Telegram-herald., 1890-01-24
4 GIRLS MISTAKE
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5hs lsft tka rom. baE presently r.
l.lued .i.h scissors aat good sized
l4s1st. aad passed ouE throaga tas
Elsuch sindosss mB0 the yzrdens oe-
F8nd She as - engaged ~hen nef
srrfher r-narulnx froa the stables. Het
her 1asE.f ~ hand Llten aI-h 19~efs.
rlste no~el slls oa. h4rcla
eyes dear l1 Caruel b rooms
Dear Marcia 60 AL he Aissel her Of
fscr.onsteiy
Tie day wore 90. Sir Ceoffry was as
fr1atiear o. b.. 80 tire station as a school
tor t. D. 0lt of school But every thing
comes 20 an end. even waiting and
taxing the rens frou the servant. he
drove a-a ratllag pace. As be neared
tae station he couli see the distant train
AL the track n the white vapor Now
it came nesrer and nearer. and as he
sJood on the platform the carriage con
t-lnins Col Mlssingbird and has daugh-
Tor stopped exacrly IN front Of him.
Ogt stepped the tall soldlerly figure II
Ls tr-ld. and beside him,
aEH sfa HLtLLl Ter
s5ft 1- aer clHe. --ld s.lany - hsr sk.as,
stood Carmen. il a soft white gown
ana a straw hat V1th poppies
5aat made her a Vivid foreground A
pretty blush greeted his warm, strong
grasp n her hand.
.'Wel. Estcourt old fellow Here we
are How is Marciat'
"Weil. and loaging q see you both"
"Then the feeling is reciprocal She
Is cool and refreshing vision this hot,
weery day"
Papa there Is poor Hortense suug-
glng with her feeble English over the
luggage. She Is trying 20 count her
packages Do, dear, 60 and help her.
Her father made OF obediently while
Sir Geoffry escorted Mss Massingbird 70
tho carriage without, and watched with
Great pleasure the white robed figure and
then the red sunshade that threw such
rosy tints over her dainty face.
Your maid can sit on the front seat.
Mss AAssingbird. by the side of old
Dawson. He's as steady Is old time.
ard warranted not to fall in love with
the most coquettish u waiting maids.
Il 10 not think Hortense would have
the faintest oOlection. answered Carmen
In Ter mellow. hnghin4 voice
No, How unfortunate, ought evi-
IDENTIFY 70 have provided q young esquire.
Dawson Is as deaf as a post. bat makes
up for that indrmity by keen eyesizht.'
Here comes papa and Hortense hot
anl furricdr
Col Mlssincbird took his place be
side her. and their host sat opposite them.
Ho-tense dill try 60 get up an incipient
Irritation with the ancient Jehu; but he
uipped it in the bud by bawling ont, ut
tho topof his voice. "im hard o hearing.
miss e. and with this subsided into his
usual tacituruity. Sir Geoffry laughed
That's not encouraging, Never
mind. she can try her hand on nv man
Brown. Hes = rare one for the sof.
sex'
Is IL Hortense Of whom YOU are talk
iug% asked the colonel
Yes" answered SIR Geofry, "she was
irving 10 on with Dawson"
'.Oh. she viii take caro- Of herself,
never fear She hirted with every
waiter in the place at Wiesbaden. She
Is an arrant COquettc.
They were close 90 Estcourt now. aad
there on the stc.a to welcome them
stood Marcia
"Ah. Marcia :"
Herbert And C.-mon, Why. my
love. I shall need q now introduction
I, is ten years since 7 eaw yol last. You
were pretty I,tic girl And now
well. never mind .'
Il remember. dear Mis- Estcourt, it
W. 5efore went O. school. YOU were SO
god 20 me. and loved t. stay here"
well. dear. said the elder woman,
kissing her. II expect The pleasure was
uurlaL Welcome again. But come
indoors ont Of the hot sun.
Hiss Es5court led tho way into the
cool. hower scented hall. where after
noon tea stood ready end co1y chairs
invited rest.
Carmen instantly threw herscb into
enc with . sigh os ct st-c-ion. cnl Gladly
s-cepted She ,ea that Geo7rv handed her.
while ths co,orc' aad Marcia seemed TO
have plenty % D.y t1 each other.
"Hov lovely it LOOKS out there. Sir
Ceofry. saii Carmen pointing 60 tie
distant view. which 'ao open doorway
framed ike an ezlu .-e p,-tgre Afo-n-
tam vas throwing up cool jets of water.
that tossed AMI spar t.ed in the sunlight,
round its oid marble basin were soft