Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-04-06

to be got before the nth, will wear
the sunfower in my hair at the ball"
Mrs. Kent began to laugh, but look
ing at her sisters face she suddenly re-
Trained, not without some effort, and
said mildly. "You will think better of
it by that time, my child"
Poor Phil Egerton, walking swi fly
down the street, setting own each foot
with fiery and determined stamp, met
q tall, pale young man who nodded and
then stopped TO speak. 81 know you
come from Mrs. Kent's," he said, SLOW
ly and softly. Do tell me if the
ladies' are at home. 1t is SO chilling to
stand and ring and meet blank de-
NAL"
Miss Wilmarth is at home--Mrs.
X ent is ill.," Egorton answered, briefly.
"Ah, thanks-.hen will go on"
murmured the other, but Phil had hur-
ried past.
Maynard has gone o cad poetry
on sunfiowers to her." SO he thought,
and despaired, rejecting on his own
lately expressed animosities to that
harmless vegetable. "All girls were
alike" muttered the unhappy young
man, wild after whatever idiocy is the
newest, whether it is in dress or poetry
or people. My Eva prefers this May.
nard to me, and tries to become as ab-
surd as he is by the grace of nature.
Well, l can bear the parting if it
comes to that; better than that the
other alternative" And he strobe
proudly on to his office, where he made
life miserable to his subordinates all
that day.
Eva Wilmarth," said Mrs. Kent,
when they were putting on their bon.
nets to 60 shopping, with a view to
their dresses for the ball. "You don't
really mean to stick to your sunhower ="
"Yes, I dc mean it." replied the
young lady, trying very determined
bow under her chin IA she spoke.
Never, Helen, never will give up
on such subject as that to the best
man that lives. I'VE have a few rights,
and mean to defend them" she con.
tinued, absently, "to tho end of my
bonnet strings. Helen, do you think
they are becoming, tied in this way p
Her eyes in the glass looked cxpectant.
ly at her sister, and her beautiful head
leaned forward sideways on the pause
Of doubt.
"Yes, becoming enough. l know
YOU can wear almost anything but,
Eva, you are only five feet one"
$50 much tho better" said Eva. or.
acularly, and the sisters departed on
their mission. Eva was grave and pre-.
occupied all the morning. but hira.
Kent did not wonder, being we'll aware
that her sister objected moro strongly
to looking like fright than to almost
anything else; aud not herself seeing a
way ont of the dilemma. In vain she
ondeavored TO persuade her to change
her mind. Miss Wilnarth was firm a.
rock, and went on buying tho differ.
ont articles for her proposed toilet in
the most business.liko manner.
The expedition was long and iatigu.
ing, 81 have q good mind not TO 60 to
the ball. !" said Eva, YEARLY. when they
returned. 81 am tired. hate the
whole thing"
"And your sunHower?' said her sis.
ter, wickedly.
"Oh, yes, my sunhowerl / must 60
to wear it. II is q great pity that people
cannot understand each other; though
you cannot be always explaining your
self, you know, Helen, because people
choose to imagine things"
Phil Eigerton went ont of town cross
and sad, dispatched his business while
his thoughts we're full of Eva. and 70.
turned before the festival of the patron
saint Of lovers. II was weak. but he
could not help it. He never cared for
any other girl in his life. Eva VIII
marth represented ths whole sex to
him. He felt himself capable of giving
mp everything for her, and yet he be.
lieved her ready to forsake him for that
miserable idiot, Maynard. The moro
he thought of it the moro impossible
it seemed to believe in such desercra.
tion. Time after time he went over the
history of the last few weeks. seeking
to trace the progress of her alienation
and to ascertain whether by doing any
thing that he had not done or leaving
anything that he had done this terrible
oatastrope might have been averted--
but he got no light. He passed 3