The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-06

W0eu Iu6 tOup lhu pnuh NAApA NHNIl
apologizing for h!n latepess, merry, tai,
handsome, hearty, like the west wind,
came ESbers,
Lotto looked up with interest.
Tho young man did not see her at first.
He came up gsyly,. to kias his sister and
mother; he did this with q touch Of his
fathers couItliness and boys emphasis.
Gar was blocked Just the other side oil
the bridge" he began, hastily to explain.
"EToIse tumbled down and undertook to
die, so q lot OF us fellows thought we'd
walk, and we-Ob, beg your pardonW
"This Is my brother, Miss RolIinstall,"
said Fern. E9bart bowed. On second
thought he Csme the length Of the table,
and shook hands with the guest.
"I'm very glad to zee you here" he said
heartily, after moments pRuHo.
"You can't be as glad aa l am to be
here" said Lotto, looking up st him,
She looked straight at him. Her direct,
bright eyes were not like every girls.
They did not dToop, or CcquGtte, She
looked at him az straight as he did at her,
She thought him nice fellow. She was
glad he lsd come.
EgbeIt took Ills seSt beside her end be-
gan to talk with her and Fern, He ioked
them about the Odyssey snd their d.
plonas, and this and that with the good
insured patronage 10 be expected Of HRr-
yatd toward Smith. Lotto defended her
alma mater with spirit and good nature.
Eahert drew her out. lie laid little plots
10 catch her quiet unconscious look. He
thought again, She 10 not like every
After dinner, when they went up into
the parlor, they still talked merrily-s
charming family group by the deep
hearted Rre,
The gas was lowered in tho chandelier,
behind soit, mGny.tinted elk or paper
Bhields, and the fro gave the principal
light, except for The great CGICelle burner
bshind the male blua gass shade which
Mr.. Holbrooke liked for his eyes and the
evening paper. In the corner Of the
room a tender dimness lurked that was
neither darkness nor light; and out Of
this Bubaued distance the tall carved
Ghsirs looked on like peoplo who were
enjoying themselves too much 10 speak.
Tie mirrors gave but did rot tlah back
faint outlines OF the subdued lights. the
pictures and the happy gEoap. There
we're beautiful pictures, LotO'R eye, edu'
Gated ut the college art eChool, took in
their ChoiCenGss quickly, There %as
Roman gill Of William Hunts she meant
to like exceedingly when che had become
acquainted with It.
hut most, 90 far, Bhe.wss prepared to
care Tor little marine yisw Of Norton'S-.-
one crest wave, over whicha lonely gull
was beating joyously. Over the mantel'
piece, directly before her, Waa an engrGy'
Ing Of Leonardo Gs ViGci'a Crest Christ
Below 1t among o!hUr ornaments to which
che paid liLtle attention, stood o sIaIuette
IN bionse, Of two figures, which impressed
her.
MAY loot 2" she asked, rising and
hesitatiug before the bropss.
"0i course you may" said Mr.. Hol'
brooke. LIST ua see il you can tell US
what 1t ia. I'll make Smith College q
present 81 one Of my pictures sometime
ii you care"
Tho higher education Of woman Is Of
stake" observed Ebert with merry
malice, "The growing future wSlchta
you, MiSs RoIlirstall-Don't tell her,
Fern."
Lotto, my dear, don't mind them" said
Mira. Ho'brooks COmps4sionstely.
~ don't mind them in the least, said
Lotto promptly, while she carefully oxam'
ined the minute bronze faces Of the statu'
ettc. ~ don't expect 10 gueHs-l never
guessed right-only once, how old MethuF-
aleh was, at SuBday.tChool, and sometimes
| | puegg In Virgil But, all tho same, il'H
q lovely thing. How she lOokz at himl !
can't help thinking I've seen his faCO be.
ioro-OiCero ILisn't Cicsro0 Cicero and
his daughter Tullia2
~ knew you'd know!' cried Fern
proudly.
whole thing after thIs-l'll petition our
0Verseers toadmit Smith and Wellesley,
Vasssr, and-NO, at Mount Holyoke, ]
Btoutly draw the line"
"YoH ahall have the picture-no, you
shall have the BtatusttH itself at North.
amptcp," pGid Mr.. HoibTooke, laugh.
Ing" when ycu and Fem graduate, my
dear"
ave found /! in Munich" Mrs. Hol.
brooke began to tell tho atory Of the stat.
| udLIgt hllW hDIub VIC hItlbll ANU bu VII
and 80 on, and then the talk brGnChed of
into something olUe, and Lotto Sat down
among tk0tn, TALKING too. The little
brong9 ELatuOtle neemed 10 be conscious
Of her~-the grave, fond father, tho sweet,
dGuehterly attitude, tho dNarness and del'
iCaCy Of the looks that the two figures ex-
ChRnged-hut Lotto herself had forgotten,
or would have said she had forgotten. We
do not always know our forgetting from
our remembering,
~ thought YOU were going to tbs con.
cert, Egbert2" said Fern.
"Well, was, But It's your 6rst night
at home, Sis. kind Of gave 1t up-that
| Is unless youth go, and Mis- kollinstSll-'I
Tickets" said Lotto, capitally mimiCk-
ing conductor.
TT Is true" sighed EEbcrt, "every seat
In the house was taken 0 week ago. You
could have mine, you know, and Id
ntand-"
ooh, no, thank you'll"
"Well, take her next week." urged
Fem, land TO some matinee at the Mu.
scum, apd to the Art Galleries, and drive
down tho milldSp, and over to SEQ Adj
amsGs, and-"
"And out to Harvard and Bunker Hill,
around the iroG.pond," interrupted Eg-
bort.
"she II going 10 have q party on Thurs.
day. suggested Mfe. Holhrooke. "Fern,
y OH must take Lotto there. I'll drop q
word 10 Mrs. Adams about IL"
Lotto listened 10 II oil dreamily, She
thought how kind her friends were. She
thought how many bright and beautiful
things there were In tue world to do. She
thought how happy she was, and how
happy she was 10 III.
Willie they had been talking Fern had
Crept over 10 her father and was kneellng
beside him with both arms Clasped about
his shoulders, and her faCs upturned. II
was almost tho attitude OF Tullla, and
Lotto, rSnarking 1t, looked over AZ the
statueLts again, A faint thought, scarcely
pain, yet miasipg OF 10y, CROSSED her
pleasure like the shadow Of Il ClOud upon
moving wnter. Az Happy Hill Just now,
what WGro they all doingY Was he