The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-03

an alteration with q porter, which ex-
hausted all my rather scanty stock OF
French TO set right. Miss ManVers re.
monstTaled with her friend, but always
as II more amused by her Vagaries than
annoyed
at is needless for me to detail all the
worrying events Of the journey TO 0stend
and the voyage to Dover During the
latter, the sea certainly did subdue the
young lady's spirits, and she lay on
bench on deck, with a stitish glass OF
brandy and water beside her, and held
her tongue. Miss Manvers was q riddle
to me as well as her friend. In great
deal that she said and did, and in her
manners and address, she showed the
education and refinement Of a lady, and
yet she encouraged rather than 5ubdued
her friends eccentricities by her evident
amusement.
upon our arrival at Dover, | found
that the next train TO London did not
leave for a couple Of hours, so, alter Civ
ing directions for the examination OF our
luggage, went with the two girls to the
Lord Warden and ordered breakfast
Here Miss Manvers announced her inlen-
lion Of leaving US. She had friends liv
ing at Dover with whom she was going
to stay, and she would 60 to them after
we had left, as she wished to SEE as much
of her dear Constantia as possible. After
we had had breakfast, Constanta asked
me 10 walk out and see the place, as she
wished to have some private ronversa.
ton with her friend | accordingly
dawdled away a half-hOur on the pier
and then returned and found that we
must start at once II we wished to catch
the train. The two girls partel in tn
most aifrctiOnate manner, Miss Manvers
seeming more amused than ever at the
extraordinary expressions of affection in
lulged in by Miss Valdane, whose con.
duct would have brought down the
house in a melodrama.
I'VE went tO the station together,
Miss Valdane having lett her maid to
look aitr her friend and come on by the
next train, another thing which would
have aslonished me, If had had any Capaci-
Y for that feeling left. Upon my asking
hr what luggage she had, she said;
just a p0rtmanteau.
Nothing moreS' said /.
Not thing
Accordingly | found not very large
portmanteau, which Miss Valdane said
was hers.
"' Just see and have It put into our
compartment, said she, and, say, tell
the guard to let us have the carriage to
ourselves; you're not afraid of me, ant
I'm sure I'm not afraid of YOU
was going to disregard this last
order, as | had no wish whatever for a
teted tete, but Constantla came up amt
gave 1t herself, together with half.n
crown, which had the effect which she
desired.
We found the pOrtmanteau undel
the seat, and taking our places, the train
started. Not long after she said:
Object to smokingP
"' No, thanks, Miss Valdane; it's very
good of you, but don't smoke
Mind itY
"' Well, no. | said; mot much
~ stared blankly at her while she
took a cigar-case out Of her pocket, an
selecting one, lighted it, and settled her
self comfortably in her seat,
" sat as far as | could from her, an
looking out Of the window, tried to lor.
get her,
"' You're a very pleasant companion
must say said she, after time.
Come, say something, man, and don't
leave me languishing here. Here We
might have very pretty little bit o
flirting If you would only say tit to my
tat.
SO Excuse me, Miss Valdane,' l said,
but 1t was business, and not pleasure,
that gave me the task of escorting You
home, and shall make no apology for
saying that | have had no pleasure what.
ever in the matter. You will, therefore,
permit me to finish my business in the
way think best, which is to hand you
over to the care of Lord Valdane with
as much dispatch and as little talking as
possible.
&C If you won't talk you must work,
said she. Z" You surely won't object TO
Oblge lady so far as TO take that port.
manteau from under the seat, and un
strap it,
" | complied, to save further words,
She threw her keys at me, and said:
" Unlock, and throw open that fatal
chest.
81 did so, and saw the usual contents
OF a gentleman's portmanteau. There
were the neatly-folded shirts, the brushes
and shaving-tackle, fitted in here and
there, visions Of very gentlemanly-look
ing garments below, boots guiltless of
tile feminine foot, and in fact nothing
whatever that ought to belong to lady's
wardrobe. | was really rather pleased
than otherwise, and said. a r.
You've managed to bring some one
else's portmanteau.'
No, haven't, you clever man; I'm
rather given to foreign customs, and al
tect, what you, you mass of propTiety,
would consider eccentricities in my cos.
tune. However, before | make the re-
quisite changes to fit me for meeting dear
papa, let me tell you little story, as
you seem in want Of amusement.
Your clever people in London,
backed by the wishes Of Lord Valdane,
sent you over to Antwerp to bring home |
that nObleman's refractory daughter.
who, it was hoped, had forgotten her dis.
graceful engagement. Give me those |
balmorals, will your Thanks. You,
accordingly, being very clever young
man, and an admirable accountant, were |
OF course eminently fitted for the work,
and were therefore chosen to do it. |
Just see If you can find blue-striped |
nannel snlrt among those. Thanks. |
Hang it over the arm of the seat to air.
Well, your noble client wrote to the
schoolmistress what would have been a
most pleasant letter, if it had not been
quite so dlctatOrial; and he also wrote
TO his atfectionate daughter, congratulat-
ing her on having recovered from her
little attack of love, and saying some
thing disparaging of the poor lover.
who was in America. II you will take
that coat and trou- Well, those
things under it, and hang them to the
roof, the creases will come out. You
won'ts That's rude, and not proper con.
duct 10 an unprotected woman. But, to
continue my story, as / see you are get
ting restless: BY wonderful chance this
forlom damsel saw her unfortunste lover
shortly after she got papa's nole. She
shouldn't have done it, but she did