Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-28

g!ed to regain possession, 'sundry
strings broke, and, 10 and behold! the
floor was Uttered. not with delineations
Of rock. lake and torrent, but with inn
ages of the fair young girl l had seen
a few minutes before. Full face, profile,
th"ee-quarter face, five, even seven
eighth face all were therc-each study
perfectly executed by Carriston's clever
pencil. threw myself into a chair and
laughed aloud, while the young man,
bushing and discounted. quickly hud
died the portraits between the covers,
just as genuine Scotch lassie bore in
the plentiful, and, to me, very welcome
breakfast.
Carriston did favor me with his CON-
pany during the whole of that day. bat,
in spite of my having come to Scotland
TO eni'oy his society, thas day. from east
ly-guesScd reasons, was the only onA in
which had undisputrd possession of
my fri md.
Nf course bantercl him good deal
on the portfolio ep;sod,, He took it in
good part. attempting little or no de-
Tense. Indeed, before night he hal
toll me with al a boys fcrvor how lie
hal 10 ed Madeline Rowan at first sight.
how in the short spare of timo which
ha c np ied since that meeting he had
wooe | her and won her; how good and
beautiful she was; how he worshined
her; how happy he felt; how when
went South he should accompany me,
and after making a few necessary ar
rangrmnnt>, return at once and bear
lis bride away.
could only listen to him and con-
gratulate him. It was not my place to
act the elder. AMI advise him either for
or against the marriage. Carri,ton had
only himself to p'ea'e, and ii he made
q a'h step only himsali to blame for
the conse luences. And why should
have 4 .ssuadei-I who in two days en-
We'd the boys good fortune?
l saw great deal OF Madel nc Row
IN. How strange and ont OF place her
name and face seemed amid our sur
roundngs: II at first somewhat shy
and retiring, she soon, if only for Car
ristoa's sake, consented TO look up; n
IL IS II friend, and talked to me freely
a ulreservedly. Then found that
Such y conquest did she make of me
that save for one chimerical rca on
should have felt quite certain that Gar
RS Oh had chosen well. and would b.
happy in wedding the girl OF his choice,
hCed!sSs at her humhl, pvsitiQn in tie
world, an absence Of BETTING wealth.
When once his vito, felt 2 ira that i;
he cared for hex to win social success,
her LOOKS and bearing would insure it
and from the great improvement which,
as l have already said, | noticed in h 8
health and spirits. believed that his
ma rage would make his lie longer,
happier and hettaE
Now for my objection, which seems
almost 4 lau rhable one. | Oh cctcd on
the score OF the extraordinary rcseln
blance which, so far as a man may re-
semble a woman, cNistc between
Charles Carriston and Madeline Rowan.
Tae more saw them together, tt,
more ! was struck hy IT, \ siri.u.,,.
m ght well have taken them for w. Ii
brother and sister. The same delicate
features, drawn in the sane Inc re
same soft. dark. dreamy eyes: even III =.
same shaped heads. Comparing II o
two, IL needed PC phr3 . G-5 81 o.,
phys. ognomist to tell you where one
rallied, the other was want mr. Nov,
could have have selected a w f. for
my friend. | would have chosen one
with habits and constitution cntir>lf
different from his own. She should
have been 4 bright, bustling woman.
with lots of energy and common sense
one w!o would have ratified h IN
a5o 1t, an KEEP him going-not a love.
ly, dar<-ayel, dreamy girl, who could
for hours ut a stretch make herself SUI
pre.nely happy if only sitting at her
lovers feot and speaking NJ word.
Yet they were q handsome couple, and
never have an Two people SO utterly
devoted to elch- other a; those two
seemed to be during those autumn days
which l speat W tt, them
soon hat Il Gear proof or the close
ness Of their mental resemb' ance. One
even ny. Ca r;ston, Madeline and
were sitting ou:-of-doors, Watching the
gray mist deepening in thu valley a,
our feet. Two of the parry we're OF
course. hand in hand, the Third seated
at disc ct distance not far away
rs 10 pr.clu lc convcrsat on, but fan
enough off to be abe to pretend that he
saw and heard only what was intended
for his eyes an Il ears.
How certain topics. which l would
have avoided discussing with Carriston,
were started hardly remember. Prob,
ably some strange tale had been passed
down from wilder and even more soli'
tary regions tan ours-somo ridiculous
tale of Highland superst ton. no doubt
embcllishel AMI augmented by each
Que who repeated it to his fellows
From her awed talk soon found that
Ma feline Rowan. perhaps by reason Of
TIL S ,o.ch blood in her veins. was as
firm believer in things visionary and
beyond Nature as ever Charles Carris:
ton in h silliest moments could be.
AS soon as could | stopped the talk,
and the next day finding the girl for a
subjects ot this k nd should be kept as
far as possible from her future hus.
bands thoughts. She promised obedi.
ence. with dreamy eyes which looked
as far away and full Of visions "a Car.
riston's.
"By the BY" said, .'has he ever
spoken to you about seeing strange
things?"
Eyes; he has limited at it," ca
NAnd Won n ,lieva him ,i -