Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-02-10
THE MYSTERIOUS PHOTO
GRAPH.
By GRACE

Miss Annette Herbert OF her
hosi brother, in an injured tone. at
-iESisn only a two hours car ride to
~ Thornton Station, and they will
meet MS there with the carriage;
T and we are sure to have . delight
full time 3a.p ..t.t. ytaa.
saV a"You.are more sanguine than
.9uiI" replied her brother, incredu-
~ lously. 81 have spent . week at a
:. country place before, and been in
sufferably bored myself, besides
firing my hostess heartily with my
own stupidity"
sob, but assure you the
tp Westons are not in tue least like
81 ly to be dull, and Ethel really is
I'll the dearest girl! Now, Alfred,
just see her, that's all l ask. You
pretended you had to go to New
b3rYork, when she stopped here last
winter, . only because you have
oh such an absurd prejudice against
Che sex" 81
crn "What an ideap cried her
brother, coloring in a very girlish
way. "Who said l had q pre-
on judice? 1 never heard of such a
thing" ','
=, swell, it seems very like it. per
coz sisted his sister. "You refuse to.
accept an invitation to the home
'9"of a charming family, who are
very eager to see you, and can
he give no good reason for declining
acg it.pioaI d Rosa.,H ...al. DIfa Of.
-lol That was just the point, though
Alfred Herbert did not confess it
ohis sister. The very eagerness
~, of the Westons, as ~indiscreetly
.aconided TO its object by Annette
ba9herself, was the strong ground of
objection for him to stand it.
Now Annette Herbert and Ethel
saf Weston had been sworn friends in
oia their schoolIdays, and were still in,
I'D defatigablei correspondents. In
% one Of AA1htette's visits To The
0'' Glsdes-their beautiful country
anvil ome-Ethel's brother Vincent
baahad been present, and the wish of
ioEthel's heart was fulfilled by his
Immediately falling in love with
her cherished school friend,
q aon There was nothing necessary,
ed therefore, to complete the hap.
sai pihess Of both parties but that
W Alfred Herbert should prove equal
quo " vulnerable to Ethel's charms:
and with that end in view, Annette
mi had arranged the projected visit,
oa cent Ethel her brothers photo
" graph to prepare her to like him,
~, and was all hopeful anticipation Of
dpiithe happy result, when the disap-
edIpointing fellow fatty declared that
10 he preferred to remain at home.
9aA The truth was, Alfred suspected
- her, and with the morbidly shrink
70 iinglideas of a sensitively romantic
Oh mind resented any such antic-
yllaipSted bestowal Of his affections.
vA' True love must be untrammel-
5, ed, and free as air." he thought.
.saif 1T must spring like a blush to the
1al face of a modest girl; and any ar
o"j tiicisl feeling, got up to order, no
!" more, resembles the real emotion
than a painted cheek does the
ohj natural glow of beauty
GSSRiqThese being his sentiments, he
d'tHdetefminedly refused to accompany
Annette to, The Glades, and avoid
ed all mention of her friend Ethel
80 resolutely that his sister was
s,qtorced to call him an obdurate,
nrmhard, hearted fellow.
yllui 1.-THE elder Mr.. Herbert was a
a." prosperous merchant, with strong
~. practical ideas. He had taken his
IA son into his business house early,
.ylu and at the age of twenty-five made
-ni aim a partner, from which fact it
tss'can be inferred that Alfred's senti-
ad, ments did not interfere with his
aa Business capacities. On the con-
,roetrary, he was most energetic and
,SS attentive to his counting-h house
en- sduties. ~ 40
Sysd On the morning after he had
Loa disappointed his sister, he entered