The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-06

manner, and that Indifferent glance Of
hers. Where did she come from?
Probably from California, or the far
West he had heard that the girls out
there were Of a holder. more uncon-
ventional type than at the East, What
q pity she did not fancy Amy!
Feeling o little chilly, Arthur en-.
veloped himself In the tattered old
overcoat and must have dropped into Q
nap. Suddenly he awoke. Within
ten feat of him, just In the act of
stopping over q huge. melon. was a.
wQman's figure. a He s.aAW the face
Clearly as she r0sa Immortal gods y
1t was4but i am anticipating. "a
The discipline at WestvilIe ,Selpi-
nary had been shockingly lax since the
long illness Of the principal had left
the easy going first assistant, at the
head of,afiairs. The girls ran all over
the rules, had private stheatricals,
suppers, and games of all s0rtsin their
rooms at all hours of day Orinight. In
the course Of the evening whose events
in another sphere of life have been
narrated, several girls called at Lima
Maynard's room to notify her OF the
- spreadn at Nell BARRIERS, No. 49, at
eleven O'clock. They found her sit
ting in q low rocking chair with an
open. letter In her hand and q very
pensiye, discontented expression OF
cOuntenance. ~ ~ s.
docs he press foran answer, Lima?
We're just in time to advise YOU"
,cried Nell Barber. x ia.o 5
Z "Don,t say Yes unless his eyes are
blueV drawled u brunette. a. 81 4 =
. "Unless they're black you mean"
sharply amended bright blonde.
MAKE him elope. with you'll sug-
gested Nell. 1T will be such fun to
have real rope ladder. elopement ut
the Seminary, and we'll al sit up and
seeit.u 81 es& b u s-io
/" Oh, 40, do, Lina!,'. cliortlsed the
But Lima, apparently too much
chagrined at something to be In d
mood for jests, sat with her eyebrows
petulantly contracted, her feet thrust
out and the hand holding thu letter
hanging by her side, her. whole atti-
tude indicating dependence. ari"s
7 "Still pensive! Itcan't be he's faith
less 4" exclaimed Nell. iS
|, "Faithless to those eyes! / should
say not" cried the blonde. whom Lima
called hers sweetheart, and who
claimed to be Engaged" to her ac-
cordlng to boarding school fashion.
Don't mind him, DEAR" she went
on, throwing herself OH the floor,
clasping her hands about Linas knee
and leaning her cheek son 1t. You
make me so jealous. Haven't you got
me, and amt enough,?"s
"Plenty enough, dear" said Lima
stroking her cheek. 'Tnis Is only one
from my brother Charley"
"The one at WATERFOWL Semi"
| "Yes,u said Lima, "and oh, girls, =
she went on with gloomy energy, 1--WE
don't have any good times at all com
pared with those boys. They do real
I ~ wicked things, hook apples, ant
! carry OFF peoples gates and signs, and
screw up tutors doors in the night
and have fights with what he call.
'townies'-I don't know exactly what
they are-and everything, thought
before that we were doing some things
4 too, but we're not, compared with al
that, and I shall be SO ashamed when
meet him at home not toI have any
thing to tell except little bits o
things" n a..
| A depressing pause followed Lima
| disparaging view of achievements II
the way of defylpg proprieties Of whicl
all the girls had been very proud, cas-
profound gloom over the circle. Th
j blonde seemed TO voice the common
! sentiment when she said, resting he
chin on Lina's knee, and gazing pen
sively at theiwall: ''."f'h"1 p '"'
/ aOh, dear, that comes Of being girls
We might as well be good and don
with it. We can't be bad so as t
4 amount to anything
+ ."Good or bad, we must eat" sal
Nell Barber. II mustgO and get tn
spread ready. forgot all about Il
Lin; but we came in just TO invit
you. Eleven sharp, remember. Thre
knocks, a pause and another, yo
know. Come, girls"
The brunette followed her, but Lima
little sweetheart remained.
"What have they gotg' demande
the former listlessly.
i "Oh, Nell has "a jar Of preserves froI
home and / struggled up a plate {
: dried beef from tea, and cook let U
have some crackers and plates. w
, tried hard to get watermelon thu
, was in the pantry, but cook said sh
.. didn't dare let us have 1t. It's for dir
ner tomorrow" ~
Il Lina's eyes suddenly became Intro
: spective, then after moment She ros
slowly and stood in her tracks with q
!. expression. of deep thought, absent
, mindedly took one step, then anothe
: and after a pause a third, finally pull
!. ing up before the mirror, into whic
she stared vacantly for a moment, an
: then muttered defiantly as she turne
/; away,
! "We'll see, Master Charley"
"Lina Maynard, what's the matte
with you? ~ cried the blonde, who ma
watched the pantOmime with ope
!; mouth and growing eyes.
. Lima turned and looked ut IN
!, thoughtfully for moment, and the
said with decisiveness: ~
"You just go to Nell's, my dear, an
!, say I'm coming pretty soon and
= you say anything else, Pll-Tll new
= marry you"
e The girls were In the habit of doir
y as Lima wanted them to, and IL
= blonde went, pouting with unappea
ed curiosity. ~
TO gain exit from the Seminary W,
a simple matter I'm those days, and III
minutes later Lima was walking rapi
> ly along the highway, her lips fir
q Stb, DttJ nCi " SooPPiShSA.' v - y $500
= noitering the road ahead with frequel
chances to each side and behind. ON
: she got over thestone wall at roa
: : side i'm considerable panic al
y crouchesl in the dewy grass while
= belated villager passed, but it W
without further adventure that 81
= finally turned into the road leadil
I behind Mr.. Steele's lot, and after
y brief search identified the gardt
8 where she remembered seeing son
y particularly fine melons,. when Q
~ walking day or two previous. The
u they lay, just the other side OF 9
!, fence, family visible in the dim ligf
y She couldn't help congratulate
!. herself, by the way, on the excelle
4 behavior of her nerves, whose tens
=, - fine-strung condition was a posiA
luxury, and she 'then and there undo
u stood how men might delight in d'
- perate risks for the mere sake OF I
= exalted and supreme sense of perft
- self-possession that danger brings
10 some natures. Not indeed that 8
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