Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-23

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Dupont's private carriage. That which
hurt Lima most was the painful fact
that Clara was to take that long drive
with Tracy Myrtle. Altogether it was
delightful drive aud a merry party.
Cara thinking that Lima had been
neglected by having no one invited to
accompany her, compelled her to keep
close by her all day, and thus share
with her the pleasures of the dsv.
Ihe young people moved about
through the grove enjoying here and
there seat on its velvet greensward,
or reclining beneath the ambrosial
shade of some huge tree, listening to
the trillIng notes of sweet voiced
songster. and weaving diadems of the
wild flowers and the soft ieavcd ferns
AT last, worn and tired, they were glsd
when soine one said it must be dinner
time, and sumptuous dinner it war,
spread out on the grass-covered plot
selected by Miss Clara. OF course
Lina's aid was solicited, and Mr..
Berkly offered his services and would
take pleasure in rendering all the as
sIstauce be could to the ladies. and
Tracy, too, was nimble aud active in
his service. aud dreadful jealous of
Brrkly. who seemed more inclined TO
talk with Miss Morton than anything
else. Mrs. Dupont, of course, super
intended the arrangement of the tabe
aud everything else, aud before he
knew it, young Berkly found himself
assisting Lima at one end OF the table.
| while Tracy aud Clara were working
toget her at the other cad. This change
was not at first very agreeable to
Brrkly, and he murmured ,methlmy
under his breath about Mrs. Dupoui's
| 0thciousness, but he soon found i'll
Lima such pleasant companion that
he was cOntented, and seemed SO at
tentive to her that even Lima noted
the jealous eye with which Miss Pax
ton regarded her. 1t amused her con-
siderably, imsOmuch that she got rid
of that gentleman at the earliest con-
venience. When dinner was over,
aud the young people were sufficiently
rested aud refreshed, they went for
another stroll Oh "rolling green"
The Misses Dalton still tlirted, and
Miss Paxton exerted her every en-
ergy to be entertaining. Tracy had
taken Clara off to himself in a shaded
nook, and Lima could guess from his
manner the teuor of the cOnversa-
ton, and thinking that it would do
no good to intrude herself upon them
just then, she stole quietly away
from the crowd and went down to
the creek, and seated herself upon it's
bank Oh huge stone. Uuconsciousiy
her mind went back to her once beau
tiful home in the dear old mountains
where clear running brooks, flowers
of every species, beautiful groves with
luxuriaut shades helped to make up
the. joy-giving scene of other happy
days. AS she sat watching the CLASSY
waters pass onward out of their tran
quill transparent depths arose another
picture this one a face. q noble face
which shone distinctly apart from
that of any other living being. Thus,
was Lima dreaming again dreaming
over the old, old story which her
wilful wayward heart refused to cast
out from the treasured cells of MEM
ory. SO busy was Lima with her own
sweet thoughts that she had not once
thought of how the time went by.
Suddenly step immediately behind
her aroused her from or rather brone
off for the time her pleasant Inter
view with the past.
"Well, Miss Maynard, do you know
how long you have been here?' said
Tracy Myrle. Lima replied in the neg
ative. "Well can tell you that YOU
have been here for two mortal hours,
and the crowd have all gone home.
Miss Paxton was taken with violent
headache, a nd had to take a seat in nv
carriage, SO that her head
could be nursed, consequently Berkly
has taken Clara, and was commits
stoned to hunt you up and bring you
forthwith At this Information il
seemed to Lima that her very heart
must have died within her, for the |
thought of being so wholly in the
power of this bad man almost par
slyzed her with fear; nor did she
speak uutiI he said" willy you go with
me 2" then she only said, "Of course,
Mr.. Myrtle, will" "That means,"
said Tracy, "thst you would not if
you were not compel ed, SO my proud
queen you will have to humble your
self for once" 81 doh't know" re-
piled Lima, "that shall have to suf-
fer any undue humility in simply
riding home with you. AL that re-
gret is that such an unpleasant task
was imposed upon you" Lima saw at
once that her position was awkward
md unsafe, but she resolved to act as
my other woman would in her situ-
ltion. with all the prudence and pre-
caution that she could. She picked
Up her hat, tied it on, and said, "Mr.
Iyrle,I am ready" He looked at her
! moment, then coming closer to her
he said, "Lina, why hurry, there is
'lenty of time" "No, don't you see
here is storm rising, if We do not
tart at once we will certainly get
aught III it, then we would make a
'oor appearance when we reached .
ome, all dripping wet. Here Tracy
ndeavored to take Lina's hand, but
he drew back from him, but he fol- v
owed her. and this time not only
aught her hands but took her in his =
and said, "Lina, you are cruel to
epuise ME thus when you know that
love you, yes darling, love you."
This Lima knew was a cool ,deliber-
te lie; her anger made her stroug, %
nd with one mighty effort she tore
erself from his arms, and pushed IL