, 1886-11-09
A MISUNDERSTANDING.

Grated her guests to her friend, Miss
STYLES. who had Just arrived. So sorry
about Alec Thornton; know you didn't
like him-bad taste, by the way-but |
make my parties as / do my cake, just
by a recipe, and that says, Don't mind
conflicting tempers."
Miss Styles put out a OBTAINING hand
as her friend was about to leave her.
Catherine, | have not seen Alec
Thornton for ten years" Miss Styles be
gan slowly, "and you must hear how l
saw him last. We were engaged for
II happy month in Florence. | be-
lieve l really loved him and thought that
he loved me. He did not need my
money, and it had not then become the
fashion" she said Il little bitterly, ito
admire me. a little misunderstanding,
growing out of my possessing a photo
graph of an Englishman whom Alec dis
liked very much, ended like most lovers
quarrels. After a few days GOODNESS we
were r%econciled and exchanged pledges
blue violets for him, for me white ones.
j keep mine as IA commentary on human
natures fidelity. We had made friends
one morning. That afternoon, when go
ing to drive with mamma wishing to
give still greater proof of my submission
| left ON the gallery table, where he
could, if coming in my absence, be sure
10 see them, n genuine woman's note OF
submission, the photograph over which
we had quarrelled, / gave that he might
destroy it if he liked, and to my sacrifi-
cial pile added another testimonial to
my fidelity, n trio of blue violets taken
from my belt. Since that morning |
nave never seen Aiec thornton; ne lett
rloIence ,he heNt gay
living no reasoh'
"None' save lew words written on
tne paok OF my note Inc slgnlficance
oi my actioh' nc SAD was uhihlst''kaoie'
ne poNeu 10 my uecisioh' ahu since III
oouiu no, so suddenly lace .ne iheNi'npic
WIN ior.i'uue' ne must piu me an III
"eiih,e Iareweh'
i"''lo MIS- Dorinah was lu'tc oie"'n-
iesS WIN interest ana as.oh,sh'hen'
ANA you nave never hau any iurther
SoIn'loh'
None; to tins day have not solved
MS cowardice. lie might have braved
the honest confession that he no longer
loved me, and should nave survived
H.. she said, in a bitterly sarcastic one.
i lave forgiven him, she added, a
i; Il hnnd as If dlsmissing the subject,
i.i my memory doesn't lose its teeth
nI years, NJ MIR. Lowell says his does,
much prefer not meeting Alec
rui1n."
S%pianation which Miss Styles had
J '-n To her friend had not been
,fel To the Anglo-F %lorentine
cd 4,. ..r ,-. ,rI., a. ,,,r,
vu :rre that DIR. Thornton had sud
''it town, and the news gradually
Nr,ad hat his engagement with
4lful cousin was at an end.
u- -lrc, the young woman declared
" sning naivcte that she had been
ait none thought she meant to be
i and though she lost her roses,
"s gayer and more charming than
B., l.aving during the following sea-
n pair of counts at her feet.
Nary styles now no longer posed for
''' hlushing maiden. She was begin
lis. so jealous mammas declared, "to
lange her pink roses for saffron ones,
and would soon hang to the charmed
and charming circle by the eye-lids,
sincc her handsome blue eyes were the
lnly feature time was leaving her unim-
paired
The women voted her horribly passee,
the men-lovod her still, called her a
miracle OF loveliness, but so cold! To-
night she had arrived Mt : O'Clock for a
fortnlghts stay with her dear OLD friend
and schoolmate' Mrs. Dorman'
There were several guests already as
semoied around the table when Miss
styles entered the breakfast-r next
morning and was assigned n place DC
tween Mrs. ~lO-year-old daugh-
ter II an OLD friend, Mr.. Irlplctt. A
iew to those Immediately
ABOUT her followed
Miss styles, Grace Dorman began,
aiter a snort space gwen to greetings
and weather, Il was taking the views
oil the company when you came IN re-
gnrdlng thelr INNING MIR. lrlrlelt
objects to blue thistle Tor his plate dee
oratloh' II you know nm, as see you
do' you VIII TESTIFY he could not be more
ppr"Prla'eiy trimmed
MISS styles handsome eyes Whleh
matched her dress IN color were raised
to her ~nelghbors face as she said, smil-
ing;
Vehturing 10 commit myself ana s'inI
nope To ma a compliment IN my own
s~urIouhu'nss' She SAID taking up TWO
OF 'he morning siories scattered aNo''
ner liu'e' now pe.ntiul ana now put
iul thal thlhg 30 loVeiy should lie 10
shoIt''eu' ING soou ule irSt- sac
qu"'eu,
puV tney whose hearts arc oniy -
sui"'"ri . "us'' purh 10 tue sock'''