Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-09-17
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Illuminated darkness beyond. Il want to
step into it, and-We have not been out all
day."
Then why not go now?' says Hernia.
answering her glance in a kindly spirit.
"Ahi 1CiU you Gomez says Monica
frightening into glad excitement.
Let US go as far as the fountain in the
lower garden" says Olga; 1T is always
beautiful there when the moon is up"
avoid the grass, however; wet feet are
dangerous" says Lord Rossmoyne. care
fully.
You will die an old bachelor retorts
Olga, saucily, ''if you take so much thought
for the morrow"
1T will certainly not be my fault if do"
returns ROSSmoyne, calmly, but with evil
dent meaning.
Mrs. BOhun, bring your guitar" says
Desmond, land we will make ROnayne sing
to it, and so imagine ourselves presently in
the land of the olive and palm"
Shall we ask the others to come with
us?' says Monica, kindly, glancing back into
the drawing-rOom.
Miss Browne, for example?" suggests
Owen Kelly.-If he hopes by this speech to
arouse jealousy in anybody present. he finds
himself, later on, nightly mistaken.
{.
say she would like it, says Olga. "And,
besides, if we leave her to BelIa's tender
mercies she will undoubtedly be done to
death by the time we return
''Oh, do go and rescue her," says Mrs.
Herrick, turning to Kelly. Her tone is al
most appealing.
perhaps Miss Fitzgerald will come too"
says Monica, somewhat fearfulIy.
Don't be afraid" says Olga 'Fancu
Bella running the risk of having bad eye
or a pink nose in the morning! She knows
much better than that
Tell Miss Browne to make haste" SAYS
Mrs. Herrick, turning to Kelly. Because
we are impatient,-we are longing to pre-
cipitate ourselves into the moonlight. Come,
Olga; come, Monica: they can follow"
Miss Browne, however, on being appealed
TO. shows so honest a disregard for covering
of any sort, beyond what decency has al
ready clothed her with, that she and Kelly
catch up with the others before the foun-
tain is reached.
Seating themselves on the edge Of the
fountain, they acknowledge silently the
beauty Of the hour. Olga's hand, moving
through the water, breaks it into little wave
lets on which the riOtOuS m0OnbeamS dance.
''Where are your bangles, Olga? You used
to be famous for them?' asks Desmond, idly.
Il have tired of Them
Poor banglesr' says Ulic Ronayne, in a
low tone heard only by her,
What a heavy Sigh?"
"a selfish one, too. More for myself than
for the discarded bangles. Yet their griev-
ance is mine"
Il thought they suited you" says Des-
mond.
Did you? Well, they had grown so com
10, aho I,xI ~,
them. And then they made such tiresome
tinkIe-tinkIe all over the place"
what place%' says Lord Rossmoyne,
who OBJECTS to slang of even the mildeSt
description from any woman's lips, most of
all from the lips of her whom he hopes to
call his wife.
Don't be stupidr' says this prospective
wife, with considerable petulance.
''YOu are tickle, | doubt" goes on Ross
mOyne, unmOved. "A few months ago YOU
raved about your bangles, and had the pref
tiest assortment think [ ever saw. Thirty
six on each arm. or something like it. We
used to cali them your armOr. You said you
were obliged to wear the same amount ex-
actly on each arm, lest you might grow
crooked
Il know few things more unpleasant
than having ones silly remarks brought up
to one years asterward," says Olga, with in
creasing il'-temper
''M0nt5is, not yenrs," says Rossnoyne,
carefully WheraupOn Mrs. Bohun turns
her back upon him, and Mrs Herick tells
herself she would like to give him a good
shake for so stupidity trying to ruin his own
game, and Tile Ronayne feels he is on the
brink Of swearing with him all eternal
friendship.
Ill
ly. Harmless little circular things women
wear on their wrists aren' tthey? But awk-
ward too at times, -amaZingly awkward. AS
Olga has feelingly remarked, they ca1, make
a marvelously loud tinkle-tinkle at times. l
know little story about bangles, that
ought to be warning against the use of
them. Would any one like to hear my little
story? 1t is short, but very sweet"
Every one instantly says Eyes except
Olga, who has drawn herself together and is
regarding him with stony glare.
''Well, there was once on time woman,
who had some bangles, and q young man;
she had other things too, such as youth and
beauty, but they weren't half so important
as the first two items; and wher yer she
and her bangles went, there went the young
man too. And for long time nobody knew
which he loved best, the beauteOuS maiden
or the cleaning bangles. Do | make my
self clear?"
wonderfully so, for you" says Mrs. Her
rick.
''Well one day the young mans prefer
ence was made wonderfully So too. And
it was in this wise. On certain sunny
afternoon, the young woman found herself
in a conservatory that opened off drawing
| room, beng divided from it only by hang
iTor In n q Indian N
she used to call it ever afterward; but that
was bad grammar and bad manners too"
81 feel Pm going to Sleep" says Desmond,
drowsily. 81 hope SOMEBODY will rouse me
when he has done, or pick me out Of the
water if l drop into it. Such rigmarole of
story never heard in my life"
'Caviare can't be appreciated by the gen.
eral; it is too strong for you" says Mr.. Kelly,
severely. "But to continue Anything
wrong with you, my dear Olga?"
''NothingI' says Mrs. Bohun, with icy in
dignation.
"Well. In this conservatory my heroine
of the bangles found herself; and here, too,
as a natural consequence, was found the
young man. There was near them lounge,
--skimpy enough for one, but they found it
andy large for t1D0. Curious fact in itself
wasn't it? And l think the young man so
far forgot himself as to begin to make vio-
lent-and just as he was about to emb-
the young woman, whose name was, she
very properly, but with somewhat mistaken
haste, moved away from him, and in so do
ing set all her bangles a-tinkling. Into full
cry they burst, whereupOn the curtain was
suddenly drawn back from the drawing
room side, giving the people there full
view of the conservatory and its-cOntentS!
The den0lt1lenle1lt was full of interest,"
positively thrilling! should advise all true