The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-07

the fellow she has known from her
infancy, and who has-Whoa, Ned,
keep still ! Why the deuce don't she
and her train make their appearance"
They don't make their appearance,
and Cora began to talk again.
''Harold, you wrong Alberta in.
deed you do: 1t is you that are fool.
ishly proud, not she. When she went
abroad, she left us rich; when she
came back she found us poor and yet
she had only been home two days
when she sought us out. And how
did you receive her In the coolest
manner and then raved and swore
when she was gone-you needn't con.
tradict me: l distinctly remember two
very wicked words you said-because
she didn't rush into your arms and
kiss you at meeting.as she did at part.
ing, three years before. Cant you un-
derstand, you horrld, splendid old boy.
that what is just allowable in girl
of fifteen would be highly improper
in a young lady of eighteen! And
you've only called upon her once since
her return-once in six long months !:
and pray what did your lordship do on
that occasion! Scowled and growled
and snapped at Louis Vance in such q
ferociOus manner that he told my Fred
poor Fred what a pity they're tax.
ing account. of stock tonight The actu-
ally thought" what a little chuckle.
''you were losing your senses. And
what's more, Mr.. Harold Brown
and the dimpled chin is thrust forward
defiantly-''I think, and so does Fred,
that it's your duty to apologize for the
way you behaved that evening. And
| don't believe she's engaged to Dan
Van Rensselaer, at all. That was only
a rumor that floated over here from
Paris. and I see no reason why you
should accept it for the blessed truth
any more than you do the thousand
and one idle reports that are always
floating about. And, Harold, if you
really love her, why don't you tell her
so? Fred told me the moment he
found it out. But there sha' mt talk
any more it's no use."
sit is not" declares Harold, with
emphasis; "for unless, by some unfore-
seen turn in the wheel of fortune, she
becomes as poor as myself, aud don't
believe the wheel contemplates any
such turn, shall never speak of love
to Miss Alberta Lee"
''Rude, obstinate, wretched boy!"
scolds the little sister; 81 wash my
hands clear of you. If you insist upon
being unhappy, be so. Not another
word do you hear from me tonight, for
my breath is all frozen on my veil,
making it stiff and uncomfortable, and
I've reason to think, Notwithstanding
my promise to the contrary, my big
brother I'm going to sneeze.''
''My darling" cries the big brother
fun1bling in his great coat pockets,
''1've another sky, or moon. or what
ever you call it, here-bOught it as I
came along for FEAR
''Har.'' interrupts Cora, solemaly,
..1f you wrap another thing about me
if it be the finest gossamer, shall
cease to BREATHE and she twines the
veil she had unfolded about the lower
part of her face again, and relapsed in
to silence.
''Here she is, and time, I Think
says Harold, his blue eyes flashing with
no pleasant light, as a laughing party
ran down the steps of the Lee mansion
and crowded into the empty sleigh.
'And, thunder and Mars! that internal
Dan Van Rensselaer, is at her side,
G'lang Ned!'' savagely. And away they
all stat laughing singing, and shout
ing as only young people sleigh.riding
on a fine moonlight night can laugh and
sing and shout. ,.'
An hours ride. and then a stop of
an hour or two at an old-fashioned
country hOtel-would there were more
of them for dance (the sole music
for which was furnished by a very old
violin, played by still older darkey,
who, the dance ended, proceeded to
display his musical skill with much
rolling of the eyes and stamping Of
the right foot, by performing compo-
sition of his own, the theme being
''The Queen Bees Visit to the Garden
of Roses" and the most noticeable
point in which was a 'shum-um-um. -
commencing pianissimo, crescendo to
fortissimo, and then diminuendo until
the Queen Bee flew away again. and a
supper. ,.7
At the supper an enormous turkey
presided flanked by crisp salads.
broiled quails. and the various pies of
the country; but he, the turkey, didn't
preside long, for he was soon reduced
to much less than skeleton and then
the sleighs were brought from the sta.
ole, and the heads of the holses, MOTH
ing loath, turned homeward and the
good.natured land.lady, and the red
haired chamber-maid, and Dan Van
Rensselaer, and his chums had all they
could do in the way of searching for
articles of wearing apparel, and help.
ing on jackets, and holding shawls and
cloaks, and tying wells, for at least if
teen minutes.