The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-10-25

-'ii92 ciiii'lii1 Aiio"h 0'tt tO"H liGi
tea cup with an emphasis that made all
the china rattle. And little Mrs. Meeker
jumped ncn ousiy at the sound.
q never heard anything SO ridicu-
lous in all my life, said Miss. Brown,
derisivcly. colbert Mott in love with
Georgia Arlington Why, she's a mere
doll, with big blue eyes, and pink
cheeks and yellow curls."
Shes very fascinating in her man
ners," Mrs. Meekcr ventured to re-
mark.
oh, pshaw - was Miss Orintha's
contemptuous comment. "And you
really think he's in love with herr"
YES, must say that | think So"
"-Ah-I-h - said Orinthia, meaninsly.
III l only dared to tell you all -
Dear me ~ said Mrs. Meeker, Gag
erly what do you mean?"
Nothing" said Miss Brown, with a
nod of her head, ''IIe walked home
from church last night with me, didn't
hep"
yes, but"
Gle stayed on my side Of the room
I'll the time we were decorating the fair
rooms with evergrcens, didn't hep"
Yes, but that was because-'
"And-but never mind never mind ~
said Miss Orinthia, mystcriously. "T'ime
will show. Georgia Arlington, indeed
why she's nothing but a child--a
mere schoolgirl l know better !"
"Do tell me, Miss Orinthia," plead
ed Mrs. Nieeker. is he really en-
gagged to you"
Miss Orinthia pu5ed up her lips,
dropped her eyc-lids with a manner
that Was wonderfully eloquent, but she
would commit herself no further
Lets go up stairs and finish dress
ing those china dolls for the grab-bag, "
said Miss Brown. eve shall get more
money out of the grab-bag than any
thing else, and we must be sure and
have ii well furnished :"
While the tea-drinking ceremonial
had been going on in the lower part of
the mansion Of Mrs. AIccker, quite a
different chain Of circumstances was
Transporting above stairs. Mr.. Gilbert
Mott, who had been inveiglcd into the
snaes ofthc Ladies Fair, noLcns 10hus,
had come early to help in the last prep
uations, and, walking up to the work
room, had surprised a lovely blue eyed
lassie in the occupation of filling sun
dry cones Of brisht-hued paper with
sugar Plams and French bon-bons.
George Arlington shook back he1
sunny curIs and blushed like June
rosebud, rs she started up.
Don't so, Miss Arlington, please y
pleaded Gilbert, himself not unembar.
rassed. But George muttcred some
thing about roll of ribbon which she
had forgotten, and 0u;tercd past hin
ere he could demonstrate further.
Gilbert looked after her with whim
steal expression Of despair on his coun
tcnancc.
'Now, why does she run away from
me like that?' he said to himself
'Probably because she knows it tanta
lies me. But I'll be even with he
yeti she won't let me tell her how
dearly l love her, III write it to her !.
And needless Of the neglected pile
of cedarsprigs and princess-pine, ye
waiting to be wrought into garlands, h
sat down. to the table and Selling pei
and ink, began to write passionat
bHChIaMr after the following fashion :
"AlY Own PRECIOUS DARLING:
"Why are you so cold and cruel t.
me? Why will you not let me tell yo1
in words what you must SO often hav
read in my eyes-the story of my heart
devotion? For | love you and hav
loved you, and shall love you to tn,
worlds end, and you must have seel
it for yourself during the last few day
that we have been working together 70
the church fair. Yet you will not civ
me a word or glance of encourage
ment
Is this right, my ruthless queen c
hearts? But | am determined that yo
shall tell me when we meet again
whether l may hope or not p! INT
, then, sweet one, | am, half in despaiI
half hopeful,
"Yours, ever, and unalterably,
&c. NJ"
lie had just scribbled off his III
+ studied cliusion, when the sound {
footsteps on the stairs chased away tn
soft shadows Of his love dream, and h
r had just time to slip the paper under
E leaf Of Norway spruce twigs, when Mr.
Aieeker and Miss Orinthia Brown e1