St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-23
Kate Follen.

Tom Wilde is at Elmport, and as usual
has discovered just the girl for me, a
young lady bearing the strange title of
Kate Follen."
"It is an odd name certainly said
the young lady addressed. "What does
Tom say concerning her 2"
81 will read the passage: you must
come to ElmpOrt, Percy, for have met
a person who will please you 1t is
young lady named Kate FOllen. l shall
not tell you how she looks, nor what
she is like, as that would take some
thing away from the pleasure of study
ing her, and you will lose much if you
miss seeing her,"
"Well, that is surely enough to
arouse ones curiosity. Shall you go
to Elmport ?"
"Yes. have nothing else to do, and
just to look at woman whose peculiar
name seems to remove her from the
usual way of life, and place her in a
sphere of her own, will be a satisfac-
tion."
81 should go then, and l am sorry
that ! cannot accompany yOn, but Let
tice ThrockmOrtOn is to visit me next
week, and | would not miss seeing her."
81 will write, and tell you of this
new wonder that Tom has found. 1t is
too hot to travel by rail, so l will go
down by the boat tonight, and will
send you the result of my Investigations
as soon as possible.n And, saying this,
Percy Thornton rose languidly from
the breakfast table, and sauntered
leisurely up to his room to superintend
the packing of his trunk.
Percy and Pearl Thornton were mem
bers of the exclusive circle of an old,
aristocratic town. There was some pre-
tensions to republicanism in this coterie,
but not much. Ancestry and the power
given by money were the rulers of its
councils, and when a person knocked
for admission into it, the question asked
was, "Who were his parents ~
The Thorntons had partially grown
beyond this. College and travel had
rounded off their sharp angles, and
made them dimly appreciate the fact
that in this enlightened age, intelligence
has passed beyond blood in the race for
honor.
1t was that had given Percy Thorn
ton his friend Tom Wilde, sparkling,
talented fellow, whose friendship for
the brother had led to love for the sis
tel and, beautiful and wOmanly as she
was, Pearl Thornton was hOnOred by
the affection of the brave, manly soul
of the young student.
TOMS peculiar penchant was charac-
ter study, and it was to this that Percy
referred when he said that he had
found just the girl for him; for Tom
was continually bringing Percy into
contact with his prOtegees, that he might
!. have chance to enjoy them.
Though nothing of Importance had
arisen from these meetings, there had
been considerable amusement caused
by them, and Percy was very willing
> to embark in another enterprise of a
like nature. He telegraphed Tom that
he would be down by the boat, and as
it was fine moonlight night, did not
retire, but stretching out on bench
on the hurricane deck, enjoyed his
Havanas, and pictured impossible fates
in the curling smoke they made.
; Tom met him at the ElmpOrt land
ing, and they were soon comfortably
seated on the veranda of large sum
mer hotel; and, after the usual in
uuirtes had been asked and answered
Percy said,-
"And now about the woman with &
curious name, Tom"
Tom laughed.
'sNot word shall say, old fellow
until you have met her," he answered
, !. ''for think you would find fault will
me if should"
"An right, then and, as it is nearly
morning, why I'll retire."
81 shall call you early, for the morn
ing is the best time here"
every well. Good night"
''Good- night" and the two young
men sought their rooms.
T Tom fulfilled his promise, for hi
called Percy at six; and, after hasty
toilet, they sought the beach. The
morning was a glorious one. There
had been a smart shower the day be
fore, and the leaves were fresh an6
, glistening. The grass and flowers wer'
rich and bright, and the wide stretch o
water that fronted the hotel was JUS
vexed enough by the wind to send ou
a mass of scintillant reflections OF thu
glorious sunlight that flooded it.
A long, sweeping line of white sant
# brought them to point where som'
rough rocks jutted out into the water
As they approached it, they had seen
wOman's light garment fiutterlng alon.
these rocks and when they reached
!. them, tney saw HOI sCdtOu on onS W. -,
most boulder, sketch-book lying ldl.
!; on her lap, while she gazed dreamli.
across the water.
There was something peculiar abou
her attitude, power or fascination
Percy could not tell which, that KEEP
v him intently watching her, as the,
/! slowly moved along the rough pat
ia towards her.
m Their steps caused her to turn
2: tbev came near, and as her face, lit ul
,e by the bright morning light, shone o
him. Percy said in low, inaudible tone
= "Kate Fellen.n
She greeted Tom with sweet good
morning, and as he introduced her
in "Miss Follen" to Percy, turned her eye
is is towards the latter's face, and repeate'
" the common phrases of such occasions
" AS he replied to them, Percy's MIN
RS quickly shaped the thought, "What a
O. appropriate name e!" and yet why n
thought so he could not tell, for MIS-
Follen was like other women and ye
unlike them too.
4 There was something in her voice
ID her look, her movement, that was fa
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