Ia
smoke, and you scowled In a most ungra-
cious way"
80, indeed ~ Rupert put in deprecating-
ly.
| "Yos, indeed, most ungraciously; and
you put your cigar case in your pocket in
a pet; and you took out your Bradshaw,
| and ran your finger down to the first stop
| ping place, and then laid 1t aside with de-
| termined air, as much as to say, We'll, /
| must put up with 1t for three quarters OF
an hour and then out 1 CO. The whole
thing was as plain as If you had said IL a
loud"
Rupert laughed.
ats of no use my denying the impeach-
ment," he said; ~ must really apologize
| for having been so rude as to let you see
| you we're unwelcome. My only excuse is
| that saw that the newcomers were ladies,
but did not notice more than that; and
can plead in further extenuation, that
have seen the error of my ways and have
given up all idea of changing my carriage"
az am sure, mamma, we must be touch
cd at the compliment of being preferred to
cigar; that is indeed a concession for II
gentleman to make"
"You are really too severe upon me-" Ru-
pert laughed. Ladies' society is of course
preferable to cigar; but one does not gem
orally get ladies' society in railway car
riage. One gets the ladies' but not the So
ciety. IL Is because ladies' don't give us
their society, because it is rarely that one
can exchange a word with them, still more
rarely engage in conversation, that we tax @
to our cigars. | would far rather talk than
smoke, but ! would rather enjoy a cgai
than the silent contemplation of ladies' at
tire"
81 think your defense is fair one," the
elderly lady said. "For my own part, 1
cannot see why, in first class carriage,
one should not enter into onversaton with
gentleman-1 mean, of course, when a la
dy has reached my time of life. Naturally
much depends upon the appearance and
manner of the gentleman but supposing
no objection to rise upon this score, can
not see why we should not speak. Upon
board ship, for example, during a, long
voyage, every one becomes friendly and
intimate without the necessity of an intro
duction. When ! was young made vOy-
age to India, and some Of the friendships.I
formed on my way out and home were a
mong the most valued and lasting ever
made. We shall be companions for the
whole length of urjourney, for we too are
going to Chichester"
Rupert Holmes, after expressing his sat
isiaction at hearing:that they were going to
travel so far together, volunteered the in
formation that he was going to stay with
MS friends, tho Wilmots. AS he mention
ed the name, he fancied that he detected a
slight glance of satisfaction upon the part
OF the young lady, and he f und from her
mother that the Wilmots were intimate
friends of her own. This served as sort
OF introd uction, and the rest OF the Journey
was spent in lively conversation, in
which the theatres, exhibitions, books, So
ciety and manners, all served for subjects
for much skirmishing between Rupert and
his young companion, the elder lady tax
ing but little Iart, and occasionally drop
ping off into short doze. Never did a
Journey seem so short to Rupert Holmes,
and he was really sorry when the train
slackened its speed for the Chichester sta
tion. However, he wasi consoled by the
hope that he should soon meet his pretty
fellow-passenger, sfor. Jack Wilmot had
spoken ofsundry croquet- meetings as COM
ing off, and at these he felt sure that he
should meet her. AS the train drew up,
he asked II he could be Of any service but
the elder lady said that her servant would
be there to meet them. Jack Wilmot was
there upon the platform and, after shak-
ing hands with Rupert, helped to assist the
ladies out, shaking hands with them, and
addressing them as Mrs. and Miss Turner,
and adding, to Rupert's great pleasure, as
he said good-by, "We shall see you tomor-
row, hope, Mrs. Turner7"
The reply was affirmative. Mrs. Turner
nodded in a friendly way to Rupert. "We
shall meet tomorrow, yoI sec; goodbye"
Miss Turner made very demure little
bend in answer to Rupert's bow; and In
another minute he was hurried off with his
luggage to Wilmot's dog-cart, which was
waiting outside the station.
$50, Master Rupert, You have boon get
ting up Irritation on your way down, ELI
She IL very pretty girl, as you can see for
yourself, and a clover one too so mind
what you are after, for fancy she il bit
OF n fiirt."
"Who arc thoy, Jackf"
"The old lady is widow of an Indian
banker who died long ago, and left her
very well of. She came from this part of
the country, 1 believe; so she returned,
and bought n small place about mile out
of town."
Rupert did not pursue the subject. II
was quite enough for him to know that no
was to meet Amy Turner-ho had heard
tho mother use the Christian name-next
day.
At lunch, on Jacks mentioning that Ru-
pert came down with the Turner's, he found
that Amy was the bosom friend of Miss
Wilmot, and that she was the dearest girl
In the world n conclusion with which Ru-
pert was rather inclined TO agree. Tho next
day there WAS large croquet party at the
Elms, and Mr.. Holmes was introduced In
due form to Mrs. Turner and her daughter.
The former lady was very cordial in her
reception; the latter, to Ruperts amaze
ment, was exceedingly demure and dis
tant, and appeared disposed to altogether