Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16
The Yellow Fan; or, Making a Chance
Acquaintance.

The Yellow Fan; or, Making Chance
Acquaintance.
"You are not going to take that
horrible yellow fan on your Journey"
asked Tom Calhoun, as lie saw his
sister off at the train. ut makes you
look conspicuous"
Never mind, Tom; L like it. It's
a Japanese curio and cost a good deal
of money" tossing her pretty head.
Her brother took 1t from her grave
ly and wrote her name in full on one
of the sticks.
dorothy Grant Calhoun, Lyndham-
on-the-Aix."
81 have marked the precious thing so
grimace, and in few moments they
parted.
A young man who occupied the
same sea. with Dorothy on the journey,
felt a great desire to make her ac-
quaintance. AS his eyes fell on the
inscription On the yellow fan he saw
make her acquaintance.
Excuse me-" he said, "But l
think 1 have the honor of being a
y
herst College"
''Oh, my brotherI You must have
recognized his writing on this FAM
81 fancy so;" the young fellow
fibbed quite boldly. Excuse me, my
name is Russell. live at Lynn. Tom
will tell you all about me. had no
idea when L sat down here that you
were his sister. 1t is so pleasant to
meet some one in the train-it is such
a long stupid ride down to the Point.
You are going there, Isuppose.
Yes" Dot assented quite grac-
iously. ''My aunt, Mrs. Seymour, has
a cottage there.''
"How very pleasantl' Russell muir
INJURED, and conversation then pro-
ceeded quite easily.
There was nothing more natural
than that Dot should recognize him
after that on the beach, and that
when her aunt asked who he was she
should say discreetly:
"a classnate of Tom-Mr. Russell. !"
"Why don't you have him up to
call2" Mrs. Seymour inquired, being
anxious her niece should have a nice
time.
So Dot invited him.
After that the Point ceased to be the
dull place they had both thought it.
a month of boating and strolling to-
gether had worked such a spell of
pleasure over them that Mrs. Sey-
mour, in a fit of growing anxiety, sat
down and wrote to Tom:
Dorothy has met one of your old
classmates here-a Mr.. Russell-who
pays her such marked devotion that 1t
has become necessary for me to find
out what his prospects are. / have al
ready learned something of his family
they are the Russells, of Lynn; but
some of that family are rich and some
are poor, and / cannot tind out where
this young fellow comes In. What do
you know about himf
Tom did not answer this letter by
7Sst-uo -oaaao .ioun to the Point In
person, very much wrought up.
Dorothy" he said sternly, "where
Is this fellow RussellP There is no
such man In our class. He is some
adventurer who has taken you in. L
am astonIshed that you encouraged
him Why didn't you ask me about
him?''
''He said he knew you," Dorothy
faltered.
HE liedl" was Toms brusque re-
jolnder' land I'll tell him so.'
Dorothy Calhoun, 1 did think
you were old enough to travel alone. "
$50 L ami" she cried.
And then, without explaining her
self, she suddenly left him, dashing
round the piazza and down the beach
beyond Toms line of vision, where a
tall, good looking fellow, in a yacht
ing suit, was coming towards the
house.
"Why, Dorothyl' he exclaimed
holding out his hand with a bright,
fond smile. 81 was just coming up
after you"
Don't speak to me?" she cried pas
sionately. You told me big story,
George Russell. You don't know my
brother Tom at all, and-and-you
have been deceiving me from the very
first. Oh, how could you do such a
thing? I'l never, never forgive you "
Russell's fine face grew suddenly
grave.
Darling" he said quietly, "come
and sit down here"
Don't call me thatlr Dot retorted,
stamping her foot. ''Oh, to think
that I-I-Don't you ever dare to say
that again"
Dorothy" he went on gravely. cit
is quite true that do not know your
brother. / graduated from Amherst
College last year, and he is only a
freshman; consequently he never
heard of me-"
But you said he was your class
mate. You-you lied about it,"
mo; excuse me; L did not. If you
Will remember my exact words, / did
not say that merely implied it. Per-
haps that is just as bad, for L ac-
knowledge 1 did 1t with the intent to
deceive you. But did not think then
our acquaintance would ripen as 1t has
done. I was of for a frolic; l saw
you, and L took desperate fancy to
you from the first. 1t was the name on
your fan that first put the idea into
my head"
"You ought to be sorry," she said
sternly. vi never want to see you
again. Oh, George, there comes Toni"
The next instant she had decamped,
and Russell rose to meet her brother.
who came up in towering rage.
sis your name Russell?" Tom said
angrily.
''It is, sir; and," he made a sign
which worked ike a charm on Toms
manner, for it showed they were fell
lows of the same society. II believe
owe you an explanation"
He made 1t then and there like a
man.
81 acknowledge that 1 did wrong, ="
Russell concluded; but you would do
the same If you were off for lark"
''Confound your impudenceP' Tom
muttered. The best thing you can
do is to get out of this; and you'd
better 60 quickly"
Come now, Mr.. Calhoun" said
Russell. ST am sorry, upon my honor.
IL love your sister, and l intend to
ask your fatherr--
"How dare you think of such a
thing?" Tom shouted.
Because" Russell replied with
sudden dignity, my family Is quite
equal to yours, Mr. Calhoun. More
over, 1 am not beggar. You proba-
bly know my uncle. George Chester, of
the Vulcan Iron Works. 1 am the
junior partner there"
Tom gasped.