The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-09-09

+ lunce was over and Maud had accom-.
panied her to the choicest room upon
the seaside of May Croft.
eyes; and do own up, Ofiel, that he
is fine looking"
II cannot, dear [ detest men with
dark brown eyes and just little curl
to the hair. They are always insuffer
able conceited. How stupid that he
! should be here just when l had antici-
pated having such delicious little
I visit ~
"Well, he is here, and you'll have
to make the best of it," said Maude,
i'll her heart secretly glad that it had
all happened. "We cannot send him
away"
"Oh, of course not but perhaps he
will have the good grace to cut his stay
Short seeing that we abhor each other.
and it would be much pIeasanter for
me to have him away"
"But how do you know that he alb
hors you ?"
II saw it in his eyes," said Oriella,
calmly.
ALI of which being overheard by Mr..
lowering, who sat at his open window
lust next an open one IN Miss Glad
myr's room, caused him to resolve to
stay his full two weeks. He did abhor
her, but he was piqued by her, too,
and had not the slightest intention of
sacrificing his pleasure in any way to
hers.
Being man of charming manners,
however, he did please Miss Gladmyr
in many ways; and as to dancing to-
gether, they found that it was bliss, so
thoroughly were their movements in
rhythmic harmony. They drifted
/ through the two weeks, preserving a
sort of armed neutrality toward each
other, and then, the last day of his
appointed stay, Lance was brought
home with several broken bones and
the prospect of remaining at May
Croft for an indefinite period. He
/ had oeen thrown from his horse while
atten pting to rescue some ladies from
a carriage drawn by runaway team.
1t was week after the accident
that Lance and Oriella came to an
understanding with each other thst
established friendship between them.
He found Miss Gladmyr delightful
reader, but, for reasons best known to
himself, he hated to let her read to
him half as long or as often as would
have been agreeable to him. Oriella
saw this, and frankly told him Off.
you are very silly not to make the
most Of any generous impulses may
have" she exclaimed, lightly. II am
not often given to benevolent acts.
AS for my falling in love with you-if
that is what you fear-why, set your
mind entirely at rest. You're not at
all well-l0oking man, according to
my standard Of masculine beauty, and
Maud tells NE taat you are not-well.
what [ call rich, and except that you
dance divinely, and have the manners
of a gentleman, ane-just now-sev-
eral broken bones, there's nothing in
teresting about you that any young
woman should fall in love with you. "
"Thanks, Miss Gladmyr," laughed
Lance when she had ended her gay
little knocking speech, ''for being kind
at all to so uninteresting an old fellow
as myself"
"Not at all. You know it is awful
for Maude to have you on her hands in
this way, and decency compels me to
help her care for you in any way /
can. cannot do much, but nearly
every one likes to hear me read, and
since you enjoy it, too, why you and
Maude must make the very most you
can out of my small charity"
II intend to after this" said Lance,
coolly. "You do read we'll"
YES; it is my one accomplishment.
Once L dreamed of making fame and
fortune by it. Now know an easier
way to get the fortune"
Eyes" questioningly.
Eyes; to marry it. L never intend
to marry any man who cannot count
his money by the hundreds of thous-
ands."
Indeed! Do you tell me that for
fear should fall in love with your"
"Oh, no." retorted Oriella, nonchal-
antly. II know there is not the slight
est danger of such a thing. You need
no warnings. You dislike me too
much.n
"On the contrary, I do not dislike
you, Miss Gladmyr; but do not APP
prove of YOU"
tits all the same thing. Your ideal
woman is sweet, shy, clinging con-
ventional little creature, who has
never been tested in the crucible OF
the worlds fires. / am-oh, almest
everything your ideal woman should
NJ bo ~,