Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-20

not rich, either III purse or worldly Wis
dom, but only sweet, ingenious and
beautiful. St. Leger's pride in this un-
expected bride bordered on folly-afolly
he took no pains to conceal from the
world at large. He lavished everything
upon her that his cosmopolitan taste
could suggest or money procure. And
she accepted his homage with hap
piness so exuberant and naive that,
critic as he was, he was wholly obtuse to
the unsophisticated flavor in her his
friend was so quick to detect. Soon
enough no doubt, the bloom would be
brushed from her fair nature by the
worlds rude handling.
She entered upon her city life with
piquant enjoyment that drew continuous
attention to her. The gala times were
child's frolic to her. But II only Grizzie
were there! If only Grizzie could sec
this, wear that, hear the other! This
was her secret cry wherever she went,
whomevcr she met. Grizzie was her
sister, her dearest companion, left in the
little up-country village, and the dazzle
and delight Of her new life could not
wholly make up to her the loss.
"Write to Grizzie, thcn," her hus-
band said, land have her come. She is
such blossom as this black city has not
seen for many day-except you,
DEAR
20, may l writcP How lovely II
would be to have her with inc when you
can't 60, RobcrtH
VERY well added, you transparent
little faterer. I've heard nothing but
'Grizzie' ever since we began house,
keeping. have known oil along am
only secondary"
30, Robert, it isn't that-really it
isn't. But GrzNic is so fond Of life, and
has such D quick taste for everything
fine. She is much better fitted for a
grand lady than /. stealing to his side
and finally perching upon his knee.
So the letter to Grizzie-Scotch for
Grace-was sent, and the invitation met
ready acceptance. Unailectedly glad
was she Of the chance to come, and in
no way backward in saying so.
The morning Of her arrival, as st,
Leger was ON his way to the train to
meet her, he had encountered his old
boon companion and chum, Windsor.
What n strange sort of pity he felt for
Windsor. He looked back at the old
days with him, which had seemed rather
gay at the time, as period Of wasted
and misguided existence compared with
the present Eden of a home Of his own
and bona ilde, beautiful wife. Wind
sor was sensible of this patroniaing pity,
and never more so then when st. Leger
mentioned the sistcr-in-law. as he after
ward detailed it to Brigham.
And it seemed Brigham echoed St.
Legcr in everything. Windsor was in
furiated by it. AS he left that gentlo-
mans Office after the effort to unburdcn
himself he muttered under his breath:
81 don't propose to make myself one of
q silly rabble, training idiotically in the
wake of pretty woman! Put myself
out of the way. to pay court to an up
country girl who probably nibbles slate
pencils in the intervals OF angling for o
fovOr!'
Nevertheless, the evening found him
a guest in the Brighams quaint and
pretty parlor. He had argued to him
self that he wouldn't go, and then, to
convince himself that he was superior
to small prcjudices he had gone.
The only strange face there was that
If a girl of twenty years. Windsor
set her down at once as the ssver-in-law,
Grizzie Maxwell. Beautyp That was
an open question.
She crossed the room. Tall and slim,
plant rs whip, full of movement, hair
dark and eyes ''as gray as glass" as
Chauoer has it-these were tho features
revealed at the first glance. Would the
face and figure bear sorutlny3 1t mat
tered little. Windsor felt a tremor at
his heart-scarcely more than vibra.
ton and yet n real physical sensation.
Let him go the world over and meet all
the women therein, it is doubtful if he
could ever again experience like flut
ter; this was the first.
| Miss Grizzie was not silent goddess.
She talked continuously.
"A ilippant little thing" whispered
Reason in Windsor's ear; "pretty to the
eye, but empty to the brain"
The eye, however, decided that as vel
might one try to determine the color:
on n humming-bird's neck as to define
her ever-shifting, ever-varying expires
sion; and as well try to be Indifferent. tC
that glancing fragment of rainbow a.
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