The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-07-24
AN OBEDIENT CHILD.
She Was Told to Favor Mr.. Brown
and She Did.

A broad, yine-covered piazza, fncloS-
ing in its quadrilateral embrace red
rooted cottage Of orthodox seaside form,
but built with more than usual solidity,
and inwardly furnished as If the inhab-
itants were, for the time, living there.
not merely camping out Above, pine
branches interlacing across the sky; be-
low, the needle carpet easing every
football; between the trunks of the
stately conifers the fash and sparkle of
the sea.-Across the piazza sweep, the
inviting curve OF hammock; in the
hammock = blue-eyed, golden-haired,
white-robed-a girl, her fingers idly
plucking chords from guitar, but her
eyes on the glimpse OF ocean, and her
thoughts far away. Is it not pretty
picture?
So thought the young man in we'll
worn tennis suit, as he lounged, hands
in pockets, against the trunk OF a tree.
and watched the tableau unobserved
Apparently, he would be willing to en-
JOY the picture forever, but at last the
girls eyes fell upon him, and, jumping
UP with blush, she almost lot fall her
guitar.
'Why, Arthur Brown" She exclaimed;
have you dropped from the sky?"
mot quite that" answered the young
man in the tennis suit, coming forward,
..but cast up by the sea, The cranky
cat boat, which my cousin dignifes by
the. title of yacht had to put In at the
harbor for repairs, and as l have days
vacation from my duties as cook, mate
and larboard watch, I've strolled up this
way to-ah, to see how the new tennis
court is getting on"
1.-THE tennis court must feel honored
at your thoughtfulness," said the girl,
composing herself again in the ham
mock, whiles the young man found
seat on the top step of the piazza. ''But
where do you shape your course after
the Gull. is in commission againT'
'.Oh, believe Ned is going to skirt
up towards Bar Harbor. But think he
will make the rest of the cruise without
me.
''Oh, what an idea; to desert now
when the voyage is only begun. Be-
sides, the Gull must not go to Bar Har-
Dor tomorrow. You ought at least to
bring her down here and stand off and
on in front of our beach for one after
noon"
8 Would you really like to see her?'
"Really? Are we not simply dying
= for sensation7 And then, Eve heard
of such thing as young ladies enjoy
ing sail once in awhile"
why, should be delighted to bring
her up here If you would like to see her.
But as to her sailing, you know she will
only carry two comfortably" -
.Oh, Pm sure you would be glad to
stay ON shore and watch the tennis
court Mr. Lawrence and could handle
her very we'll. vs.,
The young mans face fell at this, for
II there was any. thing in the world he
wished to prevent, it was having Alice
Miller and Ned Lawrence thrown to-
gether. Perhaps Alice knew it At
any rate she laughed lightly, and struck
a few ripping chords on the guitar.
The young man laid his hand on the
hammock and stopped its swing
''Alice," he cried, 81 came up here
expressly to find you. We left things
in such a pretty mess the last time /
saw you that want to try to straighten
them out. You know l .sseald do any
thing for you.''
Eyes, so you've told me dozen
times" Another laughing chord from
the guitar,
'sOh, Alice, don't always laugh at me.
am in earnest now, and when I say
: that love you"
"Oh, hush," she said breaking away
from him. ''You must not say that to
me now. Your uncle is here"
my uncle? Here?'
''In this very house."
'.Well, what of that? know he has
disapproved of my marrying; know he
has forbidden me to see, you, but"
Yes, Arthur, and l shall tell you
why? He is going to marry me him
self"T
Toto marry you!"
YES I-eXpect him to make love to
me any minute" The pearly teeth
CLEANED through the smiling lips, "He
has begun on papa and mamma"
"Why, what nonsense are you talk
ing, Alice?" z
1T is certainly true. He came down
here two days ago to see papa about
some business. that was to take several
days 1t seems that when no first saw
me made an impression on him.
81 should think you might"
''Never mind. And yesterday he be-
gan by leading up quite naturally to the
subject of my marriage. ! should marry
some substantial person. OF some age
and position, and so on, giving per-
feet portrait Of Mr. Brown, senior. Poor
papa listened perplexed, bat as soon as
mamma heard Of it,
-Oh, yes, your mother, excellent lady =
'As soon ~ she hoard II, she under,
stood " I'll, And ever since then hays