The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-08

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Juliet, am very certain you would
find your feeling changing toward dear
DIR. Speecham II you would only stop
thinking Of that wild, harum-scarum Hal
Lane" O. HIM." thinks the maiden,
+" il is good thing You don't know who
am thinkiugto much of.r) at isn't
the most violent love that lasts the long
est, and besides it is dangerous to trust
too much 70 the feeling. The dear doc
tor is good man and he would restrain
your sudden impulses and freaks" Ju-
lets lip curl suspiciously, but she says
nothing.
Auntie Gray resumes, "You do like
him don't you, Juliet?"
"yes, auntie, l respect and like Mr.
Speecham, but that ism loving, and
don't love him."
A sudden, vivid blush finishes the
sentence, for as she looks up, she has
the horror Of seeing that reverend gen.
tleman standing at the end Of the porch,
having come over the lawn as usual, to
take tea and walk to church with them,
after a custom Of some years standing.
The instant she glances up, he makes a
gesture for silence so much sterner than
any she has ever seen him make before,
that she is literally astonished into COM
lying.
There is no need Of your blushing
like that over man that you only like, p
drones on her aunt, in state Of sweet
Inconsistencies but, before she has
finished speaking, the man who has I'M
Intentionally played eaves-dropper has
disappeared. He is late in coming TO
tea that night but when Juliet comes
down from her room in answer TO the
bell, she finds him chatting quite the
same as usual, though she can not help
noticing that change has come over
his countenance.
There is a certain young artist, Rex
Cant by name, only son of one of her
aunt's intimate friends, who has for
some time made his home with that
worthy lady, and, thanks 10 his unfail-
ing fund of conversation, and the ease
that belongs to society man, tea pass
es off comfortably in spite of the alb
straction Of two, for the aunt Is still
sweetly serene. As the time for service
draws near, Juliet says, 81 think will
not 90 out this evening, nv head
aches" But Mrs. Gray answers quick
ly. "Why, my dear, you forget your
solo," She can't quite understand the
expression of the minister's face; he
almost looks gratified at her suggestion,
but her aunt will not hear to it, know
ing the headache to be q subterfuge, so
she goes away to get ready.
When they leave the door Rex, not in
the least comprebending her looks and
gestures, goes off dutifully with Mrs.
Gray on his arm, leaving Julia az usual |
10 DIR. Speecham. Several times during
he walk she thinks she wiz introduce I
he topic that Is uPpermostin both their
minds, but he guides the conversation
20 easily and skillfully on other subjects
hat she has no opportunity, and, after
III, what can she say? In the sermon \
hat evening, notes are discarded, and \
he speaker breaches sermon straight
rom bis heart that electrifies and touch
IS his hearers as none of his rhetorical,
lowery discourses have ever done; and,
most of all, does it touch a sober girl on
he platform behind him, who is not all
he restless puzzle that she was in the
morning She makes up her mind that
he viii speak 10 him about the matter
IN the way home; but again the ques-
ion suggests itself, What can she cay,
ince she has already told him without
'eing asked that she didn't love him.
he is saved the trouble Of answering,
or, after the service. the conversation
: taken up as skillfully and easily as be-
ore, and one or two beginnings in that
are nipped in the bud, % that
efore she knows it they have reached
he gate and he has hidden her quiet
Goodnight and gone home, just the
anne as usual.
Juliet walks slowly up to the house
nth many and conflicting thoughts, for,
Ike many another girl, She is at odds
bout some things Of which she says
title. ~
She only stops moment in the parlor
0 say, "Auntie, guess / will 60 right
p TO my room and rest my head.
hen she goes on up the broad stair
ase, through the long corridor and
nto her room, locks the door and sits
own YEARLY in chair to think. Dear
&c! her thoughts roam like the Wan
ering jew. But in the midst OF all
hey find one resting place, and, as
thoughts have way Of doing. stick
here like grim death. Then she sets
p an imaginary self on stool of re-
enhance in front Of her and apostro-
hizes it as follows: You little goose!
shy don't you love that minister; he Is
genuinely good man, and there are ,
nightly few Of them" Then she falls ,
MO reyerie but soon proceeds: "You
light to be ashamed TO care any thing
Or Rex Cant; you know he don't care
Or you" Here the other self grows in ,
ignant and speaks up: "What of the
yening you went boating, and the walk |
omeP" but at this juncture she be-
ONES Disguised with both selves and
udely interrupts the dialogue by get /