The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-06-30

"She blames me-" said Judy to the
widow, dropping her book, "because 1
stood between her and what frightened
her?"
Did you speak, mademoiselle9"
Yes, I did, mademoiselle. You called
me Miss Capell twice hand running, and l
wouldn't stoop to call you Miss Close''
You said was scrawny dyspeptic."
"You said flirted"
ously."
"And you know you're scrawny. And
don't you have to take pepsin after every
meall-and the whole school knows how it
acts on your temper"
~ should like to have q few undisturbed
moments to myself this morning." said
Mollie Close, holding her book in tremb-
ling claws. II shall go into the bed-roo
and If you try to follow me / shall lock the
door"
Follow you'll wish might never set
eyes on you again"
so do l. Heartily. Our friendship is
at an end"
Miss Close walked into the bedroom.
g. shall ask to have my room changed at
noon," she observed. "And I'm going to
take down my dresses and fold them right
away"
proving labor long enough to be Modified
by recollecting the successful recitation
she had made in the blue dress, and dis
covering some forgotten caramels in the
pocket of another, pecking began upon
the door, which increased to pounding.
Miss Close heard it not. She continued
folding her wardrobe ready for departure.
MAY l come in, Molliel"
81 said If you tried to follow me should
lock the door"
20 don't lock the doorl It's all my
fault. We never quarreled in our lives
that it wasn't my fault"
"Well, Judy, you are to blame. And
you annoy me more than can endure.''
81 know do. I'm so horrid! Do for
give me. ache more than can stand"
"Come in, then," granted Miss Close.
II really havn't any right to keep you
out of the bedroom.
Judy came in downcast, with glowing
lips and eyes, and gazed at her chum.
6 wish l wasn't so hungry to be
liked" she said, suppressing sob.
"There'll never be any body that likes me
enough"
1--WE bring our troubles on ourselves in
this world" observed Miss Close, in that
didactic tone which always chilled the
opine of her more ardent friend.
At that point, the presidents pert little
daughter, who, sometimes, condescended
to carry cards, rushed in with a bang, and
projected an oblong bit of white at Judith
Capell.
"Miss Capell, Colonel Montgomerys
been waiting in the receptions room to see
you this long while, and if you don't
hurry in Sally Smith will begin her noon
practice hour there, and you can't hear
vOrr ears for the nOisen
Just after the simultaneous thunder
which the entire boarding-school produced
by drawing their chairs to sit down to din
ner, Miss Close said to her friend:
And what did the wild buffalo want in
his Extraordinarily
"He wanted to enliven my deadly vaca-
tion here by taking me to Newark to see
the Fourth of July parade"
~ suppose any proposition he makes will
be agreeable to you," said Miss Close, sit
ting upright with the disapproval of anoth-
er's admirer, which even pattern girls will
sometimes manifest. She shot plates past
herself like shuttles as they came from the
carver's hands"
"You judge from your own former
anxious standpoint" replied Judy. And
she added with the passionate pessimism of
Julth, "but Pm with Hamlet myself.
thing to me again. And will never, never
worry any more about any ones frame
work or digestion or engaged affections"
Still, when commencement hustle was
over and the lonely ache of vacation had
begun in Judith's solitary heart, when
empty rooms echoed, and she dared not
practice in minor chords for fear of sobbing
herself, it gave her throb of unconfessed
delight to sit beside the Colonel on the
Fourth Of July morning. He drove slender
limbed, black horses from the blue grass
region. His entire turnout was an orna-
ment to the landscape, and that landscape
was an ornament to the State. There were
green hills melting against the sky and
valleys downy soft with verdure. Dense
ranks Of dewy fern brushed the carriage
wheels, and bits OF wood views opened to
and receded from the eye like enchantment
Judith's gloved hands were folded on her
white lap 1t was the year when hats of
cactus braid were introduced and she wore
one with poppies punched above her face
The brilliant and defiant young face kept
its side curve toward the Colonel.
81 put the question to you now because l
can't wait any longer" said the Colonel.
81 don't want to be engaged" said Ju-
dith. Engagements reduce the sum of
human udpplucSS.
The Colonel laughed.
"My roommate got herself engaged to a
man, and it spoiled her. have seen the
folly of such things, and l am going to
carve out my future"
"You dear child, you couldn't carve a
good-sized roast. And future is tough
thing to tackle l have great big heart
for you, my darling, and its lonesome like
you are"
"Oh, I'm not lonesome" said Judith,
lifting an Indifferent chin. ~ always feel
myself in good society with Miss Capell."
The Colon el laughed again.
swell, Miss Capell, you know consider
able about me. And have every thing to
give you that woman could ask for"
"And you think you have nothing to do
but help yourself to me-" said Judith, turn
ing on him. "You think you can pick me
up half in pity, give me the name of Mrs.
Montgomery, pet me awhile, and then drop
me for your smoking and your mems clubs
I've seen mems patronage of wives. I've
seen enough of half devotion. don't like
men. won't marry one"
"Don't you want to be lovedp pressed
the Colonel, still unable to suppress his