Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-13
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kIouttuucd from ulsL paSesl
losopher TO dsembark. he fastens the boat
and they take their way to the hotel.
Two or three hours later, Nathalie. with
feecy shawl thrown over her light ball
attire, is slowly promenading down the
long piazza OF the hotel, ON the arm of
one of the most pronounced of the 'edu-
Gated whisker with a wateIy smile tyl e
of men, when she met lack, lowering On
the outskirts of the crowd that had assem-
bled To witness the arrival of the stage
coach, which has just driven up laden
with passengers.
Not exactly" replies Jack. IL am not
staring at the new arrivals Tor mere curl
osity, but in order to discover if | know
any of them
And why such a spirit Of inquiry p
are you expecting anybody p
I've vague hope that Geolrey Par
nell mag appear. Some one mentioned
in letter from home, the other day. that
he was thinking of coming up here"
"Geofrey Parnell - repeats the educated
whsker, vaguely. Il think I've heard
of him. Nice fellow, isn't he ? Bat &c
centric-does all manner of queer things,
dying OF consumption, too"
Nothing of the kind" growed Jack,
"A year or two ago he had cough look
ed tribe badly and the doctors said he
was threatened with lung disease; but he
went of To the West, led the toughest OF
life on the plains and among the Serras,
an came back with fifty pounds added to
hi, weight"
Really F.? Knew had heard some
thing about him. Shall We continue our
promenade, Miss Byrne?'
:" Not just yet" says Nathalie, II,
too. have heard great deal of Mr.. Par
nell, but have never seen hiuI, and |
wish very much that he would cone.
Jack, he may have escaped your obser-
vation-had You not better 60 and con
suit the register ?"
= can, says Jack.
And he does-but only to return with
the intelligence that Mr.. Parnell has not
arrived.
At v Springs ~ at most minor
watering-places. lie is by no means n
whir OF dissipation. Indeed L drags 50
duly most OF the time, that Nathalie
would fam bet AXE herself to gaver scenes,
but Mrs. Olney having decided that the
waters are OF benefit to her health, and
Jack having discovered that the lrout-fish-
ing is excellent, they are both immovable,
and she has no choice but to resign her
sell TO The sitlatlon--W hich has certain
palliating features. she is, uudeniably,
the prettlest, the most pquant, and The
best-iressed girl ut the springs, to which
follows the natural eorollary that she is
the most admired. The feminine element
is depresslngly N the ma ority. but such
masculine material as Is ailoat gathers
around her with unanimlty OF sentiment
rather tying To the girls who look ON
There is hardly man who does not
swear by her bright eyes, and riding OF
walking, lounging on the lawn, or dane
Ing IN the ballroom, she has cavaliers and
to spare.
But the interest OF those cavaliers is
not returned in lull measure. 70 Jack
she conhdes that boredom in its worst
form has marked her for its own.
There Is not man mere in whose face
would not like 10 yawn,n she says,
plaintivey. ''Oh, why does not Mr.. Par
nell Gomez"
III he came, You need not fatter your
sell that You Will find him food Tor pow
der, says Jack ''He is not IA tllrLlng
man himself, and he has no idea OF being
nlrted with. I've often seen women try
the game with him, and tail lamentably."|
Nathalie gave wicked glance out OF
her gray eyes, then laughs as she losses a
ball OF zepdyr-worsted into the air and
catches IL again.
'Only let him come, she says, land we
can ny conclusions Ia any way he likes
1 have no desire 10 tlirt, except when firt-
ing Is forced On me. | could say to hlm,
In The language OF that Old song Aunt
Georgy sings sometimes:
I'm friend, if such thy heat;
II more thou seekest. lover
Only let him Gomez
but, he comelh not" notes Jack. in
turn, with an unsynp pathetic laugh.
He certainly comes not; and as the DAYS
60 on, NathalIe's boredom drives her AL
last TO desperate measures.
1.-The manner in which one or two of
these men prosecute me whenever | set
my foot out ot my room it is naddenDg. 50
she says, $50 ! am going to escape iiom
them"
This resolve docs not prove very diff
cult TO execute. She puts on "a Short dress
and white hat, takes "a sun-umbreila-
which is more useful as a staff than an
umbrella-and slipping from the hotel un-
observed, goes out among the hills.
When certain of having eluded pursuit.
the sense of freedom becomes exhllaratiup
in the extreme.
There is in her character an element
that in man would be dare-deyiluy.
which delights in wild exploits of ali
kind, and has often caused her to shock
Mrs. Grundy by social transgressions
which had their origin IN the exuberauce
OF restless spirits. Just now lhese spirits
find a more harmless outlet in feat, OF
physical daring which She Is aware would
call down Jacks Condemnation, if Jack
could witness them. But Jack Is as tar
away as are the troublesome admirers.
She is alCue, entirely alone, with the
hills, and the forest, aud The rocks.
She Is not long in Diet srmnllg to do
something that viii siguahze this delight
III. "a NH /