The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-31

AT my age one is OQiOuS W one sell
and everybody else. Don't you think
sor -.
'Not at ALL" said Miss Northcote,
laughing. II quite disagree with you"
''Thank you; you are very kind. but |
feel-ah! l won't talk about my feelings.
A more agreeable subject-I am delight
ed to see you looking so we'll. / declare
you are younger every year. can't be-
lieve in time, when / look at you. Now
the girls of the present day-but l am
boring you."
40, no, I'm much obliged to you," said
Miss Northcote, who had looked away
for moment from her admirer. "We
lose great many pretty things, General
Hawke, when you shut yourself up at
Pensand. / thought the train was COM
ing
"Not yet, is it? But Pm getting ter
ribly deaf, SO Randall tells me. am
very nervous, too--and, by the by, am
very glad I met you. You and are old
friends, are we not7 And you will show
little kindness to young lady l lexpect
by this train. Quite stranger to you.
She was left in my charge by her father,
and has been at school in London; but
now it seems that her education is fin
ished, and Randall represented to me that
I ought to have her down here. They
say her health is not very good; she is
lame, poor girl. Something rather odd
about her, think, though not unpfepos
sessing. I hope you will come to the
Castle and see her." ....
II shall be very glad, indeed" sale
Miss Northcote, with the slightest shade
| of hesitation. II am expecting some
body, too, by this train. My rephew
Dick, from New Zealand"
"Dick Hang the fellow! Back already
That's rather bad sign. Why, he onl,
went out the other day. 1T is the way
with all these young fellows; they won
stick to anything"
"Why, he has been gone ten years
Don't you think he has earned a holi
day."
"Ten years! is it possible? But wha
is that? / was forty years in India, ant
never dreamed of coming home. Dicl
ought to be ashamed of himself"
II don't think so," said Miss North
cote. II am afraid he will 60 bacl
again; but he is coming home to see me
It is my wish as much as his. can tel
you he will be very welcome"
"No doubt Of it," said the General
Struggling his shoulders "You will d
your best to spoil him; you always did
But here they are"
The train glided slowly across the las
piers Of the bridge, and round the curv
| into the station. Miss Northcote move
few feet away from the General, an
stood looking at it as it stopped, and tn
doors began to open. Her mouth an
eyes were smiling but there was littl
doubt in her manner, and she did nc
\ hurry forward to meet any one. Sh
was not quite sure about a tall, stron
young man, with a sunburnt face and
1 brown beard. Could that be the pal,
lanky, delicate Dick. who had been SCI
out with so much anxiety by his grant
parents?
4 He did not look at her, but was quit
occupied in helping fellow-passengt
out of the carriage; a girl, who SCENE
more helpless than the usual run of girl
and had to be almost lifted down FRO
the high step. She was followed by
cross-looking, middle-aged woma
, flushed and tired from her journey; the
maid approached from another part -,
the train; then General Hawke move
forward and took the whole party int
. his possession.
The young lady stood in the center {
the group, looking very pale and grav
She was mere slip of girl, with
small, thin, brown face, and features te
thin and pinched to be pretty. 81
seemed to have fine dark eyes, but tt
5 large eyelids and long black lash
. dropped over them only added lit
melancholy to her whole appearance.
The young man had not quite dol
! with hls fellow-travelers. He took {
1 hat, looking at General Hawke, who hs
: already given him curious glance
1 two.
a a "Do you remember me, sirr' he sa
: to the old man.
4 care YOU Dick Northcote9 Nil
; your own affairs, sir. Don't you see ye7
Z auntg'
"Ol"
q He turned away, and the next m
ment was grasping his aunt's hand. 81
could hardly fell sure about him yet;
> was a pleasant puzzle to find out the o
Dick in this completely changed fat
J The bright, dark-blue eyes which smil
e at her were the same, however, and 1
4 ter the first minute she felt quite
= home.
Il General Hawke hurried his ward a
: her belongings away to the carrias
y without stopping to introduce her
Miss Northcote, and very soon she a
. her nephew were walking away up
hill.
i fro BE CONTINUED
. One More Snake Story.
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