Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-15

lie was az COOL ~ hls Nofu.
"You'rc trump. Brooks" Miller said
o. him. In hasty aside at the reception
"You have outdone yourself tonight"
Don't say worl." returned Brooks
IN a low. delighted voice. n have q
note from Miss Howard IN NV pocket
asking me Ia come out tomorrow after
noon and tell her about H. 50 am
playing society reporter tonight. SEEING
everything aud everybody"
Miller laughed. 'AlAsl pcr Rad
forlr' be said. significantly.
On the following afternoon. therefore,
apr,tty young Lady with an interesting
pillowod foot was relating circumstan
italy the story u her Temporary In
validism aud H. cause to brown mus
tachcd young man seated near her. wbc
showed an absorbing interest In the sub
jcct.
Il was an attractive picture for con
temptation ON warm day. A shady
veranda. with the gentle breeze coming
tusaui 10 over an olorOus velvet lawn
a ANAL afternoon tea table IL forth with
fruit and cooling beverages. and a young
aud attractive pair of people luKuriously
dispo-cd 90 enjoy their beautiful sur
rounding. AMI each others society.
IL was reality d0ubly fair in the eve,
u tho Young man. who was exchanging
for Il the m0notony of business routine
Ia the dusty city. Not that his lot wa'
q hard one. An only -on In busine-.
wiih his PROSPEROUS father l. IN the ma.
jorty - cases rather ovcrpaid than
ovcrwufkci. IT'LL such a day. such n
situation and such a companion formed
an unusual combination. II was ths
frst tete-a.tete that be had ever enjoyed
with hsf wherein the certainty 81 an
interruption was not imminent but
now-uow no carriage waited at the
curb to trar her from him: mo- partner
all too prompt would come 81 claim hi'
waltz Brooks had known for many =
day that there was more happincs. 30 h.
found In thc society - thi. young lady
than In that ~ any other. bat the dihcr'
encc had never shown 80 plainly ~ nov.
l'rv-fnily She raised great bunch ~
rarv ro-s.. which lay on the couch l--side
her and held them adminngly above her
eycs "rh,.c are the second YOU have
Int alrady " she saii Il understand
s1mething from them"
49, much the bettcr.- BE- returned.
boldly n intended that you should.
She gianc,,i at hini over her hoscrs
ani then fastened hrr eyes upon them.
n understand she .aid. "that you arr
very cNtmwsnnt and ycry Young
"Nounsf hr ccho-i. paying up heed
e. thr o.. shpr King adjective. "iiy that
you m'.,n foolish. ! supplse However.
~ gov or plna-l YOU didn't thcyf
"Yos hut thry did noi please papa.
Al. here was mrutiun 10 that hete
noirr 40 last llo hal almost forgotten
itstai.isncr. "Nour f.hcr -is-hlrl %
p',asc. L. he not he said haliingly. Il
think have heard that hc vas not al.
ways quite amicahly dispoa-l toward
such as
She covcrri her face completely with
the r-,, at this. but hen she sIoko b.
could divine nothing from her manner.
"Para likes a. have bis own way. she
said. half apologciically. Then srcminy
o. cast c0nccalment o. the winds. "lle
has u high temper shc confc--s.l. you
know -,mc people have, bat his i. some
thing quite terrible the storming. mying
Kind. noe toWarl mr-hc b. thc dearest.
most devoted father in the world. but
toward Young men. especially young
men Who .rnd mc flowers. he i quite
violent -omstimrs."
lie nodded seriously. thinking % Raj.
lords fate. az least that fate should M,
h. his "a shall meet Mr Howard az
dinner. shall notf' be- asked. wishing
the fowers in Jericho which ~ entirely
concealed her face. n suppose that u a
man conducts himself Ike a gentleman
in hi. presence be j. treated like one"
"Oh. certainly L.. somctimes-
nearly always. hut be- has bccn asking
q great many questions about you since
'he-e came llr avs that be- has known
your father all his lifc. and hc always
admired him. Sull. papa = hard 70
plcase. although be- like your father be
may not like sou. You arc not your
father. YOU know.
And youarr not yours. thank heaven;
~ let u, dismiss the subject, and defer
the evil hour as long a. possible. VIII
,pu put down those roses. or shall | take
themf" Iestrrtchcl forth a hand toward
them. bat she avoided a.
You have not told me a word Abou,
the wedding" she said. hastily. II am
diving to hear about H. Begin al once ="
"Oh. certainly" be acquiesced. with
reckless gaycty. The spinster and the
bachelor will now discuss the wedding
As you know. was one of the ushers,
and II YOU have ever bccn glad thai you
are a Young lady. continue a. reJ0ice, fOr
no one can turn YOU into an usher"
"ls II hard work" she asked
do not tell me that YOU have ever at
tended wedding without seeing that
Il must H. dnidgcy. Imagine a fellow =
shall start there, or 40 back to the very
tsginningr
"The beginning ot your existence, 10
you meany' she asked. laughing.
THE beginning of the wedding" be
answered. with lofty majesty. II am
too young 20 have a past.
$50 YOU are The wedding. then; and
do your very best this afternoon. h. en-.
tertaining. for lying still for 30 long In.
clines one % blue dragons Of the bluest
kind, and I want YOU 10 light them of
for me"
est. George for Ens.andl" he cried.
laughing. The fight bcginsl Imagine
a church, larse. gray. tribe damp PER
haps. lights turned low, but over all a
gala air. The chancel l. decorated In IT,
white garments. and forty million roses
throw their beauty and fragrance over
all; together with pOtted things. Of
course. palms and hydrangvas. tall lilies
and miles of smilax."
'Smilax In potsy
"No. not In pots. but everywhere else.
Enormous candelabra stand about. light
ed and festooned with greenery, and
high above everything u great crescent
made with twinkling lights like little
stars Nowl Enter eight oonspiratorsl
am one The sexton l. there Ia admit
N; the organist and few favored
friends are already In the loft. A mob
besieges every one Of the doors. That Is
the stufiing OF the assembly. - 10 speak;
without IL the nooks and crannies which
one could not al with invited guests
would be vacant, and give the
church cherries look which the
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