Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-18

M EiN r. +. ,ss y: !: : !:
when sHne II hts baalnsss acquaintance
rallied or cnmplimsutei hin, and ~hen he
oceaaionalIy dseiin1i invitation, given
viva voee, BY explaining that be had prom
Assi u ssrort Mss Tramiay somewhere that
evening II this explanation were made 10
a lady, az was usually the ease, knowing
sra4le or at least signiheant look, wa al
most ssirs 10 follow. IL hegan 10 ss.m To
Phil that the faces u the young women Of
View York sail great deal more than their
tongues, and sabi 10 In a way that could not
tss ans~eresi, which was quits annoying.
II he was TO -sm engaged, be would prefer
that Appearances might not be deceitful
Again and again he wa 90 the pom, Of Ask
ing the QUESTION Which be little doubted
sonid be favorablY answered. but he always
restrained himself by the reminder that he
was Gully clerk a salary that could not
support a wife bred like Lucia, in New York,
an that Villa plots at iaynton Bay were not
selling rapidly they should II he ~ere
to become we'll tn do; indeed they scarcely
we're selling at all Who eouhi he expected
% becone intersstssi In building sites the
s.a shore when even IN the sheltered streets
Of the city the wind was piercing the thickest
while another man even he that stick
Margs, Offering her numerou, attentions,
all Of which she accepted f-confound Marge
and bis money
Tint Margs also jealous was inevita-
bic Highly ~ he valued himself he knew
gonlaHknd sell enough 10 imagine that n
handsome young fellow Just past his ma jor
ty uiight ID. more gratifying 10 the eye, at
least, than who had reached we'll
who had not mentioned his aye since he
passed. his thirty hfth birthday He had In
his favor all ths prestige Of good record in
society, Of large acquaintance and aristo-
cratic extraction. bur he could not blind
himself Ia the fact that the young women
who we're Inust ,stimnbit did not greet him
"a rlfu7vcly and cnnidentialiy rs they did
PM His hair proNokingly thin on the
top of his head. aud farther back there was
a tell tale spot that r,-a'nbled tonsure; he
could not quickly enter like Pull, into the
spirit of ~,Iia silly, innoesat frolic, and al
though hs INSISTED that Ills horses were as
good rs phh-. he could not bring himself To
extending au invitation for II morning dash
through the park. rs Phi did once or twice a
work So he frequently said 10 himself,
ConfouDd the country habit Of early rising,
which bis rival had evidently mastered
A. fpr I.ucia, except for the few happy
hours she zpe~t with Phil, and the rather
more numerous hours devoted I" day dreams
regarding her youthful swain, she was really
miserable III her uncertain condition. Other
girls getting engaged, shorter ac-
qgaintance, and ten tiineS rs many girls were
tormenitug iIsr with questions n to which Of
the twp was to I've tine happy man. She de
voutly wished that PM would speak quickly,
and finally, after hong and serious consulta-
ton with Margie she determined To adopt
toward nm the tactics winch only t"" or
three months before she maj tried ON Marge;
she would encourage his rival With Marge
IL had mai ~" unexpected effect OF making
her yhld her heart I" fhii' on the other
hand, II had perc"pt'hif quehenei MArge's
interest IN her. would n"t reversal OF the
factors have corresponding r'suit'
She hal but one fear, hut that was grow
ing ntens.a Agnes Dinun continued TO he
fond OF Raj there was no other man to
whom sheever saw Agnes appear 80 cheerful
and unconstfahed Could 1t be that the
heire~s was PLAYING n deep game for the
prize that 70 LUCIA ~ein'ei the only one IN
viewf She Ind ~en wonderful Successes
made hy gir'~ ~ odd "a Agnes, when they had
any money As a reserve force and she tren
blssi n, She thought If the possib,lities Agnes
Ill
but she was nn,leniably bandsom. her man.
ners ver, charming and she was smart be.
vond ronnare She had declared that her
interest in Phil va. only in his position AS
L.uens admirer. but-peop,e did not always
tell the truth when they ver. in love Incia
bersaf had told n nnml.r Of les-the verv
white.t of WHITE Iss-about her own regard
far PM. suro,,se Ae,,,s wore doing Iike,xisat
II sb. ,vereE Iucia' little finyer nails made
deem prints or the Mains OF her hands as she
thongbt of II
She told hers,lf. in her calmer moments.
that such a thought was unworthy Of her and
insulting to Agnes. who really had been friend
ly and even afrertionate to her In wakeful
hours at night however. or in some idle hours
during the day, sh., fell into jealousy. and
each successive tumble made her thralldom
the more hopeless She tried to escape bv
rallying Phil about Agnes but the Young
man. surprising her to be merely playful in
her teasing. did his best 10 continue the Joke.
and was utterly blind to the results
At last there came an explosion. At 4
part, which was to Lucia unspaakably stupid,
there being no dancing. Miss Dinon mopopo-
lizsSi Phi for full hour-a thousand hours
it seemed to Lucia-and they sa. on . sofa.
too. tina, was far retired in an end of a room
which once had been conservatory. Lucia
watched for an opportunity to demand an
explanation. it seemed it never would come.
but finally an old lady who was the head and
front OF a small local missionary effort in the
south called the Young man aside In an in
slant Lucia seated herself beside Agnes Dinop
saying rs she gave her fan d vicious twist:
You seem to find Mr. Havn veg; enter
tainingf
Indeed do said Miss Dinou II haven't
spent So pleasant an hour this season. until
this evening
"Ohir exclaimed Lucia, and the unofYend-
ing fan flew INTO two nis,es
NV dear girlf' exclaimes. Agnes. pickiny
up one of the FRAGMENTS ITS really wicked
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