The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-30

Tho long vacation was running down %
tho Ices August had passed into September,
aud September had softly stolen away The
scarlet gcrOnlums, ealeoolaIiaS, and othcT
boddlng.out plants which had all tho summer
brightcnCd tho gardens Of lla2l wood House,
wcro beginning % show signs OF son.lO decay,
Tho undcr gardener found II no light work
10 keep the paths FREQ from fallon leaves,
Not Frank CarruthCrs atill fingered at Oak
bury enjoying his cousins hospitality, Hay-
ing assumed the post Of mcnial physician 10
Miss Caulon, ho was no doubt reluctant 10
resign II until no had effected radical curo
Besides, tho daya slipped by hoppllyonough.
Thoro were drives through the grcOn elm
shaded WCstshio lanes, which lead 10 hilla
from the Gummla OF which ilno Views OF tho
country and th' dlstant sea nro obtainahlo.
AZ Horace drove aud M llorbort invariably
occupied tho box scat, Frank and Beatrice
had the body of the largo wagonotto 10 them.
selves, Gn arrangement which ono Of tho two
found far from unpleasant,
There were the delicious rides together.
Young Purt0n left tho place M disgust, aud
Joined nn OOycn Of old Crngtonnns who were
wandering about England playing mniehoi-
q far bettor aud moro healthy occupation for
q boy than hopeless lovomalting, Tho bay
horo turned out such beauty that Frank
broke his word 20 Mr. Barker and did not ro-
sell H.
Thcn there was company. PloOsantpooplc
who visited Ilaalowood House, aud pleasant
pOoplo whom llazlowood House visited,
Frank was such n success with these that
Horace aud Herbert wore quito proud OF
| their cousin.
And there wcro wallis with Miss Clouson,
and above all those delightful dreamy hours
when they rat under tho sycamore, and In tho
cool 6hndo talked Of everything IN tho world,
tho hoaycns above or tho waters under II.
Or u may DO Miss Clauson was sllont, aud
Frank, watching ovory limo Of her beautiful
face, know that tho disease which ho himself
had taken was becoming chronic and In.
durable.
Altogether, II win bo undontood that II Mr..
Carruthus failed IN curing Miss Clauson's
complaint n would 10 from no want Of oppor-
| tunity, or from being dcbarrod making an
exhaustive study Of tho patient
in plain English, Frank had fallen In love
with Dca,tioe, In that good old.fashlonod way,
almost nt first sight llo had gono down DO.
| foro hor gray eyes ~ surely ~ had tho nus.
oeptiblc sylvnnus Would ho faro ony betterl
About this datc ho often asked himself tho
above question: for no had by now made Che
curoto'B acquaintance, and learned That he
was q rejected man.
He did not learn ~ from Beatrice, who,
| liko every truo woman, wished 90 hide, and
| II possible forget tho story Of n mnu's dis
oonfture He did not learn II from Horace
or Herbert Although they wcro 0s fond Of
gossip ~ men always are, wild horses would
not hnyo rent such confidence from thelr
kindly hearts Bylynnus himself wos Franlff
informant
Tho energetic, buslllng ourato had returned
10 oahbury, During his absence tho 'Folberti
had requested Beatrice 20 decide ma 10 tho
terms Of intimacy which should for The future
exist between 1feglewood House ond Mr.
Mordlc. neatrleo quietly told her unolct
that II was her particular wish that the Row
| sylvonus should 10 received on exactly The
tamc footing as heretofore. This decision
gavo tho 'falborts great satisfaction. They
worc unable 90 300 how paroehlal affair
could 90 ON Unless thoy worked hand in hant
with the curote, 30 when sylyanus returnet
he was Informed that he might tricycle. him
self up 10 llhglewood House as often M III
chose. Which, os he was resolved 10 case
harden his heart by aoeustomng himself I,
seolng Miss Cuuson IN the light VI nothinI
! moro ban friend, wae very often,