, 1874-09-13

o'clock, and learned to TOW boat equal to Grace
Dariing-or was it Ida LOWS, or Dr.. Mary Walk
er? l don't know There are so many OF EN-
nowadays that get 'em mixed up
About the Same time wiBo, Gray-haired. rich
old lawyer said 10 the slim, dack-haired. bill
liant. and poverty-stricken young man he had
just taken into lis otlice as working partner:
We'll 60 to put-in-Bay for month. have
lot OF titles to hunt up ort there all over the
islands. You eau do the work, and I'll GO. tho
money. Start Tomorrow"
THANK yon., sir. Shall 5e only too glad to
so" answered tho yoang man. briskIy.
Yes, shonld think you would" dryiT ro-
marked the old bachelor lawyer soto roce. look
ing after the departing youth; ''and if yon knew
/ IVES planning this trip on purpose, merely
| from charitable wish to give you E little rest
you'd eat your head OF before you'd go. So dashed
/ proud that fellow il! He'll make his mark, or
I am al idiot. He works Like steam-cns,ine,
and ho has the ambition Of Luci:er himself.
Worked his way through college, aud nearly
| school looking like . skeleton, and not second
coat to his back, hut with his unconque1ahle de-
| termination strong US ever. HIS ambition
seems to bo eating him up alive l must
somehow. I ncver saw ANYBODY, high or low.
go de7ileh proud as that follow is. Ile won't
| speak to his old yasabond OF tathor. It looka
| tough, but can't blame him.
| At tho little hotel st Putin E.v (thero wasn't
] any splendid Putin Bay House in those days)
! ono morning Natalie Barton looked up from her
breakfast-platc, and encountered palr OF ill.,
| tensely-brillant black eyes fixed !lccnly upon
| the lovely face. Tho magnetic power OF tho
brilliant eyes WAS 60 strange and strong that it
| made Natty look up. But sic looked instantly
! down into her plate again, after tho fashion Of
| all modest you1,r ladies'.
Rose. an irrepress;b!o of Il years, nudgcd her
arm.
MAT! Nat! who is that b'ack-cyod man look
| ing across this waT?"
'Oh, l don't know" " says Nat. gazng intent
| II into her plate. II don't eco anybody"
| "Oh my! what a whop! What o husnbuS it
is to be young lady! II young man looks at
her she drops ler eyes right OF, and p:etends
si1o doesn't see q living soul, aud all the timo
she's reeping at him sideways out OF her eyes as
hard rs slo can, and can tell exactly what he's
| got on. I wonder what young ladies do that
! lady:"
A few lays later Nat Barton aud half a dozen
other vot,ns latlios wero sitting in tue warm July
| afternoon on the long, low vecauda OF what in
thoso days was the principal hotel" at Putin
| Bay. There were no gentlemen there, and tho
young ladies' had their chairs tipped back (youug
ladies' will do TINT when noboay's loo&ius), and
were tanning themselves, and taking Ato cora-
fortably. Rose, tho irreprcsslble, came bouncing
| across The voranda toward Natty.
| "Oh! oh ~ says the rraprcssib1e. " what
AWFUL uhoppc.s young ladies' will tel! !! Nat,
what did you tell INC vhoa I asked you who that
| bIack-cyod man was-that you didn't know
Mr.. Garnettdoesn't cure for young ladies, but ho
has made my acquaintance. Ho ls here on busl-
ness, ho says, end has no timc to amuse himself.
But hc talks to me, though lo won't look at I
young lady. Young ladies' arc all spoiled. le
| BAYS. And he says, Nat, that le used to know
you-aeedn't pretend anything, Miss Nat; afr.
Garnctt tells the truth-says that he fell in love
with you when ho was a boy. and you laughed
ut him, and lie will never fall in love with a
young lady again, occauso he's old enough to
know better now. Ho likes little girls, but
he thinks young ladies are alcfulEy silly. And
| think SO too And think AIr. Garrett is Just as
nice as he eau bo: Nas. what made yoa cay you
didn't know him and don't you wis!, yo1 coald
make him fall in love with YOU now :"
.:No. don't" said Natsyy. colo:ias :nzr:ly.
The other young ladies laughed
"Yr. Garnett-ls that his name? 1le's az
handsome as Edwin Booth" said Nary Wa!.oa
II wish he'd fall iu love With r.c.''
"Dut ho won't" upspcats ':tt!o Miss Rose.
Indignantly, He DOESN'T Ike any wo1nen ba!
little girls"
Tbs young ladies' laaghcd again. :. Let's
league together and break his .lcsEt, ~ said Tixio
| Gray
'Do! Let's break it With d s.onc-Aamner,"
said yi1ie's sister, Alice
Eu. Nat:y eaid nothing. Little Rosc watched
her pretty face carefully but, for al she could
make Of it, it might havo been tho face OF eiE-
cc:brea! man. Na.ty's mind wasn't as ind1fier-
cut Is her face, however. She Was making n
| mighty vow to herself. She kuew well enough
| AAA1
old flirting demon stirred within her breast. Sio
1 was Ciauel to :hiak he Lad been At the Bay e
full wcel. .nd never said boo to 9 young lady.
Her uncle YES charmed with the brilliant young
| lawyer.
II told vou 80, Natsr." said lie. rubbing his
hands, 'sThat Young nnnIl be Governor Of the
State orc Of these days. lin ncalT as proud Of
him as if he WIS NV own son. I'oa't 3cu Ei.h
you hadn't Gnubbed him. Na.ty:'
"No don't" said Natts+ shutting her lips
| and 1Nnffnr TaynG BIZ she SAID to
herself, .'Well see !"
| They had yachting party next day. Mr.
Garrett went on the invitation OF Uncle J7mcs
Natty was as Gay as bird. and as bllSnt. ano
waa dangerously fascinating. She sang, laughed,
and made witty littlo small talk for the whole
COMPANY. Any young man but George Garnett,
athirs. with his wild ambition, planning ont n
magnificent future, breeding over his yellow
1awebooks. would lnve succumbed at once to the
wiles Of this girl with the cleaning sweet eyes
II sec you haven't forgotten how to airt.
Miss NATALIE ho said once to hor gay1y.
II do not 1irt," answered Natalie, with Dig
! nity.
George Garnett 12ngfed--a low laugh, Pleas
! ant and musical, but which had faint sound Of
q sneer in it. Natty subsided, and was perfectly
quiet for five minutes. .....
1T used to know SO little OF the ptrety WAYS Of
young ladies" said George, musinsly. "a long
time ago, that WAS, when you used to call mo
Gawky Garnett-you remember? I'm Savky
| vet" he continued. 'Dut now, when young
| lady enilcs e1cety On mo, and charms mo with
| her pretty, flattering ways know better than
| to fancy she means ANYTHING by it-anything
| more than to amn.o he-so!f."
"0h!" says Natsy, blpshins; ''gou're mod
est"
He sat beside her on :be way homo. aud Was
| nerfcctir polite aud entertaining. Ngtty ac-
| knowlcdged to herself that chs had never seen
man moro delightful, or who carried about him
more perfectly tue air Of grand gentleman.
But for ell the effect her bcwtching WAYS bad on
him, he might haze been stone He vas the
model OF gay indifference. Natalie bit her lips
with ye1ation. when. after they had all reached
home, and werc rested Mr. Garnctt asked little
noao to 20 out with him for row on tho lake.
.sue doesn't care for young ladies, then,-not
eycn the prcttiest OF them" said Natty to her~
sell, looking at herself in the g!sss: ~ wonder h
might be taken for Prince. And it's clear that
he'll nercr, mover caro- for INC again"
Somehow Nattv felt about half like crying.
II think Alr. Garnatt ID splendid, said the
| girla. ar
| don't think so at all-
Bu. next morning. when 3Ir. Garnett asked
| %nx- MIN hat fbrn