Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-01

ing" thegirl answered
agnes Dinon is thirty-six il she's a dav.'
answered Mrs Tramlav In a petulant tone.
$50 much the better lifted to pass opinions
On young men," said Tram,ay ''Shows
moro sense in one girl Of her age than hun
dred like-liker-
like me, papa" said Lucia. you may
as well say it,
"Like you, then. Bless your dear, igno-
rant heart, I'd give my head If you could SEQ
as clearly as she without waiting SO long to
learn"
"You may be very sure, though, that Miss
Agnes will never Invite him to her own re-
ceptions," declared Mrs Tramlay.
"Wrong again, mamma; she's invited him
tor next Tuesday night, and do believe she
devised tho reception just for the purpose.
None Of us had heard OF it before"
Mra Tramlay gathered all her strength,
simulated 1t with an entire cup Of tea, and
exclaimed:
swell, l should like to know what society
b coming to, il a common farmers boy, Of
10 family, can stumble into town and be in
vited about to good houses"
"Coming TOT Why, my dear wife, it is
coming to It's senses I'm glad, in this par
ticular case. the movement began at our
house"
Nobody would have paid any attention to
him, ii you hadn't talked much about him."
said Mrs. Tramlay. Zone would have thought
him dear old friend. to hear you 80 on
about him as you did"
II said nothing but what was true. l
merely said he was one Of the finest young
men had ever known; that he was of tho
highest character. and very intelligent be-
sides."
Such qualities don't make a man fit for
society" said the lady of the house.
mo, suppose not; if they did we'd see
more OF them at our receptions and parties."
"Edgari"
"Well. well" said Tranilay, leaving the
table, kissing his wife, and preparing to hurry
to his Office. ut isn't your fault; we can't
expect what can't be had, suppose"
Lucia" said Mrs Tramlay, after the
children had been dispatched to school, 81
hope your fathers peculiar notions won't
affect you" :.
About Phil Nonsense, you dear old
worryi But really, mother, be made quite
IN impression A lot OF the girls admired
him ever 70 much began to apologize and
explain, as soon as I could get rid OF him;
but found it wasn't ct all necessary"
"Girls will admire anything that's new
anything, from Zulu to a monkey"
Mammal
Young men like Hayn can't ever marry
out OF their own circle; you should be able TO
see that How can they buy houses for their
wives, and furnish them properly, and set
up horses and carriages, and keep in societyf
Mamma, you're too dreadfully funny: in
decd you are. Suppose young men aren't
rich enough to marry; can't girls like themi
Aren't young people good for anything but
to get marriedr
"rm very sorry" said the mother, abrupt
y leaving the room, that you have such
4rifling views Of life"
When Philip Hayn left the family mansion
. little after midnight be had but two dis
tinct ideas-one was that he had better find
sway back to Sol Mantring's sloop to sleep.
and tho other was that be didn't believe be
could fall asleep again In les than week.
All that he had seen, the people not excepted,
was utterly unlike Haynton The converse
tion, also. was new, although he could not
remember much Of It,; and the ladies-wcll,
be always had admired whatever was admir-
able in the young women In the village, but
there certainly were no such handsome and
brilliant girls at Haynton a. some he had
INST that night
He could not explain to himself ths differ
ence. except that, compared with Luciah
friends hisold acquaintance appeared-well,
rather unfinished and Ignorant And as far
- these new acquaintance appeared above
his older ones. 50 Tar did Lucia appear above
her friemdA He had s!Gdied her face scores
of times before and told himself where it was
faulty; now he mentally withdrew every
criticjum be had ever made and declared her
perfection itself Would he ever forget how
- looked - she offered to help him from
that easy chair in the libraryi He wished
his mother might have seen her at that in
slant; then be was glad abe did not He re-
memberod that his mother did not entirely
approve Of some Of Lucias bathing dresses;
what would the good woman think Of fash
tonable evening attiref And yet perhaps It
Vas not a. dreadful as it seemed Evidently
Luciab mother approved Of It, and was not
she member Of q church-not, be regretted
q the faith In which all Haynton worshipetl
Jet still churchi And did not many Of
Lucias guests dress in similar stylei
He mentally laid the subject away for
future consideration, and gave his mind to
bis own attire Until that evening his faith
in the perfection Of his Sunday suit was a.
unquestioning a. his faith in Haynton's
preacher. but now it was hopelessly shat
tered. Hs did not admire the attire Of the
gentlemen be had met, but the evidence was
overwhelming that it was the correct thing,
and that b must prepare himself to dress In
like fashion Il he went to Miss Dinons party.
And, BY the way, what q queenly woman
that Nin Dinon was!
he would Ike to meet her again; he Ger.
tainly must attend that party. But II he
bought evening dress, what should he do
with II when he left the cityi No young
man feat more freedom than be to do a. hs
liked IN Haynton, but to appear in o "swal-
low tai" at church or anywhere else in the
village would be simply impossible; the mere
thought Of Il made him trembie and then
hugh suit Of clothes merely to wear two
or three svenings-perh.ps only one-would
be . shocking extravaganza; they probably
would cot half a. much as new horse or
two Or three dozen Of the books he had for
years bean longing to buy. He would give
up Mis- Dinons party; the thought Of doing
% made him doleful, but do it be must
Almost Immediately after forming this
virtuous resolution no boarded a horse car.
on which were several couples, evidently re-
turning from . party somewhere, 50 again
PM found himself studying attire Gradu-
ally It occurred to him that his own appear-
ance was attracting attention This was not
new experience; be had encountered It
several times at Haynton with calmness; in
deed, although he was not vain, he had never
feared comparison. In church, of his appear
ance with that Of any summer boarder from
the city; for, as his mother has already In
timated In these pages. his Sunday coat had
been cut from the same piece Of cloth as the
ministerk But now be felt III at ease while
being eyed, not at all impertinently, by the
young people who sat facing him First be
thought the mildly critical glances wero
directed to his hard rubber watch guard
then he was sure the cut Of his vest was not
being approved; be detected one very pretty
young woman in the act Of suppressing
mile as she looked at his shoes Thirdly, he
Was obliged to believe that an admirably
dressed fellow opposite entirely disapproved
Of his Sunday coat-the coat cut from min
lsteris cluth and made by Sarah Tweege.
md with real silk velvet collar. too.
Little ty little Phil hlst his self possession.
he could scarcely look in any direction with
mt encouutsrins the eyes Of some one vino
sren,ed to regard him as a curiosity An at
7einpt to ignore the attention Ivy reading the
advertising signs above the windows Of ti.e
,ar was dismal failure, for he somehow felt
mt several pairs Of eyes were upon him, and |
,hie uas rather more cnnoying than seeing |
I'm. The strain became unendurablei q b