Daily Republican., 1888-05-05
WHAT sHn DrsoovnRnD.

I never will b,lleve but what she's
more than seventeen years oai" said
Mlss Barbara Elmheld.
who ever knew fAi hionabls board.
ing house with i.s vineg face l, caus,
tic-'onRued old maid7 Mrs. CIo ssf's
was IN establishment OF the most fash.
ionsble kind, sud Miss Elmfe d sup
piled the bitter element to its compost
tion
"Nct" repeated Mise Barbara, nod.
ding her hoAd emphAtically. "Thsre
are those who may be dsiuded more
easily, but l would have her under.
stand that her pretty sirlish airs dou't
deceive me, OF all thinRs, hate and
despise affsctstiont'
"Mr. Ashelipg is not so olear.sis htsd,
would seem," said Mrs. Jonesbury,
with sly smile.
"Any one could cheat o mani" said
Miss Barbara, sharply.
Mrs, Jonesbury glanced at the aorid
spinster, thinking 10 herself that she,
at least, had not boen particularly suo.
cessful in the attempt; but she did not
dispute the truism In itself.
"hr. Ashelipg will And her out after
a while," said Miss Eitnasld, stitching
away At her embroidery 90 II each
needle prick were special dig ct the
dimpled young maiden In question.
For Grace Cait,r was young and
pretty and fascinating, and those three
facts were of themselves suffioient to
implAnt the dtepeat hatred towards
her in Mics Barbara Einfeld's breast.
GrAca had tried her best to conciliste
her csnkered neiebbor at table; she
had made conversation at ell Available
times and periods; she had pAssed Miss
Barbara the reddest peaches nnd the
ripsst grapes ut dinner, and the hottest
toast at bEeaktAIt; 5ha had endured her
tedious oonpanionehip through long
days Of shopping, and tnterminabls
walks In ths park. But 1t was sill time
and graciousness thrown away, as
Grace Garter might have known II abe
: had only s'oppsd TO consider human
nature "a little.
And aimee Grace had suocseded In
fascinating o lover who was .. once
rich, bsndsome and agreeable, her Of
lenses were rsnksr than ever In the
: sight of Mise Barbara.
81 am sure there ia something about
! her that Isn't Quite right" Eaia th,
else why should ohe be living by her
self In = boarding houss?"
, "Why ara you living by yoursalf II
7 o boarding house?" asked Mrs. Jones'
bury, quietly.
Q Mics EimHeld twisted herself about
"0h, there is all ths differences In th,
=. world In our two osHes," she mado on
swer. Il am older, yon know, AMI
more NATURE" ..
"ThAts very true" said Mrs. Jones
bury, little malicously. "HowoveE
II you really desire TO know, oAn tsl
you why Grace Carter is living here; !
is because her aunt, under whuse oueT
diApsbip she Ia placed, ban not yet re
turned from abroad. Mrs. Glover is al
= old school friend of her deceased moth
er, and in Mrs Clover's care sha hA
consequently beea placed"
. "It's very strange all the same" sal
Miss Elnfeld, ent.Ioly unoonoerned
~ am cure che paints"
"Wha that Young thing of seven
tsepl Nonsensei II ever roses an,
lilies were the work OF Natures owl
hand, those upon her cheeks are''
~ BAw bottle shaped just lik
= cream OF cArna,ionS' on her dressing z
} table the other day when the door va
open an l passed BY" announced Mia
! Barbara.
: "EAu de Cologne" suggested Mrs
y Jonosbury.
- "No, Il wasn't"
Lavender water, them"
"Ab, you may say so, II you like.
am not SO easily deceived"
And Mrs Jonesbnry, tired OF oom
batting tho envsnomed arrows OF pstt.
. spite, whereof Miss K maeld apparentl.
i had hor qnlysr full, ross up and wen
away to her own room.
No sooner had the sound of her las
2 footstep died away on the stairway thai
p. Miss Emtisld, vita look Of ely, con
a oentrated cunning On har sharp fss
!. tures, pat aside hof work; the twilight
!. she told herself, WINS gaining ground tot
fast for her c0-yant-old eyes.
"I'll take little breath OF fresh air,
mnttered she.
Noiselessly she opened tho Freuct
!. window, close TO which ahe had bser
sitting; silently abe crept ont uDon thu
back balcony, which extended sli ALIENS
q the rear Of the house, aDd on which
0 opened the easements CT unsuspsotine
9 Grace Cartet's room.
"WritinRi' 'murmured Miss Elmfield
d surreptitiously viewing the pretty figure
0 bending over q dainty writing-ueSk o.
s rosewood, with the light irou shaded
2 moderator lamp making soft nimbua
) around her goldea bratda OF hair.
3 "Ab-h-hl dare say it's to some old
lover or other. Girls with that peculiar
2 shade OF blue eyes are always ooqnettes
y y | read In u pAper the other day Uf hon
o young woman was married TO tTl
0 husbands, and neither of 'em knew
anything about the other. 0l. dear
dear, what wicked world this is tina
a we live ini 1 should like TO see jus
what is In that letter "
n Unfortunately for the thread OF Mia
. Elmfltld's meditations, the footmaI
/ came In at that moment to light the ga
0 In the drawinRrcom, and our nncien
. heroine had to make haste into thi
i house to prevent being boitsd ont on tht
0 balcony.
. Poor Oracle Carteri how little sh'
knew OF the espial which WAS baini
twtlight'y exercised over heri Hos
totally unaware she was OF the balsfu
. shadow which continually hovsret
t nigh her-A sort OF walking upas ire,
1t Was late on November evening
with the last crimson stresks of day
) light dying away In the west, when
Alfred Atbelipg entered the hall o
Mrs. Olover's boarding house and huns
his ha. and oVercoat on the walnul
rack.
"Hellrl" calculated Mr.. AthelIng.
Thlsfj loulation was Rs II we're jarket
out Of him by the unexpected ana sud
den sppAIition OF MiSs barbara Elm
Geld on the stairs, beokoninR nlyetert
ously, with one hnger on her lip.
! "Hush-sh shi" sspirated Miss Bar
bara. "Oome In here minute, Mr
Atheliug. / have found her out.
1 ahaala