Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-15

came in sight at the rud # long vlstas.
shining with the bluiSh gl-am Of silver.
But even here in this heavy shade. with
the breeze washing through. there was
q pervading heat. palpi.atiug current
Of summer fervor winch thrilled through
the blood like strong wine ROsalie
leaned out of the carriage. and for mo-
ment Colonel Talbot. from his place in
another vehicle. saw her bright hair
tossed about her forehead by the wind
and her happy face turned by merest
chance toward him. The next motion
Of the carriage shut ont the vision. He
turned to his nearest companion, Mrs.
Farley tall, dignified and widow, and
half closing his eyes said:
Miss Chenier is a singularly beauti-
full girl, think"
"Yes, quite pretty and sweet" Mrs.
Farley replied, "and daresay good"
Colonel Talbot smiled as if he thor
oughly understood the guarded phrasing
of his companions speech. He added:
"Shes extremely clever, too, Or
"Unsophisticated," interrupted Mrs
Farley
"Yes, should have said that; but she
is very interesting. She has decided
opinions of her own, and expresses them
with a sincerity and readiness as refresh
ing as an up country breeze"
/ ''Oh is she strongmindedY
Not in the sense you suggest. She is
not obtrusive. She is charmingly naive
and original in conversation, taking one
unaware with her questions and sugges-
tions, like a child suspect that she
a genuine mountain violet, fresh, sweet
and
Don't Colonel Talbot" cried Mrs.
Farley; keep some of the adjectives for
future use | can interpret your feel
ings without any further waste OF
words.
Your Interpretation would be as fal
from correct as any guess Of the prag-
matists who pretend to explain the beau
tiful myths of the old poets, he said
looking away and stroking his long
mustache.
Il should not turn your poetry into
prose at all, she added softly; IL should
give it very deep and tender mean
ing"
"Ueep and tender" be repeated
those are adjectives, / believe You
may reserve them for future use.
imagine Miss Chpnler has mountaineel
for lover d strong bold young fellow
Of the true north Georgian type
oh no doubt OF it, but she Il soon for
get him now she replied
Girls usually do he said dryly
They all got out OF their carriages anC
were soon scattered about among the
tombs and flower beds Of that incompar
ably beautiful old place
Rosahe sat down alone on the verge OF
the bluff in the shade OF a tree She
who from childhood had reveIed in wind
was fascinated with this steady breez'
from the sea The broad areas OF sllve
and emerald spread out before her tht
bright sky above, and the plCturesqu,
clumps of palmetto trees in the distance
suited the mood into which the driv
through the cemetery had led hei |
chanced that her friends wandered AVA
from where she sat SO that she was quit
alone whef a tall man approached ant
stopped within few feet of her She IN
stantly recognized Frank Ellis. notwlth
standing his changed appearance h
was no longer II mOuntalneel or d moon
sinner in dress being fasmonably an
taStefully clad de bore IN his hand
small cane 1t seemed that ne did nc
at once make sure Of MS right to speal
! Rosalie had not changed much 1t is trut
but She hardly looked like the cOarsel
- dressed miller girl Of the pocket a
! she sat there arrayed in the latest an
most elegant style Ot walking dress Sh
:, rose at once and quick flush came int
her cheeks
An Miss Cheuler he SAID in thos
: old fluent tones So persuasive and mt
lodlous you nave not forgotten me,
hope
y oh, no, MIR Ellis, 4 am glad to Sc
4 you she responded. taking step or tw
. forward and holding out her hand
him Are you directly from the mill
y No ne SAID / nave been mere ft
4 some time am resident Of Savanna
:, now But you were the last person
=, was expecting to meet today You al
not alone|
Hh fnly plr IN
- ing II while he looked down into her u
turned beautiful face all rosy with Il
c emotion Of thus unexpectedly meeting
4 friend from the pocket" with nev
4 from home possibly
~ Then you haven't seen papa recently
\ she inquired without noticing his CIV
,s question
~ No he answered i had troub
y with the revenue men They destroy,
my manufactory and had a elo
struggle for my liberty
remem Der, she said, i saw it in
paper
Its quite settled now he added,
compromised with them-bribed theI
in other words and so am quite fir
again have opened a brokers' Off
here in Savannah He spoke with Il
= confident freedom of a man well groun
ed in his own estimation and full of d
surance that he should get on well wi
: others He stood erect strong, defiar
handsome His eyes had lost the o
restlessness and watchfulness
As they stood thus, he holding h
hand they made very striking pictur
and very strange one to the eyes
Miss Mildred Fain, who Just then a
preached them and stopped as she n
ticed the stranger