The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-07-23

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Richard had not even heard his name con-
pected with jules and was simply in a
furious temper his unexpected reject
ton by the only girl he had ever loved.
At least two people III ~Sunnydale ex-
perienced nothing but clouds and rain for
the next three weeks, no matter 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. reproached him for
his flirting with an engaged girl, and re-
GREETED that he should have lost the high
sense of honor which had so ennobled his
boyhood.
Tho young people in %SumnydaIc have
tempers. They do not pine in secret OF
let a fog of misunderstanding naurish
poisonous vapors. 1t is ~well-known that
thunderstorm clear the air; thus Richard
and Julie presently developed a social
thunderstorm which cleared the atmos-
phere of %Sunnydale.
Julie, with her black eyes flashing and
cheeks ablazc, wrote the following empha-
TIC telegram to George Lane, in Vienna
at is all crazy nonsense. | will investigate
and explain And Grandpa FARMLAND
speeded it on its way, wondering much
at the ways of young people.
Richard, I gricve to state, swore over
his friends instructive and admonitory
letter, and then send this telegram to
Frederick Firth in sherman: "Obliged for
advice. A pack of lies. Will write to-
morrow
Frankland were seen together in Richards
buggy.
Just as Miss Lawndcs was saying. "Of
course. its all settled now" the buggy
stopped before the door. and Richard
helped Julie to alight.
Miss Lawndes, = said Richard, as that
lady hurried to the door, Miss Frankland
and | are determined to learn how our
Hdiies cdilt 10 Dt cbbliccltu III Il HltiHnci
which has caused us the greatest annoy
ance. We have made two calls, and in
each we have been referred to YOU"
Miss Lawndes looked angry and embar-
rasscd. Il prefer to refer you to sone one
else, all the village saw it, she said,
stifily
ITO whom do you refer ns9" asked
Richard, looking very stern.
Mrs. Allen saw it just after | did, and
the poulett girls just before; you must ex-
cusc me" and Miss Lawndcs retreated in
to the house, for never, since she had
fitted on" Richards Youthful shirt
waists, had She seen him look SO angry.
"What in the mischief docs she mean -
exclaimed Richard.
Let MS go to Mrs. Allen said Julie.
They found Mrs. Allan working at her
flower-bcls. When she realized the pres
cnce of these two in her path she raised
herself ponderously. and looked at them
over her speetacles.
Mrs. Allen" said Richard, will you
please tell us what you have ever seen To
make you think there was any Irritation be
tween Miss Frankland and myself"
Mrs. Allan looked around for some sup
port, but finding nothing nearer, retrcatcd
to the doorstep and sat down, while the
two young people stood in front OF her.
'You want to know, Richard, do you ?
NolI th,1rIf Nat,ff have ltaayI II n
dozen times in the last three weeks, 80
there isn't anything in it, is there - she
said in her eXasperatingly slow way.
Miss FARMLAND is engaged to a gentle
man for whom | have the highest regard,
and we ave never imagined that gu
names could he connected till this norm
ing, when we received letters from friends
at a distance, informing MS that we Were
the victims of some objectionable gossip
whose name we are now determined to find
out said Richard.
'WcIl, Richard, said Mrs. Allen, clasp
ing her fat hands over the garden trowel,
lyon walked down Main street on the 2Sth
of April with a long red fringe off jules
collar hanging 10 the top button of your
coat and all the village saw it,,
Did - said Richard impatiently, ''and
what more p
sWhat more Seems to me most peo-
pie would think if a mans coat was that
near To a girls collar-no. don't mean to
say you had kissed her, but you could have
counted her eyclashcs, Richard, > and Mrs.
Allen looked at the two amazed young pco-
pie with a deprecating air.
"On the 28th | never left my room; | had
one of my bad sore Threats, DR.. Allen
knows, " exclaimed Julie.
Il was at your house, but | only saw
your grandfather about some deeds, said
Richard.
And my collarette, my red chenille
collar that George sent me from Paris
Won could not have been ever near it.
Everybody knows tnar collar, Julie,
there's not such another in S~unnydale-a
long red fringe, with a little gold tassel at
the end, said Mrs. Allen.
Mrs. Allen, | ask you to take my word
forit. that Miss FARMLAND and have
never flirted, that | did not see her on that
day. and that | am utterly ignorant as to
how a piece of her fringe become attached
20 M coat hutton = said Richard. and