Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-10

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necklace encircled her throat, and over
her hands were drawn well-fitting kid
gloves of dull yellow, whose long
wrists wrinkled delightfully."- after the
latest modes.
On her way to the hall she had called
at the house of friend, who presented
her with yellow rosebud, and this she
carried lightly between her thumb and
forefinger. The orchestra was perform
ing some weird dance music. There
were strains in it which sounded like
forests cracking in the wind, like the
wild crashing of tempestuous seas. She
listened, holding the flower in one hand,
her head slightly on one side, with a
sort of 50 to sweet woe do I cling" ex-
preston, and an air of breathless alb
sorption.
A young man who sat at the end of
the row OF the seats in front turned
suddenly, and, regarding her for mo-
ment, his first glance, which was one of
surprise, changed into that of undis-
guised amusement. He had taken IN the
yellow flower, the limp attitude, the
dreamy and melancholy expression Of
countenance, but he turned away before
the girl had time to straighten herself
'"to an attitude OF proud defiance, and
him a glance of her blue eyes,
uld have at least surprised if it
hao melted stone.
"She is trying to look intense" he
thought. "Pity so pretty a girl should
give herself up to such absurdities.
Dress, attitude and ali verging on the
mtshetic. And what die away express
sion, though the music is as inspiring as
the north wind"
But he was mistaken. She was not
trying to look intense. In fact, she was
as entirely unconscious of the appear
ance she was presenting is it is possible
for s. young woman to be. She knew
nothing Of the reign OF the aesthetics.
She had just graduated from convent
school in Paris, from which the fashions
Of the gay world were excluded. She
wore the dull, dark tints because they
were recommended by her dressmaker,
and because she liked them she carried
the flower in her hand because she en-
loved It's perfume She held her head
on cne side because it was natural for
her 10 DO so. Perhaps it was swayed in
that { ce,.tion by the superior weight Of
some particular bump, as in the illustra-
tions of the chronological journals. Then
the music, If it was inspiring to the brisk
looking young man who criticised her,
filed her with an indefnable melan-
choly, and seemed pathetic even in It's
most stirring passages.
She vaguely remembered having no.
ticed HIM before, and, her head being
cramned with classical studies, she had
hkened his profile, which was fine and
clean-cut, to that Of the statue Of Apollo.
He usually read q newspaper If he
CHANGED to be in his seat before the per
Torrance of the evening commenced,
and on one or two occasions was deeply
engaged in writing on a sheet Of paper
which rested upon the cover Of pocket
portfolio. But now, for the first time,
she saw his full face, which, If she had
been in mood to be critical, would
have been Disappointing, for it was al
together too broad to be poetical, though
1t was not altogether commonplace.
There was something imposing about
the brow, not perhaps on account of It's
shape, but its expression, which, to the
most casual observer, was suggestive OF
deep thought and perfect candor, and
the eyes, which we're very dark and
deep, might have impressed almost any
young woman as being eloquent, es-
pecially when their gaze was directed
toward herself.
But Miss Everett saw the fash Of
amusement in them when In the brief
est of chances they met her own, and,
believing that the amusement must be
in some way connected with herself.
though she was entirely unconscious OF
anything ridiculous IN her appearance,
she fairly quivered with Indignation, and
her enjoyment OF the music was spoiled
for that evening. She had forgotten
that she had discerned in the profile oil
this impairment Young man classical
beauty, and thought, with scorn, that
he must be g very common person, in
deed.
But after this little episode he not in
frequently turned TO steal a glance a
her and these glances she either triet
to ignore, assuming such an air OF Gig
nifty that her consciousness WAS evident
or returned with such an excess O
naughty Indifference that the yours
mans face was expressive Of deep sur
prise, aid he seemed impelled to tax,
another glance immediately to be surt
that his eyes had not deceived him
Sometimes g. flash of amusement APP
peared il bis glance again, but general,
it was quiet and respectful enough, ant
/ given as if quite by accident, for he hat
been seized with q fancy to sit sidewis
III his seat, SO that her face came within
the range Of his eyes quite naturally
! And after q time she found herself fol
lowing his example in The matter G
stolen chances, and was vexed with her
self that her eyes would be such wan
derers, and her thoughts would n
longer remain within the spell of th
music. She desested this impertinen
ne;ghbor, she was continually sayin
to herself, but, by some strang
inconsistency she began to think Of hin
great deal during the intervals which
elapsed between the concerts, indulginl
in various conjectures concerning hi
position IN life, his occupation. his fam
lily connections. And, what was nor
surprising still, made her toilet on thos
particular evenings with a view 10 Ii
approval. She wondered which color
he most admired as she arranged som
fresh pink roses at her corsage, an