The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-09

conaplished by the silent gossip. and
they rather unwisely concluded to dror
the subject. for it would have short
cned various troubles If Richard and
Julie had known a out the talk. Bui
Richard had net even heard his name
connected with jules, and was simply
in furious temper over his unexpected
rejection by the only girl he had ever
loved.
AT least two persons in Sunnydale
experienced nothing but clouds and
rain for the next three weeks, no mat
ter what the weather report said. Then
came two letters. One from George
Lane. in Vienna, bitterly reproaching
Julie FARMLAND for her conduct toward
Richard Dale, and offered to release
her from her engagement if she wished.
The other, from Frederick Firth to
Richard Dale, approaching him for his
flirting with ali engaged girl, and re-
GREETED that he should have lost the
high sense of honor which had so en-
nobled his boyhood.
The young people of Sunnydale have
tempers. They do not pine id secret,
or let fog of misunderstanding nour-
ish poisonous vapors. 1t is well known
that thunderstorms clear the air; thus
Richard and Julie presently developed
a social thunderstorm which cleared
the atmosphere Of Sunnydale.
Julie, with her black eyes flashing
and cheeks ablaze, wrote the follow
ing emphatic telegram to George Lane,
in Vienna: at is all crazy nonsense
[ will investigate and explain" And
Grandpa Frankland speeded it on its
way, wondering much at the ways of
young people.
Richard, grieve to state, swore over
his friend instructive and admonitory
letter, and then sent this telegram to
Frederick Firth, iii Sherman: 'sObliged
for advice. A pack of lies Will write
tomorrow"
That afternoon Richard Dale and
Julie FARMLAND were seen together
in Richards buggy.
Just as Miss Lawndes was saying:
"Of course, it's all settled now,h the
buggy stopped before her door, and
Richard helped Julie to alight.
miss Lawndes," said Richard, as
that lady hurried to the door, miss
FARMLAND and | are determined to
learn how our names came to be con-
nected in a manner which has caused
us the greatest annoyance. We have
made two calls, and in each we have
been referred to you"
Miss Lawndes looked angry and en-
barrasscd. II prefer to refer you to
some one else; all the village saw it, :"
she said, stifly.
ITO whom do you refer usP" asked
Richard, looking very stern.
Mrs. Allan saw it just after I did,
and the Poulett girls just before; you
must excuse me-" and Miss Lawndes
retreated into the house, for never,
since she had ''ftted on" Richard S
youthful shirt-wrists, had she seen him
look so angry.
"What in the mischief does she
meanP' exclaimed Richard.
'Let us go to Mrs. Alan,n said Julie.
They found Mrs. Allan working at
her flower beds. When she realized
the presence of these two in her path
she raised herself ponderously, and
looked at them over her spectacles.
Mrs. Allan" said Richard, evil
you please tell us what you have ever
seen to make you think there was any
Irritation between Miss FARMLAND and
MYSELF"
Mrs. Allan looked around for some
support, but finding nothing nearer,
retreated to the doorstep and satdown,
while the two young people stood in
front of her.
"You want to know, Richard, do
your Well, thought you'd have heard
it dozen times in the last three weeks.
So there isn't any thing in it, is there?'
she said, in her eXasperatingly slow
way.
Miss FARMLAND is engaged to a
gentleman for whom | have the high
est regard, and we have never imag-
med that our names could be connected
till this morning, when we received
letters from friends at a distance, in
forming us that we were the victims
of some objectionable gossip whose
name we are now determined to find
OUT said Richard.
"Well, Richard" said Mrs. Allan,
clasping her fat hands around her gar.
den trowel, ''you walked down Main
street on the 28th of April with long
red fringe off jules collar hanging to
the top button of your coat, and all the
village saw it.
''Did IP' said Richard, impatiently,
''and what morepn
''What more! Seems to me most
people would think if q mans coat
was that near to girls collar-no, I
don mean to say you had kissed her,
but you could have counted her eve
lashes, Richard" and Mrs Allan looked
at the two amazed young people with
a deprecating air.
''On the 2oth | never left my room;
I had one of my bad sore throat, DR..
Allan knows" exclaimed Julie.
II was at your house, but only saw
your grandfather about some Deeds"
said Richard.
''And my collarette, my red chem
lille collar that George sent me from
Paris!-you could not have been even
near it,
every body knows that collar,
Julie, there's not such another in Sun
nydale-a long red fringe, with little
gold tassel at the end,o said Mrs. Allan.
Mrs. Allan, ask you to take my
word for it, that Miss FARMLAND and
| have never flirted, that | did not see
her on that day, and that I am utterly
ignorant as to how piece of her
fringe became attached to my coat but
ton," said Richard, and then the two
puzzled, angry young people drove
away, this time to Mr.. Frankland's.
Bessie FARMLAND was hanging on the
gate.
Bessie" said Julia, "tell me, did
you ever take my red collarette out of
my room? / on'tscold, not one word,
but Mr. Dale and / must know
Bessie considered a moment. at
was ages ago, the day we got the last
arbutus. I only had it on for a min
ute."
Where did you put it, them"
Back in your drawer oh, first 7
hung it on the hat stand; / guess it was
there till after supper, butt didn't hurt
it a scrap, and / put it back in your