Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-08-03
THE COUSINS.

| Marian Field stopped moment al
Burnham and Burnham's window, and
her lovely blue eyes looked all the ad'
miration she felt at sight of the tempt.
ing display of velvets and silks. laces
and ribbons, satins and all the hundred
and one accessories of lady's toilet.
All the admiration and o ittle-just
a little-purely feminine envy, and then
she turned her face away to the quiet,
plain, elderly lady who had stopped q
moment waiting for her.
80 Annie, how exquisite everything
is! wonder if it is awfully wicked in
me to wish we were rich and to hate
Meredith Alwyn because we are not.
Let's hurry away before become per-
fectly savage"
Her sweet, girlish laugh rippled out
on the quiet evening air--a laugh that
had Just a tinge of bitterness mixed
with its silver sweetness, and a gentle
man-who was accidently passing at the
moment, looked to see Marian's lovely
face, with her blue eyes and fair COM
plexion, to which the crisp December
ar. had lent o delicate pink tinge, and
bright golden hair that was lightly
fluffy over her forehead and looking
coquettishly becoming as it escaped
from the pale-bIue zephyr hood she
wore.
1t was just the merest passing glance
he had, but enough to show hlm the
surprising loveEness of Marian and the
quaint well-bredness of both Marian
and her sister.
And then, as they passed further
away into the dusk of the night, he
went into a quiet little shops next
Burnham and Burnhams brilliantly
Illuminated shop-windows, interested
into inquiring of the pleasant-faced lad
who, standing at the door, had heard
and seen the ladies.
The Lad went briskly round to his
post behind the counter at his custom
ers entrance.
az want some cigars-I believe that
was what l wanted, at least until the sight
of that girl that just now passed drove
it from my'head. Who are they, do
you know?
The young shopman promptly selected
the choicest cigars, talking pleasantly
the while.
"You must mean Miss Field and Miss
Marian. They just went by. MISS
Marian is called the prettiest girl here
abouts: think"
The gentleman smiled at the young
fellows enthusiasm.
"I quite agree with you: I think
never saw q more perfect face. Field
| think I've heard the name before"
"And there's such a romance con
nected with themr' the clerk went en-
''To-day they have TO earn their owl
living, while six months ago they were
the heiresses to the Deaconwoode es
tate. They were born and brought VI
on tie place, and not until all Of a sud
den was it discovered that somebod,
had better claim on it than the,
"a first nephew to old Mr.. Field, anC
these young ,adies were second nieces
and so the lawyers made row abou
it, and Miss Field and Miss Marial
walked out as patient, proud and smil
ing as ever, and took up their quarter
down town, and earn their little salary
that wouldn't buy the toilet water the.
used to order"
"Ouite remarkable experience fol
two young ladies, and you have told i
well. It really is pity. A fine night.
| And Mr.. Meredith AIwyn nodded t.
his diffuse young friend and took him
self slowly thoughtfulIy, up the stree
that led directly to the magnificent es
tate of Deaconwoode.
"Beggars-those splendid women
that lovely-voiced, sapphire-eyed girl
fit to sit on the grandest throne unde
heaven! Beggars-through my accept
ance of Uncle Cyril Fields legacy
Why didn't some one tell me the atrocit
of such wholesale lascalityi Is it fate
I wonder, that threw them directly il
nv path almost the hour of my arriva
in this strange place whittier I ha
come to see my new accession? An
how shall see them again?"
"Will we do it? Why, Annie, of cours
we will do it'll 1t would be direct fly