The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-12-18


have Mr.. Stopford and his mustache.'
"You might try your hand on him,
Mab-.just to keep you in practice, you
know, and alleviate the melancholy Of
your stay at Rosehome.'
Nab looked at her cousin little curl
ouslv again.
- believe you think l could not make
him love me-"
II am sure you could not, said Lucy.
II wonder If 1t would be worth while
to try3' mused Nab, aloud, tapping her
fan upon her rosy lips, and looking
thoughtfully from the window.
Allen was coming up the avenue, and
she bowed to him.
you may if you choose" replied
Lucy, with a little, veXed smile.
She knew that Nab would be likely to
tlirt with Allen in any case before the
fortnight was out 1t was better to take
it coolly. And then, as she had said, she
did not think it possible for girl OF
| Mab's caliber to make Allen Stopford
| love her.
Nab began dressing for dinner, and
put some spice pinks IN her halr. When
at the table she turned her dark bralds
| toward Allen, he saw them, !and involun-
( tarily murmurcd, with an expression of
| pleasure:
"Spice pinks.
Yes said Nab, L knew you liked
them
And then she looked up in his face,
and he saw that her eyes were pretty.
After dinner they went boating, and
his natural eye tor artistic effects was
gratihed by Mab's 6gure sitting in the
bow in pale dress, with crimson scarf
draped about her shoulders.
Your cousin is not exactly handsome,
but there is something very, very attrac-
tive about her said he to Lncy.
The latter dipped her hand in the
shining water and beld her peace, which,
under the circumstances, was as much as
could be expected Of her, think.
The next day Lucy invited little
party Of friends from the village, and
they made picnic in the woods.
Nab trimmed up her white dress with
oak leaves and stIolled away from the
rest. down the leafy alsles OF the woods,
with the Youngest and most agreeable
man present, who was Allen stoptord
They came back With some white
yatcr-ilies. Nobody had noticed Their
absence but Lucy.
..You want bit of color about you,
she said, coolly, 70 Nab, and pinned 9
pink wild-rose on her LETT shoulder.
And now, day by day, Allen grew a.
scnt-minded, and was exceedingly alive
to the presence or absence Of Miss Dev.
ereux. Ii she were absent, he must kno"
where she was. If present, he made II.
coherent replies to everybody else, ane
was like the needle to the magnet
whatever the young lady's movement;
were.
: If she lounge.i, he noticed that the SUI
shone in her ewes, and closed a blind |
? she sang. he turned the leaves OF he
music, if she walked the piazza, he Woule
: urge that the rooms were TO warm ahe
find seat without.
Once or twice he caught himself up II
f neglecting Lucy and attending NAB, pu
the spell was too strong.
The fascination which this girl OF
| wanton heart exerted he succumbed i
/ almost uncensciously. And the sire
, smiled and smiled, and drew him on unit
q there came teverlsh light IN Lucy
blue ewes, and her cheek grew thin wit
the fear she yet repelled.
| Yes. It was dangerous tor all three
this playing with edged tools. II Wa
+ time Tint the love between Allen an
herself was not founded on mere ianc,
/ but in a mutual confidence, esteem an
t. a sweet congeniality. If she had know
{ it to be a fancy she would have haa i
confidence IN 1t.
i For taree years they had known eae
other we'll, and the tie had even gro"
i. STRONGER. She had often mused on thl
and. indeed, made it the strong point
re her acceptance Of Allen stoptord.
She felt herself very young but Mn
O. teen-when called to decide this matte
t she had long been motherless From 7
IL denths Of her heart to the helgh
is 90 her wisdom she sounded herself be1o
she replied to him, and the expression
to her face at that moment. Alien neN
C. forgot. Eye to eye AM heart 60 heS
n they pledged each other, and now
could Allen forget? !.
Ut Apparently he had forgotten. ;
coulu not accuse him of rudeness toWa
herself-that was Impossible TO his u
ture-or selfshness; but that ne "
ou drawn from her the most casual
le- could see. And Mab's fortnight had
ready heightened to three weeks
"Well have tea on the lawn tong
Lucy said Aunt Lucretia. the hou
KEEPER at Rosehome. ut is such Y
warm night, it will be pleasant
"As you please, aunte-lt makes
,ut difference to me. l shall take no tea
do have severe headache