Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-06-15
An Opal Ring.

An Opal Ring.
Leopold Aston, with his happy blonde
face and immense fortune, had brought a
letter of introduction to DR.. Sherwood, of
the Elms, and Doctor Sherwood had taken
Leopold Aston by the hand and introduced
him to his two pretty daughters
Now it happened that the latter had
never been thrown in the company of two
pretty girls in domestic life, and he found
the household habits and dainty white
aprons of these young ladies very charm
ing.
In the first dazzle of pleasure, they
looked to him very much alike; but by
and-by he found that Arabella and Mildred
Sherwood were very different.
He was to stay at the Elms during the
summer In the autumn he was going
abroad.
TO England, to Germany and to Italy,"
said Mildred.
..Yes, and TO Paris, responded Arabella;
and she shut her thin, scarlet lips tight
over some resolve.
When Leopold came in from a fine,
breezy walk by the river, Mildred was
dusting the ornaments on the mantle, and
Arabella was arranging some flowers upon
table
He came straight to the table.
"Stock-b blue and lilac, and crimson and
white gladiolas. What superb flowers you
have here at the Elms, Miss Arabellal"
"Do you think 30? And do you like
Glove pinksl" she asked, handing him one.
.'If this concentration Of the topics is q
Glove pink. yes, l do
"Then let me give you button-hole
bouquet" and taking the pink from his
hand, she twined it with bit OF smilax,
and fastened it in his buttonhole.
And he, looking down, saw the curl ol
in her black lashes, and took the fragrance
of her breath.
In that instant, he decided that there
was difference in the sisters Arabells
was pret.ler than Mildred
~ am going into the garden for NOR
vines TOR my vases. If you like to come
will show you my geraniums, said Ara
bella.
Leopold took up his hat, which he hat
laid down, and they went out into the sun
shine.
Doctor Sherwood, reading upon thu
piazza, lifted his spectacles from his news
paper; then took them of, and looked up
"Arabella-perhaps father is not th'
best iudge-but ArabeIla, it seems to me
is a very attractive glrl!' he said to him
self.
Meanwhile, Mildred had put away tn
duster and gone down into the kitchen t.
help her mother make forentines for tea.
mother" she SAID, absenily, afte
awhile, az should like to go to Italy,"
.Well, probably you never will, m.
dear. Beat these eggs minute longer.
At the table, a Iew nours later, MIR
Leopold Aston found thai the eggs for tn
fiorentines had been thoroughly beaten.
"How nice." Mildred heard him say
to Arabella. st seems to me that yo'
can do everythingl'
Mildred was about 10 remark that Ara
bella never cooked, because il made he
head ache, when something In her sister
look checked her. She swallowed her te'
in momentary confusion, and rose from thu
table with bewildeIing thought pressing
upon her.
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which persistently returned as the sumne
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