Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-05-01

IT soadmire your 'poke.'"' -
"Do you ?" said Col. Haldane, CRATE.
fully. 1T is very kind of you'll" and
then he looked steadfastly at Florence,
absolutely blushing as he did so.
Florence, catching the glance inter
rogative, was arrested in her amiable in
tention of transporting him to the 9TH
er end of the long lone drawing room,
and introducing him to Mrs Harling-
ton, the rector's wife. This agitated
gentleman did look exactly in fit state
to be discoursed to about winter blan-
ket clubs and working mems clubs and
friendly societies.
It's all very fine to talk about leading
an unpuzzled existence, like Jane Aus
ten; but why on esrth d1d Col. Haldane
look ct her with this unfathoma-
BILE glance from his undeniably fine
gray eyes? What did it mean? She fell
away from him, musing, and turned the
outward machinery Of trite common
places on her greeting OF the numer Gus
guests: who were rapidly arriving.
The Whites had just started page
who answered to the ubiquitous name
Of Tommy" one Of those specimens
much adapted by ambitious matrons as
Oil improvement on parlor maids; q
creature raw of the fields with the ex-
preston of an animated turnip and
brains to match. In the midst of buzz
OF voices intermingled with the frou-
frou of rich dresses, Tommy suddenly
darted into the room and made straight
for Miss Florence White, carrying in
his lobster. colored hands book sugges-
tive OF the P. d. Company.
Colonel Haldane, from his solitary
seat in the deep recess Of the bay win
dow facing the entrance to "The
Grange" felt an awful sensation come
over him. Was this the myrtle arriy-
ing? aud had she Mention folk absolute
~ charged the carriage to Miss White
What should he do! He sh1,lnk behind
the deep amber of the curtains, then as
suddenly emerged.
"Brln Myrtle!" these were her own
words, and he made q violent rush across
the room to her side.
"It's the myrtle!" he said, breathless-
ly. "Allow me! The stupid people
have made Il mistake" he continued,
incoherently. "The idea of charging
the carriage to yoU!" And he threw O
sovereign into Tommy's bashful fingers.
Miss White looked at COL Haldane
with ever enlarging pupils. He lad re-
turned lately from Egypt, had been in
defatigable at the bombardment Of AL
exandria; had had an illness on his re-
turn, and she remembered hearing that
he had been obliged to have his head
shaved. She continued to look at him
quite tenderly, as these thoughts fitted
phantom-like about her.
"Thank you, Col. Haldane, "she said.
"You have saved me the trouble of
fetching my purse. This is new boy
country manners, you know; he wants
Instruction." And, smiling pleasantly,
she moved ont Of the room after the van
ishing figure OF Tommy.
In the round roomy hall stood huge
tube matted up and bearing the name,
"Au Myosotis, Menton," etc.
'It's Towering myrtle, Miss" said
Tommy; "the biggest, the carrier
says, it ever fell to his duty to deliver
Fetch IL pair of gardening scissors,
Tommy" SAID Miss White, t'and anoth-
er time never venture to bring P. D.,
G. books into the drawing groom. Go
to the housekeeper with that kind Of
thing"
Tommy took the color natural to him
in yet deeper hues and ran for the scis-
sors. Miss White soon snapped the
detaining strings, and gave way to a
very natural delight as the starry
blossonling myrtle was exposed to view.
Every odd" she thought; tits adj
dressed, Enthusiastically to me. Poor
Haldane! What does it mean.
Thinking again CT the shaven head
and the bombardment Of Alexandria,
she sighed little pensively and a little
tcompassionately, and returned to tue
5drawing-room just in time to escape the
entry of Mrs. Danvers, whose forest
cart, drawn by lovly pair of Welsh
ponies, she saw turning in at the gate.
That lady now entered, followed by her
inseparable companion, a perfect Dandy
Dinmont, long bodied, low-legged,
flap cared, psdigreed creature, which
rejoiced IN the possession Of seven
prizes. I'll
Florence Immediately made a rush
at the dog. "Ah, Won have brought
Myrtle! / was afraid when I saw you
this morning, that you would forget,
though mentioned it in my note !"
Both ladies had moved in the direction
where still sat Col. Haldane, plunged
in startled reflections, in the recess of
the window. Was this long backed,
low-legged, hap cared dog the honored
object Of the message?
"Of course, [ brought dear old Myr-
tie" retorted Mrs. Danvers. II should
sufocate at an afternoon teaif / hadn t
a bit Of natural life like that trusty
Scotchman about me-"
Il Now it's explained! + said deep
voice from behind tile amber curtains,
and Col Haldane came forward once
more. A. tg ,#s
The hesitation ST his manner had
vanished; he was smiling serenely, and
his eyes were fixed with an expression
Of perfect md erstanding on the coun-
tenance OF Miss White. ID.
Bring Myrtle,' he continued, laugh
ingly. This il Myrtle Rival Myrt1es,
there may be, but this form Of Myrtle
can't be improved upon e B
Again Miss Whites pupils enlarged
sympAth etically Worse and worse!
Poor Col. Haldane! She trembled for
his reason. Notsso Mrs. Danvers. Fix
ing him with her bright eyes, she said !:
What is explained? Confusion OF cir
3cumstances? q
81" Confusion Of envelopes. Bring
Myrtle was scrubbed on the wrong back
that's oil = said Col. Haldane.
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