Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-02-04
CHAPTER III.

BOughtOn was Il good deal impressed. NJ
tho Same time that he was provoked ut be-
ing shown up in nll his fragrant ignorance
of the ills that horse hCsh is heir to.
They had II tircsume walk the rest of the
way, for Judith would not rcmount Eye
brnws, and poor Trumpctcr, Cmuatiug his
name, behind them, was any thing but
cheerful companion.
How Phil did wish that he had been
able 10 spring from the fouudCrrd horse,
nil the time having n full cognizauro
of what allied hun hiPpcd out his
knife aud blcd him, and administered tho
whisky, all without Il word from judith.
And how he fumed over that idiot rpeceh
about Trumrct"r's heart thought
aust 49, So contempt for him.
And, to >>A the truth, she did. She
blushcd to think that some OF the neigh
bors might have been with them, and
heard her cousins remarks, and seen the
helpless way in which he stood about,
while she righted things as best she could.
Her eyes were still Il good deal more red
than brown whenever she allowed her
thoughts to dwell upon him.
That night, as he came into the drawing
room, just before din Ter, he found Judith
in the arms of n slim young man In n very
elaborate CoStumc-or rather, if the truth
must be told, tho slim young man was in
the arms of Judith, WHO appeared to be al
ternately laughing an wiping her eyes as
best she could on the APPEL of his coat.
As Boughton came IN, however, sho
stood erect, and put up her hand to her
curls, which were y good deal rumplrd.
Her eyes were brown as rain washed
autumn leaves now. No red in them what
ever
"Dick, your cousin, Philip Boughton,"
sho said, speaking pretty coolly. And
Boughton found him"c in possession Of
the slim young mans hand.
"Er-Rlad to see you-cr, just from
Parist Cold here, isl it'll" said the boy,
languidly.
He was only boy, tier all, with face
something like judith $ seen in spoon,
and the same red-bro' IN curls His eyes,
however, were a pale gray.
"No; l am from tart to tinlsh," said
Boughton, gravcly.
"Ehf' said Dick
He did not laugh, II, ihcr did Judith. She
scratched the chin of he black kitten in the
Toby-collar, and locke | Cravciy ut Bough-
ton between its ears.
ooh, See" said IT, boy, finally. "Bccn
out hunting. Deuce O. Il time you had, Judy
here tells me. Hor , foundcred. Awful
nuisance, having q, IS horse foundercd.
Do you like hunting;
II haven't done II. II of it," said Philip,
honestly, wishing de, outly that he had.
He had eyes keen look with, as well as
to look at, and saw Il little downward clip
of the girls mouth, a. she went on cossct-
ing the little kitten.
1--WE done lot of in my day." pursued
Dick, laughinglv. And l must say il
rather bores me-
'Oh, does IT." said Ioughton. at doesn't
seem to bore your si~, ""
Nothing borcs j. W. Master Dick ms.
| sured him in the SAM languid tone. "ltrll
her to wait until she's grown up"
"She's bit more grown up than YOU
now, isn't shcl" SAIL 'oughton, dryly.
"How do you mc;., I" Dick asked, allow.
inghis eyes to opcG ,emsclvcs, as it were
in despite of his ol / will, while judith
stopped scratching the kittens chin, and
looked great deaf a. onishcd
"Why, as you stand there together, Tn
| quite sure she's n =, Cd inch taller" salG
BouChton, calmly, with ono hand in his
| pocket and the other mcditativcly at his
moustache. ''YCs, n good inch, l shoulc
say" he repeated.
Dick flushed, but Judith grew positively
scarlet. Tho intense blush seemed to spread
into her very eyes, and they rcddcucd ON
| inously.
"You are entirely mistaken she said, il
the small, still voice which is generally sop
posed to be monopcljLCd by conscience
Richard is n half inch taller than myself
We were measured only last juno"
perhaps you have grown some since,
suggested Boughton, quite unmoved.
mot in grace, ell, Judyl" put in the boy
good-naturedly coming to the rescue
you've got her in a perfect temper, Cousir
Phil"
"How can you speak so, Dick!" cried Ju
dith, turning upon him, and dropping thu
kitten, which fell with furry bounce upol
the polished floor. Il see that you have
even less consideration than before YOU
went away. And, besides, you know yer!
well that you are half inch taller than
am"
"Suppose we test It." said Boughton, whC
somehow felt an unaccountable pleasure il
exasperating her. Perhaps he was revei
ing in tho delight of taking the superior
pose In his turn. "Here's a good book Il
measure with. II you will stand back t,
back with your brother"
All the blush was IN her eyes now. He
sace bad grown quite pale.
You are insulting she said, with he