Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-02-26
INFATUATION.

There was little group on the pref
tiest croquet-ground imaginable-a cro-
auet- t-ground with dimpleG brook flick
ering by on one side. and semi-circle
of fine old trees standing guard on the
other.
An elderly gentleman, in linen coat,
was half-kneeling on the grass in the
mental and physical agony of "split
shot !" a youth of fifteen, awaiting his
turn, was watching the operation with
emphatic cnRui; n little apart, n young
man with fine features and symptoms of
a mustache--ag good looking fellow, take
him all in all-wss conversing content
edly with young lady-one of those
tall, fair haired creatures, with grand
eyes and supers complexion, who fairly
bcwilder one with rare csloring.
So your aunt will be here this after
Yes, in the $40 train"
The young fellow calculated in the
depths oil his spiritual consciousness
1t is now three. Two hours grace
Would thatan accident might befall the
train! OF all things a maiden auntl No
more pleasant tete-d-tetes on the piazza
no"
"Bluel Here, Mr.. Remington. it's
your turn. You've got the most splen-
did chancew called out the old gentle
man, enthusiastically. Just knock
Augusta into the brook and go through
the middle wicker; then you can take
Charlie coming back, and"
Here the pleasant vision was demol-
ished by Mr.. Remington's sending
Augusta just the other way, and going
anywhere but through the wicket him
self. His counselor gave him look of
reproachful despair, and grasped his
mallet as il he were going to commit
suicide, or suthin'," with it.
Miss Penroy took her place, and so
the game went on.
An hour or two after. when returning
To the house to dress for tea, Mr.. Rem
ington caught sight of an angular figure
in gray alpaca vanishing upstairs, and
few minutes later learned that Miss
Penroy's aunt had arrived.
Just about seventy miles from the
pretty croquct ground and its accom-
Ranying farmhouse might have been
seem" on the banks of the Hudson, n
handsome villa, and in its library, mt
the moment at which write, were the
family assembled--a red-faced old gen.
tleman, a white-haired old lady and two
VEtttF I'll irb ~ lihS 10 WV peas anu db
pretty rs two pinks.
The daily budget had just come from
the postofice, consisting this time of
one letter for the old lady, who, accord
ing to the superscription, was Mrs. G.
III. Remington.
From Fred" she announced; it's
really astonishing how contented he is
in that little, out-of-the-way place"
"I thought he would be back after
two days fishing, utterly disgusted," !"
said Minnie, one OF the peas.
"Oh, I'm very glad to have him away
from temptation" went on the mother.
A fashionable watering-place is a terri
BILE training place for gay young fell
low like Fred-and with his money, too
He seems To have found pleasant COM
pauions at this little place. He says
There are some very agreeable people
stopping here--a Mr.. Wane and his
family, and Miss Penroy, very beau
tiful girl, and her aunt, Miss Boggs.'" ,"
A very beautiful girl" laughed Bes-
sic. the other pea. That explains the
mystery"
"Psnroy Is very good name," said
she old lady. 81 hope she is nice
girl"
The letters continued 10 come regular
livery week, anu the old lady continued
- read them placidly 10 her husband
and daughters. Miss Pcnroy and her
aunt still figured largely in the missives,
but there was moi much eaid about be.
ing awfully jolly-there were vague al