Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-10

| uAu lcAi uduumd lual you were TOO
small, and that blue-eyed women were
always humbugs."
'He shall find out the truth of that
to his cost, and admire me too before
he leaves the house."
But Alice shook her head.
Pm afraid Mrs. Lord is already in
possession of the field. What will you
do aboat hef?"
The widow? Leave her alone to be
surei Yo don't suppose am going to
lower myself by quarrelling over any
man with any woman. As long as Mrs.
Lord can keep him, she may: but have
taken his measure, as l said, and /
think-recollect have the reputation
OF beauty, and, though he may not
admire me, that goes long way a man
i rather think judicious mixture of
polltely-yelled indifference and a small
amount of skilfully-spread butter to-
gether with a studiously-concealed ten
dreSSe for somebody else, unknown, will
] settle him.
This struck Alice as being nonsense
but 1t also had a worldly ring in it that
Flora not being there to do so, she felt
it her duty to reprove.
"You talk so wildly, Ethel dear.
don't think mamma would like 10 hear
YOU"
swell, she doesn't bear me,n replied
the incorrigible Ethel. And now good
night. can't afford to lose my beauty
sleep; for want to look my best to-
morrow"
And she did look her best the next
morning, though her dress was only a
plain dark serge; for Ethel was an or
/ phan, without a relative in the world
except her grandfather, with whom she
lived, and who was by no means over
burdened with this worlds goods:
/ therefore she had not the means of
dressing smartly; but she had the knack
of making everything she wore look
nice.
Even Captain Crawford, in spite of
his profeSsed antIpathy to blue eyes,
could hardly have helped being pleased
with her appearance, when, on coming
out, he found her standing on the door,
step watching the party mount.
''Are not you going TO ride, Miss
Rain?" he asked.
''No; I'm afraid"
THAT'S pity. You lose great
! deal of pleasure"
''Do IL" she questioned listlessly, all
her interest apparently celtered on the
horses; then, glancing indifferently at
him-''I see you are got up for riding.
| shouldn't have thought you were a
hunting man."
"Why not?'-a little gieam of tri-
umph coming over his faee at the re-
lection that she must have been observ-
ing him pretty closely.
But she had no idea of allowing him
to cherish this pleasing delusion, and
answered carelessIy, her eyes still idly
rowing round
"Oh, l don't know. Everybody, if
only for a moment, leaves some sort OF
an impression on ones mind. l sup
pose that is the one you have left on
mine"
''That am not 4 hunting man? Gu
rious. isn't it?"
''Yes;" then. as if suddenly aroused
J to consciousness of what she was say
! ing-''Oh, dear, what am I saying? I'm
sure don't knowl'
"Where is your horse, Captain Craw-
/ ford?" cried Mrs. Lord, who, mounted
on fine animal lent her by friend in
the neighborhood, and attIred in an
exquisitely- fitting habit, looked remark
I ably handsome.
Coming" lie said laconlcally, and
then, to Ethel. with glance towards
/ the widow, admire her?"
He looked down at her with evident
curiosity for the answer.
II do indeed; she is very handsome. -
There was not a trace of reluctanco
or pretended enthusiasm in her tone
/ Ii was simply the natural statement of
I a fact. His horse being led round at
j this moment, she disappeared within
doors without seeing him mount; never
/ theless she noted from the window that
/ he rode down the avenue besides Mrs.
Lord.
The party returned very early, all
more or less cross, having had bad
| day. About five O'Clock Captain Craw
/ ford strolled into the drawing room, in
! search of amusement. There was Mrs.
/ Lord ready for him, arrayed in her
most fascinating of tea-gowns; but per-
| hapS he had had enough of her society
/ in the hunting-feld, for he cid not take
I the chair beside her, and, declining tea
went on into the inner room, where he
/ found Ethel buried amongst the cush-
/ ions of q huge arm chair, reading a
novel, from which she merely looked
up on his entrance, and then took no
| further notice Of him,
"Y oa seem very comfortable" he
said at last, when he found that she
had no intention of starting conver-
sation.
81 am, thank yOu," she replied, just
! elancing at him over the top OF her
book, as he leaned against the mantle
piece, and then continued to read.
Captain Crawford was beginning to
have a notion that this little lady,
| though she was small, fair, and blue
/ eyed, might be able to amuse him if
she chose; but she evidently did not
! choose, and he was much surprised
thereat.
"What have you been doing with
yourself all day?"
s.Meditating'-this time not even
raising her eyes.
"Meditatingp"
"Yes-on my ball-dress for to-mor-
row."
Then there was silence again, till
Ethel looked up with an impatient air
that said plainly, "I wish you would go
away and leave me in peace" which
reused a spirit of opposition in him,
determining him to stay; but he could
not make up his mind to go SO far as
TO offer another observation. After the
silence had lasted about two minutes,
Mrs Lord came in, addressed herself
20 CAPTAIN Crawford.
"We are going to play billiards; s;won't
you come, Captain Crawford? Indeed
you must, we cannot do without you."
s'Can't you? Miss Raine, do you
play billiards3"
sometimes.
"You had better come too"
mo, not this evening"
"Oh, you musti'' said Alice. who
had Just entered. "You really can play
we'll"
81 can't my heroine is being pursued
/ v-hn has