The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-03-19
THE COUSINS.

Marian Field stopped moment at
Burnnan IL BurnhanI's widow, and
her lovely blue eyes looked all the
admiration she felt at sight of the
templil z display of yelyets and silks,
La eS and ribbons. SaitnS and all the
hundred and one accessories of a
lady's toilet.
All the admiration and Il little
just little-purely feminine envy,
and then she turned her face away to
the quiet, plain, elder lady who had
stopped ii moment waiting tor her.
20, Annie how eXquist every-
thing is | wonder if it is awfully
wicked in me to wish we W re itch
and to hate Meredith Alwyn because
we ale not. Let's hurry away before
l becc me perfectly savage"
Her sweet, girlish laugh rippled
out ON the quiet evening air-a laugh
that had just tlnge of bitter eSs
mixed with its silver sweetness, and
a gentleman who was accidentIy
passing at the moment. looked to ser
Marian's lovely face. with her blue
eye. aud fair complexion. to which
the crisp December air had lent Il
delicate pink tlnge, and bright golden
hair that was lightly buffy over her
forehead and looking coquettiShIy be-
coming as it escaped from the pale
blue zephyr hood she were.
ItWasluSl the nler st passing glance
he had, but enough to show him the,
quaint well bredne,s Of both Marian
and her sister.
And then, as they passed further
away into the dusk of The night, he
went into a quiet little shop. next
BurDham d Bu nham's hrlilintaiy
Illuminated shop windows, interest
ed into inQulrinS OF the pleasant faced
lad VINO, standing at the door had
heard and seen the ladies.
+ The lad went brlskiy round to his
post behind the counter al his Gus.
TONER'S entrance.
IL Hant aeme cigars-I believe that
was what | wanted, at least until the
sight OF that girl that just now passed
drole IL from my head. Who are
they, 40 you know? ?'
The young shopnIan promptly Sc
lected the choicest cigars, talking
pleaslly the while.
you must mean Miss Field and
Miss Marian. They just went by.
Miss MariaH is called the prettiest
girl here-aUouts, | think"
The gentleman smiled at The young
fellows enthusiasm.
81 quite agree with you; think !
never saw more peri ct face. Field
i think I'ye heard the name be-
fore"
"And there's such a romance con
uCCtSu Win tiIStD Tue ClSIh WeHG
on. "To-day they have to earn their
own living, while six months ago
they were the heiresses TO the Dea.
conWo@de estate. They were born
and brought up on the place, and not
until all of sudden was it discover
ed that there was somebody who had
better claim on it than they-a first
nephew to old Mr.. Field, and these
young ladies were second n.eces,
and So the lawyers made row about
it. and Miss Field and Miss Marian
walked cut as patient, proud and
smiling as ever, and took up their
quarters down town. and earn their
little salary that wouldn't buy the
toilet water they used to order"
"Quite remarkable experience for
two young ladies', and you have told
it well. Il really is Il pity. A fine
mig t."
And Mr.. Meredith Alwyn nodded
to his diffuse young friend and took
himself slowly, thOughtfully up the
street that led directly to the mag
nificent estate of Deacon woode.
"Beggars-thOse splendid women
that lOvely.y0iced, sapphire eyed
girl. fl to sit on the grandeSt throne
under heaven! Beggars-thruugiI
my acceptance of Uncle Cyril Fields
legacy! Why didn't some one tell
me the atrOcity of such wholesale