The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25

herself for dizziness, neatness and lack
of mistakes, but as she re-entered the
room and approached the new guest, a
sudden seized her. and as
with unsteady hands she took the plate
of hot soup from the tray, 1t tipped and
part of the liquid was deposited on Mr..
nlesley's shining boots,
In utter horror she seized the empty
tray and fed to the kitchen, where
fortunately she found some one to take
her place, and then she went to her
room, resolving that she would go
home the very next day.
Upon reflection, however, she decided
that it was an unnecessary as well as q
foolish thing to do. The revealing of
the role she had been playing to Ned
and Mary was all that could come of it,
and she would stay the appointed time
if there were fifty Mr.. Illesleys to look
surprised. One p%recaution she took,
however. She knew that according to
the custom of the dining hall, Mr..
Illesley would be given the same place
at table during his stay, so she changed
places with one of the girls atthe other
| side of the
Mr. nlesley passed the remainder of
the day in a state of annoyance, and he
was vexed with himself for being an
noyed. What was it to him, he asked,
if q young lady of Miss Disbro's posi-
ton and connection should choose to
degrade herself in such a manner? If
she preferred to pass soup-and spill it
i'm q summer hotel to staying with
her sister, as he presumed she might
have done, why, he would think no
more about it. And then he did just
what people are apt to do on the
strength of such q resolution, he kept
| right on thinking about it.
Herbert Hlesley was undoubtedly q
very fine fellow, but you see he could
not rid himself of certain ideas he had
been born to ~inregard to what he would
probably call the .eternal fitness of
things" and he was just a little in the
dark as to what degrading meant.
But try as he might he could not
forget to wonder about this conduct on
Miss Disbro's part. Besides, he saw
her nearly every day and although she
never glanced toward him he could not
help being impressed with the dignity
of her manner.
This state of things continued for
nearly a week, when one day Mr.. HES
ley received a letter from Ned Hol-
den which contained this passage:
".You remember Tom Bigsby? Well,
he is engaged to a Miss Dowing, a
Southern beauty, rather poor it is said,
but that does not signify, for the re-
ports of Tom fortune are not exagger-
ated. Did I ever tell you about his
wanting to marry Alice, Mary's sisterP
1t was last summer, and l believe he
was as much in love with her as it was
possible for him to be with anybody,
and although we do not approve of
Toms principles, it seems as though
she was throwing away too good a
chance, socially. I rather admired her
for it, myself, but Mary-you know
how women are about such things
hasn't quite forgiven Alice yet. She
refused our invitation for this summer,
and has not even written us where she
is spending her vacation. Independence
is a very good thing, but my fair sister
in-law carries it just a little too far"
So this accounted for it; still she
might have found some more lady-like
employment. And Tom Bigsby! Mr..
ulesley could not help respecting the
girl who had refused that gentleman
with all his wealth.
The day following the receipt of this
letter was Sunday, and the hotel parlors
and piazza wore a very deserted look
during the afternoon, most OF the guests
desiring to obey the command of rest
ing on the Sabbath. So they INDUCED
in long maps, the ladies in wrappers
and curl-papers, and when later they
emerged from these they would feel
that by such exemplary conduct they
had earned the right to look as pretty
as possible and indulge in a little Sab.
bath Irritation while listening to the in
evita5le Moody and Sankey hymns from
the parlor.
Mr.. nlesley had spent the morning
dinner, feeling in a restless mood, he
of the house was the lake with its boat
house, and shady walks leading aroune
it, and on the other the woods led bach
to the road by which the stages came
These woods did not affords good view
of the lake, and so were little visited
and Mr.. nlesley was somewhat sur
prised to catch q glimpse of a white
dress among the trees. A momen
! more and he recognized the slende
figure seated comfortably on a fallel
tree trunk as Miss Disbro, although sh
! did not raise her eyes from the bool
; she was reading.
He stood for a moment i%rresolute
then advancing he raised his hat an,
{ said ~courteously; s'Miss Disbro, I be
lieve." Alice bowed gravely.
+ "I beg your pardon for intruding
but I am a friend of your sisters, an
yesterday 1 received q letter from Ne
in which he mentioned your name, say
: ing they did not know where you wer
: spending your summer. So I took thi
. liberty thinking that possibly 20
knew"
l 'Please do me q favor, MI. lllesley'
: The looked a tri6e surprised as sh
. pronounced his name, ''by not mer
t tioning to my brother-in-law the fact c
3 your having met me here. Twill write t
a them as soon as 1 deem it necessary"
stI shall certainly regard your wishe
in the NATTER he said, with a bow
and then as there seemed to be n
J. further reason for continuing the cor
v~ersation, he lifted his hat again an
r passed on.
e The week he had spent at l. ha
e somehow bored Mr.. nlesley. He ha
expected to meet his sister and ht
8 child here, but for some reason 81
e had been delayed and he vas vexed
8 spending more time idly than he ha
y planned for.
+ There were not too many gentleme
at L., aud more than pair
v bright eyes glanced curiously at tn
handsome fellow who had such an a
J. of indifference about him. But althoug
he knew several of the gentlemen an
d could have had any number of intr
auctions to fairpartners, they looked
d vain for him in the parlors when the
was dancing.
It What would these fashionable your
y ladies have thought, if they had know