Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-18

beg your pardon" she said 10
covering her balance and endeavorine
10 eject the salt water from her eyes
and mouth. The breakers are
20 strong couldn't help 1t. I though,
l was drowning and grasped at the
nearest object Of assistance, which hap.
pened " be you"
am very happy to have been of
SERVICE" responded the General gal
lantly. Whenever the waves become
csptious again, and am within reach,
afford you"
"Thsnk you," she returned, "I
trust may not trouble you often, ct
least not again to day, for intend to
return to the hotel. That last breaker
has exhausted my strength, 1 tind," and
nodding her head ripple Of laughter
fell from her lips; she turned and walk
I'd over the beach In the direction Of
the hotels.
The General, Watching her. thought
mOet b tdeOus Of c0stum %, . wet bathing
suit.
This, however, was not the last view
he WAS WAS to have of the lovely water
nymph, for on taking his seat At ono of
the long, we'll laden tables of the Wind
sor that evening, he found her his right
hand neighbor; and beside her, q pleasant
faced, eldery woman, clad in respecta-
BILE black, whom he heard her sddresss
~ Aunt Silence.
She looked up carelessly, recog +.
nized him and smiled, and the bright
glance, 81 entirely free from coquetry or
self. cOnsciOusness, struck the General
like o ray of sunshine
All through the meal he could not
avoid glancing furtively ut the pure,
high bred face, with its delicate brows,
sweet serious lips. clear complexion, and
broad, low brow, whose ivory fairness
WAS hidden by no disfguring mass of
hair, denominated bangs.' Her eyes,
when she raised them, he noticed, were
regular, blue gray, Irish eyes, frank
and fearless as q child's, and sheltered
by lashes black as midnight. From her
face his glance fell ON h-r hand, that
index of true lady. IL was small and
dimpled. the fingers tapering, and the
nails rosy-a sculptor's model. He no
ticed also that with the exception Of
one curiously chased ring, her hands
were devoid of ornament, another mark
Of favor in the Generals eyes, as he by
no means favored ibe American girls
tendency for decking her person like an
Eastern odalisque.
Her youth and his advanced age
made it no impertinence for him to ad-
dress q remark to her occasionally, and
she, conscious Of this, answered with q
freedom she would not have used TO-.
ward younger man.
Are you an adept in the study of
physiognomy?" inquired the general,
as he gazed at the motley asssmblage
gathered to satisfy the inner man. "If
80, you have q good field of observation.
l regard hotel table second only to q
funeral"
81 find the study of faces interesting.
though. she answered.
opposite you on the right. What would
you say was his probable calling"
She looked in the direction indicated,
then laughed.
By the haste with which he Ia
gulphing his coffee, 1 should say he can
not forget bis Office down town.
Besides, he has Important business
stamped on him indelibly. That IL ap.
parent to the most careless Observer
she replied.
Very good % was the amused an
swer. "Now the man on his left, ii
you will"
All, now, you have given me 8
harder task" She said slowly. " HI
bias long, pale countenance, n would
lbe-sanctimonous air, and o dropping
snakey eye. He might do the dirt.
work around n political office, or b.
might be modern church revivalist
"Don't you think you are lust a tri
fle hard on the clerical brothers p
Queried the General.
CONCLUSION TO MORROW