The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-11-05
THEIR Two SUMMERINGS.

THEIR Two SUMMERINGS.
Rose Ellis, with eyes as blue as the
June sky that was smiling down on the
fair earth that lovely morning, and hair
as pnlely gold as the first rays of early
sunshine, and face as pink and fair as
ever maiden's face was. And Vera, her
elder sister, tall, with beautiful, serious,
gray eyes under jetty brows, with lus-
trous jet.black hair, oil waves and rip
Piles from her broad, low forehead to the
Grecian coil low at the back of her clas-
sic head-the two of them, sisters, stand.
ing under the big chestnut tree at the
lane gate, reading letter, that one OF
the farm hands-had just brought from
the village post-office, along with bund-
le of weekly papers-a letter whose en-
velope was heavily monogramed and
creseted, that was written on family per-
fumed, cream-white paper, in square,
beautiful hand, and signed Cornelia Car
VI, and dated Newport, day before.
Roses blue eyes danced as she read it.
and she clasped her hands in little &C.
static way she was in the habit of doing
when she was pleased.
"Vera, it is just too splendid for any
thing Aunt Cornelia Is just too good,
isn't shef Of course it will be you=-it
should be you When shall you go
Only think--a month at Newport l''
Vera folded the letter slowly up again,
a smile coming to her royalty beautiful
mouth.
Il am not sure it is who will accept
Anntie's kind invihtion. You haven't
been away from the farm fofthree years,
Rose-not since we, all spent, the delic.
ious week In the Catskills. I am very
sure that who will go to Auntie's cottage
at Newport, dear. hope So"
Rose laughed gaily.
"hhp hh iueh, Nefu 1uuecu Sndli
not even think of such nonsense. You're
the beauty of the family you will go and
create sensation, and come home with
photograph of my future brother-in-law
In your pooket-handsome. wealthy, and
German count, just as like as not
Maybe Russian prince. OF course you
will go, my Princess Vera
Vera lsughed-she could not help it
at the comical little way in which Rose
salaamed to her veritably princess by
royal right of loveliness, and grace, and
womanliness.
Honor bright, Rose, wouldn't yor
like to go2'
The serious gray eyes looked in thC
sunny blue eyes, and then tiny fusf
began to warm deeper luciousnes'
on the wild-rose cheeks.
That's not fair, Vera. That's what
should emphatically call leading ques
ton. Do you want to go too2"
"And uuder what head do you plac,
your inquiry, should like to know1"
Rose tossed her pretty head impericus
ly, with light laugh.
II won't be catechised, but Aunt Cor
nelia's letter must be answered, all tn,
same, by return mail, according to re
quest. We will decide whether you ar
to go or net-this way"
She stopped and picked up shining
little pebble from the edge of the flowe
bed and went through some mysterious
motions with her hands behind her, thei
held out two tightly closed dinpleC
fists.
Take your choice, Vera. If you ge
the stone, you go. Vice versa. That
fair enough, isn't it2"
Vera reached out her fiager dainty
and touched the fortunate hand, Will
Rose gave little shrek of delight.
'Now-nowl or course you'll be in
troduced to my brother-in-law-the duke
the count, or the lordi Let's go righ
back, and while rip up the Swiss sui
to make it over, with pink aud blue Sill
esia, for one of your toilets, You can an
swer the letter. Tomorrow we'll 60 I,
the city and spend the forty dollars, but
ter and egg money we've saved, and oil
Thursday, the seventh, you will start ol
your tour of conquest.
But--somehow there were tears, il
stead of smiles in Princess Vera's gra,
eyes.
"Wss there ever another suoh an un
selfish darling little sister as your Rose
Rosei hope for your sake there will b
the fAbulously rich, elegant brother-in
law, that he may repay you by takin
you wherever you may wish to CO."
And saucy little Rose opened her blu
eyes in we'll simulated indignation.
''The ideal As if don't intend por
sessing my own brother-in-law--of-
yours. to take me whence please. Than
you, Miss Ellis, and don't be patronil
ing because you happen-nerely happe
to be going TO Newport"
A week later Vera Ellis was en- rout
for Mrs. Caryl's villa, with trunk fu
of lovely dresses, that had not cost S
much in money as in art. and taste, an
ingenuity; and Rose. quite lonsome an
forlorn, stood leaning over the lane cat,