Connecticut western news., 1881-07-20

have no national enthusiasms, re. marked Won Held, politely observant. Then he strolled across the lawn tc smoke cigar.
 While he was gone, box arrived by express. MT. Warren ordered it brought in, and explained, "It's full of fire crackers for Bab." ,, .,"Surely, papa" exclaimed Dora, "that child Bab isn't coming here to- morrow ?'' 5s. ;.
 "Why not?"
 "Because she's suck 2 queer, plain little thing that-'' .
 Samuel, you ought to know better, 7 demonstrated Mrs. Warren, ethan to lei Count Won Held see such a girl as Dora's cousin" - .-rs- -
 Nonsense Bab's not very stylish, but she hasn't got money to buy that sort of thing. She's my sisters child anyway, and mean to give her all the { fire-crackers she wants, and place to fire 'em off in." MT. Warren was con- scious of having done but little practi- cally for his niece, and was tenacious of doing something sentimentally.
 ''It's your own fault," snapped the wife, with an energy born of her new ambitions, " if the count is disgusted with such queer-looking relations"
 Barbara was dressed in common coarse blue flannel when I last met her," said Dora.
 "Don't you worry about the count, ? MT. Warren answered soothingly. "I've shown him all the mills and Bos- ton house. He's no fool. He won't mind Bab any more than he minds Phil. Moneys money, my dear ; moneys money"
 The family Gas i'll luck would have it) were seated that evening in full light, the weather being rather cool, and into the parlor came the dreadful Bab, dressed in the condemned blue flannel It was an old dress, and not pretty; nor was Bab very pretty girl. She was rather small had warm reddish hair dressed in two hard, ungraceful braids good, fearless gray eyes; skin slightly freckled; nice dimples; little cleft chin, and fresh childish mouth.
 "I came for my fire-crackers, uncle, '' she said. N-..
 There was a murmur of introduction, she bowed to Won Held, then, with a laugh, tucked the box under her arm, and throwing back some jest at the uncle, who saw her off from the front door, she ran away across the lawn, to- ward the village.
 The next morning at breakfast Won Held remarked: "Phil and I have been enjoying the Fourth of July. I've been to the village, and I've fired off crackers with your cousin, Miss Miss Bab, as you call her."
 Mrs. Warren frowhed with vexation. "That girl is quite 8 trial to us, count. She's so very queer about her dress. Why, Dora has often sent her rich clothes that she had done with, and the child refuses to wear them"
 "Yes," Dora added, ''the poor girl Is very unconventional.
 "So P the count responded.
 That inevitable Bab came to the house that evening again. It was her usual Fourth-of- July custom to fire crackers from the end of the big p1azza, with Phil for companion.
 "The noise is so unpleasant, let us go," Dora proposed, "to the other side of the house."
 "Oh no," answered Won Held. "1 rather like it ali. It's something new to me. It's quite refreshing to see those two young people absorbed in such child's play"
 Soon Von Held's visit had ended. He was going to travel. The Warrens would spend September in the noun. taius. October would see him at Rock. port again.
 With many compliments upon his en tertainment, with renewed expressions of surprise at the advance, cultivation and wealth he met in America, he tool his leave. ''Did he say anything-anything il particular ?" whispered Mamma Warre1 to her daughter.
 "Not yet" answered Dora, in ton, that was perfectly satisfactory. During the visit to the mountains Fairweather overlook the Warrel family. In October he returned witt them to Rockport. Won Held the, found already at the hotel in the village He had been there month or more. -1l~;~HHaAthar- -muttered: Though he'd be on hand in time. Didn't coun on seeing me come home with Dora. Then Fairweather ordered the most ex :, travagant of bonbonnieres sent up iron | New York to Miss Warren. The fac was, he recognized dangerous rival and so spent thousands of dollars a once in buying horses, bringing hi yacht to Rockport, bearing the expens of all sorts of festivities, and hunting u costly fruits and flowers then h scowled constantly upon Won Held, an generally played the desperate lover. r Both men were leaning over Dora piano one evening, when MT. Warre O chanced to pass through the parlo1 l- Von Held, with hurried " Excuse me, t overlook his steps, and Fairweathe a could hear these words: "May I spea 1T toyou privately, Mir. Warren, upon an i'm |. portant matter ?" Then the two passe It out upon the piazza together.
 s Fairweather felt that he understoo l. the purpose of that interview, and h
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