Morris tribune., 1881-04-21
ROSELLE.

- 1t was the last bal masque of the season
just before fashions votaries said good
bye to the destinations of the opera and
ball, and fed to country haunts and ocean
y sbeaches. 49,.
Two genteel loungers who had strolled in
TO look at the costumes now sat in one of
the little alcoves that opened upon the bal
couy, smoking and chatting over their cl-
CARS.
Where do you go?" said Henry.
ITO Brighton And your"
ITO Switzerland, think. Party of US
going; alIthe club; all save Standing"
And hep"
- =. Henry laughed. He would not be in
," iuced to leave England, or the vicinity of
8Tc London, this summer" he said. Hes
-. done for, evidently"
What! You don't mean he is in earnest
E3 with the dashing Roselle? fancled he
was not so far gone as that,
Il think he cares more for RoSelle than
he is willing to confess, even to himself
But he is off on a new scent now. There is
lovely wild rose of a girl been visiting
friends of his. She is from Beachvllle,
% fifty miles away. Fer father has superb
country residence, and she is an only
daughter. He is invited up there for shoot
ing and fishing by her brother. If he goes
Farewell, Standing. feel sorry for Ro-
selle.''
You are very lenent in your Judgment
for man of as wide experience as yours"
Yes, perhaps so. My experience makes
,, me lepient. Roselle e1cites my interest
and pity. She always has. An orphan
with money, beauty, dash, spirits, with no
caution, no adviser-she became a social
code to herself. Yet nobody can lay
finger upon one wrong act in the girls life.
wish Standing would marry her, but he
o. = ha. mt the moral courage"
They moved on and did not see the figure
of woman who sat just outside on the
balcony.
1t was Roselle.
She had heard all the conversation.
30 $50 he is going to Beachvllle," she said;
"and to her! We will see."
Two weeks later tall young fellow in
thin coat and straw hat left his luggage to
follow him, and, with areless look at the
group of loungers about the little station,
started for the inn, half mile distant on
he Great Northern, at Beachville.
As he walked leisurely along he heard
- he clatter of horses hoofs. Looking up,
he saw a handsome, high-spirited, black
horse, in which was seated lady in per-
fectly fitting riding habit-a lady who
. refined on her horse when she saw him, and
leaned forward with bright smile and
bow.
q "Roselle, by jingo!"
Are you not glad to see me?" she asked,
., with one of her brig ht smiles, as she play
fully touched his shoulder with her riding
whip.
"Glad? Why, yes, of course! Always
glad to see you, you know; only its very
sudden and unexpected"
-Oh, it was very sudden" smiled Ro-
selle. II was talking with Mrs. Thorne-
Mrs. James Thorne, you know-about sum-
So mer resorts, and Glanced to mention
Beachyille as NICE quiet place, where
q one could have plenty of air and exercise
> and not be obliged to dress to excess. She
a. seized at it Immediately. Have been here
a week. Heard you were coming last
night
he lifted his hat and ran his slender fingers
Z" through his crisp hair
"Who?-oh, Nj. Hamilton-Hugh Ham
ilton. He is up at the inn, and said he ex-
pected you daily"
Then you have met Hamilton2"
Yes; and his sistt came to call on us
to-day. Such lovely pink and white! We
all thought her very pretty, and she and
are already very friendly. 1 am invited
there to spend the day soon. Ira La! will
see you later"
She touched the horse and was gone, with
bright backward smile and glance, and
80 after all l am to be under the same
roof with Roselle, he unused.
He went home with Hamilton and spent
the evening. Lydia Hamilton greeted him
with that quiet and we'll bred reserve that
81, was SO habitual to her. How fair she was.
Like olush-rose! And how low her voice!
What diference!" he said mentally as
he walked toward the hotel. Il wonder
how it would have seemed if she had said
loiT 1a%n n Iofto
Three or four parties were out on the
balcony when Standing came up to the
steps.
Mr.. Hamilton leaned down and called
& to him to come up. ... ... ....
Il am smoking my cigar-I cant!" he
answered,
Sha II come DOWN." said gay voice
ss55"and keep you from melancholy till you
finish it2"
1t was Roselle.
Eyes, come" he said; and they walked
in the moonlight until all the OTHERS hat
left the balcony.
But that was Roselle's last hour.
Standing arose the next morning with
firm resolve to keep himself master of tn
situation.
Most of his evenings after this wer
spent with Lydia Hamilton.
"She never startles-she is never strik
ing" he said, "she is like the moonlight"
One day Roselle came down to spend the
day, according to agreement. Hugh Ham
lton and Standing came home from q two
days hunt, and found her there, ant
Standing remained to lunch.
~ rRoselle had never looked better. Silk
ling, she was always; her rich coloring he
Tine figure, the ensemble of the woma,
made her that; but she seemed to facinat
and charm the gentle Lydia with her wi
and rpartee, instead of shocking her, a
Standing half expected
Standing, who had been strangely ner
- yous when he first found himself in tn
81 presence of the two women, soon grew a
ease, and made himself delightfully."- enter
tanning. ~ r
ESP think Miss Somers-or Roselle as yo
call hers charming" said LYDIA the mel
~rdey to- Standing: II like her dash an
srsparkle. and she seems SO genuine and 8
earnest"
Il Standing, who was easily swayed by th
opinion of others, felt his heart thrill. Al
ter all, Roselle was charming.
One night he sat in the commercial rool
of the inn, reading the paper, and Hami
nm sat at q little distance, also reading.
Two strangers, sportsmen, from Londol
were carrying on q conversation. Sudder
" the attention of Standing was called |
their mentioning name.
.fog0 Didn't ! see that dashing Miss Some
in the dining hall, tonight queried on
And the reply came:
ss.sgsf Yes she is here-handsome, and fast
. than ever, should judge. saw her smol
~ ing In the balcony with gentleman, Il
other night.