The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28


Lucy Clare to herself, looking up from
the letter she was reading.
1t was in the morning before school,
and as the bell would not ring for half
an hour she had plenty of time to enjoy
her letter and devise the answer.
She was girl OF 20 summers, of
medium height, plump figure and good
English complexion-for she was an
English girl, though for some five or
six years resident of America. Her
hair was short and dark brown in color,
her forehead broad. high and full, one
of which poet or philosopher might
be proud. But the chief feature OF her
face was her eyes-large, expressive,
brown eyes, bright with Intelligence and
fun. Yes, though she was working
hard at Greek, Latin and mathematics,
she could find time TO break rs many
hearts as those who thought of nothing
else. AT present she was student in
one of our best colleges which had re-
Gently opened their doors to the gentler,
though by no means less intelligent,
sex.
The letter she was reading was from q
girl friend and former neighbor, who
then lived in one OF the towns OF Central
Ohio. 1t contained the photograph of
a young gentleman whose acquaintance
the young lady, Miss Ada Vane, had
made during a recent trip to the South.
In former letter she had mentioned
1 at he was particularly handsome and
rich, and Lucy had asked to see his
picture. Accordingly Miss Vane sent
it TO her, charging her to return it, but
adding that if she said so she would ask
for one for her. The visions that this
brought before Lucy's eyes are what
caused her glee.
The gentleman in question was a
good-looking widower of %, one of the
+. f. ", and petted member OF socie-
ty. Seven years before he had fallen in
love with and married beautiful but
penniiess school mistress, who had lived
but few months afterward. He felt
the loss deeply at first, but soon recov-
cred and again appeared in the world of
gayety, a target for bright eyes and q
victim for scheming mammas-and why
not ? Did he not own half the town in
Miss vane Was making tour OF some
of the Southern States, where she had
relatives, and in the little town of Ii.
met this Arthur Darcie. Both were in
corrigible flirts, and soon were engaged
in a contest of wit aud repartpe. So as
siduously did they devote themselves to
each other that people exchanged sig
nificant chances whenever they were
seen together. But they understood
each other, and neither was In hurry TO
take any serious step, but both were
bent on getting all the good there was
in life. At last the day came TO say
good-by, and Ada left for the North.
However, both expected 20 attend the
Authors Carnival, in Boston, the fol-
lowing spring, so did not say good-by,
but an reUOir.
Soon after her return home, Ada had
some photographs taken, and sent one
TO her relatives in II. One of her young
uncles showed it to Mr.. Darcie, and he
Immediately to use her uncle's Ian
guage, "nearly took fit, sent his pho
to with his very best respects, and
would she be so kind as to send hers in
return 2" Of course he didn't get it, as
Ada was wise, made all the additions she
could to her album, but was careful
that her own picture should be all the
more desirable that it was hard to OBJ
tain, and this is how she came by the
photograph.
In due time the other picture was
written for and obtained. When Lucy
received it she exhibited 1t 10 her school
mates as a recent conquest, maklpc all
the boys jealous and the girls enviods.
Ada told her that he would he in Boston
at the Carnival. and, as the spring vaca-
ton would come in April, she de-
termined TO persuade her brother to
take her. After consultation with Ada
they reso we'd to go " party, as that
would be the more ENJOYABLE way.
April came, and with 1t came vacation.
On the 10th, Lucy, her mother and
brother arrived at c., the home of Mr..
Vane. They found FL ready, and. after
days rest started direct for Boston
to secure their apartments, lest they
should be given up to earlier guests.
They fOund their rooms NIL that could
be desired. Everybody went TO bed early,
as no one expected to get much sleep
after that night.
Next day, in looking over the list of
arrivals, Charles Vane found that his
Uncle Hanel, with his son and daugh-
ter, Frank and Florence, had taken
rooms at the same hotel. He fastened
to inform his sisters. who were de-
lighted, Jennie that in her cousin
frankie she would have o companion
somewhere near her own age, and Ada
that Florence Hamel and John Glare
would again be brought together. They
had been schoolmates and had formed
an early attachment for each other. but
both we're self willed and hence had
quarreled more than once. Their en-
gagement had recently been broken off,
and Ada hoped finally to reconcile them.
Accordingly she fastened to her uncle g
rooms, AMI, rs soon rs possible, carried
of her cousin to help them arrange their
plans for the weeks enjoyment.
They were soon interrupted by waitel
bringing up two cards for Miss Vane.
On looking at them she saw thpt they
bore the names of Arthur and Alan