The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-08-09

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: sition her arm was held in for 50 long
: She had no idea her hand extended be-
r low the line Of the upper berth. Her at
: tention was further attracted by low
: voice in the berth beneath, and ON look
: ing down had seen the head of rather
prepossessing looking gentleman" as
! she put it, in close proximity to her hand
and seemingly studying il very minute
: w. She knew at once what his motive
. was, and still more so, because the gem
tieman was talking either to himself or
to some ore in the berth with him. II
have been told before that was in the
habit Of talking to myself IL only con-
firmed me of the uselessness of trying to
throw off baehelorhood.l On pressing
rto know what it was | said, she re-
piled that she had only caught enough of
the conversation TO hear him speaking of
the" Vital line" the Line Oftruth, and
SO on. She also said sfe caught the ex-
preston Of earnest endeavor on his face,
and knew that the accident happened
unintentionally.
When seeing me again in St Paul she
could not refrain from giving NE to IN
derstand she knew all about il. and beg
ged that | would forgive her rudeness
and make allowance for little breach Of
etiquette, because it was carnival time.
Further conversation was interrupted
by the approach of Brown and Senator
y. The Senator said
| am looking for a man by your name
Daily. | noticed by the papers he was in
Washington few days ago. He is here
to introduce a new piece Of ordinance he
has patented. | did want to see him.
have an idea of my own that will per-
feet this machine, think
Why, Jim, that is you," said Brown
" Senator, this is DAILY"
Well just the man l wanted Mr.
Daily, your patent-I have seen the draw
ings-is lacking in this, that the"
Now, papa, do not commence talking
gun to Mr.. DAILY. You Will never know
when to stop. Let me suggest that M
DAILY call
Yes, dear, you are right, and it is late
too-but Mr.. DAILY, can you not join US
at breakfast? We will be alone, viii We
not, dear?"
/ Breakfasts are too conventional, papa,
and perhaps it would be inconyen-
lent for Mr. Daily to breakfast at our hour:
/ let me suggest dinner You viii come,
[ Mr.. DAILY, and also, Mr. Brown"
Brown pleaded an engagement, but
accepted
Yes dinner-that is better" said the
Senator :" 1 will in the meantime get my
ideas on paper about the gun, DAILY and
come early. We dine at =" And giving
his number for his carriage, they babe us
good night.
That night, just before We parted,
Brown said, abruptly:
"Soyou and the princess are old friends
Jim?"
How does she come by that name?"
"Oh, that is the name she is known by
among her gentlemen friends, and that
is the name given her by the papers
here. She is so well liked and is such a
regal looking beauty-did you ever see
such eyes and hair? She reminds me-
Her eyes we're blue, and such pair.
No star In heaven was ever brighter
Her skin was most diyinely fair
neversaw a shoulder whittier,
And there something in her form
Juste en- bon pointe think they term it,
That really was enough to warm
The icy bosom Of a hermit
"She has more admirers than any
other women in Washington, and treats I
US all about the same, but she is still I
heart and fancy free
Then you are an admirer should take .
it,"
- Yes, I was one of them, but now ] 1
admire from distance Where did Won .
meet her, Jim? You did not seem bit (
impressed with her cofdiality"
"Oh, it was only casual accquaint /
ance-some time back
"Eh, ha Good night :" And Brown
left me.
l sauntered slowly toward my lodgings.
The bright moonlight and utter quiet
were restful The cigar smoked was
good one. but my mind was 50 busy in
recalling her every word and expression
during our short conversation that it went
out half dozen times | was restless
that night closed my eyes and could
see the little white had as first saw it in
the half light of early morning in my
berth. could see it in its little silk nit
ten, held up toward me from the sleigh.
| could feel it, with its gloved warmth,
lying carelessly in mine, and then, as l
gradually became unconscious, il seemed
to hang over me, and as | would grasp
it, it would vanish just out of my reach
I, too, was becoming one ofthe princess
admirers.
The dinner next evening was charm
ing experience-jUst her father and her
self Her father, the Senator, was,
found, an old friend OF my fathers in
theiryounger days. When we arose from
the table and the Senator left the way
into the library, or his den, rs he termed
it, she begged to be allowed TO follow Us,
and over perplexing details and seeming
ly uninteresting designs to her, we spent
the evening In comment on an idea OF
hers that explained certain perplexity
we were worrying over, her father said
We'll, now, daughter, you know more
about guns than either of Us. You see,
Mr. Daily, it's hereditary"
Before left she sang several charming
little ballads, favorites Of papa's, she
said, and went back to my lodgings in
lo~e with the princess"
The next day and the next saw me at
the Senator's. Occasionally would catch
glimpses of Cassie as she fitted past or
through the library, where the Senator
and myself were busily engaged over our
drawings Sometimes she would stop
and listen to our discussions 1t was
then that designs, ideas and details would
vanish and leave me in such an absent
minded state that it would be some min
utes after she had left US before | could
again collect myself enough TO proceed
Much to my pleasure found that my