The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-02-02
A TRUE STORY
CHAPTER III.

The third I.anciers was just forming
when the novelty Of strange faces en-
terinc the ball room arrested the at
tention of many Of the guests. Lean
inc upon the arms Of a tall. distin-
e,i.hed-looking man, t~o ladies we're
making their appearance. The elder,
Mrs. Darling, was handsomely attir'
ed in a mauve silk ornamented with
the brocadcd double aounccs then in
vogue, and her well proportioned
figure and yeuthful face made her
appear the elder sister Of the lovely
girl who called her mother.
Ethel Darling vas as fair vision
OF lovclincss asevcr met the gaze OF a
connoisseur. Slightly above the me-
dunn height, nothing but the graceful
contour of her rounded figure ena-
'led her to preserve the delicacy Of
extreme youth.
Z Her complexion was dazzl'ng'y
fair, without freckle or blemish' and
the color that Auctuated so charming
Iy on her round cheeks was more Ike
the SIT flush Of the peach than the
ordinary sints Of the human face
Her hair, golden blonde, was impr's'
oned with oil its rich riPples IN "
French twist, then rare style across
the water, and one or two large cur's
were allowed to escape upon her snowy
shoulders. She wore no fiowers' on'y'
poised amid the loose waves OF he'
glorious hair, huttered a turq"o''
bird that seemed ready to take n'g"'
at every approach.
Her dress was OF blue tissue '"a'
followed ner m0''o"s VIZ. 'u' ~
r'ou' io'ds unknown !" 'a'' cru %, u , ~"
backs and "rec,an VENUS u" wv
square neck and u"y SLEEVES Eve.
60 IN 'as'e,ul mouera',on "' 11dr ;a.
1ss'c""... 'os'e
e.: were ~ tu,quo'' "". wv 49,
snn dah1mg o"c""'
was 'm"e''a,e'' na" vs.. '
pe"'ec Api"a'. " WI.
coIt' 'or az '"uo"'' :,
True et'4ue''e cons's'eu '"." !"
making no engagement oeyo"' wv
"eA' "a"'' 49, e." a..
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as '"o '.e."s VIZ v"' ., ;.s..;h.
l'"e' " ' M:. E r.. TO-,
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"u'e"'"o,' 80 ~.
'e"'o'' anu '''e'
EXCUSE me- MR.. ia'"co'P.' "e'
or waltz except WIN my o'o'"e,' ""'
as be has scarcely a" eq""' ;" the nc
scomP''Snmen', a"h 'o''"n"'e j" rely
eng exclusively upon a nome par'
ner.
Seeing the perp'exity OF his fran'
'countcnanse. she added with an en-
'raptuniisg smile--"But you may nav
this snadr'i'e"-and soon bod was u
the seventh heaven OF o''s'' VIM
jealous little Minnie ray watches
him ominousiy from her distant stand
II was near midnight when Hamp
ton. a little wavering in his determi
nation to leave on the stage then pre-
pairing to start, approached Miss DaI
ling. with his friend X ndolph, VIII
had craved permission to present him
81 have thus far kept without th
magic circle, Miss Darling, he ga
lantly began, ''because | do not dance
Can you deprive yourself of one Shor
a,alfhour for prosy old bachelor lik
myself!
Lifting her large blue eyes to hi
lace to read whether his free word
were the INSULT of boorishness or SOC
ETY. ease,she decided to take watering
place bcauI as she found them, an
replied:
), 1T we're a poor compliment indeed
to suppose that one could not sacr'tic
even Terpsichore tor the higher vi
dom Of natures voices "n such a nigh
~ this And lightly leaning upo
the winslow-sill, she looked out acros
the wide lawn where the tall tree
waved beneath the starlight.