Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-07-18


make her acquaintance if she could
help it
Earl y the next morning she was
walking on the beach when she saw
something which moved her deeply.
In child's carriage sat little girl
about years old, so pale and shrunk-
en- from disease that it made Miriam S
heart ache to look at her. She tried
to speak to the child, but the marks
of suffering in the patient baby face
brought tears to her eyes, AMI she
could not utter word.
Speak to the lady, Mamie" said the
nurse.
The little girl looked at Miriam very
earnestly, but seemed to find nothing
in her face that interested or attracted
her, and soon turned her sad eyes IN
another direction. Bat almost instant
" her eyes frightened and she stretch
ed out both her arms and uttered a
faint cry of pleasure. Miriam looked
to See what had wrought such change,
and found that tie child was looking
at Dalmayne. He stood leaning on "a
pier IA short distance away, kissing his
hand to Mamie, but showing no inten
ton of coming nearer. Understanding
that her presence kept him away she
contiEued her walk up the beach and
soon returned to the hotel, feeling very
sorrowful AID more dissatisfied with
herself than she ever had been. Her
inability TO 90 anything for the child
she pitied so much troubled and hu
inflated her. and the idea that Il 'sel-
fish. coarse and brutal man" should be
able TO effect, without apparent effort,
what she had vainly tried to do made
her begin to think that she and her
fri uds had b en- too sweeping and
hasty in their judgment In fact, she
began 10 be little ashamed Of the So
ciety' nd to wish she had not taken
part in forming it.
The company at the hotel had in
creased very fast. aud Miriam had an
every evening 10 indulge
her taste for waltzing. She often saw
Dalmayne in the ballroom, though he
never danced. Que evening, when she
had just taken her seat between her
mother and her aunt. he came up and
spoke 10 the latter. who introduced
him TO the other two ladies. Miriam
was soon call,d on 10 fulfill an engage
ment to dance, but when she returned
he was still talking to Mrs. Tracy and
Miss Griselda. His courteous manner
to them pleased Miriam and made her
feel disl IS o. pardon his seeming
hssS@ ------',er
arrival. kIie did not say mach to her,
but two or three times during the eve
ming while she was dancing, she saw him
looking at ter with an interest that
was too evident 10 aimit of doubt.
After that evening he often came
and sat with the two older ladies' in the
ball room. and Miriam soon noticed
that he managed, in quiet way, to
keep her aunt from making herself RI
diculous a. such times. The old lady
was always sounding his praises, and
MIS-. Tracy, also spoke OF him WITH
a warmth which showed that she con
sidered him a true friend. Miriam
found that all invalids and elderl Y peo-
pie at the hotel regarded him in the
same way, and his Difference to them
aud constant consideration for their
tastes and wishes gave her high opin-
ION of his good breeding an innate kind.
Illness. The children seemed TO con-
slider him their property, and large
part of his time was taken up by his
efforts TO please and amuse them. Her
own conversations with him always
took place in the evenings, and they
were regularly interrupted by engage
ments to dance, but she soon discover
ed that he was the best Informed and
most intelligent man she had known.
Miss Griselda stayed five weeks in
stead # one, and Dalmayne escorted her
back to Sinnetasket, returning next
day laden with thanks, good wishes
and infallibleremedes for the ills that
human fl sh is heir to- Not long af-
terward the company at the hotel began
TO decrease, and 1t became evident that
the height Of the season was over.
Mrs. Tracy had engaged rooms at a
place in the Catskills for August and
Septemt er. and the time was now fast
approaching when Miriam and she
were to leave the seaside.
One afternoon she was sitting on
some rocks in part Of the beach far
away from the hotels, when Dalmayue
came up and seated himself close tc
her, little higher up on the rocks
Mrs. Tracy tells me you are going to
the mountains next week. he said
Shall you be glad to go"
Il hardly know she answered. |,
have enjoyed my stay here very much,
but everything must become tiresome
at last, | supposr.
Even dancing:'
Yes. But I'm not tired of that yet
You don't seem to be. i don't care
much for dancing myself, but | like tc
see you dance. You do it as if You be-
liered in it.
Just then little girl came running
up and clasped Dalmaync in close
embrace.
'Oh, here you are!' she exclaimed
I've been looking for you everywhere
| don't like to play with children, and
there isn't one big dog in the place
This is Miss Caroline Thornton,
said Dalmayne to Miriam She il
one of my most intimate friends
Miss Thornton had not seen Miriam
before, and as soon as she became
aware of her presence her whole man
ner changed.
What's that lady's name = she ask
ed.
Miss Tracy, replied Dalmayne.
But what's her other name?'
why do YOU want to know thai !?