Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-22

by wink from ma. But when
he took his second cup of coffee,
and drew forth q formidable
looking pipe, filed and lighted it,
and pulled and drank, she gave
him look Of much queerness,
and went to shut up her pet brood
Of pullets for the night. Mr..
Tunoc manifested no surprise at
this, and we Others knew she
couldn't abide tobacco smoke. He
left soon after supper, and on pas
invitation promised to come over
often.
Mr.. Tunoc came over two or
three times every week. We,
that is the old folks and myself,
got rather tired Of him, but a
change had come over Percy.
Did we ridicule his pipe-andcup
mixture, she excused it as the
national custom. Were not his
clothes funny-looking on that
evening he came for the first
time? She retorted, "Wasn't he
green9" "Me thought twas yel-
low" interrupted /. "You know
what I Imean. Mr.. Smart Aleck,"
said she; "ain't his clothes as
stylish as yours, now? Saylp
And she firted out OF the room in
juvenile passion.
Percy had commenced the
study Of German, and this even
ing her tutor had come over to
hear her. In spite of my pre-
judice, l could not but admit be
was good looking man, his
beard was trimmed into a fashion
able shape, and his face was fair,
his hands but Titled Drowned.
And he was attired in neatly fit.
ting clothes.
We never disturbed the two
in their draughts from the gut
tural German stream. This
night--three or four months from
the time of the commencement of
our story-Percy came into the
sitting-room where we were hug
ging the stove previous to retir-
ing.
''What do you thinkp' said she,
"Conrad got letter to day from
the old country"
astonishing" said I, Chow
in the world did that happen, I
want to know?'
Percy, instead Of answering,
Immediately withdrew into her
self and took up her lamp and
went up stairs to bed.
Ma scolded me, saying, II seen
. news-bee this morning come
right in the dining-room. and I'll
bet anything Percy's heard some
thing strsnge.
"We were obliged to wait Per-
cy's pleasure. Conrad had got
ten a letter from home, stating
death OF Hindertier, and wound
up with the information that
the title, by right Of succession,
was bis.
What Importance is there in
. title to make it 80 captivating
to women? Ma instantly threw
the weight Of her valuable expe-
rience in the scale with Percy's,
and the yellow Count was to be
pulled down, whether or no.
Opportunities were not wanted
| in which to impress upon the
mind OF Conrad the necessity OF
bis marrying at some time. Percy
was Just the same to the Count
| in her manner as she was to Mr..
Tunoc.
The German lessons were dis
continued, and it was exceeding
~ pleasant to hear these two CON-
versing in the ''gutteraI, sput-
teral Dutch"
Percy and her lover wen,
smoothly on in their love.makine
for some time. But they parted
one night in anger. She demand
ed q discontinuance on his par
Of his smoking. He politely but
firmly refused SO TO do.
| Percy moved around for q few
days, hoping and expecting ht
would come back, discard smok
ing and everything else she deem
ed necessary-but he didn't
Then she went into the other ex
trsme, and got very lofty.
The Count came back after
long interval. but Percy was no
visible. We were neighborly ant
the masculine half OF the Qui in
wardly rejoiced that he had take
the stand be did.
Not long after, the Count too
unto himself wife from anon
his own countrywomen, and live
happily. Percy has recovsre
and seems to be happy, but sh
eschews Dutch.
II " you 1ant your Eastern friends
knoo something about Los angeles b.