Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-02

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CHATTER III.
From the day of our meeting, Miss Lyall (
began 10 ill great part OF my thoughts
am man OF taste, and admire grace and
beauty, simply from an artistic point Of
view, not In the least like some young .
men who are continually wondering what
sort Of impression thcy aro making. am
| old enough not to expect woman to form
| n romantic attachment 10 me, although i
| SEQ no reason why their society should not |
amuse me. In fact, prefer IL to that OF
my own sox when thoy are young and In
teresting, principally, perhaps, because
they rarely contradict ono rndely or in
terrupt a man when ho is talking about
| himself
don't think there is much in mo to in
terest woman now. A girl with shade
Of romance would have difficulty In ac-
| cepting me rs q lover. Fancy young |
| woman addressing me as "Henry, dear
| man who ought to have grown-up daugh- |
ters of his own, and who gets out Of |
breath IL Obliged to run up stairs! l could |
not permit such familiarity. ] protest that |
II any girl did become attached to me
should consider 1t my duty to make more
, strenuous efforts to cure her than Lancc-
: | lot did In the case of Elaine.
, No, no, there Is no nonsense about me,
| but only a certain amount of dormant
} Eyaii.
The next day went up to London to the
club Brown dropped In and declared with
y | emphasis that / looked ten years younger
, | than when last saw me-
This pleased me aud asked him 10
lunch, simply, confess, for the pleasure
!. OF talking about Miss Lyall for when
g am full of a subject ! must speak of 1t a
y weakness, know, but one am too old to
s. cure.
O. We had an excellent lunch, / remember
@ | and particularlv rood Mayouuaisa I am
70 very fond OF Mayonnaise; 1t always seems
u to fix a lunch on my memory. / wish 1t
re | agreed with me better!
told Brown OF my meeting with Miss
| I.yall, and it seemed to amuse him, but
,e while was doing my best TO describe her
& eyes and features he interrupted me- rather
J, rudely, l thought, with an unnecessary
Id laugh, exclaiming:
ay 1Why, Merton, my willy old bachelor,
ha the girl has made quite an impression on
ie you. Ask me to the wedding. Come and
see Merton the married man. All ah T!
ah!p
ed hate hippancy, and regretted had asked
ho him to lunch. " Nonsense, Brown" said i,
no little irrtably = q man can surely admire
'u a pretty girl without causing absurd Jokes.
Old fogies like you and me don't expect girls
rn to fall in love with them"
49,, Brown is quite as old as an, but could
=, -. see he did not like to be bracketed with me
az as a harmless old bachelor, for / am told he
ga is still invited to evening parties and dances
or a good deal after supper with girls who are
by just out. After lunch il occurred to me tha
of since had spoiled Miss Lyall's book i
would be polite to replace it 1t was Shelley
l remembered. All young and ardent souls
,r, | read Shelley. ] used to myself at one time
., but do not appreciate him SO much now
'ch having, perhaps, become more reconciled t.
ing things in general" Accordingly / pro
lies cured the edition by w. M. Rosetti, in thre
tb volumes, and forwarded them TO her with
,w little note,a literary effort which cost the clu
-, several sheets of paper before l was satisfied
VI Brown came up while was directing tn
apy nd lh mn irnnf Iu ha
rk, | been wrtinga poem.
hat "a poem, indeed!' exclaimed testify
ION. "whyP"
ga .'Because you have such seraphic smil
on your venerable face, he answered, grir
@ " ming.
TEL 1t is generally wiser TO hold ones tongue
le" People do misconstrue so. This way tf
lilly commencement of my friendship with Edit
car She wrote me little note of thanks. an
,,;n hoped would call at Fairlawn, which di
80 on tho first opportunity.
a'e Mrs. Lyall was rather majestic lady, VIII
'hg' evidently contrived to have her own way
ner tho house. Edith was charming She had
Ian way of talking OF tho weather which WI
as most interesting and absorbing Wome
;,s with deep gray eyes and long lashes hav
Her mother quite agreed with the views
expressed on modern Radicalisni--it
always safe TO pitch into Radicals when yo
ness are talking to ladies, it sounds so respeo
ont | able.
,ub. 'Yes," she remarked with sigh, "we Ii,
- in dangerous times"
q |
'Tsupposeall progress does seem dangero,
to people who don't want to move," Edi
ome remarked.
fore liberal sentiment for which her moth
Is of was reprovihg ner, when Berile appeare
and Upon my thanking him with dignity for b
-. assistance he remarked that he and Edi
too had laughed like anything about it aflerwar
d in Schoolboys are foolish creatures, ready
rices giggle at anything, and unpleasantly frar
that when 1t Is a question OF other people. Ih
ated visit was the first of many, and Edith, wi
In ,llursf
saw her, acquired so much influence over n
70 that, had it not been for a discovery mad
s26 confess 1t was not unlikely that I mig
'ton- have made a donkey of myself i disco
ago cred she had lover. / went one afterno,
, 400 to Fairlawn, and Mrs. Lyall told me tn
,no Edith had gone to lunch with some friend
pur- Abandoning ali homes of seoino her on IN
Incl day, and thrown for my amusement on II
own resources, i went after dinner tor
evening ramble. The air was calm al
ther clear, and finding comfortable seat on
cape stile petween TWO neias, 1 say watching
su.e J, ingale. The light grew DINNER pale st
ould the water rushing over a distant weir. 1 su
d in denly detected light footsteps in the field
hind me, then the rustic of a dress, and tur
Ing my head saw Edith on the other side
nnot the stile. She started back In surprise.
"Why," exclaimed in astonishment,
heard yon were spending the day wi
the As" They lived far away in anoth
st of ~ did lunch there" she said little nj
, the vously.
ccli- 60 But this isn't the way back from the
house"
opal "l'm not coming from there"
tieth "Ob," said i, and helped her over Il
lest stile.
"Mr. Merton" she said, after pause,
,da,, want you to do me favor"
Il j think dreaded something unpleasant
nted "You are surprised to meet me here" 81
sion continued.
"Why-eh--yes."
"You mustn't tell my mother you III
mas me-"
= SO. Miss Edith's checks were flushed, and b
20 Oh eyes were anxious.
oPu- "Come, PROMISE she urged as remain'
silent.
ID OF 81 PROMISE" said I--she could have ma,
that me promise anything-"but you ought II
best to have secret from your mother"
mes was beginning to ieel like a confedera
ext in plot.
lea ~ know that" said Edith, "but l car
fill helpit."
3 its Then it dawned on me with a rush tn