Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-07-26
"We'll beard the lion In his den,
The Douglass In his hail."


quoted Cresta, merrily
me Beast, or more properly sprak
ing Mr.; Johh MOTIFS saI III MS lavorl't
den, whlch was nov III the grey, olo
liahslot' piC III cilar,llhg, vine,urap
ed summer mousse IN MS fragrant roS'
garden. Before MN was an an'ilue
nuTiously carved "esk, .hat ,, M.ulu .a,,
neliehtea 'he heart oi col'ec.or Vi ali
'iqu'ties' ana on ~ were s.rewn Lal
copied manuscript ie''erS' newspapers
am ~, iiiasa"ihes' go ,.
Inc Beast sat WIN khl, .I. pro" ,,,'
puzAIlng over sentence .hat "oo'.
nov ROUND i1sell 10 SUI! MN, "len a,-'
plalh.ive meow, ne.o" oIoh'
upon 'ne nleda'a.ive siieilce. "A LIS rs,
sp'.' 1Ieh Pioiohgeu no",1 r.., M
neast coaiu s1ahu IL ho ionger. WIN
.nu.Iereu inPreca'ion ne i!i'eu . an e LIP
" lnk-stanu' anu nuriea ~ WIN loict
a' 1he Iellhe disturoer OF ms peace.
~ soiuck-hos .he cat, nv d sFalh
ing inighoilne-laceu glrl VINO, AZ tha
lh4 yW;eh Was MAS s.ana,hg near sne aoor.
WIN ,a..'e ~, l,ioan VI pam slie , ssas
sel',' asainso 'he NORWAY, anu i .
pne ,i@he III " ua 1., way W ne5 ioie
ieau, IRON WHICH .he pioo" WA
slowly tilckling. D -.
e IN an instant ~ oeas' was vi n''
'ees ah haa ~ r W., s'r nardon, bo,e w,
10y yoIi pa ,iu noPo Wv
are hot hucn hurI' no Crieu WIN senu
me renorse' AZ ne caugn1 sigh1 VI ne; ne'
wn a;s iace anu ''gh ho uraw nno np n.
i ulu noc uteaii 'n"' any ohH We" va,
h e bs "a' on sr"c al, tbe afternoon
mas peen annoying neal tne ai.erho ~!
rake = sea- anu let me examine Sni'
Wounu, leaulng hef eoma al.a " ii"s
slTe leaIneln ollai, 10 no spun,
ht tne goluen h ,ainges ,ro
Iie WINE ioleneau, ne , s.aa'io,at', w W.,
MS hahake!chlel, tlie pioou, anu uei'iy
ntteu strlp0t plaster Oyer the Mouiiu
E ;, IL .n1 hnoan htio "%'ons
nun from uhoef her long lashes'
'h o4g nv: e,;1a,,,o 90
ne ~ ho1 nearly so !ollniuaple ''s q
expected. ii ne Woula only ieave on
INA. Dagsy sun, ana trim MS hair anu
whskers,he woulG DE 4'llte ulS'imgue.
ANA he really mas handsome eyes.
heeu hot assure you legret eS :,
ceeulng'y the result VI my veaa!ioh'
saiu the neas'' "neli NJ h1u .inl,i.u ),
"it there Is anything can no TURNER,
win unwoh1ed courtesy, pray ie' me
Know; 1 suppose you n"'o io'' So"i
way, :, att.
,.oh' no. saiu ,.res:a' se,tilns ie'
sell more coiiliortaoiy III ner Gnu, anu
carelesSly picking tc pieces loVely
moss rose y came on purpose 70 call
on you. ,,,,
YOU ald sald the beasI Diahkly.
Yes, sa'a Cresta, put uou STARE
at me so un"lnklng!y' please: You re-
mlnu me OF tie ancieu' iilarihel, WIN
held, people WI his 'gh''erlhe
eye. -.....--.,
ANA what ana you come 10 see 'll'
tor, - questioned the beast as pl"hK'y d.
ever.
"What polite question B.t sup
pose IT'S only III keeping WIN your s'rlE
ing reception OF me a rev minutes ago,
remarked Miss Cresta demurel y. wv ell
since you would really IKE TO kno" my
errand," she continued, ~ dont mihu
telling you. You see there are severa
of us visiting at Miss Cheltenham S,
and we want to hold moonlight PIC,
mic in your woods, out an the giriS
were afraid You would refuse, ana SO
volunteered to come anu ask yonr gra'
cious permission.
"And what il | no refuse :? ne
questioned, an odd smile around the
corners OF his mouth.
" Then you will be Just TOO selflsh iot
anything, answered Cresta Vlclousiy.
Then changing her tone TO one OF
pretty entreaty, she continued. :.
=" But you won't, l know; because II
would afford us all 80 much pleasure
and when one can give others pleasure
AT no cost to himself, ne certainly ohgh
to do it. Besides, you owe me som'
repatriation for this touching th'
wound on her forehead. come say
yes, do.
Gre ia was hut eighteen, but she kne"
how to coax TO perfection. Her eyer
we're the weapons with when she con
qnered all wills. AT school she nae
been in and out Of more scrapeS safely
than any other girl, one penlteh'
glance from her wonderful eyes having
the power to subdue the most rnffle'
temperof the most irascible tutor IN the
establishment.
There are no eyes III the world ina
can plead like blue eyes, and no plead
ing so effective as mat or pretty
woman. So what wonder Cresta wol
her cause, or that under the influence
Of til" blue magnets and silvery laugl
the Beast spent thirty minutes OF MI
valuable time in showing her round M!
beautiful garden, and that at parting h'
presented her with an exquisite bouque
of his choicest flowers.
The picnic was a decided success
and all were loud in their praise o
Cresta ) diplomacy.
"Nobody but you could lave done it
my DEAR" said grateful Lillian. "No
body but Beauty could have conquered
the Beast"
And Beauty laughed, her own, espe
cially bewildering laugh, and danced
and sang, and was the life of the part
until-it suddenly entered her naughty
little bead to hide from her friends.
at will be such fun to have then