The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-26

star fading away in it ere sinking IN the sea-
and allowed the sofs sea airs TO stir about
them. He hai nothing at all to say to her.
And what did Annice care for thats She
took her soup, and she looked out OF the
window at the purple line Of the sea darksn-
ing ami darizening, and she talked to her
neighbor on the other hand, who had al
ready ranged himself as of her adj
mirers.
But after the wine had warmed Mr. Dun
derbeg little, the dinner having reached
the game he heard a sound which had in it
something like the soft, low thrill Of silver
dishes after they have been struck together;
| it was Annice's voice ripping on In answer
to Mr. Imboden; 1t was Annice's laugh,
| like chime of fairy bells-the gayest sound
| in the world. and yet making him feel as
| the low al cry Of the whippoorwili, heard
| late at night over woods and water, did.
| He made brusque movement OF the hand
| among his glasses, and she glance in his
| direction.
II thought brought you out to dinner"
| he saii suddenly.
"Did your shs answered. What an odd
no tionl l shouldn't have thought we had
! been introduced.
He turned ami stared at her. What girl
| at the Downs had over dared to address
| Prince Dunderbeg and his millions in this
manner? What sort of girl was this?
Where did she come from? "What do you
mean.' he demanded.
DON'T trouble yourself to inquire" she
said. at can't BE- Of the least consequence
to you" And she was returning to Mr..
Imboden. But Nh. Imboien was engrosSed
| with new dish.
"Do you mean to imply" exclaimed Dun
| derbeg in q low tone, "that I have been un-
gentle AMI "a"
81 am not troubling myself to imply any
| thing. That wouldn't be of the least con-
| sequence to me- said she
Here Mr.. Prince Dunderbeg turned and
| stared at her again. Annice was putting
out her little brown hand to her coffee.
"Thats an awfully pretty hand" said he.
snow" she said, you have answered
! your 'ungentlemanly' question yourself"
Certainly, you're the most unkinl young
| woman."
what . quarrelsome person" And then
| she looked ct him, ami a fash of color
mounted her dark cheek, and her eyes
/ spar!zed and melted and swan, and then
| She Iauched-that low chime of silver bells
and Prince Dunderbeg felt his brain in a
whirl. The lion bearded in his den
might have felt the & same had he
| been bearded by dark little face with
| a scarlet curve of q mouth parting over
pearls, and with eyes sea-colored, sky
| colored, twilight-colored. Good heavensi
/ what c5lor,
"Ars you laughing.at lnes' he stammered.
1.-THE idear' said she. "But there-I
couldn't help it. 1t is too absurd for any
! thing!' And she laughed again. "Why do
you keep looking at me in that way:'
@Why nots There are plenty of girls here
would DO glad
! "What rnodesty. That is such rare
trait"
II have half the mind" said Prince Dun
derbeg looking at her with emotio rs in
| which anger, amazemsnt and delight were
mingled like the ingredients of an in toxi-
eating cup, "to complain OF You to Mrs.
| Ammon."
There is no time. Mrs. Ammon is
| signaling" and with the least inclina-
| ton, in whose gool nature there
| mingled something both OF raillery
| and scorn, she had moved to the door,
| tho dark blue transparency of her gown,
| brushing him and giving him thrill he
had never felt before, and the great bunch
Of crimson roses at her waist making her
pale face paler yet and more beautiful than
| ever. Nobody but Annice wouli have
dared to wear that ninepanuy lawn; but
the way she had shirred and pulled and
fluffed it made it seem like a piece of price
! less India goods; AMI tEe roses Mr.. I'M
| bOien had sent
| 1t was the next day that Mr.. Dunderbes
announced himself at the Ammon mansion
| Annice sitting on the lawn with a clus-
ter of others. She roso just before he came
| up and saunterel off with Capt. PlyerS,
| the tall greyhound sauntering along with
! her. 1t a lovely picture; the group
upon the softly vivid lawns in the sunshine
! and shadow of the trees. the beds and vases
| of blossoms. the wide, low house, with its
| windows full OF lace and flowers all rinCed
| with the great that lifted itself upon
| high horizon blue to meet blus--a lovely
picture-but Prince Dunierbeg saw nothing
| in it but the little slip of a girl, gowned in
/ white. sauntering eff with the naval OFF,
| Ger, and very likely asserting to some prop
| csition for q water party ere he could lay
/ his own before her. Why dill he want to
| Isy any proposition before her: Had
any girl ever addressed him with
| her indifference. And now when every
/ other girl except Julia Ammon
| kept her place, and he could fairly see their
shadows culver as he drew near, off she
! goes with that little whipper-snapper. He
| had to ut up with it. Sauntering till
/ the edge OF the cliff reached, and
sauntering ever SO slowly back, al. that
| Prince Dunderbeg had Of Annice that morn
/ ing was the sight of her sweet face, exquisite
! in its creamy pall1T, and the smile she was
/ giving to another man.
/ 1t was only word and a glance that she
/ had for him, either. that night at the Dures-
/ clius, ana when at ths Van Snyde's mat
| iuee dansante the next lag lie a ked her for
/ a turn she hadn't one t. give him. This
/ was ali start ding to n. d m ierbsg. Il in
| censed him; it outraged him an / it charmel
/ him. He diln'G Understand it. He began
/ to haunt the Ammons AMI ono day
! Aunice found it arranged for her that they
/ were all to dine at Mr.. Dunderbeg's
! the stepmother having been pIacated
| sufficiently for the Invitations. 1T
viii be gorgeous dinner" said Julia And
! so it was. There was veile1 music breath
| Ing softly under the cliff, with which the
vibrations OF the gold plate, as the servants,
silent as shadow, moved about, only nc
/ corded. TIE walls were hung with a tapes
/ try of roses, woven together, bloom and
| leaf ana thorn, swayiag slightly and she'd
/ ding their inaffabie fragrance as they
! swayed Among them, at some height in