Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-09-25
A. Masked Wedding.

which of them was fooled upon that
important occasion. One of them
must have been, that is certain, since
their very marriage was but an April
fool-day joke. Oriella declares it
was Lance who was the fool. because
he had always been adverse to
blondes, and despised fiirts, and had
frequently asserted that if she was
the only woman in the world he
would not marry her. All of which
Mr.. Levering now unblushingly ex-
plains by saying that he was only
averse to blondes before he saw Ori-
ella, that his adherence was a gen
eral rule, never applied to individual
cases, and if Oriella had been the
only woman in the world he never
would have had the chance to marry
| her. At this his wife laughs with
sof5 mockery. And then Lance goes
on to say that Oriella was the fool,
for she had never admired him; she
had repeatedly declared her intention
to marry no man who could not
count his wealth by hundreds of
thousands, and she was already
But [ am telling their story too
rapidly. Here it is in detail:
Lance Levering-proud, ambiti-
Gus, handsome, with all those tran
scendental views of marriage SO COM
mon to men who have been too much
admired and indulged by women, too
easily successful with them-and
Oriella Gladmyr-a radiant blonde,
and a reputed accomplished firt-
met one summer at May Croft. The
owner of May Croft, Ned Sanborn,
was distant cousin to both of them,
Ned and Lance were fast friends so
were Oriella and Ned's wife, Maude
Of course the two had heard of each
other, and always in glowing terms,
until Lance had come to dismiss the
subject with contempt, saying that
he detested blonde women and de-
spised flirts, and had no desire to
| ever know or see the beautiful Miss
Gladmyr: and Oriella had openly
declared that Lance-judging from
the elegant cabinet photograph of him
standing in its rich plush frame upon
her Cousins dressing table-was
hideous, and that she knew he was
cold, conceited, and in every way
thoroughly detestable. And it SEEM
ed as if Ned and Maud, who were
determined that their favorites should
know and like each other, never
would be successful in bringing the
of maneuvering, however, it all hap
pened unexpectedly at last.
Lance went to Newport to spend
two weeks at May Croft, assured by
the fashion reports that Miss Glad
myr was safe in Saratoga. And
that same day, as they sat at lunch,
just Ned and Maud and their guest,
for once alone, Oriella Gladmyr
walked in upon them with her gay
laugh and her beauty just as dazzl-
ing as if she were not robed in the
severest of travelling dresses, and
had not been dancing until day
dawn through all the proceeding six
weeks.
In his heart Lance had to admi
the beauty, however much he dislik
ed the type; but her style offended
him In every particular Immediately
She was a coquette, audacions, indie
pendent, self-possessed, impassion
ate, thoroughly worldly, he told him
self and he saw no reason to chang
his opinions as he knew her better.
$50 that is Mr.. Lance Levering =
exclaimed Oriella, with the faintes
mocking curl of her luscious lips
. when lunch was over and Maud ha
accompanied her to the choicest roor
) upon the 'seaside" of May Croft.
' eyes; and do own up, Oriel, tha
he is fne-looking."
i 81 cannot, dear. / detest me
with dark brown eyes and just a Iii
: tie curl to the hair. They are a
ways insufferable conceited. Ho
e stupid that he should be here jus
t when l had anticipated having sue
y delicious little visit -
"Well, he is here, and you'll hay
d to make the best of it," said Maut
: in her heart secretly glad that it ha
e all happened. "We cannot send hi
!" away"
It ssOh, of course not; perhaps
e will have the good grace to cut b
. stay short, seeing we abhor eaC
! other, and it would be much plea
r, anter for me to have him away.
is ''But how do you know that he a
hors you?"
10 81 saw it in his eyes" said Oriel
3 calmly.
-, =, All of which being over heard
10 Mr.. Levering, who sat at his OPP
r. window just next to an open one
n Miss Gladmyr's room, caused him
er resolve to stay his full two week
u He did abhor her, but he was piqu
~ ~ by her, too, and had not the sligl
nj est intention of sacrificing his plea
at ure in any way to hers.
Il, Being man of charming manner
on however, he did please Miss Ola
49, myr in many ways; and as to dar
ing together, they found that it W
s., 5 bliss, SO thoroughly were their moN