Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-11-24


BILE, which is awfully uncomfortable paw
ing. The sweet sweet, Summer time
was gone; the pretty flowers dead on
their stalks in Mrs. Elgin's garden. and
tickle woman's nature coming to. the top
at last, like the brown mould below the
leaves when the west wind blew. Such
things were in Layton's troubled thought.
What could Miss Treslaw be thinking Of
while so assiduousiy engaged with the
ugly red woolen thing with green fringe
now growing up at one end. A comfort
er, perhaps, for Bertram. He Gayeton)
should like to have the twining of it
about his neck
In another moment he was gone, after
cold goodbye, and Miss Treslaw heard
him tramp up the stairs to the nursery
to Mrs. Elgin, bid her adieu, then down
the stairs by that door, tearing down the
walk between the oaks and naples, with
out once looking back at cunning little
Mabel, who stood holding the damaged
waxen image to her breast, and calling
out tearfully, "Dood by Mitter Yayton,
don't 60 p
Down in a tangled heap at Prudy's
feet lay the hideous comforter all in a
snarl, while she with very like sob in
her throat, stood behind the damask cur
tain gazing down the leafy path yet rust
ling from his tread, and staring blankly
at the white stone gate through which
he had disappeared.
A slippered tread on the stairs
brought Miss Treslaw back to the hard,
real present, and announced her hostess
whom she was almost afraid to meet, at
least, just then.
''Good gracious, Prudy, what could
have made Layeton go off like that ?
What will Dudley say when he comes
back He expected him to finish the
month with u.s. I'm sure I've tried to
have everything go off nicely"
Some women have only thread drawn
between smile and tear. Laurie Ell
gin was one of these emotional little bod
les. All sunshine herself as long as
everything event off nicely" as she
said. She could not endure dark faces
or dissatisfaction around her. Mr.. Laye-
ton was favorite of hers. She had all
along hoped that her dear Prudy esteemed
him more than summers acquaintance.
She haa hArnd for +ha,a4 This a,,d
had like cunning little match maker,
schemed continually to bring it about,
despite of honest old Dudley, who de-
clared that 'young people were much
more likely to come together when left
alone" But she had told Dudley al
once that he was no judge of such deli
cate matters, nor indeed was any man
How should great, clumsy man wht
trod on all the innocent caterpillars ii
his way, manage adroitly ?
81 don't know about fine management
Laurie; I only understand that between
you, you have sent off one of the mobiles
fellows in the world" said Mr.. Elgil
with disgusting bluntness, to his wifi
who had gone to him with the news a
soon as he returned from jaunt to
neighboring plantation, when she ha'
teased and tormented Miss Treslaw t
no purpose about Mr.. Layeton's quee
departure.
.'To be sure, Dudley, there's Angus
tus-he adores Miss Treslaw as every
body knows, and would no doubt tel
her so like the straightforward fello,
he is, if she would only permit him
Augustus is a fine fellow if he is m
brother, only can't just think him
t match for Prudy. She would no dout
wind him about her little finger in n
time at ALL Augustus is fearfully irrest
7 Lutte"
r Mr.. Elgin smoked vigorously for som
moments, with a fine air of disdain upo
t him wholly incomprehensible to the fir,
: dogs at which he gazed pertinaciousl
!, for some time.
l ..Irresolute, Laurie! Can you ca
: Bertram's Incidence by so mild nan
as irresolution? Don't be so absurd
!, fond of him as all that"
$ A pair of very pretty blue eyes opene
. wide. with suspicious fire smoulderir
y up from their darker depths, and Mr.
o Elgin flushed little on the cheek nea
g est the fire. ''Call it what you lik
IS Dudley. | don't expect, certainly, th
Il you will be lenient or conslderate wi
IS Augustus but you cannot think
: strange that | appreciate him. say
is a good fellow"
It "Good mercy Now, Laurie, don't
p up like that who has been more lenie
IS or considerate with young Bertram tn;
le | have ? And l like him tip-top, to-
n and say that he is, in the main, fl
a fellow. He could not be your own brot
g er and be other than all that, only,
t. say, he lacks energy-lacks energ
Sc mind, Laurie. He'll come out all rig
ID in time, no doubt but he is as poor
ID -as-there's any need for even a /
m mantle young chap to be, and Pruden
y is not provided for very securely. Ev
2 | Won corld not think If advisable or co