The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-07


cigar-case in hand, saying:
ats far too lovely day to be spent
in dry discussions. Some one come out
on the lawn with me while smoke my
cigar. VIII you, Miss Carrie? You
must need change of scene after your
hardSSing experiences"
Hdrrassing," corrected Carrie.
''Why, know better than that"
1t was evident 10 the close observers
present that Mr.. Turner was not
pleased. He had, in truth, a somewhat
masterful nature, and he had finally
decided to ask Miss Temple to marry
him because he considered her plant
and dependent. That she should know
better than he did, in any issue whatso-
ever, was not agreeable to him. So now
he merely bowed without speaking and
went off to smoke his cigar alone.
Chow dangerous these black-eyed
men always look when they are cross, "
said Miss Temple, making an effort to
seem unconcerned, "Mr. Turner might
have passed for stage briga''d, just
then"
"Brigand, dear, if you don't mind, "
said Miss Gray, that word is accented
on the first syllable. But really, it
seems too bad to be so captious. Let US
try to think of something else. What
has become of the expedition to the
fishing-village? I've always imagined
that a place of that sort would be so
picturesque.
eff you saw one you would be disap-
pointed, said Mr.. Russell, there's a
a great discrepancy between the real
and the ideal"
Il dare say you are right" said Miss
Gray, "but 1 and the photographers
call that word discrepancy. 1
cannot resist the temptation, you see!
However, as to the fishermen 1 cannot
help thinking should be interested in
seeing them at work, and in their own
| homes"
"Homesr' said Mr.. Martin. Don't
desecrate that word, by applying it to
their wretched novels. assure you the
squaIor in which they live is indescriba-
ble."
That word is pronounced squaylor,
l beg to state" said Miss Gray; ''what
has become of your Latin, Mr.. Mar
tin?"
This was too much for Minnie's
equanimity She burst into a little
laugh and made motion to clap her
| hands together, but remembered her
self in time.
Mr. Martin, for his part said THANK
you," as politely as before, even more
so perhaps, but it was more than ever
apparent that he did not enjoy being
found in the wrong. He went off to
smoke presently, accompanied by his
host, and when the three ladies were
thus left alone, Eugenia Gray turned to
Mrs. Russell and said:
"Now, honor bright, Minnie, don't
YOU think we've. had enough of it? l
haven't been caught SO far, but | feel
| the discordance OF the situation as much
as any of you. Mr.. Russell does not
like it at all, and I'll venture to say
there has been more hard feeling be-
tween you and him in the past hour
than in the fifty that preceded it. Mr.
Martin, of whom l had almost made a
real friend, is now ready to murder me,
and Mr. Turner has been looking
thunder bolts at Carrie, and Carrie her
self feels rather resentful and sore.
DOu YOU ste IL WdS al d IllSldhC.
No" said Minnie, stoutly, Il am
not willing to believe we are such a
petty set. I don't mind, a
bit, only 1 did get little
provoked with Mr.. Martin and
was so glad you paid him back. The
idea of him asking George what had
become Of his Greekr'
Miss GRAY looked across quickly at
Miss Temple and put her finger on her
lip. a warning which she was not per-
fectly sure the other understood.
LAS for Mr. Turner" said Miss Tenn
pie, Il think he has behaved absurdly.
if this is his disposition l am glad to
know it. He needn't suppose he
can brow-beat me like that | ,Cish [
could catch him in another mistake.
Wouldn't pownce?
When the gentlemen presently came
in, there were still visible certain evil
denccS Of Observation-Disclosures, but dis
position to let by-gones be by-goneS was
manifested. and Mr.. Turner approached
quite aflablv.
Il have been making enquiries -"
he began.
"En1uiries," put in Miss Temple,
promptly.
Mr.. Turner said nothing He did not
even look at Miss Temple, but those at
whom he did look found that gaze the
reverse of pleasant.
Poor Carrie, She's done for herself
now" commented Mrs. Russell in
wardly, in great distress of mind.
Miss Temple, however, if she left
herself under Mr.. Turner's ban. carried
it off with spirit.
I'VE are both in disgrace" she
whispered to Eugenia, with a little
laugh. "Mr. Martin is really quite as
angry as Mr.. Turner, but it is more
controlled kind of anger"
1T is really most preposterous, " said
Eugenia. II wish he'd make another
mistake"
1--WE have all had our lessons in the
evil habits of careless speech" Mr..
Martin said, presently, with the ex-
cepton of Miss Stray. She, it seems, is
impregnable
Il don't venture to hope that" said
Eugenia, concealing her sudden
elati0n; ''but while l think of it,
let me say that the word you have just
used is pronounced by authority aswell
as custom eU'i with the elided.
don't know why it should be. Evil
has a correcter sound-but so it is. So
also with devit-saving the cOmpany's
presence-I've heard you treat that
word in the same punctilious manner,
but the dictionaries give deU't."
"Really. Miss Gray, put in Mr.. Rus
sell, 81 don't know as ever l knowed
gal as knows as much as you knows
ANY mistakes in that sentence? If so,
don't put them down to me. It's a