Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-15

p" Parker TOOK 1t to his hotel; the
clerk said he was still in his room; il
was sent to him in Parker's sight and
hearing. There is not any doubt but
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 for
an absolute refusal / have said No
to Carol a dozen times, and he won't
stay noed.' Mr.. Smith will be sure To
ask for personal interview"
Eleanor answered drearily: II sup
pose he will pay me that respect;'' but
through this little effort at assertion it
was easy to detect the white feather OF
mistrust. She half suspected the
touchy self-esteem of Mr.. Smith. II
she had merely been guilty of breach
of good manners toward him, she knew
that he would deeply resent it; how,
then, when she had--however innocent
ly-given him the keenest personal
slightP
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, and her thoughts were
busy with the pleasant amends she
would make him for any anxiety he
might have suffered.
But Mr.. Smith did not call the follow
ing day, nor on many following ones,
and a casual lady visitor destroyed
EleanOr's last hope that he would ever
call again, for, after little desultory
gossip, she said, g You will miss Mr..
Smith very much at your receptions,
and brother Sam says he is to be away
two years"
=" So longP" asked Eleanor, with per-
feet calmness.
81 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 atP'
So the wonderful cup and saucer were
brought, and they caused diversion
so complete that Mr.. Smith and his &C.
centric move were not named again
during the visit. Nor, indeed, much
after it. "What is the use of discuss
ing a hopelessly disagreeable 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 good deal of interest. Natur-
ally it was thought that he would know
all about his friends singular conduct.
But he professed to be as much puzzled
as Alice. =" He supposed it was some
thing about Mrs. Bethune; he had al
ways told Smith not to take pretty,
rich woman like her into his calcula-
tions. For his part, if he had been de-
sirous 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 hysterical sobbings and
Paintings and other signs of pathologi-
cal distress common to weak women.
Perhaps she was more silent and
more irritable than usual, but Eleanor
Bethune's heart-achefor love never led
her to the smallest social impropriety.
Whatever she suffered she did not re-
fnse the proper mixture of colOrs in her
hat, or neglect her 1.-THE of the mint,
anise, and cumin due to her position.
Eleanor's reticence, however, had
this good effect-it compelled Alice to
talk Smiths singular behavior over
with Carol; and somehow, in discuss
ing 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, Eleanor
had quite recovered her placid, sun
shiny temper.
"Consolation, thy name is satin and
lacep' said Alice, thankfully, to her.
self, as she saw Eleanor so tired and
happy about the wedding finery.
At first Alice had been quite sure
that she would 60 to Paris, and no.
where else; but Eleanor noticed that in
less than a week Carols influence was
paramount. "We have got a better
idea, Eleanor quite a novel one," she
said, one morning. "We are going to
make our bridal tripin Carols yachtP'
Whose idea is thatP''
"Carrol's, 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 thought you we're bent on a
European tripP'
"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 you at your bankers, and disa-
greeable paragraphs in the newspa-
pers. think Carroll idea is splendid. ]"
So the marriage took place at the
end of the season, and Alice and Car
roI salad hannilv away into the nm |