, 1888-02-23

Lcz,eiy. She looked more like her mother,
ho had been dark, whilo her sister aud
brother were fair She inherited one
thing from her mothcr--a pair OF large,
dark hazel eyes, that at times lit up her
whole face with strange lustcr.
Marian put forth her whole fascination,
and Braxton seemed to succumb to it ct
once. They ull walked back to the hotel,
where Orrington and Brayton-it was
"Jncll, my boy" and Gilmore, old fellow"
with thcm---rccalled their old college
scrapes to quito late hour. When the
party separated for tho night it seemed rs
though Gilmore Brsixton hnd been long as
intimate with tho rest Of tho family US lie
had been years before with Jack.
1t was soon rumorcd around who Drax.
ton WAS, or rather what he was, nnu lie
received considerable attention from far
seeing fathers and match making mothers,
with modest smiles from spinsters thrown
In; but no clung to jack and his party,
and Marian was triumphant. She was
still more clated when he promised TO le
their guest in Philadelphia SO soon rs he
had visited coal mine In Pennsylvania
in which hc was heavily interested. lie
was to part with them Mt Buffalo, the
others taking different route.
The morning Of the day hc left Euflalo,
Margaret was late mt the breakfast table
where the party sat, and John rather Inn
patiently asked OF Marian, "What Goe'
keep little Miss Ugly''
Braxton started suddenly, and repeated
the last three words Of the question.
"Oh," cried John, laughing, "I had for
gotten that you didn't know our domestic
slang. The namo Is fastened on Mar
garct, but it has no reference to hci
looks When she was baby, and was
tccthing, sho was rather frctful, and
father playfully called her Little s..1!
Ugly' It grow into u pct name with all
Of us, much to mothers disgust. II
vexes her, though TN we only use it in
advcrtc' y, just ~ it crme out now"
"MGrgarct Ii nice little girl, though
uniformed as yet" said Ms. On. ''She Is
not Gs impul5ivc rs shc usc',o be, though
she Is still little more than child.'
"Pcggy's impulses are good ones, Mari
an" said John.
ooh, Of course, or she wouldn't be an
Orrlngton; but they do lead to ridiculous
consequences sometimes Just think u
that tramp!"
"Ahf" said Braxton inquiringly.
ut is commonplace enough, Elmore,:
observed Jack, "but it gave us lots OF fun
ut the time. Just after we were graduated
you went OF somewhere for II trampns
tour, and l came hone, and we all went.
uD 10 t,lc country SttiNN w 10
girl OF ~ then, in short dresses, and fCnd
of climbing fences and rambling round
which accounts for her rather robust
health Grandfather Sackyillc--thGt wa
the year before hc died-gavc her S1(
gold piece FOR spending money. She didn'.
like to break it, and carried it around "a
her pocket. or sho went the next day Il
famous blackberry patch we had at ora
end Of the place, intending doubtless tt
cat her Ill, childllkc. She happened to 6'
near the fence, when she saw two i'll look
ing follows crouching under the bank
the road Is cut deep there. She hid among
some coppicc and watched them, fearing
to let them see her. Presently youTt
scllow came along whistllng. The tw,
tramps suddenly sprang on him. Accord
ing to Mart;aret'G account he was pluck!
chap, and fought like tiger, but the t1T'
tramps were too much for him. The!
knocked him down, turned out his pockets
captured his watch, and made Off, leaving
him faint and bleeding. When they wei,
gone Peggy came out, acted tho goes
Samaritan, and wiped tho blood OF hi!
face with her handkerchief. lie thanked
her and asked who she was. 'Oh, Tn
littlo Miss Ugly WAS her reply. Then
MS she Thought lie was left destitute, sl-i
forced the $40 cold piece In his hand, ant
by that time, 1 suppose, got frightened Ci
her own botlncs8. At all events, she raj
away, and reached home trembling
When sho told her story VIC all laughed
except grandfather; he was inccnsed. and
declared he wCSildn't give her anything
for six months And now comes the odd
part OF It, while VIC were discussing The
matter, and po.,iny fun ut tho little girl,
in walked our man Patrick with lcttc1
in his hand. lie was very indignant. III
is Tor you, Miss Margaret. a bagyard
bcyunt towld me to give it to Miss Ugly.
I'd hcv pounded the face Of him, only ls
was or like n shot; an pounded it was,
anyhow. lie looked as nv he'd been in q
ruction somewhere. the impidcnt cratcr!:
Tho letter was opened and had II $40 note
in it and Some words written in lead
pencil. The substance of this was thanks
for kindness, and Il statement that TIE
money was not needles, and so returned,
the rufIians having only got some loose
change, but that he retained the coin itscl
as souvenir. rather polite tramp
wasn't hc?"
Margaret had entered unobserved, md
heard the last part of the story. "IIe
wasn't tramp" she said. "Hc had on
q plain gray suit and IL slouched hat, il
is true, and he was pretty dusty, but lie
was gentleman.
Margaret always defends that tramp"
said Marian. ''She went SO far then as tc
say she'd marry him when she grew up.
What ridiculous child she wasr'
"Are you in the same mind yet, Miss
Margarcti" inquired Braxton, with q
quizzical look.
"Ho never came back to ask me, Mr.
Drayton," replied Margaret, blushing
and there the matter dropped.
Braxton said very little during the meal.
The story, or something else, set him 70
thinking, and he cast furtive glapces at
times ut the young girl US though he was
Interested. However, when they all
parted at the train, while he shook hands
with Jack and Miss OrringtOn, he merely
bowed to Margaret.