The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-19
others faces few moments, both white

others faces few moments, both whit
and silent.
What will you do. EleanorP''
"Nothing.
"But he may be sick, or he may no
have got your letter. Such queer mis-
takes do happen.
Parker took it to his hotel; tn,
clerk said he was still in his room; i
was sent to him in Parker's sight anG
hearing. There is not any doubt hui
that he received it,
"Well, suppose he did not. Still, il
he really cares for you, he is hardly
likely to take your supposed silence fol
an absolute refusal. have said No
to Carol q dozen times, and he won't
stay 'noed.' Mr.. Smith will be SURE
TO ask for q personal interview"
Eleanor answered, drearily: 81
suppose he will pay me that respect
but through this little effort at asser'
tion it was easy to detect the white
feather of mlstrust. She half suspected
the touchy self. esteem of Mr.. Smith
If she had merely been guilty of 8
breach of good manners toward him,
she knew that he would deeply resent
it; how, then, when she had-howevel
innocectly.given him the keenest per-
sonal slight?
Still she wished to accept Alice's
cheerful view of the affair, and what is
heartily wished is half accomplished.
Ere she fell asleep she had quite de.
cided that her lover would call the fol.
lowing day, aud her thoug hts were
busy with the pleasant amends she
would make him for any anxiety he
might have suffered.
But Mr.. Smith did not call the fol.
lowing day, nor on many following
ones. and q casual lady visitor de-
stroyed Eleanor's last hope that he
would ever call again. for, after little
desuitory gossip. she said, "You will
miss Mr.. Smith very much at your re-
ceptions, and brother Sam says he is to
be away two years."
$50 longY' asked Eleanor, with
perfect calmness.
IL believe so. thought the move
very sudden, but Sam says he has been
talking about the trip for six months. :"
"Really!-Alice dear, won't you
bring that piece of Burslam pottery for
Mrs. Hollis to look at?''
So the wonderful cup and saucer
were brought, and they caused d.
version so complete that MIR. Smith
and his eccentric move we're not
named again during the visit Nor,
indeed, much after it. "What is the
use of discussing a hopelessly disa-
greeable subjectp' said Eleanor to
Alice's first offer of sympathy. To
tell the truth, the mere mention of
the subject made her cross, for young
women of the finest fortunes do not
necessarily possess the finest tempers.
Carols next visit was looked for
with a good deal of interest. Natu-
rally it was thought that he would
know all about his friends singular
conduct. But he protested to be as
much puzzled as Alice. "He supposed
it was something about Mrs. Bethune;
he had always told Smith not to take q
pretty. rich woman like her into his
calculations. For his part, if he had
been 0esirous of marrying an heiress,
and felt that he had a gift that way, he
should have looked out rich German
girl; they had less nonsense about
them" etc.
That was how the affair ended as far
as Eleanor was concerned. Of course
she suffered, but she was not of that
generation of women who parade their
suffering. Beautiful and self-respect-
ing, she was, above all, endowed with
physical self-control. Even Alice was
spared the historical sobbiDgs and
Paintings and other signs of PATHOLOGY
cal distress common to weak women.
Perhaps she was more silent and
more irritable than usual, but Eleanor
Bethune's hcartache for love never led
her to the smallest social Improperly.
Whatever she suffered, she did not re-
fuse the proper mixture of colors in
her hat, or neglect her 1.-THE of the
mint, anise and cummin due to her po-
sition.
Eleanor's reticence, however, had
this good effect it compelled Alice to
talk Smiths singular behavior over with
Carol; and somehow, in discussing
Smith, they got to understand each
other; so that, after all, it was Alice's
and not Eleanor's bridal shopping that
was to do. And there is something
very assuaging to grief in this occuPa-
ton. Before it was completed, Flea
nor had quite recovered her placid,
sunshiny temper.
Consolation, thy name is satin and
lacer' said Alice, thankfully. to her.
self, as she saw Eleanor so tired and
happy about the wedding tnery.
At first Alice had been quite sure
that she would go to Paris, and no.
where else; but Eleanor noticed that in
less than a week Carols influence was
paramount 1--WE have got q better
idea, Eleanor-quite a novel one," she
said, one morning. "We are going to
make our bridal trip in Carols yachtr'
"Whose idea is thatP'
Carols, and mine, too, of course.
Carol says it is the jolliest life. You
leave all your cares and your bills on
shore behind you. You issue your own
sailing orders, and sail away into space
with an easy conscience"
"But 1 thought you were bent on a
European trip"
1.-THE yacht will be ever so much
nicer. Think of the nuisance of ticket
Offices, and waiting-rooms, and second.
class hotels, and troublesome letters
waiting for you at your bankers, and
disagreeable paragraphs in the news
papers. think Carols idea is splen.
did"
So the marriage took place at the
end of the season, and Alice and Car
rol sailed happily away into the un-
known. Eleanor was at q loss what ia
do with herself. She wanted to 20 to
Europe; but MIR. Smith had gone there,
and she felt sure that some unlucky &C
cident would throw them together. II
was not her nature to court embarrass-
ments; SO Europe was out of the ques.
ton.
While she was hesitating she called
one day ON Celeste Reid-a beautiful
girl, who had been great belle, but
vas now q confirmed invalid. II am
going to try the air of Colorado. Mrs.
Bethune," she said. "Papa has heard
wonderful stories about it. Come with
our party. We shall have special
car, and the trip will at least have the
charm of novelty"
ssAnd love the monntaina Co1oato