The Princeton union., 1879-09-24
gay, and brimming over with spirits,
that it was simply impossible to be dig
nitied, and curb our unruly, beistrous ma

lures. st. .
We were having delightful row one
evening, and returned rather late. There
WAS light IN the sitting room, contrary
to our custom, and 4 trunk and bag on
the piazza. ...s.. i-#
"Somebody has come,' cried May Der
ry. "Here'sa a mans trunk--I can tell by
the canvass-and, yes, iere's a card. Oh,
girls! what do you think2 1t is that Mr..
Skidmore we saw the day we went to the
Neck Isn't it splendids' r#5.es q
80 it is,' said Mays sister. "Comc
here all of you. MIR. Z. Skid
more.' l wonder how he happened to
come herc9 Won't we have a jolly
time?"
"Victcria,' expostalatcd her mother.
"Well, well, nice looking young man
doesn come to Harpswel every day.
You haven't seen him, Miss Carcw?'
turning to a plain, dark-eycd girl "lIe's
immensely wealthy, and has real gold
brown beard, and fluffy yellow hair,
and blue eyes with brown spots III them,
and" .. .
She might have gone on for an hour
had not hearty laugh from inside the
room startled her.
II beg your pardon, said deep voice,
and tall figure appeared in the door
way, "but the description was too anus
ing,' and again merry laugh broke from
him, in which we all joined.
Il suppose was very cude,' said Miss
Derry, "but the deed is done, and guess
we'll go in and have some lunch "
''lf she would only not say Il guess
whispered her mother at is quite pie
bcian."
We found Mr.. Skidmore a delightful
addition to our party. OF good family,
wealthy, thorough man OF the world,
and handsome, he had everything in his
favor. The Derrys were, to use Victo-
ria's phraseology, "over head and ears in
love will, him, and the gentlemen voted
him capital fellow. He played croquet
with steady arm and never failing
stroke, rowed we'll, sang delicious little
songs in tender, manly voice, read aloud
when it was too hot for exercise, and
made himself most attractive COM
panion. From the first he seemed to
positively dislike plain Miss Carew. In
our games he avoided her noticeably,
never willingly looking at or speaking to
her. Did she propose an excursion, he
declined to participate; did she sing
sweet, old-fashioned songs we liked so
much, he left the room. One evening
she had crimson rosebuds in her hair, and
he said crimson rosebuds were his special
aversion. Once IN stepping from the
boat, coming from sail, he OFT red his
hand to assist her, and almost flung her
ashore. He seemed to have taken an un-
accountable antipathy to her.
One morning was braiding my hair
when there came rap on my door, and
Miss Carew askee to come in. She was
dressed in blue flannel boating suit,
and white sundown was pulled down
over her tace. Knots of scarlet ribbon
were on her sleeves and down the front of
her dress. noticed an unusual co.or In
the brown cheeks, and her brown eyes
we're MOST looking
"Y"u have been crying, Miss Carew,'
1said; ''are you unhappy9'
'Not exactly unhappy, Miss Arden,'
she answered, in her slow, sweet, leqnto
7oice. "Only troubled, and rather vexed."
"Can I help you2"
"No, thank you. You are very kind;
ut it is not ing, after all. I came to
TX if you will he good enough to let me
AXE your umbrella? am going to the
asst shore and have been stupid enough
o let Miss Derry take mine.''
"Ccrtainly," l said and if you-''
A loud, boyish laugh interrupted me.
''Now, let me in, quick! I've something
to tell you, Miss Arden!'' and May Derry
l-urst INTO the room. I've found out all
about Miss Carew," she said, breathlessly,
''and why Mr.. Skldmore hates her and
all. have just Oh, Miss Carew ~ she
cried, II didn't see you. l beg your
pardon. Dear, me! l am sure, If had
Known"
II beg you won't feel distressed. If
you have found out all about me- per-
maps you will have the charity to en-
tighten Miss Arden?'
Its nothing at all" she blurted out;
'only Miss Payne came oyer, and said
you belonged to the Carews of New Jer-
sey, and they were bad lot-fast men
and vulgar wonderland l told her
didn t believe it. And then she asked
MIR. Skidmorc, and he said he detested a
| vulgar woman, and could tell in a mo-
| ment it they had good birth and breed
ing. and--oh Miss Carew, haven't made
you angry, have II OF course, | didn't
eally believe her."
"lt is all true" said Annie Carew, oui-
| city. didn't consider it necessary to
tell my affairs to every one. And now, if
ou will get the umbrella, Miss Arden, l
Will Co."
When we were alone, 1 said: "Now,
May, tell me why Mr.. Skid:nore dislikcs
Miss Carew.';
''I'll tell you all he said, Miss Arden.
Miss Payne said there was a mystery
about Miss Carew. and limited at some
thing rather rejecting on her character:
and Mr.. Skidmo1e said it was her family
that was running her. Miss Carew. so
he said, had entrapped his brother into
an engagement. This was two years ago.
and it is all broken off now. Mr.. Skid
more would not hear of it, and wrote to
Miss Carew, telling her his brother would
be an outcast from his family If he mar
ried her, and asked him to set him Free
1t seems that she did not really care for
him, but he was wild about her, and
they drifted into an engagement. The