Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1880-11-13

were not discontinued. He i. the most
earnest man | ever met Whatever he
doese Is done heartilyand thoroughly !:
ana ne couldn't even admire Carey as
every one does. without going to the
lnjudicious length of falling in love
with her. Of course she encouraped
him, though seemingly in the mostart
less way; and it seemed to me shame
Our ?. A. c. was 90 good and true a
man to be her plaything- altogether a
different stamp tronrthe young fellows
who had fallen in love with ner tightly
one season and, DOUBTLESS, forgotten
her as lightly the next ana / cou1dn I
heip telling her SO one day, when she
had been exerting her powers of fas-
clnatlon TO the utmost. and, | am bound
to say, With unmitiyated success.
You're jealous, child" said she
lightly
That's humbug. AMI you know it.
The +. A. {. doesn't admire little neo-
pie; and besides besides
No, certainly wasn't Jealous: for
was there not lurking warm about my
heart the thought of some one VERY
big and strong who. nevertheless did
admire little people and " ho could trea,
them with chivalrous gentlene,s of
which the p \. C. was utterly incapa-
bleo
DO you know that the he under dis
cusslon IS going away very soono -
said Carey. after pause
I" No. Whereo"
he is almost sure of that appoint
mtnt in India he was telling us of
and If he is appointed must sail in
January.'
BE ore could answer this startling
piece of intelligence she had glided
from the room.
A few days after this had come in
from walk, IN which Carey had de-
cllned to join me on the plea of slight
coid-not III her head the lucky It'll.
beauty is never afflicted with an \thinp
so uhbecoming and | can't recollect
ever having seen her pretty nose dis
Inquired 10y undue friction, for -he isn't
gwen to tears on the same principle.
l suppose. that influenza doesn't attack
her. The elr.a ~~ina-roosn door was
si'gntiy aJar, and. a. | entered noise
lessly, it did Father a5tonish me-ac
cust"med as am to that shocking little
nIrt's vagaries---to see her and Mr..
LLOYD most becomingly posed in the
attitude OF the famous Huguenot pic
ture. My first impulse was to with
draw as noi>elessly as had come, bul
IT seemed rather sneak kish thing to do.
so | notified my presence by a loud
Ahem."
The two sprang apart guiltily. The
+. A. Z. began shaking hands wildly
and niuttering something incoherently
about great hurry "be off, litenallv
flew out of the room down stairs. and
out of the house. shutting the street
door with bang that set every window
in the old house rattling. and left Carey
with cheeks that put the well-worn
crimson curtains quite in the shade,
and me, regret to say, in pa oxysm
OF laughter on the hearth rug.
Carey couldn't stand that. She flew
at me and shook me, exclainling:
You are mean and hard hearted
and cold-blooded, too,"
am awtully sorry said I. pick
ing myself up and fishing my hat out
OF the coal >cuttle; but | couldn't
know you were doing t0bie0ur ri,,unts.
and, besides, you really ought not to-"
H. re TO increase my establishment |
she threw her arms around me and
kissed me; and when she let me 90
saw there were tears in her eye..
l"u re not to preach, and | shall !
often 90 It again, only you re not to !
% come INTO rooms SO suddenly. He" /
the pronoun with great express.on1
has got that appointment"
As that a fond farewell o. said I /
my hewilderment, | suppose. ap, ear
ing IN my face for Carey p nling her
"" hands--uch pretty, little, soft
White hands s-nver my eyes said
You mustn't look at NE like that,
AMI added Very softly: II M xo,ny
too. dear.
What did YOU say about =. 4. C.,,o
and '1dn You AWAY tell me YOU had
no htart. and thought nothing short
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