Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-07-18

fresh flowers; l dare say shall look well
enough" she thought. And then:
Brookes THAT is twice today Brookes
has been forced on my attention. 1t did
not trouble me long the first time, and |
dare say | shall get rid of the second in
trusion quite as easily"
She took great pains with her toilet
but she always did that. And though
she was dressed on time, she kept the
gentlemen waiting for her full quarter
of an hour. But as she never kept
Charley waiting, she hoped he would
understand her mot i've, and do all in his
power to make the Englishman feel that
he was waiting on woman. Somehow
she had got the idea that Mr.. Brookes
would feel it humiliation. But if he
did, he had either admirable self-control
or really fine manners. He chatted
with Charley, quite oblivious of the
| lapse of time, and rose to meet Miss Tyr
rel with an air of such indifference as to
the opera, that Julia really had the i'm
preston that he would just as willingly
stay where he was as go.
And he was nice fellow, too. In
spite of his scrupulous toilet and his
! formal manners, he contrived to make
the night thoroughly delightful one
to Julia. He did not give her an OPP
portunity to say a single saucy thing; he
was so charmed with America and
every one in it that Julia declared "he
deserved to be New Yorker. However,
Mr.. Brookes," she added, with mock
seriousness, good Englishmen come to
New York when they die
Gentlemen generally talk over the
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but Mr.. Brookes did not make single
remark about Miss Tyrrell. Charley
wished he had. He had watched the
two with burning heart all through the
opera, and he told himself with jealous
anger that July had never looked so
lovely or been so brilliant and entertain
ing.
"And that Brookes," he muttered,
"did nothing but watch her. He is in
love, of course; no fellow could hel lp it;
and he has nothing to do but to buy the
ring and order the wedding cake. Fifty
thousand pounds year, and title COM
ing by-and- -bye-and l have fifteen hun
dred dollars, and no particular expecta-
tions OF any kind. OF course July will
take him-any woman would; and
though July is an angel, she likes silk
dresses and things of that sort. wish
hadn't been such fool! / only wanted
him to see what wonderful girl loved
me, if was a poor fellow Of a writer,
and now I'll bet he cuts me out. Serve
me right, too"
To such reflections as these poor Char
ley's pen and scissors went all the next
day, and many days afterward. For Mr..
Brookes havi9g. made Miss Tyrrel the
regular formal visit, went again and
again, until they were very good friends.
TO Julia the winter passed happily
She loved music and riding, and Mr.
Brookes was always glad to crafty these
tastes. She had no suspicion that he re-
garded their pleasant companionship in
any other light than one of mutual en-
tertainment. OF course Mr.. Brookes
knew that she loved Charley Rath he
had often seen them together, and she
had never attempted to conceal the rela-
tion in which they stood to each other.
One beautiful spring evening, Julia,
Charley and Mr.. Brooke stood together
at the open window. Suddenly Brookes
took out his pocket-book and said
"Look here, Mr.. Rath"-and he un-
folded a ten-dollar bill and smoothed it
carefully out-"do you see anything re-
markable about that bill?"
"No," said Charley, carelessly. I" II
seems good enough; but am no expert.
Julia glanced at the bill and smiled
81 can guess what you mean.
Impossible"
eyes, l can. There is William Henry
Brookes written on the left-hand corner
in very small characters. Brooke
looked amazed; and Julia, laughing
said, "You need not be afraid of me;
am not a medium, and | have not th,
second sight. | came by my knowledg
in Il very natural way. Is William
Henry your nameP"
cit is, Miss Julia. May ask you t.
tell us the secret of your informationP'
"You had better first tell how yol
came to do so absurd a thing rs writ
your name in such place. 1t woulC
; make me feel as if | was wandering
) about the country looking for myself.
"Well, it was q whim. Rich Eng
: lishmen are allowed to have whims;
is one of the privileges of their condi
tion. That bill was the first American
money | touched; got it on board tn
steamer; and | wrote my name on it il
, an idle whim, whose source | did no
I than analyze, and certainly cannot now
' The first time I went on Broadway wen
, into booksellers and bought a ma
l and guide to the city, and | paid for
with the marked note. | think di
this knowingly, but am not sure; j
fact, i had only a passing interest in tn
4 matter. That must have been about tn
L 18th of January"
y "And on the 10Th got it in paymen
for some writing. | know it was tn
10th, for | was to go with Charley t
hear Lucca, and wanted new gloves an
new fan, and | had only that one te
: dollars Then, too, did not feel yer
> sure if | ought to spend it in that way
Il | sat thinking and thinking and tu~nin
the bill in my hand; finally | saw tn
= writing-and that very night saw ais
q - the writer"
a "And what impression did it make o
you, Miss JuliaP l am very curious
r know
81 don't like to tell. You will feo
), hurt"
"No, 1 will not. Tell me the plai
!, truth"
"Well, I thought, thisiWilliam Henr
Brookes is u snob who imagines himse
{ the only man in the world. Then | II
!, flected how conceited he must be to pu
> mis- name on what he has only passin
- use in"
"Thank you, Miss Julia, for you
!, honesty. shall never claim anothe
/ bill unless | mean to keep it absolutel
L in my own possession. Then ! woul
II have right to put my name on it; don
e you think SOP"
:, Certainly; but that would be MOI
p" foolish whim than the other; you woul
q get neither use nor interest for you
/ money"
Il should have my whim. But whit
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