The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-06-05


her hair gray when she was mere babe
Silly old thing ] don't wonder some mer
despise our sex. That reminds me, mus
put Mollie on her guard. To be sure sh,
isn't forward but the spirit of rivalry is very
strong in the female breast. Seeing the res
do it, she might fling herself at his head be
fore she realized what she was doing. Ahem
l almost wish hadn't asked her to max,
this visit, but so long as brother did no
charge me anything for my teeth l thought
l must make some kind of return, anG
Molie says she is so sick of Fogg Centre
Ha hal I'm one person not likely to bt
tempted to have our village Adonis patch W
my mastcators
Miss Mollie Mffiin came, she saw, she die
not conquer, nor yet give herself in con
quest, as fur as the naked eye could discern
Indeed, after the first start of surprise when
the villuge lion was led up and introduced
the little golden haired, hazel-eyed beauty
ignored his very existence when possible, anG
at other times acknowledged it only by q
scornful curl of her rosy lips, or q disdainfu
quicker of her dear little tip.tilted nose.
So very pointed were Miss Mollie's indca.
tions of disapproval, that the suave and 20.
little Mrs. Blondine felt called on to remon.
| strate.
"Why can't you be polite to DR.. Stacey
l
after observing her niece's hauteur and the
satisfaction it afforded the manageable ma.
jority of Middletown. "He is perfect gen.
tleman."
| ooh" calculated Miss Mollie, in tone
that gave the simple little monosyllable u
| folio volume of meaning
Yes, he is" persisted her aunt, with the
air of one that would not forget what was
due guest, even if the guests ears should
have received sound boxing if they were
only in the bosom of the owners family,
Eyes he is" she repeated. "He washes his
hands in Florida water every day, does not
smoke, chew, drink, nor spit on the floor,
nor tumble the pillow shams, nor tie knots
| in the curtains"
| "What of that? What business has he
meddling with your pillow shams and cur
| tains ?"
"Dear me, Molle, had no idea you were
| so provoking! Mrs. Pinchem told me how
neat he is-he boards with her, you silly
child. She says he is the best pay and least
| trouble of any boarder she ever had"
"Glad to hear it, Auntie: but, as l do not
contemplate opening rival boarding house,
allow me to say that do not care that GRAND
ishing an exceedingly limp and dissipated
looking cola leaf for DIR. Stacey's habits and
window curtains"
"But you'll drive him away from the house.
He does look at you the queerest when you
cut up so. Such general favorite won't
stand any incvility can tell you p
$50 much the better"
"But don't want him driven away, L
he-that is-oh can't you see?"
Miss Molie's cheek Redeemed probably
with amusement for after second she laugh.
ed-rather sharply, it must be confessed-and
saying, "Yes, | think | see," left the room
with undignifed haste.
II am homesick. Please invent some good
excuse for my breaking my visit in two in
the middle, and give Aunte orders to send
me back to Fogg Centre Immediately. If
you don't, I'll tell her plainly Pm tired of
Middletowns two big boys and one old wild.
over. Write to us both Immediately, that's
darling"
DR.. Miffiin had not been the parent of a
young lady with hazel eyes and turn up
nose for eighteen years without learning
something. He wrote at once, as requested.
When next Mrs. Blondine "moved in socie-
ty" she was alone.
"Dear Mollie could not come this evening""
she explained sweetly, in tone elevated to
reach DR.. Stacey's ear. "She sent her regrets
to you all, and begged me to say she was too
fatigued. Her papa sent positive command
for her to return home Immediately. Her
train leaves at six in the morning, so of
course she was obliged to do her packing this
afternoon"
No doubt it was feeling of relief that
made DR.. Graham G. Stacey gnaw his nous
tache so tiercely, and embrace the first oppor-
tunity to slip out under the bright, unseeing
eyes of the night. Possibly any Middletown
apartment was too narrow bounds for his re-
lief. Middletown would have risen as one
hoJ -
cd.
1t looked reasonable, but how can you ex-
plain the following conversation which took
place in Mrs. Blondines flower garden?
us that you, Miss Mifflin ?"
"Oh-ah beg your pardon, DR.. Stacey
In the starlight did not at first recognize
you. My aunt is not at home"
"Hang your-I mean l saw her at Miss
Wintergreen's a few moments ago. 1 came
here to have it out with you. | will not
stand any more of your enigmatical beha-
vior,"
II do not understand YOU" began Miss
Mitfiin, drawing herself up as haughtily as a
lady of her limited number of inches was
capable PYas Of Gou do No,,,e .,a vo,, .,.u -.
withhold an explanation any longer. The
merest stranger might claim that much"
out OBTAINING hand.
"Answer meW he commanded.
"You know" murmured Miss Mollie,
finally, at the same time making wild dash
for liberty through the mignonette bed.
81 beg your pardon, l do not. BY the
memory of the happy days at Cresson, tell
me why you sent back my ring and ran away
without letting mt know where to find you.
No, I'm not going to let you escape until
you explain why you treat me so cruelty"
Miss Mollies temper gave way under the
strain.
"How dare you ask ?" she exclaimed indig-
nantly "Silly creature that was l lived
in FOOLS paradise last summer, until the
morning l saw"
"Saw what ?" he asked, eagerly.
"Saw you in the little reception room, with
a lady's head on your shoulder. l was too
happy to sleep, and had risen and gone early
to the spring. AS came back saw YOU"
DR.. Stacy looked puzzled for moment,
then laughed uproariously.
as that all" he gasped. "Ha lha no no!
To think what year I've had for that -
You didn't see the lady's face"
NO." snapped Miss Mollie, fairly incan-
descent with rage.
ut was the hotel proprietor's wife. l re.
member how early she called me up to have
a tooln extracted. Inls Is the way you hold
people during that interesting ceremony"
Two months later, Middletown announced
that its confidence had been abused. DIR.
Stacey took unto himselfa wife, and gave
no one an opportunity to snub her as she
deserved. Rightly judging that Middletown-
ties had had all the dentistry they would
need in years, he moved to Fogg Centre and
became the junior in the partnership of
Mitflin u Stacey
II made the MATCH" announced the widow
Blondine, forgetting all about Ananias and
and Sapphire.