Nevada County picayune., 1890-11-13

at that juncture and bronzed- bearded apparition, in suit of some foreign style or cut, stalked in.
 ''Is this Mrs. Moses Murdright' s house! said he. "Can any one tell me if Miss Juliet May is here?"
 Mrs. Murdright stared. Miss Jessup seemed equally amazed, but with cry Juliet May sprang to her feet
 "Chauncey." she cried. "It is my cousin Chauncey,"
 Il am Chauncey Graham" said the young man. Il only arrived in the port of New York last evening. It all seems so strange to me to hear that my cousin, Squire May, is dead that Juliet is without home.'
 He stood in surprise, scarcely able to recognize in this tall Andalu- sian-faced girl, the chubby checked little play fellow of former years. But when she threw herself so con tidingly into his arms he held her with tender and chivalrc embrace. "Oh, Chauncey, l am so glad that you have come !" she sobbed. "Oh, l was so lonely and forsaken, No one has seemed to care for me since papa died-no one offered me home!'
 'l will, said Chauncey, quietly. 'Ihere, there, little one, don't fret. It is all smooth sailing now. The money your father lent me has bourne fruit, seventy times seven, and it is yours now
 Mrs. Murdright here recovered herself 50 far as to extend a fish-like hand to Mir. Graham. Miss Jessup pressed eagerly forward.
 My dear Juliet" she said, with little acidity, you are such mere baby. Don't you see that your cousin isn't at all the proper person to take charge of you!"
 "Why not?' said Chauncey Gra- ham. "lt seems to me that am the very one. And my mother is in New York waiting to extend moth- CTS care to Juliet.
 ''At all events, my dear," said Miss Jessup, "don't cling to your cousin as if he were a floating spar and you a drowning mariner. Do sit down. Dear cousin Chauncey, :" with smile which displayed every one of her false teeth to the very best advantage, ''this is such an agreeable surprise. We have thought and talked of you so much :"
 While Mrs. Murdright hastened to prepare what she called "a little re- freshment," for this relative who seemed so much nearer and dearer since he had come back home with plenty of money.
 "I wish now," she muttered. "that we hadn't been quite so sharp with Juliet. She was a silly child, no doubt, but if she is going to be rich again-eh? What!" to her neice who now presented herself with a crepe-veiled hat and ink black draperies folded across her slender shoulders. "You're not going away so soon, Juliet, my darling?"
 "Chauncey says that his mother expects us by the very next train, said Juliet, upon whose pale cheek a new color had kindled. And we have no time to lose !"
 "And," simpered Miss Jessup, who was hurriedly donmng an ex- tremely youthful Gainsborough hat with rose buds and daisies wreathed around its brim, II have volunteered to accompany dear Juliet. Really, have grown too fond of her to allow her to slip away from me like this '"
 Mrs. Murdright made a grimace. 1.-The scheming old cat, she thought. "She actually thinks she is going to lure Chauncey Graham into marri- age. We'll. 1 never did see such idiotic folly!"
 But she said nothing of this as she kissed Juliet goodbye with an eff fusiveness which surprised the young girl.
 Farewell, my darling" she said almost tragically. And remember if you ever need home my heart and hearth are equally open to you. |"
 ''Why did1't you say so before 7" Juliet asked herself, vaguely amazed at what seemed to her such a sur prising inconsistency, "Why did she talk so disagreeably about my being burden, and earning my own living! And why is Junata Jessup coming back with us without ever being inylted!"
 Poor little Juliet, She had much yet to learn of the ins and outs of this world!
 Miss Jessup's stay in New York, however, was not prolonged. She came back the next day very lily sat islied with her journey.
 Things have quite changed since was a girl" said she. "There's s Juliet engaged to Chauncey Graham already-or as good as engaged-a mere chit like that, with no knowl- edge or experience of society And Mrs. Graham taking on airs like the queen, and telling me, up and down,