The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-10-16

The Herkimcr House parlors were well.
! nIIea tnzt evening, and the gathefiny
was sele Jand brilliant.
Ethel and her mother came late, but
that only added lustre to their triumphal
entrance.
Mfs. Hapgood was entirely used to
such happenings as those which fol-
lowed. Mrs. Eames introduced thrce
young men, Mrs. Stanley produced four;
they were unwillingiS forced to produce
| others. ~
Ethsl was the centre OF an eager
| throng easily the bright star of the as
semblage. She looked uncommonly
lovely ia white and lavender, with q
! great bucsh G: fowers-roses, pinks,
camellias.
But her eyes had a searching, preoc.
cupied look, which her partners, observ-
ing it, were not greatly fattered by.
She had danced the thirl quadrille,
and was standing listlessly at her moth.
er's side, fastening loose ribbon, when
Mrs, Stanley came again. beaming.
'Mr. Sutherland wants 20 meet you, =
she said-"rIiss Hapgood."
Ethel gravely introduced him to her
mother. But her mother was talking ta
Colonel Eames, and Mr.. Sutherland
offered his arm, and they strolled away
."Is your next dance taken9" he ssidl
| imidly.
eyes," she answered.
But she never danced it. Thsy went
ilowly down the lona hall and sat down
In9 15c Iuurr, - thent
rery bright. > -.
''I received the flowers, !" she said. ssandi
I'm very grteful. Frank has spoken Of
ron so many times, Mr.. Sutherland. that
am glad to know you"
lie returned her look with his wonted
steadiness.
Was he handsomer in evening dress2
She didn't know.
"You played me an awfully mean
trick" he vowed. 'It was nv fault. of
course. But tell you I was scared. Miss
Hapgood, when I caught sight of you
AND the flowers twenty minutes ago.
saw it all then. How I'd blurted into
private green house-yours-like an awk-
ward great BOBBY, and ordered a bouquet
OF you, and.-oh, I trembled! Iassure
sou shook. I've been all this time get
ting up courage to come to YOU. was
afraid you'd cut me dead"
"Why2" said Ethel, cheerfully. "We
had rather pleasant time, didn't wet
What could do7 You took me So by
eSfss S2s sha &H9 &S9 tuEhhssa Ths oss
neatly. 1 thought was arranging them
for some ungrateful young woman who
would never appreciate it, but.-there's
the greatest poetical justice, Mr.. Suther-
land, in my being your schoolmates
sister. 1 think l performed an i'm
promptu waltz when those flowers came"
"You have brought relief to my
troubled SOUL" he said, seriously and
softly.
To Mrs. Stanley, who had introduced
them, Ethel's mother made long con-
fidence, few months later. She was
in serene good spirits.
''It was one of those affairs" she
declared, "that seem foreordained and
inevitable. knew from the first. and
everybody knew, that Philip Southerlaud
was In love with Ethel. and Ethel with
him. 1t seemed almost that they had
liked each other before they knew each
S"u SApiuiit IL. KNOW Cuelr
fh@' "so -w9es~-jmmediata and mutual
had been worrying about Ethel
ever since she came out? I was afraid
she never would be suited. Such eligi-
Bile men as would have married her! and
she passed them by without thought
in spite of all my remonstrances, and she
is always considerate OF me. l never
knew what was the matter with them;
she never mentioned. You know how
silent and thoughtful Ethel is some
times, the dear girl. Perhaps 1 was
never wholly in her confidence; don't
know. At any rate, feared she never
would marry. But Philip Sutherland,
she thinks him perfection! And so do
I. Rich and wcll.born, and accustomed
to the best possible society, what more
could / ask2 I'm free to say that l am
thankful!"-Saturtlay Night.