Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-11

ana Slceptng dreams 50 long were lU ny
= merry smile.
why. Miss Christy. if had not just
shaken hands with you should have
supposed you a myth, be said. with one
Of hls bright laughs,
What are you going to say to me in
excuse for running away fortnight ago
aud keeping away ever since ? DO YOU
know yOu robbed me Of five waltEes ?"
"I-I-Belle-tha is. mamma
mean couldn't stay, And you danced
the waltEes, you know"
'Indeed didn't searched for you.
Not finding you sat snll the rest of
the evening. Then the next night |
came over to lea you apologize. aud you
wouldn't come down TO see me. | tried
to see you on the street, and you always
vanished. Now what have | done ?"
asked the pet Of society, looking sincere
ly puzzled,
''oh. did you really not dance p ask
ed the delighted Christy.
Really. no Why do you ask ?"
''oh. IL thOught-they said"
"whO said ?" the young man asked,
surprised at the simmer Of tears in
Christy's eyes.
Nobody"
Mr.. Ross, not knowing what to say
after this climax. sat silent Christy
desperately attempted to explain herself.
"Why, thought-people thought
you were just dancing with me for fun.
and laughed at me because didn't know
how to act. and" Here Christy broke
down and burst into tears.
For moment Mr.. Ross looked con.
founded, then exclaimed:
Thought | was laughing at you
Why"
Il know I'm not grown up and ought
not to have gone to a grOwn-up party
never had been at one before" sobbed
Christy, pitifully.
why, my poor little girl. l never
thought of laughing at you. You dance
like fairy. Who could have told you
such thing? ?" be exclaimed. distressed.
No answer. All the sorrow of the past
weeks seemed to be crowded into the
moment and Christy cried as if her
heart would break.
IN never 60 to dance again until
I'm young lady"
Probably if she had been young la
dy, Mr.. Ross would not have acted just
as be did. In a moment he had taken
her hand. drawn her down on the settee
by his side, and was vainly cOnjuring
her not to cry.
at is too hard Of you," be pleaded.
Il have stayed two weeks for no reason
in the world but to see my little river
gypsy again, and now she won't look at
me-"
She did look at him with wide eyes
of wonder.
"Staid to see me- Oh. you don't
mean sol
"Why do you say that T.
You're laughing at me again, as if
don't know"
"Well?' was the patient query.
Poor Christy was crimson TO the
waves Of hair on her forehead, but she
finished bravely from behind her screen
of curls-
"ks if I didn't know that you are
Bellies beau.
There was pause. If Christy had
dared TO look up at the young mans face,
she would have seen first bewilderment,
then amusement, then another express
sion harder to define, as he said, rather
mischievOusly:
"Yes. Bellies beau - Christabel's
beau r
Christy uttered little cry. and hid
her face Mr. Ross began 10 think be
should never see the face again, it was
50 persistently concealed.
! Wont you look at me Christy,
won't you tell me if offended you p
Silence, till be was fain TO ask her
! again
I Wont you tell me whether you care
for ms9"
oh" was the almost inaudible an.
swer. "yOu know do"
: Il don't know how know. cam
see anything but your curls. and | want
to see your eyes. Christy. your motheI
J is coming in at the gate"
The last sentence was efectual
: Christy spraDg to her feet with the idea
J Of escaping. but found herself detained
: '-She is not here yet Stop just one
moment. and tell me If ! may ask youl
r mother if she will let you marry m'
some day r
> And Christy. blushiDg like a rose
: answered low
( "Yes-some dsy-when am . younl
{ lady"
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