Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-08
EARLY SUMMER IDYL.
BN ANGELUS.

The train was approaching Rhine
beck. Miss Barrow raised her eyes
from the novel between which and the
river, the cloudless sky and the green
banks opposite, fresh i'm all the freshness
of early June, She had been desultorily
dividing her attention, and her maid
began gathering up her wraps. One or
two passengers in the same car did the
same for theirs, and among them a
yOuug man of twenty-eight
ar 10, with n fair NOUS
tache. who had travelled opposite
Miss Barrow from New York, absorbed
i'm scientific magazine. He was a
handsome fellow, but more distinguish
ed-loOking than handsome, and dressed
with quiet, unimpeachable correctness;
These two qualities Miss Barrow had
noticed i'm casual way when her eye
happened once or twice to fall on her
fellow. traveller, for she thought great
deal of both of them. The latter, in
deed, is a subject to which women pay
more attention than men are aware.
AS the young lady alighted on the
platform ut Rhinebeck an urbane ser
want met her and announced that Miss
Hamersley'S carriage was waiting and
that Miss Hamersley regretted not feel
ing strong enough TO drive down her
self. The man remained behind to see
to the luggage and the carriage drove
OIL. In rounding the corner to the
other side OF the platform Miss Barrow
saw again her fellOw-traveller with the
fair mOustache; he was speaking to
Miss HamerSley'S man, the latter hav-
ing possessed himself of his pOrtman-
teau, and as they passed she heard him
say. Never mind; I'll take another
vehicle"
Apparently, then, the gentleman was
a guest of Miss Hamersley. Two or
three years before the knowledge
would probably have afforded Miss
Barrow some qualification, very natural
under the circumstances. The prospect
suggested possibilities which would
certainly have added an uneX-
pected 2est to htr solitary visit to an
elderly maiden lady in delicate health
at an Isolated country house. But q
disappointment which Miss Barrow
had experienced not long since, through
a man TO whom she had been engaged,
had changed all such feelings. As she
herself had said to her old friend, Miss
HamerSley: 81 not only feel as if |
never again would care for any man,
but the whole sex has grown inditter-
ent to me-"
The drive was quite long one, and
the sun was shooting rays OF slantlng
light between the trees and across the
lawns of the well-kept grounds when
the old Hamersley mansion came in
sight. On the vine-clad porch stood
Miss Hamersley herself, looking like a
picture of Revolutionary times with her
small delicate face, her gray silk dress
and wealth of pulled white hair.
"Well, my young friend" she said,
$50 | have you at last. Let me look at
YOU" She raised Miss Barrow's veil
and kissed her cheek. "As pretty as
ever. Now let me take you to your
rOOm-why, what's this? Jack Travers,
Il declare"
1t was Miss BarrOw's fellow traveller,
whose vehicle had followed hers at a lit
tie distance, and who now drove up and
sprang to the ground.
II expected you Tomorrow" said
Miss Hamersley, laying her hand af-
fectionately on the young mans shout
der.
Il should have telegraphed-"
'Neyer mind. GOd're always wei
come. Maud, let me introduce my
nephew, Mr.. Travers, Miss Barrow"
a few minutes later, when Miss
Hamersley had joined Maud Barrow in
her room, she said: l hope you will
like Jack Travers. But i know you
will. He's splendid fellow"
III daresay ! shall like him." replied
the young lady.
81 know, of course, that you will not,
except in friendly way, and that )
just why Iasked him up while you were
here. The fact is you are very similar.
! ~ situated. Jack has not gotten over
an unlUcky love affair, and if / had
had him meet some girl who would
have fallen in love with him, il would
have been bad thing for the Girl, as il
would be bad thing for any man
whom should invite and who would
lall IN love with you. AS ii is, YOU and
Jack are both invulnerable TO thetendar
| passion, and can be the best of friends
accordingly. You will get on nicely.
/ and your visit will be less of a bore than
II would be in the solitary society of an
old woman like me-"
A little later Jack Trayers came
upon his aunt and asked, "Who il
TINS young lady you have with YOU,
/ dear aunt?' '""'
some one" was the reply, "whose
rOaiIt, Is Iuii OF a memOry-though,
really, why she should still think OF
that brute of a man who treated her 40
OGtrageously Is mystery to me-anS
VINO not only will not expect Won m
Iall a victim to her charms and begin .
irritation instanter, but would think
anything Of the sort a great bore So
you need not exert y ourSelfn
Indeed? That's a comfort p,,
what a singular girl" and if he baG
spoken his mind he would have addeJ
and What beautiful girl, toon 70,
Just then Maud entered, HAVING laiG
ASIDE her travelling dress and thirI Vol
Tor long dinner dress of paIe blna
when showed to remarkable adysntao,
the orllllaney and the piquant charm .
heT taee, the warm fairness of her sti,
hair. "" vi ner sol
Miss Hame1ley's explanations I,
Doth her guests had the effect of muffin,
lhem thoroughly at their case VIII
eaeh oIher, and the DINNER was a 90,
one. BY the time it was over fbev Sa.
| discovered that tha,, baJ - WY ha'