The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-03

=. OhC hllOWS uOW W SAY ~
llce thing to a fellow, and she means
every thing she says; you can tell she is
~. Trying to stuff you. That's Dane
weights Fashion,
Then her sun has set, has it?" I
asked, waking up little.
Don't be rough, y said Jack placidly.
Did you see what stunning rings she
Next morning we had breakfast late,
alu mad to hurry to get through in time
W ~ get to church. Spenser supposed
MISS Hallowell was going, and l didn't
care to stay at home alone but when
Inc sleigh came round and we walked
out OF the library dressed in our highest
style, Dick said that Miss Hallowell
would not be of the party. Jack evil
GENTLY wished to stay at home to keep
ner company, but didn't dare to say so,
as Dick seemed to have no such idea,
ana so we started off ruefully enough;
put we had long drive, and the gait of
Mr. Hallowell's black horses proved a
great consolation to me if not to Spen-
yer, and we heard a capital sermon.
After we came home we had an early
ulnner, and Miss Hallowell came down
looking pale, so that we could tell that
tne headache had been genuine. Dick
TOOK me all over the house and showed
me his guns and all his own special
treasures, and then we went out to the
stables. In the meantime Jack was
with Miss Hallowell in the parlor. She
had lost her color, and her cold seemed
even worse, and must confess she was
not so pretty as she had been the
evening before. 1t was a great
disappointment to us that she was
ill. Still she was so cordial and
bright and kind that one could not help
liking her, By and by Dick and l came
in, and finding that Spenser was read
ing aloud we considerably went into
the library. 1t had begun to snow and
the wind was blowing tremendously,
and there was no prospect of the walk
we had been planning; so we took some
books and tried to read, and then we
began to smoke, Dick having brought
out a generous supply of his fathers
cigars. We talked little, but it was
rather a dull afternoon. We could hear
Spenser reading in the parlor; they
were sitting in bay-window out at the
farther end. l couldn't help feeling that
was left out in the cold, and then it
occurred to me that this was a good
chance to find out Dicks secret. Ihad
alluded to it frequently during the day,
and he had hushed me and put me off
every time. He said, swat until
evening"" and | thought it was some
plan for trick or frolic, as he had
showed marvellous ingenuity in such af-
fairs at college. L was sure of some
thing entertaining, and hoped in my
inmost heart that he meant to tease
Spenser.
"Come, tell me-" said I, persuasive
ly, and he laid down his book with
CLEAN of fun in his eyes and doubtful
look about the mouth
''It's a shame it SHOWS. I'm afraid
it'll spoil the best of it, but I've great
mind to tell you. 1t is agony to keep it
to myself. How the rascal has managed
to keep it up so long l don't see. 1
haven't dared to look him in the face
to-day. Halo! what's l"-and
followed him as he sprang to the win
dow and saw sleigh just coming up to
VINO ssooA' a JOuiiS Aooty JuhipOu oue
and ran up the steps covered with snow,
while the man drove away toward the
stable. Dick seemed convulsed, and L
thought with joy that the tete-o-tete
would be broken up.
The young lady had come into the
hall, but Dick did not go out to receive
her, and caught me by the arm and
held me fast with very funny express
sion.
The young lady called, "Boys! where
are youP"-but nobody answered; and
then we heard her go into the parlor,
and Dick went to join her, dragging me
with him.
The newcomer was Enthusiastically
Miss Alice Hallowell herself, and she
stood just inside the door, the picture of
amazement, looking at the two people
who sat at the further end of the room
Jack Spenser with his volume of
poems open in his hand, and "Miss Hal
iowell'' Cor whoever she might beg in a
big easy chair with a footstool and a
cushion to lean against, playing with
pink rose bud in the most sentimentally
invalid fashion. forgot to tell you that
Spenser had carried cher" bouquet of
roses from Boston.
"Tom, you wretch!" said Miss Halo
well stamping her foot. Tom! how
dare YOUR
Tom, with sweet, tired little smile,
put his hand into the pocket of his dark
blue silk dress, and took out one of his
sisters lace pocket handkerchiefs,
which he held to his eyes, and then rose
slowly and walked down the long parlor
with short steps and most effective
sweep OF his long skirts, caricaturing
the young lady whom he had so skill
fully represented until then. He paused
at the door and said, "Good by, boys"
in his natural voice, which sounded
strangely grum and unladylike.
1t was so absurd that even Jack Spen-
ser laughed till he cried, and said he
never had seen any thing so capitally
done in his life.
He was very good tempered about it,
and said he had had no suspicion,
though there had been some things
which had surprised him which he had
supposed were owing to "Miss Halo
wells " being so much with " her ="
brothers. We had stood for minute
on the piazza before breakfast, and