Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-07

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surveying one day after his own
fashion, found, or fancied he had
founc that be had right 70 the
knoll. This claim young Hugh
Grey stone refused to recognize. His
father, who recently died, had al
ways held possession Of the knoll,
and greatly priced it. aud Hugh
cav no reason why he should give
up his title. Mr.. WyIie, who was
hot and hasty. had begun legal
measures. and Hugh, indignant, and
compelled to take up the defensive,
had naturally ceased visiting at the
Wylie mansion.
OF course you needn't come if
you don't wan: to- said Kitty,
piqued at his hesitation.
Il do want 20 come he answered
earnestly, and will if | can possibly
arrange 1t so.'
'l'll expect you,' said KITTY, light
ly; aud then remem bering that her
cousin must be wondering at her
long absence, she lifted her pail of
berries and would have said good
morning but Hugh stepped in
stantly 10 her side and taking The
pail went with her as far as the
piece of dilapidated wall where she
had first crossed over. Then he
watched her until she disappeared
from sight in the Wylie garden.
When he turned back his brow
wgs knit but his lips were smiling.
The merry little brunette face
had aroused his interest as no other
face had ever done. Hugh Grey.
stone had more romance and gener-
osity 10 the depth of his soul than
any one dreamed, and was quite
capable of doing quixotic deed
once in a while, if it harmed no one
but himself He determined TO go
to Mary Wylie's party and pay a
royal price for the privilege.
Here are your raspberries, ex
claimed Kitty gayly as she entered
the house; 'and now I'll sit right
down and pick hem over
you dear little soul 'said Mary.
with ferVor, 'you are such COM
fort. But am afraid you are tired
out, yeur checks are SO flushed.
'Oh, ran up the path said KITTY,
bending over the berries. She had
fully mean, To recount all her ad-
venture for Mays entertainment,
but, after all, so unaccountable is a
girl, she said not one word about
It.
Together they prepared the float,
beating the eggs up high and white
and light, and gradually adding the
sugar and berries, till they had u
great dish heaped up like massive
mountain, with the delicacy which
was in tint an excellent pale purple.
1t was set aside with the cake and
then the girls flew to adorn them
selves.
Evening came and the guests
gathered. II was house where
every one liked TO visit. and Mary
Wylie was popular girl. Her
cousin, the stranger, looking very
piquant and pretty in black gren>
adine with few cloth of gold ros-
es, made quite sensation, and she
herself enjoyed the evening, the
more perhaps, because of a certain
secret excitement that set her heart
bounding every time new conner
entered the door and her first
thought was, Is it hep
But the time passed and he came
not. There had been dancing, and
every one was warm and tired. Re-
freshments were always served ear.
ly at Wylies' in obedience to good,
old fashioned notions on the part of
the present head OF the house. SO
presently the cake was passed
around, and the company partook.
with the pleasant anticipation that
ice cream was coming next to make
them cool and comfortable. 1t was
such sultry July evening that they
must be pardoned. When the high
piled purple dish was brought in it
was universally noticed, for human
nature does feel Interested in what
it is about to eat at party.
Il never saw any lavender ice
cream before, said one to his neigh.
Dor and Mary heard it.
She dipped it out into sauccrs,
and with the electric sympathy of
hostess, felt that the first taste
was followed by disappointment.
The fact was, the float was q deli
cious thing but for the fret instant
it did fall fiat in mouths that were
made up for ice cream.
It's raspberry float said Kitty,
innocently in reply to neighbours
question. Il picked all the berries
for it myself
Yes said sharp-eyed young
lady whom Kitty had already rec
ognized as the one in the lane, Il
saw you ri1ing the Greystone BUSH
es.'
why Kittyr exclaimed Mary
Wylie, with deepening color, you
did not go out of our own lot, did
your
Pm afraid l did, said Kitty, be.
coming embarrassed at the mischie-
vous and meaning chances that met
her. all sides, and feeling that for
some reason her cousin was annoy
ed.
But now some one passed his sau-
Ger for little more of the float, and
one after another began to praise 1t,
till at last Mary's equanimity re-
turned.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Wylie, who had
been sitting comfortably all the even.
ing on the honeysuekled piazza, had
company of his OVID. 1t was Hugh
Greystone, who coming up the path
and finding him there had stopped
for talk.
'Mr. Wylie,' he said, Il have come
to say that have changed my mind
about our lawsuit. The wall is out
of repair, the mere.stoue is lost, and
if you are sure about your survey, /
can't say but there may have been
mistake. In fact | concedo the
KNOLL
That's right, Hugh, my boy!' ex-
claimed Mr.. Wylie, his stiff dignity
melting into hearty cordially. i
knew Won would do the fair thino