The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-25

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pect you viii help Hugh TO make thingT
pleasant for my young lady guests. :
am particularly anxious that Miss Glyn-
don should enjoy herself, for she has 10
fused an invitation from her Grace the
Duchess of Strathearn to come to me.
She was the belle of the season in London
last winter. Every one was raving about
herr
s.And do you mean to say, Blanche,
that You are willfully about to expose
me to such a dangerous faseinationp' '
asked Gerald, with mock seriousness.
s.Well, I'll do my best to please YOU;
but bellies are not at all to my TASTE"
.Hush here she is now,n whispered
Blanche warningly.
Gerald looked up. A slender girl
dressed in spotless white stood in the
doorway. Not an ornament of any
kind interfered with the severe simplic-
ity of her toilet But the absence of jew
els made her remarkable beauty only
the more striking
MY cousin, Mr.. Castleton, Miss Glyn-
DOM
For an instant the large blue eyes
tur1fed their fun brilliance upon Gerald's
face. Then, with graceful inclination
of her proud little head. she passed on
to where his tiny nephew Hugh was
amusing himself with gayly Illustrated
Mother Goose. As Gerald looked he
grew bewifdered. An intangible resem-
blance in Miss Glyndon's face to some
long dormant memory puzzled him.
Miss Glyndon!
Suddenly, with ringing laugh, Mas
ter Hugh reached up one dimpled hand,
and selling hold of the tall tortoise-shell
comb which lowered above her shapely
head, and held in place the heavy coils
of golden hair, wound about in simple,
coronet-like fashion, pulled it from its
place.
Now the pretty lady looks like the-
picturet" he exclaimed, triumphantly,
pointing to his book.
MY darling boy, how could YOUR
exclaimed his mother. Il hope you will
pardon him, Miss Glyndon. He is truly
spoiled child.
Il beg to differ with you," said Ger
aid, coming to the rescue, and catching
Hugh up in his arms. 1.-The boy has
an artists eye. He saw that we had
among US the Fair One with the Golden
Loeks'' and he very properly wished to
call attention to the fact. /, for one,
thank him."
but fear Miss Glyndon does not
share in your feelings, Gerald" said
the annoyed hostess. CHANGING at her
guest.
. But by this time all trace of Hugh's
feat had vanished. Miss
slender fingers had gathered
up the mass of Furnished gold, and she
and replaced her comb. She was evil
IDENTITY not offended, and Hugh's man.
ma breathed freely again.
ssDid you ever see such q magnifi-
cent head of hair in your life?" asked
Blanche of Gerald, .afterward; $50 long
and silky. and of such peculiar tawny
gold color"
Yes said Gerald, slowly, 81 have.
But only once
That night, after he went to his room,
it was to dream of a proud young head
bending from its stately poise to play
with tiny boy. Until now he had been
fancy free. But this girl with her min
o1ed dignity and sweetness, had COM
pletely captivated him.
ssWho is Miss Glyndon?" he asked,
one day of his cousin.
There is quite romantic story con-
nected with her, was the answer. Her
father and mother made runaway
match and incurred the displeasure of
their families. Their brief married life
was spent in poverty. The husband
died first, then the wife. Then the grand
parents relented, when it was too late,
and took Gineyra home. She spends
part of her time with one set of rela-
tives, and part with the other. They all
idolize her."
s.And well they may, if the woman
i Il Is oJ,SI1
hood" for Gerald had at last recognized
Ginevra
ssWhy, what do you know of her?''
asked Blanche, wonderingly.
But Gerald had disappeared.
Invitations were out for a fete. The
guests were to appear in fancy costume
appropriate to the sylvan character of
5he entertainment which was to be an
outdoor one.
1t was a brilliant scene. Robin Hood
u his dress of green, surrounded by a
band of merry archers; Diana, the hunt
ress, crowned with her silver crescent,
md carrying her bow and culver; wood
and fairies, wearing their emblem flow
BIS; water sprites, and other quaint and
rural representations.
Gerald had learned from Blanche that
Ssinevra Glyndon was to appear as I'm
line So, for purposes of his own, he
ook the character of Neptune, and no
one could recognize him, as he came up
On the grounds, leaning upon huge
trident, and with long iron gray hair
and beard hanging down upon his
shoulders and breast.
Gineyra was dressed in some thin
shining material splangled thickly with
pearls. Around her neck was clasped
q necklace of tiny brilliants, from which
hung a magnificent pendant which
caught the light at every motion. A
wreath of water-lilies with some half
open buds dropped low oversher white
forehead. Her hair hung in long, shin
ng waves almost to her feet, and
shroughit were twisted strings Of pearls,
With now and then diamond flashing
put its white light like drop of dew.
She stoodsby fountain which threw
is crystal spray high up into the air
rom the mouth of dolphin. and fell
n its return upon the head of marble
in millions OF sparkling
lrops. Ginevra looked the very spirit
If the scene.
After time page approached, bear
NO an exquisite box made of mother-of-
,earl, with hinges of tiny gold shells.
he presented it to Ginevra with low
,beisance, saying
s.Neptune, the monarch of the sea,
ends greeting to his sister sovereign.
Jndine. and hegs an interview
l1inevra bowed with stately grace. as
he answered in the same spirit, =
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