The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-14

otswords and parrying thrusts? Ralph
came to the rescue.
"ApropOs OF Byrne's offer, somebody
define word about whicn the dictiOn,
airy don't satisfy me. What are the ex'
lponents OF lOves"
ga moonlight promenade, and q chat
at supper" flashed Eliza.
"Contiguity and continuity, as eXem.
jplfed in bool-laces," parried Byrnes.
"a hundred thousand or two, ,"growIed
iSymmes.
"Make your figures higher" ehimed
in the host. "Our tip-top bellies, A No.
II, as to accomplishments, sLy 9, etc :,
take nothing now under half a mlliion.''
"Bertba Vaughan, we are waiting
lyour detinitiOn," put in Eliza Rich, IN
lher elearest manner.
~ haven't any researches to report"
she answered, lnduslrtOusly eating oys-
ters; then looking up, in spite OF her.
sell, to receive glance from Ralph
Meriden that brought the color surglng
TO her cheeks ana temples.
| ''GoOdl L see," said Ralph. "John.
son and Webster were out. Tvs q spec
ulaLion III sucks" aud again his cold
glance burned into Bertha's flushin Z
lace,
BREAK this up" she whispered to
Byrnes. "Iney are making me i'll with
their horrId boots and their piatitudes."
"Meriden, pass the water this way,"
cal ed Byrnes, pre- recisely as ii he bad no.
lheard. Thank you. Miss Vaughan
allOw-bah! how stupiQV and Inc mas
sIve silver pitcher Crashed over on the
taD.e flooding 1t in a momen,, and send
Ing every one shrieklng and laughing tO
| "A a u- w
stored Euza Rich lookeu around for
| Bertha.
"Sue has gone TO her room. You must
spin again, Mrs. Sprder,' wAtepered
| Byrnes, smiling at ner, III wy that
made her unoom or,aUle when she
thought of 1T.
| Mrs. Rich was (unlike her daughter,
VINO was on the Dlana mode il lutte
woman, with The AR OF being umcomfort-
ably tuiI in the chest aud stiff IN the
spine; with u low, very low forehead !;
eyes cleaning wIckedly from under their
| lashes, and u crochet needle, which she
kept busy, while she discussed Bertha
| Vaughan with The polite and attentive
| MI, MerlQGn.
"rhey are intimate, she and Eliza"
she ives saying; Il only wish they We're
mUre alike; Ellza is so abUmInably
natural. She mas no ii lesSe, no lAct, and
continually gets into lrlghtful dilemnas
| from her indiscreLIons. So unlike Bel =
tha, WAo-O! you are there, nay dear.
| We were talAlng OF YOU"
! Bertha bent low and smiled, impene-
! traDIy, in Mrs. X cu's inqulsitive lace.
| There were no traces OF tears OF languor;
she was fresh as rose just burs ting
iuU0 the morning light, as sne read the
papers, sitting III the deep window.
| Il saw Sellm in The stan Il oning his
neck and looking for his rider" was
| Lawrenee's salutation few moments
after, CHANGING at Meriden auu E.iza
Rich, flirting over rack Of drawings,
anu Lnen looking into Bertna's eyes for
me pain that he was sure was gnawing
| at her heart.
at is pleasant here" she answered
coolly, looking up from the ad, ertising
columns OF the paper, which she was
| Ao,dlng upside down.
"Will you never have done with white
| liesW grOWled Lawrence; "yOu know
you are dying to ride. My wagon is at
| the door; come out OF this stifilug draw
ing room into the cool, crisp sunlight,
aud lay in stock OF vitality Tor your
labOmlnaDle winters round"
Bertha shrugged her shoulders and
went resignedly; and people began to
| lulnh LAab Ltih" AslSn w o5 uCSLluSu W
prophetic honOrs.
Alter all, what does society know af
ter the curtain drops? Lawrence and
Bertha drove twelve miles across the
breezy, rolling country, that mig t have
inspired stone, and never exchanged
a syllable till he was helping her out OF
the gate. Then he said, earnestly:
| "Bertha, you have been face to face
with truth this morning, and have moi
interrupted your communion by II sylla.
Bile. " ill you dare MIS-. Grundy now
and obey your heart"
Bertha was going up the steps, buI
she turned on him with Sudaenness
that made him start.
"Mr. Byrnes, if you mean to ask II
will descend, even in seeming, to leye
with those paltry schcmers" (pointinQ
towards the winaoWsG ''if you desire
to know, if now that Tue man / love has
wealth, L Will marry him whom | re-
Ijected when poor, and drag out life il
the bondage OF The suspicious which be
c ,uld not TAIL to feel, Leil you, once loI
all-neveri Not till streams run up, and
sun stands still, shall Ralph Meridau
receive word or look of love from ME u
Chang me. then, ,"muttered Byrnes, "ii
| don't play joshua" and following ner
lin, he Took the vacant chair by Mrs
Rlch. The crotcnet needles stopped
long enough for tue gracious pucker OF
mouth and eyes, that Mrs. Rlcn called u
smile; tor, though Lawrence Was not a
marrying man, he was considered AL
Institution not to be overlooked by
Ibells and their mammas. lie wore bis
most insinuatlng smle-ne whispered
Mrs. Rich i'll his blandest manner. What
could he have said to turn tnat lady's
gray complexion TO yellow?
Mrs. S! mines, who sat near, liste min (
with all her might, saw her drop her
crochet work, and plck it up, as though
sue couldn't do as much for Inc couveI-
sation. ELIZA Game in, gay and auda'
olous, as II something had sent up above
par, in her ESTIMATION, Tue marheJ value
of her cnarms. Nj 8. Rlcu backoned ner
over, and the bland smile ana whisper
were now directed to her. Ten words
brought an angry husl to her cneeA
and look of cold cunning to her eyes
AS she sat there, listening, she mlgn
have been iorCy years old.
"What the deuce Is the matterT
asked young Symmes, Miss Vaughan
Il RHr oil