Connecticut western news., 1881-09-28
A STITCH IN TIME.

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 There was quite a futteS of excite ment among the fair denizens of the hotels at Old Orchard Beach when it became known that the Earl of Dun- keith had telegraphed for a suite of apartments at the Ocean House. His Lordship was, of course, accompanied by servants at least, so it was con- jectured by the ladies, who were by far more interested In him than the gentle men. He was also ascertained to be a bachelor-of his age they could obtain no certain information, though one gen. tleman who had spent some time in Scotland said he must be between forty and fifty. At all events, he was no sham count, but real and veritable nobleman, with wealth to back his title and ancient lineage. So far all was satisfactory, and then there came the slight drawback without which every thing in this world would be incom- plete, viz: His Lordship was travelling mug. AAo AdnO4OIO OA GAo OCShu dOuSS bound his guests to secresy, and as the number Gone hundred and fifty) chiefly consisted of ladies, this was, of course, an easy matter.
 Remember, ladies, that MT. Erskine and Mir. Scott are the two Scottish gen. tleman who will arrive tomorrow. Oblige me by remembering this"
 The ten o'clock train brought MT. Erskine and Mir. Scott to the beach. Two well-looking gentlemen they were. Mir. Erskine was about forty-fve years of age, stout, rosy and sunburnt, but afflicted with somewhat painful limp, which he accounted for by carelessly rem arking he had met with an accident climbing mountains in Switzerland. His companion, MT. Scott, was slight blonde lad, about twenty-two; quiet, unassuming, and rather shy. They were accompanied by two servants, an elderly man named Datson, who had more dignity than both of them put together, and a Frenchman called Al. phonse.
 MT. Scott seemed very much under the control of his Lordship. When they arrived he fingered for while on the beach, and apparently only left it when requested to do so by his patron, who seemed more in need of solid refresh. ments than view of the ocean, beautiful as was it's aspect, and bewildering as the costumes of the fair bathers were.
 "Come, Scott. Let's go to the house and get some breakfast"
 They left the servants to attend to the luggage and strolled up to the hotel where the wide piazza was crowded witt guests they were at once conducted to the dining-room and seats assigned them. The proprietor was of course too gentlemanly to bestow more atten tion on his noble guests than on th, other boarders. Still they were mad, thoroughly comfortable.
 After the morning meal had been dis posed of, the two strangers betool themselves to the beach, where 8 perfec carnival was going on. Many ladie look well in their bathing dresses, an, a few do not, and the nobleman scene, by his admiring glances quite able an, not unwilling to discriminate between them.
 Pretty girls, Scott!" he said, as pair of fair bathers passed him hand-in hand on their way to the water.
 They were worthy of notice even fror him-Belle Harrison and Maud Eden they were both beautiful-a blonde an brunette. Belle was tall, slender graceful, and golden-haired, with milk skin and large sapphire eyes. Mau was petite, plump and rosy, with brow eyes where laughing imps danced a day, and waving dark hair. Her cheek were warm and wore a strawberry flush and her lips were like ripe and tempt ing cherries. Belle was an heiress an Maud her penniless cousin, but nature that ever bountiful mother, had bt slowed her gifts with the greatest in partiality on both. Maud was the "poc relation of the family, but unlike mos poor relations, there was nothing of tt deprecating sycophant about her. St dared to have an opinion of her owl and also to give it utterance. She W. not of the order of praise-bestowinl second hand d-clothes-wearing poor rel , tions, far from it.
 , "A pretty grill" said Scott. "A pretty girl p replied his frien, : "Two pretty girls, by Jove!' "Oh, did not notice the other one
 "Which is the other one ?" inquire Erskine, in rather an amused tone. "Why, the tall one, of course" "Indeed We'll, the tall one is | , long odds the handsomest girl I've set b for many long day."
 It is not strange that, after this co