The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-04-01

ScnOolrO0m door.
Four tongues responded simultaneously,
in French and English, that the trunk was
too heavy would NAM selle tell the young
lady to send for porter?
81 beg your pardon" said the little
figure, addressing Cecil 81 have just ar
rived, and Miss Hatherton ordered these
trunks carried to my room-a more diff
cult matter than had imagined"
The voice was both ladylike and refined,
and struck Cecil pleasantly. 1t was i'm
possible to tell what the stranger looked
like, but Cecil fancied her from that in
slant.
"Miss Evelyn, is it notP" asked she.
"The flights are so long that we are oblig
ed to take out one of the trays. Can you
unlock your trunk there?"
Certainly" said the stranger, running
down stairs again. 'It is only necessary
to take out this; can find dress in it,
think"
every well," said Cecil "Fanchon
will take it to your room. The south room
on the fourth story, Miss Evelyn. We take
tea at half-past seven"
George Evelyn gave glance of undis-
guised perturbation around the room
assigned her as soon as she entered it. Her
experience of boarding-schools was limited,
for she had never been even to day school
in her life, and coming fresh from luxu-
rious home, with a bVou chamber of her
own, the low single bed, chest of drawers,
and small round table, did look rather un-
promising it must be confessed. AS she
made her toilet feeling of homesickness
began to creep over her, and she reflected,
only to be here for short time, and, fin
ally, with little bit of sigh, she heard
the tea-bell ring, and walked down stairs,
meeting Miss Hatherton at the foot.
"Just in time, DEAR" said that lady,
honeyedly, drawing Georgie's arm within
her own. Young ladies, l present you
to Miss Evelyn. Madame Davoust, Mrs.
Vaughn, Miss HARRISON, Miss Dare these
are all my resident teachers. have kept
a seat for you at my right hand. / never
make stranger of any one, and / hope
Miss Evelyn that can make you enjoy
your visit sufficiently to have you desire to
repeat it,"
AS Georgie's blue eyes opened with a
quick amused glance, she raised them to
the speakers face, and for the first time,
took scrutinizing glance at her. Miss
Hatherton was, at first gaze, a handsome
woman of about thirty, large and fair, with
a fine figure, and plenty of yellow hair,
which was usually in emminent danger of
coming down about the shoulders. Miss
Hatherton's eyes were blue, her nose
straight and rather large, and she possessed
very beautiful teeth, but the eyes had a
trick of wandering all about, instead of
looking clearly into yours while talking,
and the lips were thin and depressed at
the corners. Swift and keen was Georgie's
glance, as she unfolded her napkin, saying,
to herself, "Deceitful, clever and hypocrit-
ical What combination % And then
Miss Evelyn ran her eye down the table,
where the schoolgirls were honoring her
with the unblushing stare which none but
that genus acquire.
Meanwhile, from the opposite side of the
table, Cecil was cycling the newcomer as
closely as was consistent with good-breed-
ing. From Miss Hatherton's remarks she
had received the impression that the parlor
boarder was girl of perhaps fifteen, and
had groaned inwardly over the advent Of
another of the species, who was just un-
controlled enough to be an annoyance But
George was surprise to her. This was
no uniformed girl, but a quiet selfpossessed
lady, with the unmistakable stamp of aris-
tocrat upon her, from the lovely chestnut
curls and refined face to the hand, white
and fairy-like as Cecil's own, while certain
determination around the mouth, and a
laughing stare in the deep violet eyes
made Cecil smile involuntarily, as she
thought, GA match for Miss Hatherton
herself, unless my reading of faces is
false" CHANGING up she caught Georgie's
eyes, and blushed at their very evident ad-
miration.
: 81 was very much obliged to you for
your sissistance," said George, addressing
t her.
! She did not catch Cecil's name, and was
wondering where the lovely Madonna face
came from.
Q WHAT'S that?' said Miss Hatherton
Cecil explained in few words.
" am sorry that you had any trouble
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