Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-28
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ct works. said Lucy to himself, ut
! works.
He had caught hak-puzzled expression
| upon Olives face as she and Miss Baumme
/ left the marquee; whereupon he led her
away with an air of devotion which de-
! ceivei every body but Evelyn Baumme her
| self He found her seat in a shady and re-
] tired arbor where trayful of ices and q
great hagon Of champagne cup had been set
| on little table, in readiness for any thirsty
| parsons who might happen to come that
| way. There were two comfortable garden
chairs also; Miss Bsumms took one, Lucy
the other.
"This is a unreasonable way Of entertain
| ment don't you thinks" said Lucy, handing
! a glass of cup across the table.
None for me, thanks / shall confine my
attentions to coffee ices and sponge biscuits"
she answered you may have all the cup.
| if it won't get into your head"
my mead" said Lucy. lis pwroof against
any twrouble Of any kind; the fellows say
because it's so empty, nothing will ever stop
! in it, not even the effects Of bad liquor"
! He tested the quality Of the cup, and then
looked around the arbor
|
! notf7 he remarked. The sort of oasis in
the desert you don't often meet with Mt gar
den parties"
Like a good many things the Weylands
provide, returned Miss Baumme, as she ate
| her ice.
After this the little Irritation progressed
amazingly. The strains Of Mon Reve"
stole softly to them on the still summer air;
but neither of them moved, except that Lucy
| filed up his goblet with cup, and Miss
! Baumme helpel herself to another ice Tho
music ceased but the cup and the ices were
slowly consumed. After an interval Of a
| few minutes the music began again-"Liebt
uud Verloren" this time-but they sat still,
| this pair, who were both of them playing at
love making But presently, when the
slow. swinging, dreamy, seductive strains
of Waldteufers "Manola' reached their re-
treat, Lucy looked inquiringly at his COM
panion, and she rose. saying she thought 1t
was time they went back to-the worldl
"Out Of paradseI" ended Lucy, not minded
to be outdons in insinuating pretty things
However, though they went back TO the
world, they went back to that part Of it
where they could still be togsther-thst is to
say, to III. nSrquae. There they found thres
happy couples swinging slowly Slong in what
might be termed ballroom bliss, having
first rate floor, perfect music, plenty #
room, ard abundance Of air.
@LovelyP said Lucy.
| He had not askel her TO dance, but SOM
how his arm slipped round her waist as if by
instinct, and they made the trio Of couples
into a quartet; not, however, before Lucy
! had had time to notice the establishment OF
| Olive Weyland's face, AMI hal seen her turn
| to Hardness with what he felt sure must h"
a forced laugh.
at works" he said once more to his own
soul in triumph.
He was quite riSht-it did work, but no;
Mt all in the way he imagined So far from
Olives laugh beng forced, 1t was in truth
very real one; so far from her being hurt,
| jealous, ANNOYED in any way at his markc'
| attentions to Miss Baumne, she was only
| little surprised and very much amused; IN
fact she was quite willing that he should
| dance all the afternoon and all the evening
with Evelyn Baummc provided that he dIn
not raise anv Objection to her doing Ill"
same with Capt Hardness. if She SO chose.
Yet, though HarknesS-who knew what
was what in n woman rs we'll rs most mon-
would Willingly have claimed Miss Wcyland
as his only partner that day, they did not
dane, very much together after all. Their"
are certain well defined limits TO inclination
which 90 by the names OF ConvcntionalitN
and etiquette: those same limits stepped III
upon that occasion, rs they do on many an-
other, and were, moreover aided by tho lac!
| that q i've was at home, and therefore coud
not go in for enjoyment rs she might nave
| done had she not been obliged TO look
after unfortunate PEOPLE who did not Rho"
| any one ami still more unfortunate peopl"
who did know others Of their kind, Tut wer"
! troubled ly shyno,s and such like uho"n!
! Portable traits Of character.
But it WAS during tho week which 10
| lowed that she and Hardness had such "A
| good time As l.ucy's attentions TO Miss
! Baummc increased, SO did Olive N"ylahd
! mann,r towards Hardness become more am
more ercourn,i ing Nor must Hardness l."
| suspected Of any mcamueSs in carrying on
! sach n Irritation as ha did under LUcys very
nose. II wnS man whose Judgment was
| sugular.y valued in til, regiment Years
! Icfore, Ferrcrs-bcttcr known 10 the world
as Bprlles-had taken his advice b fore all
others in the matter of providing Tor MISS
! MiCnon; and sncD that officers marriage
when Lucy had, naturally enough, talieh u
! little away from him, or Mt least from I'll"
hourly intercourse with him-he had some
what taken the place in Lucys daily HE
which aforetimc BOTTLES had occupied. Con
srUuently, he knew something Of his feeling
/ with regard to Olive Weyland Many ana
many an hour he had sat solcmnly listening,
! lipe in mouth, while Lucy bab0lcd Oh, pour
! inc out the story Of his love, his doubts md
| fears, his hopes and wishes, his admiration
After his first introduction, h" had told
Lucy she was tho most charming young
lady he had ever had the good fortune 10
meet; had wished him every success; hal
! told him to command him at any timo for
special duty of best man; and had generally
| made himself rs agreeable over the matter
| as was possible.
Strangely enough, Lucy had not conflict
to his friend his little plan for aSsaiiing the
hitherto impregnahio fortress Of Olive Wcy-
! lands heart Perhaps it was because he did
| not wish even his friend TO know That he Ind
tho need Of resorting TO strataSem ere that
fortress would strike its flag TO him; per
! haps it was because Lo thought it best TO
keep his own counsel, lest in the event OF
at him, if not openly, at least within him
! self 1t might have been because Of either
or both Of these causes. Anyway, certain 1t
| is that he did keep his own counsel, thereby
causing immense surprise 10 Harkncs' when
he perceived that his comrade had gone In
for red hot, headlong, mad filtration with
| n Young lady whom, to himself, no described
ms "a pretty little witch, who'll nail poor
| old Lucy before he knows what he's about"
| Aud he was indignant, too; for be, Icing,
rs he imagined behind the scenes, and 10
! Heving Miss Weyland was destined to be tho
future Mrs. Lucy, thought Lucy wns treat
ing her rather .habbily. And then, utterly
mistaking the encouragement in Olives eyes
! and manner for wounded pride-pride which
would rather die than show the white feather
and honoring her as strong men do honor
resolution and puck in any one, flung him
self as resoluteiy into n filtration with her
/ rs ever Lucy had flung himself into the tiirt-
ntion with Miss Evelyn Baumme.
! 1t was gay week. The Arkwrights gave
! a dance at CHARACTERISTICS; there were two
! picnics, two dinner parties, and tea and
| tennis every afternoon at CoppIethwnite.
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