Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-11-15
ALL IN AN EVENING.

"Why no said Mrs. Warren, rather
prim!y, and with il faint frown on her
pleasant we'll favored face; Il can not
lay think her pretty, DR.. Collins, She
IS too-buxom and too vividly colored,
50 to speak.
"She has vivid coloring. certainly.
said the doctor, leaning forward from
his seat beside Mrs. Warren on the sit
ting room lounge to view the gay quar-
,ette in the parlor, to wit: Mrs Warren $
adopted niece, Marian Morgan, petite
delicate featured, strai hit nosad, soft
eyed; Marian's friend, "Dolly" Taylor,
tai AMI plump, red checked, f1ax"n
haired, blue eyed; James Fuller, the
clever young lawyer of the place, tall,
rather dsniiied, already member of
the school beard, and talked of for State
representative, and Ned Seely, not of
yhe pace, but recently from the West,
shorter, and not so dignified, but hum
orous an jolly and energetic, if some
What unco:Iv 'ntion,l
That was t lc quart tie, and a thought
full observer might hive remarked Mrs.
Warren and DIR. G., linS, who had aet-
sirl haiti of drop.'i" in, mad six.
Jim Fuller, tie doctor added,
ID 'r,,'t appear to be tici,ing her.
He seems pretty we'll suited.
Was the doctor family maliciou,
Mr., Warren was ambitious and proud
# her handsome niece; James Fuller
was much rrsi,ecte |, AMI steadily rising
md prn,parin, Yet here was Marian's
oounci ,y school friend bland monopo-
!iH,ng him, and Mlrian talked with &C.
Hl Ned Se'ly in Il corner.
7 ,e doctor put up his hand to cover a
sin;,c.
Mrs. Warren cleared her throat so dis
tt - lily that the doctor felt p;tng Of
rcMorse.
Marian is fond of her." she said
sttll,', "anl have nothing again It her.
Eve 'otin, Fuller being struck with
her." thou ,ht the doctor.) But the
.ype of girlhood that best suits me is
.:ot hers.
She loo',ed at dainty, quiet Marian.
Mel S 'el >, right arm was stiff in the
..bow, and he was relating to Marian
low it had been hurt-he had been
wrestling with an obstinate mustang out
IN Wyominy-and Marian was laughing
50 much that it was difficult for Mrs.
Warren to bell we her ears.
"li IS an anu sing fellow" DR.. Collins
remarked, shifting the subject, bright
rs II dollar.
Possibly" said Mrs. Warren, icily
smiling. Il think him too talkativ. and
fond of joking. hardly approve of
nim
Il lie were joking with Dolly Taylor.
the doctor thorS 1t, it would be all right.
The doctor had been widower for
abolt the lengt of ii ne that Mrs. War
sen had been wi low. Possibly
,herc was link between them, and 4
reason for his clairvoyance as to her in
most desires
"What are they up tor he queried,
catching stray word in Dolly T.,ylor's
gay voice. Are they going a-sliding?'
Yes, said Mrs. Warren, with Il har-
ras>ed sig 1T was Mr., Seely's idea,
and harum carum plan l consi Ter it.
am afraid it will be too much for Mar
an.
"Too much what? Too much of Ned
Scely?" thou ;ht the doctor, irrepres 'ibly,
and wished he dared to Sav 1t.
But Mrs. Warren was in the parlor,
troubled and ii lgety, and the doctor fol-
lowed.
The quartette was making prepara-
;ions. Daily Taylor was winding a
white scar around her fair head; her
blooming face shone forth from it like u
rose. Marian was buttoning her long
cloak down her trim length with her
blue mittenel fingers; Mr.. Fuller was