Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-10-24


cepting as daughter. So, don't be
vexed, auntie.'
The explanation Modified Miss Damon
and she did her best to comfort her
nephew by her hearty sympathy for his
disappointment.
For time things went on as usual
with the exception that Harry rarely
made his appearance at breakfast. Then
his father began to look troubled when
morning after morning the same excuse
was given-that Harry had stayed SO
late at his club that he didn't feel like
rising. Could it be that he was form
ing bad habits The thought was an
unpleasant one, and once in his mind it
found persistent lodgment. One morn
ing Miss Damon said to him:
Edwin, l am anxious about Harry.
He has changed very much of late. His
disappointment in love affairs seems to
have made him reckless. We must
think of same plan to make home more
attractive, so as to draw him back to
u.s."
Mr.. Damon's troubled face showed
that her words found an echo in his own
mind.
"Send and invite some pleasant young
lady to visit you; one who is lively and
entertaining"
That's all very we'll to say. but
where shall we find her? And then
there might be another aching heart, for
Harry is very fascinating when he is
himself"
Gall the better. I don't care who
the boy marries, unless it be the child
of my old enemy"
Edwin p said his sister reproach-
fully, "you forget the Damon crest
'loyal and true But I'll do as you
say. l think Lily Frost would come to
us for awhile"
So it was arranged, and the invita-
tion was sent and accepted-Lily writ
ing to ask if she might also bring a
young cousin who was spending the
summer with her.
1.-The more the merrier," was the
hearty answer. But Harry's face was
like thunder-cloud, when he was told
of the new arrangement.
Count me out. if you please, Aunt
Lottie. If can't have the girl love,
I won't have any. Will you see that
my portmanteau is packed? | have
some very pressing business to attend
to-"
But, Harry they are already or
their way. 1t will be decidedly rude Of
you to do as you say"
al can't help it. I'm not going t.
have my little Flossie hear that In
playing the agreeble to other girls
Her heart is sad enough at what wrote
her about my father, not to make i
ache any more"
$50 you told her of your fathers dis
approval of the match ?"
Harry turned upon her Indignantly.
"She is not one to receive forbidden
addresses, and it was due to her to ex
PLAIN. l had to tell her-poor, little
tender thing"
His Aunt Lottie forgave him hi
harshness, for his brown eyes had hare
work to keep the tears back. Boy a
: he was, he was true Damon-loyal t
the core. She sighed as she turnec
| away. Her scheme, after all, was t
prove failure.
Harry did as he said he would, an
the young girls only found the old pee
pie to welcome them.
, They were pleasant sprightly pail
making the house ring with the music {
merry voices.
, Lily was little dark creature, fon
t of gay colors, and flashing about th
/ house like humming-bird. She wa
Aunt Lottle's favorite. She introduce
her friend simply as "my cousin"
7 she. although younger than Lily. W;
: called Miss Frost, while her cousin W;
j. "Lill, Lilly" or LILLIAN" as it hal
0 pened to strike the speaker.
Mr.. Damon took great fancy to Mi
e Frost, and she sang her plaintlve Scote
songs, of which he never seemed to tir
r over and over again. One day he sa
d to her, after her stay had lengthent
two weeks:
a s.I don't know how it is, but you r
! mind me strangely of a dear friend wi
left this vale of tears many years ago.
u The soft eyes smiled up at him wi
u somely, but they alone answered.
was way she had, which was peculi
d to herself, to listen earnestly and an
d iously. but silently. The old man we
% on sadly.
"If my baby-girl had lived she wou
l. have been about your age. Just su
n another mixture of roses and pearls s
was, too. Do you know, little one,
m wish you belonged to me?"
s Then the pretty face flushed wi
d some sudden emotion. The blue ey
le grew very bright and eager; though
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