The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-11-27
TEDDIE.
Wy oEoRGIANA MISREPRESENTATION.

A leaf tiuged with scarlet, peeping
here and there among the naples rs the
wind parted the swaying branches.
The rustling sound of the grapevine
against the arbor, with its punches
of luscious, half-ripe fruit. The full
note of the cricket, hidden in some
mysterious crevice, whose form, though
invisible, makes its presence known by
the shrill, almost impatient. chirrup;
all were omens of the dying summer,
who. as it stepped lightly into the foot
steps of the August day, took no heed
of the balmy winds as they whispered
their last good-by to the forest.
Come where my love lies dreaming.
sang clear tenor voice inside the ar
Dor, and in another instant tall form
was leaning against The doorway and
peering cautiously within.
"How you frightened me, Teddie."
ooh! pray do excuse me, L really
didn't know you were here, Dorothy"
he said, leaning his tall form more
firmly against the arbor, with an air of
having come to stay.
'No, 1 suppose not" Dorothy re-
piled. "when Aunt Joe informed you
that had gone to the arbor you no
doubt pictured me seated upon the roof,
and to be sure you were singing,
come where my love lies dreaming
to that huge bunch of grapes you so ad
mired the other day."
Teddie whistled. "Well, 1 will make
no confession, but give the grapes the
benefit of the doubt; though.if they
x,,oro vino + would hale bal;oyo +bo+ ,,o,,
had been INDUCING too freely, and the
effect was they have made you a
trihe--"
"Sour, / suppose" Dorothy said
don't be afraid of hurting my feelings.
When TINT paragon of amiability, Ted
die Forester, is around, every one else
is cross by contrast"
Teddie hummed the tune he had sung
outside of the arbor. Il didn't know
YOU had such good opinion of me be-
FORE" he said. Have you ever heard
that grape-ju juice will make people quite
brilliant, when ordinarily they are very
commonplace individuals?"
ooh, indeed!'. Dorothy replied, lean
ing her head against the side of the ar
Dor in n weary fashion, and regarding
him through her half-closed eyel ds ;
"that accounts for Teddie Forrester's
frequent bursts of wit
Teddie shrugged his shoulders. Il
fear my amiability has proved unfortu-
nate for me- he said, breaking off the
bunch of grapes lie had particularly
admired one day, and throwing them
one by one at.the half-reclining figure
of the girl. after having tramped all
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the broiling sun, you haven't even had
the hospitality to ask me in, or invite
me to seat beside you," the young
man said, in tone half-injured, half
,chidihg.
Dorothy laughed. 81 am familiar
enough with your peculiarites to know
that, if you desire thing. you never
wait for an invitation or Inequalities to
be offered, SO you understand why i
Thought you preferred standing"
Teddie Forester dropped the de-
nuded grape stem and walked leisurelv
to a seat o few rods from Dorothy.
"Do you suppose / would have the
Gemerity to cross tho threshold of
your aunt's door had she not hidden me
do 500" he asked; cor even have eaten
the delicious piece of pumpkin pie
without her having offered it? but, I'M
like her niece, she has not the gift of
reading my peculiar nature, and she
took me for On ordinary person, and, not
willing to disenchant her, L allowed
her to believe me SUCH"
1t was fact which, after much OBJ
servation, had made itself apparent
to Dorothy, that, next to her own
golden pumpkin pies, her Aunt Joe
admired Teddie Forester, though she
had frequently been known to pro-
nounce him extravagant, and to be Civ
ing himself up utterly to the yanities
of the world.
1T is actually the middle of Au-
gust" Teddie said, abruptly.
why do you remind one of things
so unpleasant as that the summer is
waning, and suggest to ones mind the
necessity of wearing their winter cloak
another season." Dorothy said, trifle
discontentedly.
Teddie laughed sardonically. "That
will be scarcely necessary If you go on
encouraging the Count Won Auer, as
you have been doing all the season.
Is this to be an arbor Lecturer" the
girl asked, folding her hands together,
and assuming q patient, listening atti-
tude.
",,Not this time" Teddie said. scalmly
but, apropos of the Count. 1T just re-
minds me that have bit of news from
the hotel, with reference to the Count,
you know. hence my visit to Maplewood
Cottage"
All the weary languor from Dorothy's
E IL -. Il i
her eyes very wide. and looked intently
at the speaker. who, being satisfied
that he had at last aroused her curiosi-
ty, with the perversity of his nature
asked suddenly, Will you go to the
hop over at the hotel tonight" A
shade OF disappointment oversp.ead
Do oiby's face. No. she said, and
tu ned away her head.
1t was Ieddie's turn now 10 be DIS