The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-03

eyes, just like one of those oil
beasts that exhausted the empire (,
their pleasures. And I should be OF
of the things led captive in his. tr
umph"
cor he in yours"
"I Ireally believe, mamma, you wal
me to sell myself for title"
~ want you to be happy, Jessie
said Mrs. Brancepeth, with dignity.
eff Paul Despard we're only a prime
in the Aretine legation"
"Dear me, Jessie, why will you mer
tion Paul Despard's name when 70
know your father would cut you off wit
a shilling"
"Paul Despard would be glad of m
without a penny to my name," sal
Jessie.
"Wouldn't Prince vincap"
"Really. mamma, 1 don't-believe-
he would. With all his gasconad
about alteration, I don't believe h
would"
d" Are you certain, Jessie ?" said th
diplomatic lady, who was gradual,
working things in the direction 20,
wished. You don't mean that she
think he is trying to marry you fo
your money! 1 should hate to hav,
people say you had bought him."
"People will say that anyway. I
isn't in human nature not to say spitefu
things. That is the claw of the orieina
wild beast in u.s."
By the way, JESSIE" said he,
mother, 81 have an appointment will
Mrs. Lerpinards at 1, and L wish yor
would order your phaeton and drive
down to the greenhouse. Durkee has
gone to market, and Mrs. Bunce SAYS
we haven't half enough flowers for din
ner." And her mother sat Thinks oi
the lovely picture it would be when
the child should come driving back in
all her snowy laces and muslins, her
hat wreathed with its apple blossoms,
and the carriage heaped with the hot.
honse flowers.
But Miss Jessie did not come home
that way. 1 might, indeed, say that
Miss Jessie never came home at all. but
that would hardly be the exact state
rnent.
As she drove down the avenue, tak.
ing back the flowers, and making all
the beautiful picture her mothers
fancy had drawn, and moro, Miss Jessie
deserted, some way before her q tall
figure with book under the left arm.
She was not ready for any definite par.
ley, and shook her reins loose, and took
the detour Of square, to come upon
him face to face on the other and mar
rover street. care there two of YOU p,
she cried, before she thought; and then
she had unavoidably drawn up to tn
sidewalk. "Isn't this royal summer ?"
she said. "There is something de.
licious about this heat"
"When you are not on foot,n said
Paul Despa,d, with the full look of a
pair of brilliant hazel eyes at the lovely
ohject half buried in flowers.
ITO be sure. And the PLACE is so
ull cannot ask you to drive. Gould
you find spot under all this bloom?'
could l find spot in paradise p
And the young man had presently found
t, aud had taken the reins and turned
he horses he. DIS about.
"Why, what are you doingP where
re you going2' she exclaimed.
=" Back to the greenhouse to send all
his fra9rant truck up by messenger.
md then iuto the air. bave won nv
ase and must get out upon the open
You have won your casei'
Yes, one of them. The other I
hall know about before long"
didn't know you had two of them.
n the supreme court ?"
Zone of them. And one in the su.
remest court of ALL"
There is no understanding legal
ore. Some States have judges and
lstices. and others have chancellors
nd sulrogates. And there are courts
1 equity and admiralty, and superior
ourts and supreme courts, but never
card of this one"
"Yet you are the jury who will bring
tie verdict, the judge who may per.
APPS draw on the black cap"
"Why don't you say executioner and
II? 1 can't have you talking so alb.
1rdly."
1t makes man talk absurdly-n
"To be driving down Fourteenth
rect and out on the Rock Creek road
n a summer morning? Do you know.
think Washington is more delightful
summer than in the height of the
ay season. l am always rather glad |
hen papa is kept here by the long |
sssion. Hot, to be sure-New Orleans
q good deal cooler-but one feels
i've in such heat. 1 like it, and fancy |
might grow a soul in it, as a flower
spands-"
ow {"
"No, indeed. Three months ago 7
adnt any soul three weeks ago L was |
Ist beginning to be conscious of one
'-day-"
"Well, to dayF"
"Oh, what magnificent woodsl To
link OF such forest glades SO near a
reat city 1! just look down that dell
is dark and dewy still. Oh, see the
leckered sunshine on the turf Why
g you stopping here? But it is too
vely to go on"
L am stopping here for you to get
trough talking against time" said her
'mpanion. "Do you suppose 1 came
1t here to exclaim over the beauties of
.ture? l know the place is beautiful
feel it in the core of my being. No
10 can take the sense of it away from
e. But"-as the flush mounted her
'rk cheek-"I have something inf.
tely more beautiful and precious
side me, and it is perhaps in the
'wer OF some one despiss to take
at away from me irrevocably. No; it
my turn now, and you must listen to
@. Just W have the advantage of
the world; 1 am beside you. hear