Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-10-09
ACCOMAC c. IT. Va. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 1886

suppose. think Mrs. # ,wn'sIioi
are cnbs; however, they serve IL
purpose"
Al hour later. a gaY nary Of fe
were seated lin The handsomely III
pointed dining roam, ut Il table IL
fordinS every,lelica"y. presided o'
er by Mr.. and Mrs. II ,wn with tia
self.s;.ti>iic;l | guess this i, abou
as COOL us you find air wlllcil or;e
characterizes successful ,linne
giyers.
Agnes looked regal, and WAS AZ
pearing-ler very best, talking in
mosG Interested mlnaer to MI
Young, her ueighUor, one ofsth'
strange gentlemen from New Yorl
Mr.. Landpn, che other stranger
sitting on her right, grl,ll;tIIysfel
into the conversation, us Made
seemed strangely faseiniltell bys;
& certain Mn; Gituss yYlio mex
to heronstlIe otlierside. o lc0llfSe
the conversation driftpd!as is llstlil
at conventional dinners, now al
joining i'll one general topic. nov
all laughing politely at some olt
story poorly told, and now agaii
ruhnIng off into little channels Ell
joyc,l by two or three. Thus BY
tile time they rose from the Gthle
Agnes had had ample opportunity
TO form IL first opinion OF the STRAIN
ger guest.
But somehow shp dill not fee
like forming opinion or passing
Judgment Tonight; she just gave
herself up to the enjoyment Of d
peri, city delightful evening. Du
ring the music she and Mr.. Young
bad such Il cosy chit in tile lovely
great bay window; though qaitt i'll
the shadow, they were soon joined
by Mr.. Lando.l, who proved To be a
damper 10 the How OF conversation,
i'll spite ui his very entertaining
manner.
Mabel was not so Supremacy un.
conscious ofthe drift OF tile evening
as she appeared; her lovely blue
eie twiukled with iniScll ief DIS she
venture, To monopolize Mrs.
Towns attention with an apparent
~ most important matter. As
Frank escorted them to their car :
riage, size whispered CAVITY
It's alright. Remember!"
Agnes wondered Il little at Ma
bells manner us they returned home
and retired for the nighr, bnt she
had had such a good time, anil was
so enthusiastic herself, Jhat'it did
not trouble her
The next morning a characters
tic note received from Mrs. Town
ran thus:-
"MY DEAR GIRLs:-Sncll Il con
quest as you made last evening"
1t takes my breath away to think
oft. really feel | ought to tell
you, that you may be PREPARED inI
guests Cilpfivated IN one evening!
Quite too bad for planned quite IL
little campaign with them. Now
all my other girls are out i'll the
cold. We'll, well! | suppose you
know Mr.. Land0n is nothing more
than IL millionaire, aud Paul Young
nothing less than II poor young law
yer, with nothing behind him, aid
all the world before him.
"What started to say was this:
we all want to go to the opera to-
cetier to night. OF course you Will
Join us, and the stornling oftle
castle vii continue. | wonder who
Will came off in glory, who all CORY?
| shall be on the 'Hurrslh side any
way and always.
"Yours levotedly,
ELSIE A. Town"
"yery gracious in herlto attrib-
ute the conquest to both Of us. |
know who the cOnqueror is,
though" said Mabel, tapping her
foot. "Will you answer the note.
or shall l do so, and What shall The
answer be?"
"Why, we will go. to be sure-of
course!' was Agnes reply.
And go they did, and in going
they continued. Agnes was kept
in a wh1rl of riding, driving, dane
iny and sight seeing. Never had
she enjoyed herself more than dur
ing this delightful visit with her
cousin.
Mr.. Landnn was with Der COIL
stantly: Mr.. Young whenever OPP
portunity offered. Whose society
did she enjoy he bettere Not for
worlds would Size say. Mabel with
her keen insight, knew full well
that the long drives, the quiet eve
nlng talks, with the nnassumlng,
intelligent young lawyer orou3hb
far more satisfaction to Agnes
than all .ile devoted attention of
the irresistible Mr.. Landon. Full
we'll she knew that Agnes was
struggling against thiS same Con
victinn; but she held her own conn.
sci, for she knew that time as well
as patience does its perfect work.
a few weeks after Mrs. Towns
dinner, the girls attended u gay
party in an excursion up the river;
dinner at ~ suburban hotel, dane.
ing in The evening, and Il sail y
moonlight was the order OF exer-
cises, al order that developed into
such a good time as is rarely en-
;ov,,1 In r,,itp Of if all. however.