New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20

enough to induce young men OF genslsmanls ex-
terror to follow his unrYsled collection from VII
in as TO the object which oansed the wearer Of the
straw hat 20 follow the SHOW with persistence 50
unusual
Perhaps Notwithstanding two-and- twenty years OF
matrimonial experience, he was little verssd IN the
wsys OF Eomen Possibly ms Swn GPsa,neas,a
ness helped to bllndtold him: VirEinis had gone
into the village 20 buy Aoss slkquite the most in
the straw hat was not anywhere in the immediate
neighborhood of the show. Quite Q satisfactory
matter. 1t never occurred to him that the young
gentleman might meet Virginia. he would have
been ready to knock down anybody who had told
him that Virginia had gone to meet the young gen
The showman's daughter went along the shady
side of the street swinging dainty little basket In
her hand She bought the floss silk to satisfy con-
science and answer possible aho tsn
leafY lane. She blushed and trembled as sne
went, and was many time half inclined 70 turn
straw hat heaved in sight, and, throwing, away q
half.smoked cigar. turned bic loungng walk INTO Q
quick one and approached her smiling nat IN haho'
= So yon are here, after all 7 he said gently
I shopldn't have come futsered Virginia, III
had dreamt that you would be here.
Dent, eaid TIE wearor OF the straw hat plead
ingly .dout be 30 cruel as to say go
Don't think j came to meet YOU SAID the little
coquette. As If ] thould think Of Snch thingp
companion softly. II you knew how lonely il ia to
waitl IL You knew how hard 1T Is to 90 away
without having seen youp
Il can't always be strolling about country lanes,
said Virginia pertly; / come as often az can!
you do try TO come, then y he asked: :.
How you do try to trap me, MIR. Verschoyle!
sag Say sGeoige,", said MIR. verschoyle. ignoring
the charge.
sNo. shsn'tP
sSay aGeorgeni pleaded Mr.. Versehoyle AGAIN,
stealing an arm about her waist.
Well she said, half tremul0uslv defiant OF her
own tremors. and half tender, George She only
whispered It, and blushsd like peony. He
stopped down and kissed her. She made move
ment of resistance, and another as II she would
free herself of his encirclpg arm. But no knew ms
power by this time, and kept his place. and took
his kiss and strolled by her side under the
shadow OF the leafy trees The foolish captive
little heart luttered beneath his hand so that he
cared to think how sadly and sOrely 1t would beat
in days to come because OF him. He was wen,
looking youngster, with nothing of the traditional
villain about him. fair face, q tall and hthe
figure with good breadth ACROSS the chest ana
shoulders, dropping blonde mOustache, frank eyes
enough, o gentle voice, handsome band-a llttle
too much bejewelledbut no coven hoof no sinister
Mephistopheles to teach him how to WOO this Sly
Marguerite. He had trapped wiser women In his
time unRided.
And little Virginia was in love with him. Her
head was full OF foolish visions Of fine things 10
wear and o noble house to live in and imposing
servants TO wait on her, and carriage with hne
horses. with footmen holding on behind. To DO
honest with her. these visions made no part OF her
love- but were only part OF what his love would
dover her with. So they walked along the leaty
lane beneath the shadow of the pleasant bouRhs,
and he he'd to her and she believed him.