The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-08-14

AOItulSuC Has SccIueu llkc u Urcam
Tell me about yourself, Miss Nora,''
he said, after a pause. "How little
know OF you, in spite of our long in.
timacy! I've taken you entirely or
trust, haven't l? Continual comfort
in facc-the lineaments of gospe
looks" he quoted.
"Flattery. thy name is man. What
can tell YOU about ayso1r InstC yOr
don'o Know alreadyy You know my
favorite poets and novels, my religion:
views, my slender accomplishments
you know l live in the country, and am
just now keeping house in the city fol
my brother and sister, who are abroad
Do you like boys, M. Elphinstone?'
"What digression! l can tolerate
them. By-the-way, speaking of boys
reminds me of correspondence Eve
had with an anxious mother on the sub.
ject. rather think have one of the
precious epistles about me; they're
such sweet-tempered specimens, you
Dug ht to see them. Listen, here's one
of them," as he struck match and
read:
Mr.. Thurston: Sir can rely implicitly upon
our divers word. And If l fail to recognize The
manners of our boy, it must be because your own
furnishes him with such evil examples.
Ii. BROWNE"
"There! Don't 1 pity Mr.. Browne!
Isn't she Xantippe? Think of mar
rying a woman of that kind! Ye godsr'
''But-tutyou are not Mr.. Thurston?'
gasped Nora.
mot exactly. Twas his amanuensis
on this interesting occasion. Grandpa
Thurston has mischievous grandson,
beside myself, who had come to tisti.
cuffs with said Master Browne. Grand
pa Thurston is paralyzed, and can
neither walk nor write. therefore the
burden fell upon your humble servant. -
Eyes, think the wind has changed,
Mr.. Elphinstone, said Nora, after a
pause. 81 must 60 below"
''Let me bring you wrap instead
Miss Nora
Thanks; but it is growing late.
The others have already gone; I really
must follow. We get in tomorrow? ''
Eyes. Remember this is our last
night at sea. Let us make the most of
81 have enjoyed the voyage. 1t is
only the end that is unpleasant. Good
nISnt.
"Oh, what fooly' thought Nora, as
she lay upon her pillow, lever to have
written that silly, bad-tempered note to
Mr.. Thurston! 1t did sound spiteful,
confess. Perhaps ought to have told
him was the author; perhaps he al
ready suspects it. Isn't she Kan
tippe? Think of marrying a woman of
that kind!" she quoted. "Who wants
him to? He needn't have taken pains
to assure me of his indifference, she
groaned, inconsequently, "as if Ididn't
know the difference between Irritation
and love-making. Well, we get home
tomorrow, thank goodness! But, oh
dear! it might have been all so nicer
When they parted next day Miss Nora
was cordial in her thanks, but omitted
TO ask Mr.. Elphinstone to call and see
her. Nobody but himself observed the
omission.
$50 you don't want me to call?'' he
asked. deliberately. "Does our &C.
quaintance end here?''
If you ever happen to come to
Administer, l shall be glad to see you''
with a blush.
and why may not see you here?'
81 am going home to Administer"
she evaded.
"Then l shall certainly happen to go
there"
The Elphinstones went to some fash
ionable springs directly, and Nora lost
sight of them for the nonce. She had
dreaded lest Lucius should inquire her
residence, and in calling establish her
identity with Xantippe, and she was
greatly relieved when Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner returned from Europe, and she
could pack up and start off for Axmin-
ster. But fate had not designed that
the affair should end here. The AK
minister train was thrown from the
track, and when Nora came to her
senses, she was lying in a cool room,
with Nell Elphinstone bathing her
brow, and a racking pain in her head.
"What is it? Where am 1? Where
how did you come here, Nell?' she
cried.
"Hush, dearl 1t was so lucky that
the train came to grief just in the
midst of your friends, so to speak. Now
go to sleep, that's dear. The doctor
says you are in no danger, but you'll
have to stay here long time; and
nothing could be nicer than to have
you here. And your sister has sent up
a nurse, as she's not we'll herself; so,
don't get excited"
Nora had, indeed, fractured an arm,
and sustained bruises that would detain
her at the Bitter Springs for some
weeks; but as she began to mend she
found that her lines had fallen in pleas
ant places, after all. Lucius Eiphin-
stone made it his business to entertain
and beguile her invalid hours; brought
in the latest books, the choicest
flowers, amused her with descriptions
of the fashionable follies at the springs,
with scraps from the operas and It'd
bits from the burlesques of the day.
"You see, we had a picnic in the
neighborhood at the time of the acct
dent Nell confided to Nora one dav.
"and insisted on going with Lucius
to view the wreck, and DO what l could
for the injured, and you were the first
victim we stumbled upon. wish Won
could have seen Lucius' face, it looked
SO white and strange, as if the iron had
entered his SOUL"
He was very good to care" said
Nora.
"Dear me, how coolly you take itr'
81 am very grateful" Had Lucius
really cared for her, or was he only
shocked?
81 am almost sorry that you mend
so rapidly" Lucius said to her on the
following day. II hear that you will
take wing tomorrow, and shall have
no one to listen to my nonsense
"There are plenty of listeners, Mr..
"But none exactly like yourself"
"Thanks. Who is that coming up
the lawnP 1t looks ike-why, It is
Oliverr'
"ohverP' repeated Lucius, aghast,