Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-12-17

Eleven feet or so of space between them,
but whole degree OF social longitude.
He danced, he chatted, he smiled with
his old friends, but all the while with
remorseful feeling that he was acting
shamefaced part, and that up stairs Miss
Greyson was comparing him with the
attentive young man whom she had met
in the freedom Of the Polynesia quarter
deck.
In point OF fact, Miss Greyson was
thinking of Mr.. Winslow, and wishing
to Heaven she had not been seen by
him under such compromising circum-
stances. She was not at all averse to
little lark of this sort, provided she
could keep IL to herself and one or two
intimate friends, but Mr.. Winslow was
not yet to be counted among such, and
now bade fair never to come even with
in the range of friendship. Why had
her aunt concealed her real situationp
| Why had she deceived themp Yes,
cruelty deceived them, so that her own
niece, coming innocently to America,
had fallen into this hateful trapl She
never, never could forgive her aunt
Mary, and she would go this very instant
and shut herself up in her room, and
not see anybody till she left the house,
the very earliest hour in the morning,
to take the very first train to Chicago.
AS she left the room to carry this threat
into immediate execution, she ran again
almost into the arms of Mr.. Winslow,
who, in his disturbance of mind, had
bade good.evening to his hostess, and
was coming out of the dressing room
now with his overcoat on.
"Oh, Mr.. Winslow!" she gasped. In
his substantial wraps, he looked at the
instant as If he were going out of her
world altogether.
"What must you think of mep" he
exclaimed.
"Of youp 1t is who must say that
to you, % , :, :. =, ~ .,,,,
did not quite understand it, but he could
not refine at this point. "Tell me 1 may
come to see you tomorrow"
"Here! In Mrs. Cabot's house! Oh,
never" M -.
"Then meet me in Central Park. But
no, that would never do. Where can
see you, if not herep 1 will come to see
you here. You must see me-" And, re-
fusing to hear any protests, he rushed
down stairs.
"Oh, what shall doP" she exclaimed.
"And was going to Chicago the very
first thing in the morning." She went
up to her room to think about it, leav-
ing the ladies to put on their wraps as
well as they could without her. Her
aunt came up to see her late in the even
ing.
"Stella," she whispered through the
key-hole, as she got no response to her
knock; but the young lady refused to
give signs of hearing.
Winslow went home in q feverish
frame of mind. He found his mother
sitting by the fire, her headache having
faded away. He sat down by her, and
looked steadily at her.
Mother" he began, and then stop.
ped.
$50 on, Edward. I've thought it all
over"
"Oh, come, now, you haven't second
sight"
"Oh, can see through q ladder"
"Well, tell me my dream, and the in.
depreciation thereof"
"No; tell me first if you think Mrs.
Cabot looks like her niece"
He hoped out of his chair.
"Yes, yes," said the little lady, smil.
ing shrewdly. "You are very open, Ed
ward"
"Mother, just explain Yourself, will
youp"
"Oh, you needn't look so solemn, Ed.
ward. My dear boy, nothing would
give me greater pleasure than to see
you married, and we'll married. Why,
that is what sent you to Europe for,
chiefly, and l am sure she must be
charming"
"Whop"
"Ill whisper, since you are so disi.
dent. S. g."
Winslow started again, and stared a,
his mother.
"Oh, I'm nec-omancer," she
said, but at the same time threw
her handkerchief too adroitly over o
package on the table. He lifted it,
and saw package of his letters be.
meath it. His mother laughed.
$50 you've caught me-" He glanced
at the uppermost letter.
"Good grandmother! he exclaimed.
al had entirely forgotten. What! that
little Serena Garland at Dresden, Mrs.
Cabot's niecep So she was-so she
was" His mother looked at him blank.
ly. He seemed to have swept down he1
house of cards. 81 see l must tell a
plain story in straightforward way
said he; and he told his mother of meet.
. ing Miss Greyson on the steamer, of his
unconquerable affection for her, and OF
the evenings embarrassment. "O1
COURSE" he concluded, 81 don't care o
snap of my finger for what any body
says" But he happened to catch
sight of his mothers woful face. +" Yes,
1 do care for you, mother; but you only
need to see her, and all your doubts will
disappear"
81 don't know-I don't know" she
said, shaking her head. "Every body
will know. Was Mrs. Talbot therep"
"Yes."
"Dear! dear! She will never stop
talking"
"Pooh! nobody would notice her.
Yes, they would, too. But no matter.
Go tomorrow to see her, and your
doubts will all vanish"
Winslow went the next day, and very
early. He asked for Mrs. Cabot, and
when she left the parlor Miss Greyson
came down. She had not gone to Chi.
cago, and she did not go that day. Mrs
Winslow herself called in the afternoon
al think we can arrange it, Edward y
J said his mother, few evenings after.
ward, rs she talked it over with her son.
J "Mrs. Cabot has found another place
for Mrs. White, place as housekeepe1
in a widower's family, and has invited
} Stella to make her visit. Wen give O
party, and dress Stella hair differently,
and nobody will recognize her in the
world. Well invite every body who
was at Mrs. Cabot's. The only trouble
, is Mrs. Talbot. She has been twice.
when Mrs. Cabot was out, ON purpose
to try and persuade the pretty lady't
, maid to come to live with her. She lei
, it out, for all she thought she was sc
shrewd. 1t was, of course, a very dis
honorable thing to do. Shall we ask
} herP"
"Oh, invite Mrs. Talbot, of course. ,
And Mrs. Talbot was invited. Sht