The Penn's Grove record., 1885-05-30

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lawyer looked surprised, but vas ready
enough to talk to her about his nephew.
"Why yes" he said, Jack has been
rather an extravagant young fellow;
but it might have been worse; and he
has it to spend, after ALL"
"Wor. Ell" exclaimed Cissy. "Oh,
papa, how could it he worse, when the
poor boy will hardly have sIxpence after
paying for his journey, and may even
have to turn bricklayer's assistant when
he gets to Norway2''
Nonsense, childl'i rejoined her
father testify. "Who has been filling
your head with such stuff ?''
''More. papa" persisted Cissy; che
said he thought he should have to pawn
his dress coatI''
'I'll tell you what it is, my DEAR
said Mr.. Claverlng, laughing good-hu-
moredly as he listened to Cissy's disclO-
sures-'Jack has been 'greening' you,
as Algy would say; and you're a soft
hearted little lass TO believe it all. When
he left, he had a hundred pounds IN
notes in his pocket-the remains of his
last quarters allowance-after paying
all his debts-which l insisted he should
do before he went away. And in an
other two years he will be one of the
richest cOmmoners in England; so save
your pity for a more deserving object.
And now go back to your books"
And Cissy went, her eyes filled with
hot indignant tears. Then Jack had
made her his dupe, and palmed off silly
stories on her, as if she had been Min
ME or Jane, and gone off laughing at
her %credulityi He had even taken Dicks
poor little lOcket-why the poor child
could not imagine, unless to prove his
triumph and her own folly.
There were sore and angry feelings
in Cissy's heart that night; and the
Fraulein found her very Inattentive to
Niebuhr the next time Minnie read out
selections from his works. 1t was
curious too to observe that she never
mentioned Jacks name either to her
sisters or to Algy aid the Fraulein.
Other people however mentioned him
pretty frequently and, as time passed
away, wondered what he was about, and
when he would come home. Cissy
thought she knew; but she had been
deceived once. so she chose'to keep her
own counsel, lest a second mishap of
the kind should draw renewed ridicule
on her devoted head.
"And he seemed so very attentive to
dear Flora; and it would be such a de-
Iightful family arrangement in every
wayl' Mrs. Clavering said plaintiyely
on more than n occasion, abiding to
hopes of a tender nature III which Jack
was intimately concerned.
But Flora, wisely determining to
make her hay as weather permitted,
without waiting for aprOblematical sun
still in the clouds, had already provided
herself with a fairly eligible swain, and
talked of tr0USSeaH and bridesmaids by
the hour to any one who would listen.
SO the time went on; and Cissy grew
into a tall ~well-shaped maiden of seven
teen. There were no more awkward an
giles about her shoulders, and her back,
instead of arching into a curve-as the
Fraulein had confidently predicted
was straight as an arrow. Her COM
plexiOn too had changed from sallow-
ness to a beautiful autumn tint, and
her eyes, always black as jet, lit up her
splendid skin and well-cut-if somewhat
irregulaT-features with a radiance that
raised them at one to beauty of the
highest type. Altogether the third Miss
Clavering was a success in the London
season of 1876; and Mrs. Claverlng be-
gan to cherish hopes and visions of a
splendid settlement.
The first of August came-Jack's
bi~rthday-and the Claverings were still
in town. They were to leave in d few
days for Scarborough, in which north
ern watering-place Flora was to be
united to the man of her choice. CiSSy
roamed about the Harley Street man
sion and idgeted with the shabby old
furniture. The Fraulein must have
been surprised at the frequent inrOads
made upon her territory; for Cissy, once
freed from schOolroom discipline, had
not given Minnie and Jane much of her
society. The schoolroom party had
dwindled down to three now-the two
girls and little Ben. Algy vas at Har-
row, and Vas expected home on that
very day, and Johnnie was at a private
TUTORS in Cumberland.
SchoolroOm tea was over, the thick
bread-and- butter all despatched, and
the Fraulein was contemplating a walk
in the enclosure with Minnie, Jane, and
little Ben.
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shouted, half way downstairs.
Cissy declined the invitation some
what shortly, and seated herself at the
schoolroOm window, with a volume OF
Tennyson, to watch for Algy.
The Fraulein was absent a long time
so long that darkness set In, and the
lamplighter in the street outside began
to ply his vocation, while Cissy still
watched. There was a lamp just in
front of Mr.. Clavering's hall door,
which threw great shadows about the
shabby schoolroom furniture, and par
TALLY lit up Cissy's figure and face.
But it was too dark to read; so Cissy
closed her book, and occupied herself
instead with the dreaming of curious
waking dreams. The others had gone
out to dinner; consequently there was
no such thing as dressing. A hanson
cab ratified noisily along the street, and
drew up suddenly at Mr.. Clayerlng':
door.
"Algy, of course" said Cissy; but
she did not move.
Then a step was heard upon the stairs
it was not Algy's irregular one.
''Only the foOtmaa,n said Cissy Il
herself, cor perhaps the young ma
from the c~lockmaker's to wind up the
clock. How rude to burst into the
room like that, and brighten one so!'
she suddenly exclaimed aloud.
81 beg your pardon, " cried q fresf
young tenor voice, as the girls tall
slim form rose and confronted the per
son entering.
They stood close to each other in the
dim uncertain light. Cissy's book fell
to the floor and Cissy's ~neryeless hands
were clasped tightly in Jack Danes
Then Jack drew back a step or two ,and
looked at her.
"How did you Gomez" asked Cissy
conscious, rs though in a dream, of be
ing int nsely commonplace.
F'Boat - cab; ordinary nine
teenth century mode of doing the thing
YOU know" answered Jack lacenically
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