The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-30
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regular roofs which that retired
corner Of Toudon offered as pros
pect. She nodded to the little
lame boy inthe fourth story across
the court, dropped a handful Of
biscuit crumbs for yixon, Mrs..
Toltenham's parrot on the roofabe.
low, and was imperiling her lifeto
steal a spray Of Virginia creeper
dangling froma neighbOr's balcony,
when a strange pair Of eyes shin
ing through thesame creeper start
ledher into propriety@
The balcony had hitherto had for
It's sole occupant a white.hairsd
professor in a velvet skull cap, who
had shown 10 desire for even q
nodding acquaintance With Dora.
Who could this newcomer be2 His
eyes were beautlfal-so dark and
expressige--andt Che hand that held
back thcyine was dplicately shaped
and white.
Dora took another peep through
the curtain this time, fle had adj.
yanced a little and leaned against
the balcony railing, and, while ap.
pearing unconscious of her pres
ence, watched quietly for the re-
turn ofthe pretty apparition seen
at the window.
His dark Southern look was 80
different from the rosy faces and
blue eyes that Dora was accuslonl-
cd to; and the girl, looking at him,
could only think of pictured Ro.
meo whose face had once haunted
her dreams for many a night
Dora, dear, close the window;
these draughts are most dangerous
at this season Of the year." came
in drowsy accents from the head Of
the family, nodling over copy Of
the Times.
Papa, you never speak Of Pro.
fossor Nude now, Ihope you have
n tcut the old gentlemau'sacqu
tance2"
"Mudie2 He is no longer our
neighbor, he left No go a week ago.
"Indeedl Hasanyone else taken
his rooms?"
With The keenest interest Dora
waited for her fathers reply.
"some foreign.looking chap has
taken the lodgings; l saw him this
morning at 8 O'clock, smoking on
the balcony in the most outlandish
If dressing.gowns, and singing in
a fairly good tenor. must admit,
some incomprehensible rigmarolc,
l must sec that tho windows are
more carefully barred at night;
there is no telling what these swar
thy vagabonds may dO?"
"oh, papaI"
Dora was prepared to follow this
exclamation with II lecture on the
iuiqnity Of maligning ones neigh.
bors; but seeing that her father had
do2cd Of'into Inconsistencies she
Was forced to reserve her remarks
till another occasion.
Living in a remote part Of Lon,
don with her father and a maiden
aunt, both of the strictest ideas in
the bringing up of young people,
Dora's existence had little novelty
or excitement. The return of her
brother Bob from college was al
ways hailed with delight as a sea
son Of merry.making; but the re
mainder Of the year passed mono
tonously enough. Without know
ing why, the girls interest for the
dalk.eyed foreigner in the adjoin
ing house had been. koenly awaken
ed, and she longed for an opporlu
nifty to tell him of her sympathy
for his lOnelinessin the great city
Butt could only be through hap
py chance that they could know
each other, for she dared not make
any decided advances toward {
perfect stranger, and she knew tina
her father would not exert him
self in the young mans favor.
Years before n mu,h.belovet
cousin Of Dora's father, who hat
filed the place ola younger sistel
in his heart, had been beguiled in
tOa marriage with an Italian no
bleman, which had resulted disas
trously and severed all connection:
with her friends. Since then Mr.
Leonard had regarded with suspic.
ion and dislike every foreigner
that came under his notice, and
Dora knew well that she could ex.
pect from him no pity or interest
for Romeo, as she privately called
her unknown hero.