The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-01-12
1.-THE Argosy.1
What Came Oft.

Are you the eldest Of them?''
Yes, the very oldest. The -four
boys come after me, and then the lit
tie girls. Mamma often says she is
thankful that | came before the boys
But why?"
"Oh, because | can help her; can
do SO much for them all. A boy could
not have done anything"
so you are very industrious
young lady!"
81 have to be-" said Dolly simply
"And, oh, you don't know-you can t
guess-how delightful it is to have a
holiday, and to be at the seaside I
never saw the sea before; and now |
wish ] could always see it."
Dolly spoke out in her enthusiasm
Her eyes were bent on her knitting
she was thinking of home. The
baron's eyes were bent on her; and the
other girls saw it.
You had better go in now, Dolly,'
said Miss Lydia. Aunt Charlotte
may be wanting you" And Dolly
took up her ball of wool, and went
slowly off, knitting as she went.
"She is not your sister, is she, that
young lady?" asked the baron.
"Oh dear, nor they all screamed at
once, wondering at the little discern
ment of men, even of real French
barons. They displayed an elaborate
toilette in all the fashion Of the day;
Dolly had nothing ON but a pink
gingham, already washed to palen SIS.
Their head-gear was bristling with
feathers and steel bugles and cockatoo
tufts; Dolly's straw hat had bit of
ribbon twisted round it. '"Our sister,
My dear baron! how could you! She
IS only Dorothy Krane, very distant
cousin"
Dorothy Krane,' repeated the
baron. "Krane?"
Eyes, rather an odd name, is it not +?
-spelt with K. We call her Dolly"
When Miss Hamlet heard that the
newly arrived guest was French
baron she felt doubtful. II think ~
she observed to her nieces, "that you
had better not cultivate any acquaint-
ance with him. He was very pleas
ant and affable last night at the dim
ner table; but it is well to hold for
eigners at distance. e.'
Good gracious, aunt" exclaimed
the young ladies. ''Why, we have
been talking to him out there all the
morning!" For this conversation oc-
Cured ON this same day when they
came in at luncheon time.
Especially foreign noblemen," "
went on Miss Hamlet; "barons and
counts, and such like. It happens
sometimes that the titles are only put
on, and that those who assume them
are but adventurers. [ have heard tell
of such things
''Now, Aunt Charlotte! can you
suppose such thing Of this one?
His very looks, his manners might tell
you he is a perfect gentleman
Some " ars ago, Lydia, foreigner
came to Stagbrook, and took the best
rooms in The place. [ forget his
name; in fact, none Of US ever quite
got at its tYue pronunciation; it sound
ed like Crassaco, and that is what we
called 1.-THE Count de Crassaco. He
seemed to be a gentleman, also perfect,
as you phrase it, with black nous
tachios that curled upwards, and lisp
He stayed three months in the place,
the young villain, making love to all
the girls, and winning their brothers
money at pool, and cards, and billiards;
and he ran away at last without pay
ing for his rooms, or for any of the
provisions that had been furnished by
the tradespeople. Now that's true
girls; and | have suspected titled for
eigners ever since"
The girls laughed. Did he make
love to You, Aunt Charlotte?"
No, | was too old for him, I ex-
pect," said Aunt Charlotte good-hu-
uoredly. Il was between thirty and
forty then: it must be fifteen years
ago. But that is all true, | say. |
would have you bear it in mind, and
not allow this Baron de Feverel to
drift into any intimacy with you"
"De Fierreville, aunt; not Feverel. "
ut comes to the same. For the
matter of that, it may not be his name
at all. Just recollect one thing, my
dears, that he is here without any in
probationary friend to answer for
him or countenance him"
He landed from Captain Closes
yacht, he told u.s. remarked Rosa.
Just so" said the elder lady; bat
Captain Close-if there is such per-
son-did not stay to confirm this, or
his yacht either He may have landed
from the excursion steamer; one
touched here yesterday afternoon, you
know; and not from any yacht at all
What are you looking so serious about
Dolly?"
Il was only thinking, Aunt Char.
lotte, that he is what he seems-what
he says" replied Dolly. He has
truthful face and voice; don't thinE
he could be deceitful. And | was alst
trying to recollect where | have hearC
the name-De Fierreville. w hen
young Mr.. Pender mentioned 1t TIN
morning, it struck me as being some
how not qui strange to me.
Anyway, desire that you will al
be upon your guard concluded Aun
: Charlotte.
; To which advice the Miss Tatferel
f took care not to listen Dolly RICH
5 in that. You can't doubt him" the
= said to one another. IF a prime
came down here, aunt, in her OLE