Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-31
4 SUMNER GIRL.

won't meet single soul we know. / am so
sick and tired of always seeing the same
old set that ring the changes on Newport,
Bar Harbor and those old places, as if
there were no other resorts on the globe"
"Where would you care to go, daugh-
ter?" asked Mrs. Ingram, in the fond, in
dulgent tone she always used to this, her
first. born and only daughter.
swell, was reading up Canada lately,
and happened on some articles on New
Brunswick, and really, it must be delight
full; those towns and rivers with almost I'M
pronouncable Indian names. Now, why
could we not summer ON the banks of the
Kennebeccasis ?"
"Kenne whatw said her mother, as she
lifted her eyes from her sewing.
"Oh, -er-ber-ka-sis," said Kate
slowly, then laughing at her mothers
face.
my dear, how do you know it is civilized?
1t certainly does not sound that way quite
likely it is one of those -dead-and-a
places, and you will be just buried alived."
"More ready to be resurrected for winter
use then," laughed Kate.
"Well my dear if you really do want to
go, | beg of you to write first to Sir
Leonard, the Governor, an old friend of
ours and ask him for particulars"
This was in May, and Kate who wanted
to be there in June, soon had a reply to
the effect that sail n B. was at Miss Hates
disposal, and Riverside, charming resort
than ten miles from st. John City, was
a calm, cool sylvan retreat for rustication,
vegetation or antiquation. He himself
often went there during the heated term
and would hope to see them, ETC."
So it was soon arranged, and Kate aud
her mother were en- route from Baltimore,
their home.
Mr.. Ingram, Mrs. Ingram and Kate
comprised the family of wealthy Baiti-
more resident that usually summered
abroad. He was retired banker and his
thousands were literally shared with his
two loved ones on the conditions that he
could go or stay at home as he pleased.
In this case, however, he partially prom
tics, in which he took great interest,
were more settled.
Late one evening in July Kate and her
mother found themselves at their journeys
end, after a quiet, uneventful trip.
Early next morning the robins calling
awoke Kate. She arose and drew up the
blind
The morning sun was cleaning on the
unruffled waters of the lovely river; trees
that grew on the margin were reflected in
its depths; cloud shadows drifted across it,
darkening and deepening the blue.
The hotel was finely situated to COM
mand the finest view of the river. A
large, roomy structure, with brick founda-
tion; large, airy rooms, with French win
dows opening out on the verandas upstairs,
and below opening out on the lawn and
terraced slopes that overlooked the river.
Tennis-courts and an Eiffel-tower fountain
were the modern improvements, and the
fower-beds were brilliant with pinks and
geraniums and pyramids of rose bushes,
now one mass of sweet-scented bloom.
The air was cool, and Kate donned a
brown flannel walking suit, intending to
view the new surroundings before break
fast. She left her mother sleeping, and
ran down the broad stairs. The hall door
stood open, and she went down the steps
to the inviting green slopes, protected on
the margin nearest the river bank by an
ornamental iron railing.
As she stood there, voices foated up
from below. She glanced down to see two
young men just going out fishing, the
small boat not united, and both busy with
fshing-tackle Their voices were clear
and distinct as they talked:
"Say Gid, there was an importation
from Baltimore on the book last night.
$50 ?" drawled his companion, too busy
to be anything but brief
"Yes," said the first speaker, land
looked in the tearoom as l came up stairs
and had a view Of both ladies. One is
the mother, Pm sure. She is pretty
everlastingly so.'
"Who, the mother?" asked Gideon.
"Sho! no; the offspring, the younkert, the
girl"
"Oh, you mean the young lady, said
Gid, as he finished his task. 'One of the
summer girls / suppose Like all Their
ilk-no brains, froth, gush, no stamina
and will fiirt with anything in pants"
"She don't look like that scrt," said his
companion, as he pushed off the boat, and
both took oars, rowing with steady, ever
strokes that showed they were not novice'
at rowing.
| These two young men were both Ameri
cans. One, Gideon Westlake, a clever
young doctor, and his friend, Horace
Wade, rising young lawyer, here fol
their vacation.
Kate heard every word, and her cheek
grew crimson. "Well, impertinence,
She said aloud, eff ever the summer CIR
meets you, look out. 'Forwarned, for
| armed You will take back those word,
somer me. and, who knows, perhaps re-
pent." And she laughed saucy, breezy
little laugh as she strolled away down the
slope and up graveled walk between g
row of tall maple trees. The walk led tC
a grove of birch overlooking the river
From here she could see the onconline
train as it came round the curve, the
smoke curling in the air and floating away
| in dark cloud across the river to the
other shore.
She saw several canoes putting out and
| in the distance some fshermen's boats, with
sails furled further up the river she
saw the steamer on its way to Hampton
The air was redolent with spicy odors o.
pine and bircn, and Kate shifted as if she
never could get enough. The train whis
tie blew as it reached the station and Kate
saw the hotel carriages going for guests
She waited till they returned, then walked
back to the house, her eyes taking in al
the beauty of the morning, but her mino
dwelling on the contemptuous, scornfu
words she had overheard. Now there wa'
one thing Kate prided herself on, not be
ing gushing girl, after the order of the
eighteenth century maidens. And firt
Well, no, but very little. Though, aftel
all, what did she care whether a stray
stranger called her names or not, it wa!
none of his affairs. She probably woulc
not meet him; if she did, she fully in
tended to snub him.
"Frothy," here Kate in her musing
laughed "If he knew took it to heart h
certainly would think | was 'frothy.'
Here she gave her pretty shoulders {
shrug and walked on briskly. She me-
her mother at the door as the breakfas
bell rang.
"Where have yon been. dear, so early p
'Over the grounds, and they are de-
lightful," said Kate, blithely.
"Do YOU know said her mother conf