Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-06-20
CHAPTER III.

AN EVENTUAL WALK.
Boughton was good deal impressed, at
the same time that he was provoked at be-
ing shown up in all his fragrant ignorance
of the ills that horse-aesh is heir to.
They had tiresome walk the rest of the
way, for Judith would not remount Eye
brows, and poor Trumpeter, emuating his
name, behind them, was any thing but
cheerful companion.
How Phil did wish that he had been
able to spring from the foundered horse,
all the time having full cognizance
of what allied him-have whipped out his
knife and bled him, and administered the
whisky, all without q word from Judith.
And how he fumed over that idiotic speech
about Trumpeter's heart. He thought
Judith must have contempt for him.
And, to tell the truth, she did. She
blushed to think that some of the neigh.
bors might have been with them, and
heard her Cousins remarks, and seen the
helpless way in which he stood about,
while she righted things as best she could.
Her eyes were still a good deal more red
than brown whenever she allowed her
thoughts to dwell upon him.
That night, as he came into the drawing.
room, just before dinner, he found JUDITH
in the arms of slim young man in very
elaborate costume--or rather, if tho truth
must be told, the slim young man was in
the arms of Judith, who appeared to be al
ternately laughing and wiping her eyes as
best she could on the lapel of his coat.
AS Boughton came in, however, she
stood erect, and put up her hand to her
curls, which were good deal rumpled.
Her eyes were brown as rain-washed
autumn leaves now. No red in them what
ever.
"Dick, your cousin, Philip Boughtop,' -
she said, speaking pretty coolly. And
Boughton found himself in possession OF
the slim young mans hand.
"Er--glad to see you-er, Just from
Paris! Cold here, isn't itr said the boy,
languidly.
He was only boy, after all, with face
something like Judiths seen in a spoon,
and the same red-brown curls. His eyes,
however, were pale gray.
''No; | am from start to tinish," said
| Boughton, gravely.
"Ehl' said Dick.
He did not laugh, neither did Judith. She
| scratched the chin of the black kitten in the
Toby-collar, and looked graveiy at Bough-
ton between its ears.
"0h, see,n said the boy, finally. 'Been
v
here tells me. Horse foundered Awful
nuisance, having ones horse foundered.
DO you like huntingln
81 haven't done much of it, said Philip,
honestly, wishing devoutly that he had.
He had eyes keen to look with, as well as
TO look at, and saw the little downward clip
of the girls mouth, as she went on cosset-
ing the little kitten.
I've done lot of it in my day." pursued
Dick, laughingly. "And l must say it
rather bores me.n
''Oh, does itin said Boughton. ait doesn't
seem to bore your sister,
''Nothing bOres judy Master Dick as
sured him in the same languld tone. "Itell
her to wait until she's grown up"
"She's a bit more grown up than you
now, isnJ sheln said Boughton, dryly.
How do you meant" Dick asked, allow
ing his eyes to open themselves, as it were,
in despite Of his own will, while Judith
stopped scratching the kittens chin, and
looked a great deal astonished.
why. as you stand there together, I'm
quite sure she's a good iuch taller,u SAID
Boughton, calmly, with one hand in his
pocket and the other meditatively at his
moustache. Eyes, a good inch, l should
say he repeated
Dick flushed, but Judith grew positively
scarlet. The intense blush scanned TO spread
into her very eyes, and they Redeemed ON
inously.
You are e1tirely mistaken" she said, in
the small. stin voice which is generally sup
posed to be monopolized By conscience.
Richard is half inch taller than myself.
We were measured only last June"
Perhaps you have grown some since, .
suggested Boughton, quite unmoved.
Not in grace, eh, Judyl" put in the boy,
good-naturediy coming to the rescue.
you've got her in a perfect temper, Cousin
Phil.n
"How can you speak so, Dickr' cried Ju-
dith, turning upon him, and dropping the
kitten, which fell with furry bounce upon
the polished fioor. II see that you have