St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-17

flectiyely, "Maude. Yes, l like tnat
pretty well. had kind of notion for
the name Isabel, though"
"Why, that's my second name," cried
Miss Gessley. "How queerH'
She laughed again, though there were
tears in her eyes from sympathy with
the subtle emotion that moved him.
Ppm dreadfully hungry" she de-
clared. This is too absurd. I'm going
to the house for my breakfast"
LET me go with YOU"
"Of course not"
A loud call, a prolonged 'hoo, hoo!'
sounded from the thicket.
There's Freddy Earle looking for
me. Goodbye"
Maude ran away up the beach, an
before he had had time to come within
sight of the shore, and of Jack Lever
ington striding away towards his cot
tage.
"Freddy Earle. eh? That means
that she is staying at The LEDGE
them" he thought. Its hard luck,
that Pve got to hurry back to Denver.
Confound these strikers! But I'd
rather repeat that nights experience
with them in the mountains than see
her again before that sharp Gertrude
Earle. They must have been school
friends, for Maude has the Southern
accent. She's not a Yankee. Maude /!
Bless her! She's the girl Eve been
waiting to find. Bless her." he re-
peated.
81 wonder where Miss Dumaresque
isl" said Gertrude Earle as she and
Maude were driving in her cart on the
Gloucester road after lunch, They had
just met Jack Leverington in a victoria
with his mother and sister.
WHO are they?' asked Maude, with
apparent Indifference.
1.-The LeveringtOnS, of Denver. 1t is
their first summer here. They have
taken the Island View. The son has
been sitting at the feet Of Katharine
Dumaresque for month. It's the first
time have seen him without her. Dick
Hitchcock told me last night that he is
going away tomorrow"
"Going aWay?"
eyes. he superintends the railroads
out West" answered Gertrude vaguely !;
land Dick says that he is obliged to go
ways lets the strikers have their way.
dawdling here. Dick says. though ] am
sure he seemed enough interested in
Katharine DumaraSque to keep him
here Indefinitely. You ought to see
them. They are superb together, both
so dark and handsome. You ought to
have been here all through July. The
idea of staying in your poky Savannah
"Wait until you come to Georgia.
interrupted Maude with enthusiasm.
But, Gertrude, if Mr.. Leverington has
been sitting at the feet of Miss Dumar-
esque all this time, why does he desert
her now?"
ooh. he isn't deserving her. Every
body says he is going to marry her;
but he is obliged to go home and super
intend the railroads while first"
Twill she leave the stage?'
"Of course. She loves the art. but
hates the work. She is perfectly lovely.
She is coming to dine Tonight"
"You know her, then?"
Yes, indeed. Mama adores her. She
is always trotting about after Kathar-
inc like darling little slave"
DO the Leveringtons come to your
house, tOo?'
"a very little. Dick Hitchcock seems
to devise schemes TO get Mr.. lowering
ton away the minute he sets foot on our
"Dick is wise fiance, Gerty."
"Pm not sure that he is. Yes, dis
lance lends enchantment. And l've
only been enabled to admire the wild
Westerner from affair.""
Gertrude suddenly turned her horse.
II have an idea," she exclaimed.
"The Leverlngtons shall be asked to
dine tonight! do hope they can come
at such short notice. For myself |
would venture nothing. For you -
For mer'
Eyes. l want you to see Katharine
and Mr.. Leverington together. They
are perfectly superb. Dick is going to
bring Mr.. Valentine down from Boston
this evening, and mamma doteS on a
dinner party impromptu."
Mrs. Earle drove over alone to the
Island View directly her daughter
asked her to do so. She came back radi
| ant. The LeveringtOns had accepted.
| the piazza with Mr.. Leverington when
Maude came down to dinner that even.
| ing, and saw the actress for the first
! time off the stage.
| Maude was late coming down. She
had Overdressed to begin, then, declar
ing to herself that she did not care what
Mr.. Leverington thought of her looks
| had changed her gay gown for sombel
| little one of brown.
| She went in with Dick Hitchcock.
who was waiting for her, and fOunC
herself at table next to Jack Levering
| ton.
Mrs. Earle introduced them anc
| Freddy Earle exclaimed:
"Why, Maude, where's that stunning
suit L saw you in half an hour ago;
| What made you change your dress?"
| Freddy" laughed Maude. but she
| colored. ''your Imagination will get vol
| into trouble some time"
81 didn't imagine it," said Freddy
Indignantly. You looked pretty il
that white lace thing, and you lOol
horrid in this"
Freddy" cried Gertrude, "Maude il
lovely in anything. Isn't she, Mis-;
Dumaresque? Miss Gessley?"
| Maude and Katharine bowed.
eff had lace dress like Miss Lev
erington's," said Maude presently
looking across the table at Jacks dark
haired sister in her Spanish gown, g.
should always wear it,
"Maude looks better in that white
flannel she wears on the beach," nut
tered Freddy Earle.
THAT'S true" said Jack, in very
low voice to Maude. "You are an ange
in white"
She bushed, but did not look at him
She talked only with Dick Hitchcocl
! during dinner.
The moon was shining over the oceal
| and over the sea of green boughs on thu
hill slope below the piazza of 9TH
LEDGE" when dinner was done, ant
they all went out of doors. High allow
the trees of the little valley, which i
pierced by the rails of the Glouceste
branch, they could look across to tn,
silver shining lights on Bakers island
and the twinkling from the distant win
doWs of Marblehead.
Mr.. Earle stroIled away down tn
drive, with his cigar, followed b.
Freddy.
Mrs. Earle and Mrs. Leverington wen
up the piazza together.
Miss Dumaresque held little cour
with Dick Hitchcock. Valentine an
Leverington, grouped before her chair
Fanny LeveringtOn walked up an,
down the piazza with Gertrude Earle.
Maude went away alone little wa.
down the magnolia path underth oaks
| T ovarinpton fOllOwed her in q littl