Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-11-27
Selrtt Stprp,
Their Two Summerings.

Rose Ellis, with eyes as blue as the
June sky that was smiling down on She
iair earth that lovely morning, and hair
as palely god as the first rays OF early
sunshine, and face as pink and fair as
ever maidens face was. And Vera, her
elder sister, tall, with beautiful, serious,
gray eyes under jetty brows, with lus-
trous jet-blsck hair, all waves and rip
pies from her broad, low forehead to
the Grecian coli low IL the back of her
classic head-the two oi them, sisters,
standing under the big chestnut tree at
the lane gate, reading letter, hat one
OF the farm hands rad just brought
rom the village post, flee. along with a
bundle OF we.lly papers letter whose
envelope was heavily .nonogramed and
crested, that was W ritten on faintly-per-
'umed, cream-white paper, in q square,
beautiful hand, and signed Cornelia
DarYl, and dated Newport. day before.
K ,se's blue eyes danes Ms sheread il,
and abe clasped her hands in = little
ecstalic way she was IN The habit o! doing
whcr she was plensed.
"Veta, it is just too splendid for any
thing! Aunt Cornelia is just too good
isn't she2 OF couse it will be you
it should be you When shall ycu 20?
Only think--a month at Newport"
Vera folded the le e. l9wly up again,
smile coming to her roy ally beautiful
mouth.
- nm moi su"a il is who viii az
cept auntie's KIND invitation You
haven't been away from the tarm for
three years, Rose-not since we all
spent the delicious week in the Caiski!ls.
am very sure it is you who viii 20 TO
auntie's cottage at Newport, deai. /
hope So"
Rose laughed gaily.
What an idea, Vera! Indeed, I
shall not even think of such nonsense.
You're the beauty of the family; you
will go and create a sensation, and come
home with photograph of my future
brother-in-iaw in your pocket-hand-
some, wealthy, elegant and-a German
count, or French duke, or an English
lord, just as like as not. Maybe Rus
sian prince! Of course you'll go, my
Princess Verai"
Vera lauRhed-s,'e could not help it
at the comical little way in which Rose
salaamed TO heI-veritably u princess by
royal right of loneliness, and gIace, and
womaniness.
Honor bright, Rose, wouldn't you
like TO gop"
The serious gray eyes looked in the
sunny blue eyes, and then q tiny flush
began to warm to a deeper lusciousness
on the wild.rose cheeks.
"That's not fair, Vera. That's what
/ should emphatically call leading
question. Do you want to go, toop"
"And under what head do you place
your inquiry, should like to know"
Rose tossed her pretty head imperi-
ously, with a light laugh.
81 won't be catech sed, but Aunt Cor
nelia's letter must be answered. all the
same, by return mail, according to re.
quest. We will decide whether you are
to 90 or no-this way"
She stopped and picked upa shining
little pebble FROM the edge of the flower
Ded, and went through some mysterious
motions with her hands behind her,
then held out two tightly Closed DIM
pled fists
~ Take yoa choice Vera If you get
tie stone you GO Vice versa Tkat's
ir enough isn't itP'
Vera reached uut her finger daintily,
aud-touched the fortunate hand, while
Rose gave little shek Of delight.
Now-nowl OF course you'll be in
troduced to my brothor.in-l Law the
count, or the duke, or thc lord! Let's
90 right back, mud while rio up the
Swiss suit 10 make it over with pink
and blue Siesia, tor one of your -oilets,
you can answer the letter To morrow
we'll go TO the city end spend the forty
dollars, butter and-cgg money, we've
saved, and on Thursday, the seventh,
you will start on your tour OF con-
quest
But-somehow thcre were tears. in.
stead OF smiles, IN Prince s. Vela'a gray
a.aa