Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-07-25

stance Of souls getting into wrong bodies a.
in the case Of that girl and her twin broth.
err, sir. Phil, my lad, look here. 1t makes
her hopping mad to say it, but-your ear,
boy-he's young milksop. It breaks nv
heart, sir-it breaks my hearth
The Colonel sat rubbing the knee Of his
uppermost leg with his open palm, and
pursed up his lips as if to whistle, but sud.
denly turned and spoke again.
Sand the way that child loves him is pos.
itively pathetic. Phil-'tis, on my soul To
hear her talk you'd think he was the smart
est, bravest, Quickest = well-wel-ths
boys never been tested, that's fact I've
hopes Of him-yes, hopes Of him. said
the Colonel, who would never have made the
foregoing admission had it not been for that
extra glassful of the mysterious beverage
drunk in Boughtonis honor.
Boughton all this time was steadily won.
dering il Judith would give him chance to
make his graceful speech by appearing at
dinner.
The Colonel, who was a mighty hunter
and sportsman generally, always dined late
at this season of the year. BE employed an
overseer, and spent most Of October and
November in fox-hunting. So IT came TO
pass that they oined as rule by candle
light.
Phil spent a round hour in making him
self presentable. He was weltlooking
young fellow, with long, clean limbs, anda
curiously naughty pose Of head his hair
was as abundant and waving much aiier
the fashion of Judith. Perhaps his most de-
Hghtful feature was his mouth-weA curved
and parting a little one-sidedly over uneven
and very white teeth. BIS luggage had fol-
lowed hlm in the care Of his body servant
and he issued from his room finally as de-
liciously and fragrantly fresh as IS on!
given to fair men to appear.
When he entered the drawlug-room ne
found, a little TO his surprise, that Jual'A
was there already, engaged IN tue start
ling feminine employment OF knotung
Boughtol only saw that her foot IN Us
bronze slipper and silk stocking, was very
slender-slenderer than any be had ever
seen, in fact-with an instep under whlch
the young man was convinced he could nave
rolled good sized marble.
She had on a nice little frock Of some
creamy stun, that fell about hes gsltess
of crinoline, and string Of blue fersAA
beads around her throat
The Colonel was revolving slowly oei0rs
the fire, with parted coat tails, at the SANG
time rocking backward and forward OAlS
toes.
Boughton paused in the hall some ume =
watch them. They made such pieasau'
picture in the welded light Of the wax ean'
dies and leaping fire. Beyond them was sl'
handsome desk of the oak-paneled rVOl.
its high, carved furniture and big frsn'.
mirrors. -
As he entered ne saw that in one o. -
was another Judith, and ano'n I,i,
and another, and another, stretching, las
the kings in Macbeth, to the crack Of OuO ~
for ali he could tell And they Were :.
knotting, and all had delicate feet ID plou.s
slippers, and wore blue beads, and noeoaeoii
them looked up at him, although the OoiSse'
came boisterously forward, and hauled y.
in by both hands, and he babe bis Ass CIV
greeting TO her cousin Phil
Quote she:
ssYes, dad, dear, that's all right; wenas
met already. My ball, dad, darnnsi ~ M
are stamping all over it. Thanks" as run
handed it TO her.
Now, the Colonel was good DEAL a. y.
would express it ''discomb oberated- ~
said: 'sHeyl what's thatin and looked TIE ~.
one to the other, and let go Of his coal -.
IN sheer amazement But as Mistress
Judith maintained unbroken sAe.e.'
and appeared absorbed in her kno.slus,
was at the pains Of expiainIs
that be had met his cousin on the hlE-
road, and how they had mutually recOS
nIzed each other.
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