The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-01-16
CHAPTER w.
MABELLE IN THE RAIN.

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sister sat at breakfast Grace was in
high spirits, delighted with, Tnekla and
Emile Berghaus-with the whole Ber-
ghaus family, indeed, and. certain that
she would be very happy in Irkford.
81 am sure / hope you will" said
Philip, absently, for in truth he was
thinking Of other things, Of his inter-
view with Mr.. Starkie the day before,
and how, on his reporting all the efforts
he had made to learn something def
mite about By we'll, and how they had re-
suited in nothing but vague rumors that
he was very clever fellow, but some
said "wild," others said "rash," and
yet another said he was the best fellow
in the world, and no mans enemy but
his own; his chief had thanked him for
his exertions, and expressed himself
perfectly satisfied, but had appeared at
the same time as If not quite at ease in
bis, own mind on the subject. .,l {.
Philip had lunched' at Mr.. Starkie's
with him and his family (the first time
he had enjoyed that honor), and had re-
turned home to find Grace dressed in her
very best, drawing on pair of lemon
colored kid gloves, and dying with i'm
patience to set off to Carlton Grove,
Mr., Berphaus house. Thekla, Emile
and Hermann had called that morning
on their way from church, and she was
delighted with them. r. oHi l..e uHa
II suppose you will be going direct
| w. she added, on this Monday morn
ing, as she rose from the table and went
TO the window, 'Do you 90 TO town on
the top Of one OF those rafting omni-
busesP How funny" '- '.' ,'.''t
ayes, / must be Off now,p he an
swered, also rising. ..,' rg,7fa
"Oh.,,continued Grace, still looking
out. "there is that sweet-looking Qiri
whom / noticed Yesterday morning
when [ was sitting at the window here.
pinino TO 90 tochurch. She camo from
The next house with her sister. | sup-
pose. The sister is really. quite beauti-
ful. though / don't like her face. butthe
little one looks both pretty and GOOD.
Look at her. Phill Do Won know who
thew areP''
PbiIin Iool,ed over ber sbop,der and
saw tba Girl If whom he had said to
Hermann Ber0baus. chat is school.
. oirl.n the vo1nCer of the two ladies
who had arrived in cab on Friday
evening. She was tall, slight, upright.
: looking girl. apparently about fifteen or
sixteen Years old -. ..
Pbilin took stock of her. with an IN.
forest Tor which be could bardIv ac-
count tbinkinS of her ali the time less
as an individual than as the sister of
: that other girl She was fair with a
bright. handsome. omen face: BRIGHT
. hair, bright eyes; everything about her
$ was bright. and there was, besides, an
indescribably sweet and good expression
5 in both ewes and mouth. She was
. dressed in soft, gray stuff, with little
black fichu about her shoulders, and a
Q small, compact, black straw hat crown
9 ing her shining locks. She carried sew
eral books fastened together with a
strap. and she was already equipped,
b gloved, finished, ready" in every re-
: spect, as she stepped forth from the
!. house and took her way down the
street. There was something superior
: and refined about her appearance
: nothing slovenly. All was compact
neat and well arranged. 49,.
"Where can she be going at thit
hourP' asked Grace, following with
Q her eyes the 1.-the, graceful figure o.
< the girl.
0 probably TO school, said Philip, II
I a tone OF indifference.
4, 'School-oh. very likely. There is {
Q great big girls school near here, ism
thereP"
Eyes, in Carlton Road. close by. Lot
Of girls go-hundreds. Ones always
/, seeing them up and down. ..-.'
Q "But who is that grip Do vol
, knowP"
r 81 don't saw two vouno ladies' mr.
+, rive in n cab the other niObt That,
all | know about them. They lode,
: there, suppose"
"Very likely. Well-ob. here IL Won,
S omnibus. isn't itp Good-bye.n
h Tn another minute Pbiiin had beer
/; carried ont Of siobt bv tie omnibns
. and Grace was left To find her wav I,
t the scene of her studies. tbe Women
College. the classes of which she bar