Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-07

DlhCk SIN uIfSS. III WIS not 50 DHn, hlltT
all. % have new laces and ribbons and
fresh flowers; dare say shall look well
enough" she thought. And then:
Brookes that Is twice today Brookcs
has been forced on my attention. IL did
not trouble me long the first time and
dare say shall get rid of the second in
trusion quite as easily"
She tool, 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 rs she never kept
Charley waiting. she hoped he would
understand her motive, 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.. Brookcs
would feel il n humiliation. But If he
did, he had either admirable self-control
or really fine manners. He chattcd
with Charley. quite oblivious of the
lapse of time. and rose to meet Miss Tyr
rel with an air of such indifference as 10
the opera that julia really had the inn
preston that lac would just rs willingly
stay where he was as go.
And he was a nice fellow, too. In
! spite of his scrupulous toilet and his
] formal manners, hc contrived to make
! the night thoroughly delightful one
10 Julia He did not give her an OPP
/ portunity to say single saucy thing hc
was SO charmed with America and
! every one In II that Julia declared che
| deserved TO be a New Yorker. However,
| Mr.. Brookcs.n she sldcd. with mock
| seriousness. good Englishmen come TO
| New York when they die"
Gentlemen generally talk over" the
| ladies who have adorned their evenings.
/ hut Mr.. Brookcs did not make single
\ remark about Miss Tyrrcll. Charley
/ wished he had He had watched the
! two witha burning heart all through the
I opera, and he told himself with Jealous
anger chat July had never looked SO
! lovely or been so brilliant and entertain
| ing.
/ I" And that Brookcs." hc muttorcd
did nothing but watch her. He j. in
! love. of course; no fellow could help it /:
/ and he has nothing TO do hut to buy the
/ ring and order the wedding cake. Fifty
! thousand pounds "A year. and title com
| Ing by-ana- hyc-and have fifteen hun
| drcd dollars, and no particular cNpcctn-
| tions oi any kind. OF course July viii
/ take him-any woman would; and
| though July Is AN angel, sh" likes silk
/ dresses and things of that sort. lwish
! hadn't been such fool ! only wanted
/ him to see what wonderful girl loved
me, If was poor fellow of q writer.
and now I'll bet hc cuts me out. Serve
I me right. toon
! To such reflections as these poor Char
lcy's pen and scissors went all the next
! day, and many days aterward. For Mr..
/ Brookcs having made Miss Tyrrrl tho
regular formal visit. went again and
/ again. until they were vcry good friends
/ To julia the winter passed happily.
She loved music and riding. and Mr.
( Brookes was always glad to CRAFTY these
/ tastes. She hal no suspicion that hc re-
/ g1rded their pleasant compnniuuship in
/ any other light than one Of mutual en-
/ crtainmcni. or course Mr.. Brook a.
knew that she loved Charley Rath; ho
I had often seen them together. and she
/ had never attempted 90 conceal the rclA-
/ tion in which they stood 10 each other.
one beautiful spring evening. Julia.
/ Charley and Mr.. Brpukrs stood together
Mt the open window. suddenly Brookos
l took out his pockci-bouk and said.
/ folded q ton-dollar bill and -mopthrd IL
| carefully out do you sec anything re-
/ markablc about that bill2'
No said Charley. carrlcssiy. II
, scems good enough but am nocNpcrt. A."
! Julia glanced at the bill and smiled.
" can guess what you mean
" impossible
YES. | can. There l. William Henry
/ Brookes written on the leit-hand corner
I in very small characters" Brookcs
] looked amazed: and Julia. laughing.
I said. " You need not be afraid of me; |
I am not medium. and | have not the
second sight. came by my knowledge
\ in - very natural way. Is William
I Henry your name? "
1t Is. Miss Julia. May I ask you to
/ tell us the secret Of your information?"
You had better first tell how YOU
came to do 80 absurd n thing rs write
your name in such n place. II would
make me feel as IL / was wandering
/ about the country looking for myself"
/ Well, II was n within. Rich Eng
/ lishmen are allowed to have whims; 1t
/ IL ono Of the privileges of their condi-
/ tion. That bill was the first American
money ] touched; got II on board the
/ steamer; and ] wrote my name on IL in
an idle whim, whose source did not
! than analyzc. and certainly cannot now.
I The first time ] went on Broadway went
I into n booksellers and bought map
and guide 90 tho city. and | paid for Il
with the marked note. ! think / did
/ this knowingly. hut ! am not sure: In
I fact. had only passing interest in the
matter. That must have been about the
| lith of January"
And on the 10th got 1t In payment
/ for some writing. ] know 1t was the
I 10th. for | was to 20 with Charley To
/ hear Lucca and wanted new gloves and
new fan, and / had only that one ten
dollars. Then. too, did not feel very
sure If ought to spend 1t in that way.
sat thinking and thinking and turning
the bill in my hand; finally I saw the
writing-and that very night saw also
the writer"
And what impression did II mako on
you, Miss Julia9 ann very curious TO
know"
j don't like to tell You will feel
hurt"
No, I will not. Tell me the plain
TRUTH
Well. / thought, this'William Henry
Brookes is a snob who magines himself
the only man in the world Then I rc