The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-11-24
croqnet to the fair Cuban at the further

Toms work." murmured "the pearl" half
triumphantly. "But I've seen things turn
over just that way in Kaleidoscope
Marguerite, DEAR said a low voice
behind her, ''give me back my green lion. -
Burned him up" replied "the pearl"
:" What. so quickly ?'' said Pen You
must have had spite against him.
so had" said Marguerite. "But do
you mean to let the colonel go without an
effort ~
g Don't, Marguerite, " pleaded Pen; its
too bad of you to carry joke so far
II only carried him up to my room, ;"
said Marguerite, land now | can't open
/ the door without sneezng. He went right
off in blaze, like a genuine martyr
Please be serious, Marguerite, for
once" exclaimed Penelope. Il don't half
like these Cubans.''
/ "Tom and the colonel seem to-" said
Marguerite. 81 don't wonder you want
to trade back. Even a small man is better
than none.'
There he comes again." said Pen
He did not walk far with the senior.
/ What can it all mean? He can't be ieal-
GUS of the colonel. And yet men will run
after heresses."
/ Lets go into the house," was the sud-
den response of her friend. 81 wish my
mother were coming to morrow
| And you'll let me go with you ." said
Pen, half coaxingly. 81 don't mind the
green lion"
! 81 wonder if she'd burn ?" said "the
PEARL as they disappeared
The set on the croquet ground was read
| lily filled without the help of the two friends,
but they saw enough of the afternoons
play to know that the striking beauty of
| the Cuban "heiress was not wasting for
want of appreciation.
| The whole situation was brimful of bit
| terness, for neither Penelope nor Marguer-
lite was accustomed to any such sudden
overturns. and Tom Lynn and Colonel
Warlng were not the kind of valuabes
which right-minded young ladies like to
see drifting away from them.
The two gentlemen, however, seemed to
be enjoying themselves we'll enough, and
when the senior returned from his stroll
he greeted them with special cordiality.
Only those who are adopts in that sort of
tactics could possibly have explained how
the thing was done: but it was not until
near the middle of the following day that
either Penelope or " the pearl" again had
speech of their respective properties. Mar
guerite had roomed with her friend over
night, the memory of the green lion being
| still too precious in her own apartment.
leave your windows open, Marguer-
ite, - Pen had said.
Eyes, DEAR" 1.-THE pearl had replied.
"Some burglar may come in and steal that
horrid SMELL"
Then if he'd only carry OF that Cuban
GIRL" said Pen.
$50 that you could stop in and fill the
aching void for the senor.'
Marguerite could hardly have helped say
ing that, but it resulted in a temporary
GOODNESS which must have made so very sui
try night somewhat more endurable.
"The colonel and brought in a splen-
did string of trout this morning." said Tom
Lynn, as he stepped from the piazza, by
the side of Marguerite, too quickly for
Penelope's movement to join her. "There
wasn't small one among them
How much did you get for them ~
asked i" the pearl" with a very manifest
effort at saying something unpleasant.
1t was by no means "good play" with SO
keen an adversary as Tom Lynn; but he
took no advantage of it, for he replied:
81 followed your instructions all day yes
terday."
Il said nothing about all day." respond
ed Marguerite, somewhat dolefully. Ppm
glad my mother will be here tomorrow.
Why?" said Tom. "Do you think
you need some one to take care of you?"
81 don't deserve that from you," said
Marguerite, in low and steady voice. 81
have treated you frankly and kindly"
"And l fear," growled the young gen.
tleman, "that l have said or done some
thing to offend you. I'm very sorry. I'll
go away, if you wish"
$50, them" exclaimed Marguerite. $50
and see Miss Garcia"
That was another very remarkable blum
der for such an expert as "the PEARL" but
there was really nothing small about Tom
Lynn, for he let it go without thought
No. not that, exactly; for there was a thrill
of pleasure even in his voice at the knowl
edge that Marguerite was Jealous about
said:
please don't, Miss Allen, or you will
make traitor of me-"
GA traitor of you ~ she exclaimed, in
establishment. "What can you mean?'
Make me break my promise to the colo
mel, and spoil all the plans" said Tom.
81 don't owe Miss Gardner any thing, but
he's good fellow as ever there was
Keep your secret, then, if you've got
one. murmured Marguerite, with dreamy
consciousness that she would have given
room full of green lions to know whatever
it might be.
And Tom replied: 81 promise to tell you
before the moon rises; but you mustn't let
Pen Miss Gardner-know there is any,"
81 won't" said Marguerite. Did you
really catch such very fine mess of trout"
Now it happened that when Penelope
failed to march away from the house by the
side of her friend, one reason of her defeat
was that Colonel Waring thrust himself in
the way, looking even taller than usual,
and almost handsome in his splendid flush
of health and manly vigor.
Senior Garcia touched his wide palmetto
hat to Pen just at that moment. and she
said to herself: He's one, and old too. |
hate small men,"
The dark beauty was on the senor's arm
at the moment, but she looked. somehow,
at least ten years older, in PENS eyes, than
she had the day before; which made the