The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-10

box upstairs, ana tine young iaHf nhISeH Ielb
wish to change her travelling garb Ia mis-
taken desire on her part for nothing could
have been prettier than the costume Of soft,
misty gray. relieved here and there by knots
Of dark, blue ribbenl Belinda began to new,
sWhaf is The matter noWY' asked Miss
Iaight Of the cat, and at the saline Instant
Madge said Et q
. WHY .Annty; who Is that gentleman com
Miss Iaight looked and said rather indig-
nantly: 5.sa=.5....5.as...5
II don't know him from Adam Of Nehuchad-
nezzarl What can he want heie?"
HE ealne in on the train, continued Madge
II told you we ran off the track near Warfield
He was very polite, came up to some OF us
ladies TO say thefe was no danger, anu he got
me a. glass. Of water for silly woman who
tried to faint away
well we are not fainting, returned Miss
Lagbt, s'and | am sure don't know why he
is eotfing here. and / don't believe he does
either sa.1.
Madge laughed little, and as Miss Laight
showed no Intention, OF changing. her post
Madge turned partially away, and busted her, !,
the hoheyslckle, traled about the pillars OF
the veraldah, that they might not both have
the air Of Wishing to stare out Of countenance
the gentlemen approaeahipngP He eane st tor
calmly Watching him. and when he was near
enough st that che ee,,la see his face. Madge
heard her mutter:
you are young and you are good locking,
but don't know YOU any more than Ii you
were 50 many bullets In q bag" ..t.,
Madge had great difficulty to repress 9
laugh, and feared that the stranger might
hear. ,.u,
lie reached the verandah, and lifted his hat
respectfully. Miss Laight said.
"4ood morning, sir while Belinda descend
| ed a couple Of steps, apparently with the III
| tention Of obtaining closer view.
II believe have made a mistake, contin-
| ued the gentleman. u wanted to go to
Meadowbank'
Tins i f ], next place to it." Miss Laisht
Il have to beg a Thousand pardons,
would not drive, and they gave me directions
at the station. but suppose | have counted
the entrances to the places wrong, .. i,
He seemed so annoyed at his blunder that
Madee felt 1t would only be good-1iatured to
come forward from behind the screen Of honey
sliekle, and show him face that he had seen
| before, and on It's appearance he looked re-
| lieved as was natural.
II had Just been telling my aunt how kind
YOU we're, when our little accident happened,
| she said. II do not know how we should have
managed to quiet that nervous lady, but for
you ..,.,..,
stHysterical women ought never to travel
| Home is the place foi them observed Miss
Laight. sentehtiously.
"At least your niece showed 20 such sy,hp..
/
the young lady and added, II did not dream
| that was about to intrude upon yuu u this
! fashion. | walked up to the house with all
the airs OF pfuprietorship, quite confident
that had reached Meatlowbank. ;,
AT all events, you are very near" said
s'OI indeed to be surer' cried M ss Laight
before he could speak, not very sei,sibly elea,
either. but then nobody is sensible under tfe
| effects al surprise. as you must often have NO
| lard IN, a NIL
| tinued more nationally, "You have come into
possession OF the pretfiest place in the neigh
borhood It has been empty nov, for q year
and 1T seems great shame that there should
| he nobody to enjoy those lovely grounds
had not even heard that ! was to have q
| iieighbor."
4 have lately bought it, he said. II met
| Mr.. Seymour, who used TO live there, and he
talked so much Of 1t, that was seized with g
whim TO have q peep at my new purchase
II knew Mr.. Seymour very WELL" returned
the spinster. awe lived side by side here fol
several years lie was a charming old man.
"Ah! If ain not mistaken, I have the honoi
pB sa snss to M hngl a ss saa smoke
Of his Turner neighbpr, and kindly gave me &
letter, TO you, and had expected to present
myself in proper, fashion, Instead Of this foot
pad sort Of style.
be welcome TO me- Miss Laight said.
'tIhen you will let me bring his letter, and
INTRODUCES Walter Montgomery to you In a re-
spectahle way he replied.
l. 'Uh shall expect YOU to come as Neigh
Dor, since we have made acquaintance, re.
| turned the old maid pleasantly. 'atand you
| had already become acquainted with my re-
lative Miss Rothsay."
But to The splnsters dlsmay, Madge had
| suddenly frozen into cold haughtiness
| which she could assume on occasion Miss
! Laight wondered what ON earth could be
| wrong, and was so eager to know what error
she had committed. that fer a few. seconds
she scarcely heard what Mr.. Montgomery
| was saving. Then she discovered that he was
making his excuses, and taking leave. She
| left off wondering to say:
"Pray don't go round BY the road, II Is
quite q distance. | will show you a patti
through my strawberries. then YOU GO up 8
hill cross field, and YOU will find yourself ii
your own grounds.
| He thanked her. and babe Madge good-aay
and Madge treated him to q bow, which chilled
Miss Laight's blood, though the gentleman
seemed unconscious Of the abrupt and marked
came back after showing Mr.. Montgomery
the path, she could not help at once crying
why Madge, what on earth came oyel
your"
.rhe. odious ereature hate him. ex
| claimed Madge.
4 "Ieod gracious! I've not seen SO pleasant
a young man III an age; and lie is very hand
| some tool Montgomery wonder il he Is @
relation of Ellen Montgomery, whom | USED
to know | must ask him.
tOf all places that he should have come
here believe he did 1t on purposel'' cried
Madge, in high wrath.
"Do, for merey's sake, tell me what you
meant demanded Miss Iaight, growing i'm
patient. HWho Is he? What Is he ! What dc
you know about him or his r
"Didnt ! tell you that | rushed off from
Newport because / found grandma and hei
horrfd old Mrs, Harrington were Matching
some plot about q man that was coming; d
relation of Mrs. Harrington's, and
mo. you did not tell me q word inter
rupted Miss Laight.
dwell, do now!'' cried Madge vehemently
II found they were bent on making them
selves ridiculous. and me, too. and
but what has Mr.. Montgomery to do with
it?''
"sinee he is the very man. @
"Lar' cried Miss Laight.
"Mewr echoed Belinda.
| For the life of her. Miss Laight eTlld not
help laughing at the idea OF Madge's having
run directly toward the enemy, but Madge
| could not laugh.
"Why. he NAY think found he was not GO
ing to Newport, and that came here on pur-
posep' she said. "Men are vain enough to