The Press., 1890-08-14
A sUMMEIe ROMANCE.


 sented to my wife's observation, using the colloquial phrase with a consciousness that it was anything but mice" English, ''and I'll bet that their three children are better brought up than most of -" "IaUo children, orrected my wife. "Three, he told me- "My dear, she said there were taOo."
 "He said three." "You've simply forgotten. I'm sasre she told me they had only two "a boy and girl"
 "Well, I didn't enter into particulars"
 "No, dear, and you couldn't have un- derstood him. Two children"
 "All right" sad but did not think it was all right. As a neasssighted man learns by enforced observation to recog- nize persons at distance when the face is not visible to the normal eye, so the man with bad memory learns almost uncon- sciously, to listen carefully and report &C., curately. My memory is bad; but l had not had time to forget that Brewster Brede had told me that afternoon that he had three children, at present left in the care of his mother -in-law, while he and Mrs. Brede took their summer vacation. | ssTwo children" repeated my wife; s.and they are staying with his aunt Jenny" sHe told me with his mother in law" put in. My wife looked at me with aeri- ous expression. Men may not remember much of what they are told about children !; but any man knows the difference between an aunt and mother-in-law.<
 "But don't you think they are nice peo- pie ?" asked my wife.
 "Oh, certainly" replied. "Only they seem to be little mixed up about their children"
 ''That isn't nice thing to say," return- ed my wife.
 could not deny it.
 And yet the next morning, when the Bredes came down and seated themselves lopposite us at a table, beaming and smiling in their natural, pleasant, well-bred fash ion, I knew, to soclal certainty, that the y a0ere "nice" people. He was fine look ing fellow in his neat tennis fiannels, slim, lgraceiul, 28 or 30 years old, with Frenehy pointed beard. She was "nice" in all her pretty clothes, and she herself was pretty with that type of prettiness which out. that lies in rounded figure, dnsky skin, plump, rosy cheeks, white teeth and black ] eyes. She might have been 25; you guessed that she was prettier than she was 'l at 20, and that she would be prettier still at 40.
 ' I was not surprised when, after break fast. my wife invited the Bredes to walk !, with us to 'our view" The Hoogencamp Biggle. .Tabb- Halkit contingent never stir red off Jacobus' veranda, but we both felt that the Bredes would not profane that sacred scene. We strolled across the fields, passed through little belt of woods, and, as heard Mrs. Brede's little cry of star tied rapture, motioned to Brede to look up.
 "By Jove!'' he cried, ''heavenly r
 'And so that is y0ur view ?" asked Mrs. Brede, after moment; ''you are very lgenerous to makeit ours Heo."
 An, how much better was this sort ol talk than the chatter and gossip of the Tabb and the Hoogencamp-than the ma lcirculars My wife and I exchanged glances.
 ''Now, when I went up the Matter horn," Mr. Brede began.
 "Why, dear," interrupted his wife; "l fdidn't know you ever went up the Matter. horn."
 I s.It-it was five years ago." said MT. Brede, hurriedly. ssI-I didn't tell you when was on the other side. you know it was rather dangerous-well,a as | was saying-it looked-oh, it didn't look at all like this"
 A cloud hoated overhead, throwing itf lgreat shadow over the field where we lay. The shadow passed over the mountains brow, and reappeared far below, rapidly decreasing blot, flying eastward over the golden green. My wife and I exchanged glances once more.
 Somehow, the shadow fingered over us all. As we went home, the Bredes went side by side along the narrow path, and my wife and I walked together. s'.Should yoa tsissk," she asked me "that 8 man would climb the Matterhorl the first year he was married ?' ssI don't know, my dear," answered evasively ''this isn't the first year have fbeen married, not by good many, and
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