Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-25

smiling
Bot Mignonne. oddly enough, did no
smile a. the door closed after him. III
FIRE needed attention again. and knsslins
down TO look at Il. two bright tears fell
on ,h. Goals. And Why Weren't sh'
and Mr. vandervendsr excellent
friends p Had he not just told her ihs'
he liked her. too. And vas she no, Z
very pretty girl. ~ho would some day
have numsrou. lovem' I, vi. very
foolish and childish Of her. certainly
bu, then. she VAS only little girl. and
liue girls. ss well s big ones, are very
silly sometimes.
Yes, Fred.rica vsnder,sndsr bad re.
turned. and had sppri'ed her devoted
cousin Of the fset-moreovsf she VI. ex.
tremely glad to zee him when he appear.
ed. and ". in the most smiable and
charming frame Of mind imaginable.
at vas too trying for you To be oblis.
cd to desert US" she said. I'll found !,
very dull after you leh. After oae Is
engage d yoa know, che 10 rather sc, aside
and as | promised no, to firi. ] felt
obliged to keep faith.
or course Philip vsndsrvenisr Vas Dc.
lighted TO have bis sthsneed return TO
to-n; OF oourse he bad felt vretehedly
unhappy and on, OF sorts during her alb
,enee. but some way. be seemed little
dis,rai and III at ease ,ha, evening. and
even Federics noticed IL.
"How have you spen, your time ? she
a,ksd. a. she stood by the piano turning
her music. and trying TO look insrpre.'
IDLY happy. bu, 'ueeeediog IN only
looking tremendously bored. 81 heard
from the ClaItons that you had sooe
picture mad--odd you dida't mention IL
in your letters. They said you we're
studying With an ar,is,--Shsndler-l
think-,ell me sbou, IT,"
"Chsndrsn the name is. ! have been
TO his studio frequsn,ly. III take you
there sometime you would like bis PIC.
turss. I think"
"Hs has . sis,sr. I believe !" she bent
forward 10 her pretty. nsar.sighied way.
TO look st her notss. and then looked up
q. him. "ls she prstiyg'
lie laughed and then BOXED suddenly
grave.
"ysr." he answered. zone Of the
lov,lie.t faces I ever saw. but mere
ehild-about fourteen should Judge.
You mus, 90 With me and see her. Fred.
erica. I AN sure you would think her .
charming little girl. l do" and then
be ssunterrd lsrily away to pay his re-
.pec,s to hs sun, before departing.
The ne1t day be did no, appear ai the
studio. NOT the neI,. ba, the third day.
when Misnonns W. working ba'ily at
her o~n little window. . grand carriage
drew up q, the door. and loohns out she
saw Pnilip vsnder,en,sr smiling up n
her. bu, he Was no, alone; tall. fair
faced yoans lady. dressed Ia the height
Of fashion. va, uiih him. anil they came
up the narrow stairway together.
"Mr. Chandrsn. Pvderiea, said Mr.
v.nderv,n,er. "my cousin. Miss Wander.
y,n,er. Chsndrsn and then Nj. Van.
d.ry,n,er wen, into l.dy.liks RAPTURE.
over the pictures. and wondered. admired
and crieised, ahef the manner OF young
lsdie. In studio. from time immemofial.
until IL Vas time TO depart.
"By the way" she said. I. she Dire"
her shawl around her. 81 heard thu, you
have sister, Mr.. ChAndrAn. Philip has
spoken Of her % sdmirnsly that ! really
wan, TO Gee her," ba, al,housh Jack de-
parted In search OF her. no Mignonns
could be found. and Miss Vsnderven'ef
wss obliged TO con,sn, herself With look
a, the sketch which her cousin produced
from some mysterious hiding-plsee. 81
really wish you painted portraits. vas
her las, gracious remark TO Jack. I'll
should surely have mine painted" aud
90 she dsparted-her 'himmsrins 'ilk'.
her hlmy lsees. her dsin,y gloves and
her slmo., impossible bonns,, making
her the centre Of attraction 10 the shabby
street. and Philip vsnderven,sr weas
with her and shared her glory.
Some way. now ,ha, frederieA had
arrived, Philip vanderyenier VAS not 90
frquen, n the studio. frederies. and
Prederiea'. wants and whims occupied
his tim. pretty thoroughly. bu. ~hsa'
ever be could escape to the comforting
shabbines and unesrimoniousness OF
Glueck Street, he did 90.
Fredsriea Was nice, charming. in every
way model 6aneee, bu, some gay. he
never fel, quite a ease With her. There
Vas nothing childish. Uniformed or frs'h
sbou, her; she bad been "in society
until she was perfectly acquainted With
iu entrances. sIils. and complications.
and vas . thorough young lady OF the
world in every respect. .
Her cousin admired her. appreciated
her manners and conversation. and had
fallen into the family arrangements With.
out q murmur; bad been congratulated
a. q "lucky fellow" by his enviou'
friends, and had taken !, for granted ths,
he Vas one indeed, wi,hoa, sIeriins
himself 10 think much more sbou, IL any
way. Ls,,erly. however, b. had bsgun
10 zee thing, . little differently; be had
found himself once or twice differing with
the "divine Frederics." he began to
think vaguely. tia, perhaps eyeglasses
were not the pre,,ies, things in the world.
and to object to being perpe,ually hem.
med in BY his aunt's risid rules and re-
strictions. Therefore, aher . little, the
mono,onous engagement Was enlivened
by little differences, which between =
couple less high in the social scale would
have been called downright qusnels-
after which Philip would retire to 0lueek
Street for comfort and consolation.
III don't know what should do with.
out friend like you," be said 10 Mig.
nome, during one OF these seasons OF
rscupsrs,ion. "l,'s solii comfort to run
away from everybody and come here for
. while"
"Away from everybody" replied Mig.
nonne with wondering eyes. away from
Miss vsnderventer. cir"