The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-05

ida aid bu, little; I'D whenever our
eve. me, she blushed, 'rnemos''hS'
doublless. how warmly A'e "Aa en-
hracpd mo.
I San found out tina; my hos. was =
Mr.. Bsylcy, who almos, OvcrpoN e'eo
me with apologies for his mistake.
They insisted upon my sleeping there, ,
and I accepted ON condition tina. they
would lc. me depart bcio~c they were
down In the morning, that | might cs.
capc IN. observation my dress-clo,Les
would call upon me from the very "a.
minis In the London streets; and also l
was really anxious % sec my friend Tom
Bruce, and explain TO him The curious
events II the evening.
To this they agreed, csaciing from
me promise that ! would come down
again before they left Richmond for the
sea. can acquaintance 50 strangely be.
g,,n," ,hcy said, "ml'st not Ike allowed
~ fall through"
And Mr.. Baylcy even now found II
hard 10 believe his mistake, and could
scarcely take his eyes of my face, which
/ ~ curiously resemblcd his own sons.
The next morning M early breakfast
VA, brought u me In my room, and I
vas en- route to London before my new
friends were awake. I escaped the
iccrs oi the street arabs BY jumping into
4 hanson and whirling home Us fas. NJ
the horse could carry me.
Tom was still asleep. but reused up
when opened his bedroom door, and
called loudly for me to come in.
"Holloa! who Is that? ., George, my
hoy, Il Is you, j. itp Come and tell me all
about Il. Have sou found the silver
spoon, eh7" a..
~ have found the pre,ties. girl I ever
saw In all my life," l replied with o
smile. .... .....n -.
Il 40, It's tho. sort Of spoon, 10 itp''
cAcd he, with . loud guffaw. "Well,
George, I didn't expect that Of you, and
Won 50 many years my junior; but ]
forgive you, my boy, and will be best
man.. When Is II to be?' a.. -.n
"My dear Bruce, what are you driv.
ing a.! I tell you I have met q pretty
, girl, and you ask when it's TO be? You
and my new friend, Mr.. Bayley, nigh,
run In u curriclso for two lunatics,
, really think" answered., impatiently
f" Whsw!" cried Tom; "bad as al
, that, are you? Well, well. It's what w
, al como 70 sooneIor later; It's com
! plNnt II Is better 10 have young. Now
I George, what's She likea'
Q "Who!" I repDed, resentfully. "D'
I You mean Mise ~ Dayley"
"Yes, TO be nm, Il that's her name.
Q y"Well, then, ~ Bayby y the pref
I test girl I ever NJ" ] answered. en-
i ''. YVES, ! Nov replied IL, calmly
. l"yoo mentioned Mt before. ''7' ;,
II "Whj, Bruee, Old msa, you dom
Q expect mo 70 describe every feature, d
Q you, iks . cheap Jack at . fair? and
r ] would, I couldn't. How do I know
d the color Of her eyes,? but ! know hov
Q they look. What does It matter to m
!. whether her mouth ID the shape G
J. Cupiaes bow or noti-I know how
I smiles. Ida BAyley 10 not the girl 20
o could criticise Is you talk to her; 20
9 fael ~ Is there-that If she is not beau
i till, beauty can not be worth having.
u I booked up At my friend, who va
J; regarding me fairly Open.mouthed.
" "Do you understand" I asked.
Il "Quite," be replied, with an hone.
d smile, "and I congratulate you; an
= now, George, tell me-has Miss Ida
,; sister? II so, I think I viii acc0mpan
70 you TO Richmond" "'
70 Well, of course, went down INF
!; Surrey again; and, odd As it may seen
!. became quite . favorite with all Il
Bayley family. It was my strange r
" scmblancc to the absent Edward, I
= doubt, which endeared me to them; bu
" Whatever the reason may have been, Il
= lO0p.line Waterloo Station ticket-clel
n soon grew familiar with my destinatio
Il and gave me my ticket for Richmond q
(. matter Of course when my face .
peared looking through the pigeon.ho
ut him.
=; The Bayleys were going to the Isle
= Wight, and, strange 70 say, ! found
was going there, too; though l fully b
lieved myself to have made up my mil
he to have = good months sport anlongt
birds with Tom Bruce over his father
ed weli.preserved acres. But discover
ed now, for the frst time, that ! didn''t ca
at much for shooting; and the prospect
some trips with the, Bayleys in tn
at yacht was . delightful anticipation
me, outweighing all other counterb
n? ancing Influences. E Aa;irt2 adl
r. We III went down together, and
ley happy tim0, indeed, we had oft. 7
ior many Others have described the beau
ful island 10 need any word Of mine
II. echo its praises; and there are few N
nd have not seen the fairy. like slefor the
ler selves; but I must say, a. we first |
r.. held it on that bright autumn day, vi
lid the sun glinting upon it, pretty hods'
Re and lighting up the green OF its verdul
nd while the sky and clouds were reflect
It'll on the water, lending It their violet q
t3 azure shades, blended and softened, q
for the white sails Of the yachts skimm
N, butterhY.like upon its surface, / thong
I had never seen anything more sof
led lovely. One felt as though it were
out sort Of dreamland, from which II VOL
II. be terrible to awake to life's stern re.
O.. ties; and think Ida felt it 80, too,
she was silent, and her eyes had . fsr-
~, | 10Ok in them. A II she were seeing I