Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-15


be W. s,srdiug.
"well," be echoed, with an amused
smile.
"will any Of them do" | asked in a
ms,ter-of.fset ,oas.
"NIy dear Mi. Doalton. how can
possibly tell yeu ? be said, laughing out
right. "Yoa mus, give the time
"Of course" I assenied. "S,ill. you
can tell me II there are any Of them you
would like TO meet again"
"Ys., can do that. should like to
NEE, mos, OF them again ! then. {. l
looked little disappointed. for this was
really too vague. he aided ; Especially
vi. Parde."
"Ah. that's better :" | said eheerially.
"You shall certainly have an opportunity
Of seeing Der again soon"
s,Iio)k the trouble few days later
to make up party to 20 to the theatre
and | persuaded mamma 10 invite Mr..
Olynne to join u.. Connie Was only too
pleased to be asked. and still more pleas
ell to have Mr.. 0lynne paying her a,,en'
ton al the evening. I must own felt
a little surprised that he should prefer
her to Emily. who !, thousand times
nicer. and | was no, exactly sorry when
he told me on the following Sunday ,hA,
he thought. after all, he should like to
see Emily once again.
III am no, quite sure that Miss Pariie
would make a good COlOni't' wife," be
said. twirling hi, long moa',aehe aud
looking eon,empls,ively into my face.
Ia my heart Of hearts ~n certain she
would no, but | did no, say this to
him. | only promised ,ha, would
arrange for him soon TO NEE, Emily.
However. he arranged this himself, and
that very quickly, for the nes, morning
there came a nice little note for mamma.
in which Mr. Glynne 'sid he had taken
a double box a, the Lyeeum for ,ha,
evening. and be hoped mamma. her
daash,er. and any friend. she chose to
bring would honor him with their agree-
able society.
We did honor him with our society /;
ba, he made me quite cross. for he talked
a, much 10 me and Hattie a. he did TO
Emily. and. when be called on the fol.
loving Friday ~e are q, home both
Friday, and sundsy.). he began to re-.
gre, ,ha, Hattie va, not Emily.
mi. Hattie !, a~fally siee." be said.
"Yoa won', ls, me off my promise. |
suppose"
"Csr.inly no, :" said. Indignantly.
"Aad II yoa feel ,ha, you are going TO
like her. you mus, say goodbye to US all
a, once. II you fell in love with her and
.te with you. | should be bound to give
way and Oh. don't van, her 10 be a
coloai.,'s wife Do you think you are
slias to fall in love- asked. very
sn,iou,ly. =.
"l An afraid | have done 80 already
he said and he 20; up abruptly and
walked over 10 mamma.
was drradfally distressed at this. al
though | liked him all the better for sp'
preei.,ins my dear old Hattie. II he
had been anybody else ba, Coloni',. !
thought. how nice !, would have been (!
A. /, WAS. /, could no, be suffered for an
instant. I must have looked very per.
,urbed. for. when be came 10 say good
bye. he murmured. earnestly:
at. all right. Mi. Doul,oa. ! pom.
ice you will no, think any more OF
Hattie. no, ss a wife. a, least"
Ba, | va. only half reas,ured. Some
how We saw q grea, deal OF Mr. Glynns
during the mex, fortnight. Fin'. Goa.
ME sen, him al invitation for her birth
d.y ball, and after ,hs, asked him aud Us
10 dinner. Then We found out ,ha, be
had q beautiful voice. aud he went with
a. 10 one Of HA,iie's workmen's concerts.
lie expressed, ,oj such wish TO hear our
rector preach that mamma. who thinks
Mr. Po,,lewri,e the most eloquent
preacher in the world. insisted on his
occupying q seat in our pew; but return
ing TO luncheon Afterwards. ! knew Mr.
Glynne did no, really care about the rec
tor. sermons. Still forgave him this
deceit because, after ell. q man wants to
learn wha, be can Aboa, the girl he in'
tend. TO make hi. wife. and there !. no
one who could tell him more about En-.
lily than could.
Nov that look back. ! an afraid l
did no, tell him enough OF her good quail.
tiles but. honestly. ,ha, was not my
fault lie would no, keep TO the point,
do wha, I might to make him. Some.
bow he seemed to be fnding ou, more
sbou, me than anyone else. For instance.
when | would tell him how fond Emily
wa. Of reading. and how we'll she could
deelsim scenes from Shakespeare. he
world turn upoa me with all sorts OF
questions. Was | fond OF Shakespeare
Had I read all hts plays, Did | ,hink
him a grandsr poet than Dante. Goethe
or Milton And then. without thinking.
| would fad myself enthusiastically dis
cu.sing ths Elizabe,han dramatists,
Greek tragedy. e,eetsra. with him. and
Emily's name would no, cross our lips
ill hi. visit Was over. Again | would
tell how .wee,ly Emily played the piano
and how well she would be able 10 ae-
company him In few minutes he
would be talking Of his f.voriie songs,
and, before I knew how !. happened. !
would be singing duets with him.
Ba, time wen, on. and, despite hi,
tendency to vacills,e between Emily and
Connie, and any other girl he met and
liked, /, Was soon evident that his hnal
decision was about 10 be made.
He called one afternoon when both
mamma and Winnie were out. and,
hearing that | was sitting alone 10 the
garden, he insisted on the buffers bring
ing me hi, card. could no, do les'
than to allow him to join me there, be-
cause |, would have looked so rude. BE-
sides, | was really curious to know what
had broush, him. when he knew yer,
well that mamma and Winnie were a
the Countess Of Hiltons gsrden.parsy
and tha, we never received. except OF
our recsp,ion-days, Friday and Sunday
"perhsps." | thought, "he has proposet