Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-03

"Mr. Gerald's frogs that he's
been trying some scientific expert
ment with, these three days. she
uttered.
"Oh, dear,' said Lucy, with a
comical gesture of terror, "Pve been
and gone and done it again. l
really do think l was born under an
unlucky starp
Three weeks Lucy Brown re-
NAMED a guest at Vane IIall-three
weeks of unmitigated disaster, trib-
ulation and devastation. She broke
the sash of Mr.. Vane's camellia-
house she lost his pct Italian grey
hound. She tipped a bottle of ink
over an essay he had just completed
for the "Savant's Monthly" and
ruined his collection of dried but.
terflies by accidentally sitting down
on them when they were airing in
the window seat. Literally, she
"did what she ought not to have
done, and left undOne those things
bich she ought to have done"
elbow is it, SAID Lucy, dubious
", "that l am always getting into
scrapes and Efhe here isn't? What
is it, Mrs. Caldwell Mr.. Nane
wishes to speak to me? There! |
knew it was coming
"Knew that what was coming "
asked Effie, blankly.
GILES going to turn ne out OF
doors He can't endure me any
longer, and Pm sure | can't blame
him much. Well, | shall have to
90 back to Madame Metours, sup
pose,'
"Ntiss Lucy, do 90 to your room
first pleaded Mrs. CALDWELL
"Your curls are all IN tangle, and
your mouth is Redeemed with rasp-
berry juice, and there's a rent in
your gown a quarter of a yard long,
where you've caught it on the sweet
briar bush, -"
"Fiddlesticks q" said the irrever-
ent Lucy. "rm as bad as l can be
already in Mr.. Vane's eyes, so there's
no use in prinking. And I'm sorry,
too" with a little culver of the lip,
"for / wanted him to like me Just a
little.'
She went boldly into the study
to face her doom, while Eflie Parker
sat down on the doorstep and be-
gan to cry.
"If Lucy goes of to leave me, !
shall die of inconsistencies and lone
illness :" she sobbed.
1t was fully three-quarters of an
hour before Lucy Brown came out
of the audience chamber.
at must have been an awful long
lecture" thought Efie with a shud-
der. elbow flushed she looks ]
wonder if she has beer crying
Come here, Lucy, darling, and tell
me all about it,"
Lucy nestled down beside her
| friend without word.
"Was he very cross ?" asked
sympathetic Ellie.
"No-no, not SO very"
"Did he scold you y
NO." Lucy made answer, in a
voice so low as to be scarcely audi
BILE.
"Did he tell you you couldn't
stay ~
| "NO."
"No, no, no p mimicked Fife, be
ginning to be a little nettled. either
| do tell me what he did say"
"He asked me to marry him.
said Lucy, with a bysterical ming
ling of laugh and sob.
| Efie started to her feet.
"Asked you to marry him! An(
what did you say ?"
81 said yes"
81 never was so glad of anything
in all my life" cried Eflie, exulting
lily; 'for now you can live here al
ways. But you needn't expect mi
to call you 'Auntie,' for | shant
We've been in too many school cir
scrapes together for that"
Il So Lucy Brown was "settled il
life" much to the satisfaction 0
everybody, Mrs. Caldwell included
"To be sure she amt the style
ever should ha' supposed maste
f would have taken a fancy to-" saiC
the housekeeper; "but there's NJ
accounting for the whims a Scien
fifc man nicke nm ~