The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-09-14


will look me over, study me, and
take me if l suit him. Was ever
anything so abominable How l
envy you'll"
And I you, you little goose I"
laughed Jessie. "Why, what an
amount of amusement you can haye
out of all this. if you wish to turn it
into joke"
IF l wish toi Now. Jessie. if you
have single idea"
MY child, ! have dozen. See
heren' with merry ripple of mirth
in her voice. "Why not change
names with me while he remains
here? I won't in the least mind his
looking me over, and"
"Oh, you priceless darling 90 and
Janet caught hersin an embrace that
threatened suffocation. "If you only
will. I'll never forget it-never |!
And he is in the parIor now. Go
down at once, while 1 find Mrs. Price
and explain to her. She is as fond of
a joke as either of us, and won't
mind bit. Go, go. Jessie! You
may change your mind if you wait
another moment"
And the impulsive girl drew her
cou5in-laughing softly, and really
beginning to wish she had not made
the Offer-from her chair and across
the threshold; ; then. leaving her to
go down alone fitted off in search of
the easy, good-natured woman with
whom Jessie'S mother had sent niece
and daughter to a farmhouse for the
two months of summer.
The parlor was long, shady room,
against one window of which a
climbing rose bush was trained.
AT this window tall form was
standing as Jessie entered. and she
crossed directly toward it, her newly
arranged and impulsive plot making
dimples come and 90 in her cheeks,
and causing the dark eyes under her
lashes to glow and CLEAN with laugh
ter,
"Mr. Sandford?" she said, softly.
He turned with start, and met
the merry lovely eyes his own were
blue and keen, but she found beauty
in them never found before in hu.
man eyes by her, as their owner took
the hand she extended, and bent
over it with the grace of courtier.
'.And this is Miss Graves" he said
in a voice she liked as she nad liked
his eyes. "Your aunt assured me
that no formal introduction would be
necessary between your mothers
daughter and my fathers son.
Jessie bowed.
"Let me present my friend and
class.mate. Mr.. Glynn he and I are
hoping to enjoy few weeks fishing
in this neighborhood, and you will.
no doubt. see a great deal of u.s."
Jessie turned. Yes, there were two
of them. and the one whom she had
not noticed was rising from a great
chair. and bowling to her with chill
but graceful courtesy.
"Slight and dark, with a proud,
cold face" thought Jessie. II shall
like Janet's lover best"
Then Janet came in, like a human
flower, and intrOductiOns were re.
ceived, and she forthwith turned her
coolest shoulder upon Royal Sanford
and gave her smiles and her gay re-
marks and her whole attention to
Valroy Glynn, whose calm, dark
face lighted and grew soft many
times ere the rather prolonged call
was over, and the two young men
took their leave, having arranged for
a meeting on the morrow.
"He's lovelyv' said Janet, in a
soft little voice. when the two girls
stood alone on the veranda, watching
the evening shadows gather and fall.
"Isn't he hsndsome?" asked Jes-
sic. in the same low tone. 81 never
saw such expressive eyes in my life.
1 knew as soon as I had spoken to
him that you would like him-you
couldn't help it."
"But thought you preferred Mr..
Sandford."
"Of course 1 did. Of whom else
have we been speaking?"
81 was speaking of Mr.. Glynn."
"Oh, were you? ?'
And they laughed. as girls laugh
who have seen buds blow but seven
teen times but they colored little
as well, and a silence which was un-
usual fell between them, as they
stood hand in hand in the sunset.
What days they were that follow
ed If four people ever left the
world and its cares behind them and
basked In the glory of paradise, those
four could be found in that out-of-
the. way country place, where every
hour was shod with light, and every