St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-03-07

olls. Her face flashed he cody twirl-
ed his tawny mustache, and contradict
ed some uitiing remark of the pdSse
/ heautv'> who looked ut him i'll blank
1 amaze.
At that moment. one of Strauss
waltzcS iioated through and filled the
rooms. He abruptly eXcus Il himself
to his aStonished companion. who had
been counting Oh his asking her to
dance saving. aS he did not waltz,
himself. he might he the means Of pre-
venting her. As the dancers began to
sway through the rooms, he sauntcrcd
to the conservatory. Fannie Hadley
SAW him go. and followed him. He
was their guest. thus it was her right
and the most casual observer might
see that it WAS her pleasure. From the
conservatory door. where they stood,
! they had Il fine view of the dancers
/ Fannie was gay and lively, and had II
/ hit of characteristic information about
each. as they glided past. Her fresh.
| SchonlgrliSh ways-for she was but
/ sixteen, and not in society vet. evil
| IDENTITY pleased and amused him.
/ Presently HagcI Southey tloated 10y.
THAT is the most beautiful girl in
| Buffalo," said Fannie. enthusiastically
/ then added. Every body is i'll love
with her: even Joe would actually put
himself out to win her. aud You know
how lazy he is"
He was Joc'> visitor They had been
friends for Years of course. he asked
he! name. \ moment later. Della
| Howe entered the conservatory on her
partners arm. They stopped t" speak
to Fannie. and Were. introduced to the
stranger. Della did not recognize him
he knew her instantly. and before the
evening wa> out. she WAS highly flat
tered ut the attention he gave her.
Once. when she and lIagcr happened
to he Il minute together. went into
ec>tacicS over this stranger, Joe Had
lcy's tIicnd. finishing with the uucS-
tion.
"Hagcr. who does he look like? 1t
has puzzled me ever since | WAS in
trudUccd -
'.IIim>clf." was the abrupt reply.
But he must look like some one. or
lis face would not lie 81 familiar. for |
never saw him before. PERSISTED Della.
y on only think So WAS the pro
Noking reply. and IIagcr WAS gone.
Della naturally took the answer for the
first part of her remark. and p"utrd.
\ few minutes later. IIagcr Southcy
WIS listening I" Il very sentimental
offer of marriage in the conservatory.
She rejected the Young top. and he
went away with detected micn. his
very mu>tachc looking wiltcd. She
turned tn rctrarc her steps t" the draw
img room. and there. seated within fall
hearing. shielded 10y the shruhbcry.
sat Joe liadlcv's friend. Her eyes
flashed he cody twirlrd his tawny
muStachc again. and arose to let her
pass. She swept 10y him, her head
erect. the folds of hc silk draprry
/ brushing his feet i'll the narrow pas
sage. lie watched her ont of sight.
/ then whiStling ii low tune. comfortably
took his chain again.
About an hour later. she met him
, face To face on the doorstep. She
| looked like ii white cloud i'll her leph-
4 yr wraps He had just been assisting
/ the j,dsst beauty. Who had come with
out an escort. 1" her cartilage. lie had
on the Identical great coat and fur cap:
even Della Howe might have known
him then. :" surprised WAS she Al
meeting him. that she failed To notice
4 the single step from the vcstihule her
escort had gone Il head. she must
have fallen the entire Hight, if he had
not caught her; Vet she would rather
/ have fallen than have hcei thus saved.
=" annoyed WAS she, that even her III
/ nate courtesy fnrsuok her. She had
actually been in his arms. and her mi-
/ gluvcd hand. thrown wildly ont to
/ catch herself. had absolutely touched
| his tawnN mustachc.
I He waited an instant then. as she
! did not thank him. said in the same
cool way hc had that other day i'll the
SHOW. You are perfectly Welcome.
/ and went into the house.
/ On the way nome she Tad not Il word
to ~ay. They had hut block I" drive.
/ Fl that hluch she was drawing on her
/ glove. a. il thinking thus to cover mp
/ the memory ot the touch of that long
/ silky muStachc. But she must have
/ failed >ignallN. tuI when She had reach
cd home and gained her own room. the
| first thing she did was t" pull the
/ glove oil. which She had hut just got
ON. aild look III the hand it had cover
ed. \ >ingualll childish act for the
! brilliant sarcastic lager >outhcN. hut
any one Who knows amy Woman we'll
/ knows that woman l. Il contradiction.
After that. ali winter long. she sci
dom went ont ot an evening without
meeting him. He WIS very wealthy,
/ and had been travelling abroad ever
since he and Joe left college he had no
| home ties. 80 had very willingly allow
ed Joe lladlcy to persuade HIM To VIII
ter III Buffalo. Such being the facts of
( the case. more than one pretty girl had
! found it remarkably easy t" smile upon
| him.
IIagar Southey had, of course. been
! introduced to him, but there their ac-
uuaintance seemed to end. that is. 81
| tar aS conversion goes to make ac
quaintance. Yet the girl felt, that this
cool Mr. Klemn. Joe Hadley's friend,
| knew her singularly well. Struggle
against it as she would. he had an
odd. irresistible fascination for her: ev-
en- on entering II crowded building, her
ewes. us if by magnetism, instantly
| singled him out.
| This girl had never received more
attentions, or refused more lovers. than
| she did that winter. Even Joe Hadley,
| lazy fellow that he was, made the effort
/ to win her: but when he failed. took it
| good-maturcdly, and did not fret over
it. so their friendship WAS never sus-
pended for Il moment.
Once. i'll her half-merry, half-earncst
way, she asked him, IF his friend was
as easy aS himself p Joe came nearer
being excited then than she had ever
seen him.
Easy. BY Jupiter, Miss Hager. !
wish You knew Bert klemn: his cool
ness is enough to rouse anybody. If