Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-09-04


sneesed Edna Carson
Miss Barbara made no verbal come
ment, but walked resolutely down the
landing and aroused the absorbed boat
man from his studies with the poIut of
her psrasol-
Bring your boat around ~ she said,
sharply, I'VE want to cross the river.
BE quick"
The boatman pushed back his broad
brimmed straw hat with a look half
puzzled, half amused, that made Bar
bara Lynn turn towards her companion
with the petulant words:
II believe he's an idiotl''
''Where do you wish to go, ladies?"
asked the man, when they had safely
bestowed their multifarious fiounces
upon the seats, not without many COM
plants at the smallest of the accommo-
dations.
ITO Stapleton Park landing.'
As the oars flashed through the
bright, tideless water Edna Carson
drew deep sigh of relief.
"Well, we shall be there soon, II
hope. If you had only written, Bar
bara, Miss Stapleton would have sent
some one TO meet us-perhaps that as
tonishing brother of hers"
Yes said Barbara, curling her
lip; land nice first appearance we
should have made, tired and dusty,
with our dresses all crumpled and our
| hair uncurledl No-I choose to meet
/ Harry Stapleton ca grdrde toftette,
when L do meet him. Everything de-
pends on first impressions, you know F"
Edna put up her little hand to hide
yawn.
"And you really mean to captivate
him?"
Il mean to try"
"How do you know that he will make
a good hu>bandP"
What difference does that make?
He's rich!''
The bOatman stepped ashore, and,
| doff1ng his hat, pointed to a superb
gray stone mansion whose gables and
mullions CLEANED through the groups OF
trees just beyond, saying:
There is Stapleton, ladies-you will
have no difficulty in finding 1T"
Barbara tossed piece of silver to
him.
''See that our trunks are sent up as
soon as they arrive,'' she said, lofty.
And now, girls, get ready for DIM
ner as soon as you CAMP said Miss
Stapleton, as she usheIed her visitors
into a dainty little dressing-room all
panelled in oak and goldgreen, with
curtains of pale green silk, and mir
rors that reached from ceiling to floor,
II have "A delightful party of guests
look as lovely as possible. Remember
our old school compact, Barbara-you
are to captivate Harryl"
Barbara dad look love'y as she en-
tered the drawing-Toom, where lights,
aud flowers, and delicious perfume:
made a sort of fairy land She wa:
dressed IN rose-colored tulle, caught VI
with bouquets OF moss rosebuds, and a
branch of trailing roses and buds fast
ened III her glossy brown curls as care
leSsly as if it had fall IN from the vine
E,ina was pretty, too, IN her whit
muslin aud lilies but Edna's beauty
was to Barbara's as twilight TO sun
s!Iine-pearl to the imperial diamond
Anna Stapleton's eyes frightened with
a sort of admiring pride as sine cam'
forward, leaning on gentleman's arm
to greet her guest
Miss Lynn my brother, Mr.. sta
! pletonl''
, And Barbara's cheeks blazed int
!, scarlet FIRE, as III the calm glance Of th'
: gentleman bowling besore her she rec
, | ogniZed the eark blue eyes that ha'
bedmed SD quiZZically beueoth tn
shadow of the ferryman's straw hat
Sine was literally struck dumb-sh
could not have spoken 10 save her life
, but Harry Stdpleton was less embar
/ ! raSSed.
: 1--WE have met BEFORE" he said, wit
"A half smile. ''lt was my first appear
r auce in the role of ferTyman. l hope
: gave satisfaction. Everything depend
5 on first appearances, you know. PaI
= don me for not disclosing my name
I Miss Lynn, but your orders were To-
I Imperatively gwen for me to disob-yl
n He stopped abruptly, for Barbara
. overcome with shame and modification
I had tainted away in his sisters arm:
y And then and there ended all he
n hopes of ever becoming the lady {
\ Stapleton Park. Alasi what radian
: visions "a little mistake will some
. times oyershTowl