The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-09-27


for the Mattresses. Altogether, SIZE
congratulated herself at the end of a
week, and she grew to feel quite safe
about meeting any one she knew.
1t was the afternoon of a very warm
day during her second week at l..
The usual hour for dinner was over,
but the dining room was left open for
any chance arrivals. Only two of the
girls were expected to remain in charge
and it happened that Alice was one OF
these on this particular day. She was
Just putting few def touches to one
of the little square tables when she
saw the hotel clerk enter, followed by
a gentleman whom he conducted d.
rectly to that particular table.
1t needed but one glance to show
Alice that it was none other than MIR.
Illesley! Her first impulse was to es-
cape, but she saw she could not with
outan explanation, and so she remained
waiting.
Now, during the two weeks he had
spent in comparative solitude with his
friend and his fishing rod, Herbert
Illesley had somehow thought very
often of a certain fair face with laugh
ing eyes. In idle moments one is not
always accountable for ones thoughts,
and, from his unobserved study Of
Alice's face, combined with the glow.
ing praises of her small nephews, he
had developed quite an interest in that
young lady. But if he hoped to meet
Miss Disbro at l., of course il
would be in the parlor or on the piazza
among the-faSbianahle- guests thaf. 2
meeting and possible introduction
might occur,
But when, upon glancing up as bill
of fare was laid before him, he discov-
cred, clad in pink cambria, the owner
Of the face which had so attracted him,
his establishment expressed itself in a
stare which it must be confessed was a
triie rude. But Mr.. Illesley seldom
forgot his good breeding, and the next
instant his eyes were fastened on the ar
ray of first courses presented for his Sc
lection. His thoughts, however, were
not following his eyes.
Ned HOlden's sister in-law a waitress
in public dining room! That was all
he saw, and then he realized that she
was waiting to take the order, so he
said ''soup," and she departed without
others discovery that he had forgotten
to mention which variety.
As for Alice. she fonnd herself in q
sudden FRIGHT. what did that look of nc,
constituent mean?
So bow9 =
Now duri,o. Who two ,voals Of bor
service. orr heroine had distingnisbed
herself for dnftnoss noo+noes IA laolT
of mistakes but as she "a entered the
room and annroacbnd the new e,nosf a
sudden nervousness soiznd boz. on 1I &c
with nnstnadv hands che tool tho ,l.to
of hot som from the trav If timed and
Mart of tho Iio1id v,aS d:noSitdd on NJ
nIeslav's sbipinc, boots
In hitter horror she snizad tho e,,,,,tv
trav and fed TO the Kitchen WHARF
fortunately she fonnd some one 70 tate
her place, and then she went to her
room. resolving that she wonId IN
home the very next dav
TTnon reflnction bovayar sbn doo;dod
that if was an unnacassarv az VOL, as a
foolish thing to do. The revealing Of
the role she had been playino TO Ned
and Mary was all that could come of il.
and she would stay the appointed time
if there were fifty Mr.. Illesleys to look
surprised. One precaution she took,
however. She knew that according to
the custom of the dining hall, Mr..
lllesley would be given the same place
at table during his stay, so she changed
places with one of the girls at the other
side of the room.
Mr.. lllesley passed the remainder OF
the day in state of annoyance, and he
was veXed with himself for being an
noyed. What was it to him, he asked,
if a young lady Of Miss Disbro's posi-
ton and connection should choose to
degrade herself in such manner? Ii
she preferred to pass soup-and spill it
in 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 Illeslev was undoubtedlv q
very fine fellow. but Won 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 lust a little in the
dark as to what degrading meant.