Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-28

, feel sentimental on the water. Venus
came from the sea, you know"
"And 90 do behring's and Holsters, bu,
I'll do my best aunt, all the same"
So when we got little further up he
began:
@That's Green. There
aren't any shops like the Strand in town
and there isn't much green about, except
on one of the front doors, but suppose
it's all right"
Then when we got past Brentford he
went on:
"There are Kew Gardens. In the gar
dens there are flowers, and plants, and
grass and things"
you're quite guide-boOk, Richard, !"
said Florrie.
She called him Richard now. All!
youth!
"And pagoda," put in.
:Yes, pagoda, a sort of pepper castor
arrangement with lot of flats in it, like
model lodging house."
Dick was getting on very we'll.
"1hats Zion House over there he went
on, "the Duke of Northumberland's, don't
you know; it's square house, got four
equal sides, you know; nice place, very
breezy though"
"Really you ought to write book on the
Thames"
You see, with all his faults, Dick had
the fresh nervousness ofyOuth about him.
He seemed to smoke good many cigar
cites. His eyes were somewhat red IN the
morning. His collars never seemed to fit
him; and he never seemed on quite friend
ly terms with his walking stick. Still he
was four nd-twenty.
"The fact u.s." said Jack Bulstrode,
ssyoung people must take to young people
at least, think so; at any rate Pm too
old to think of such matters. Anyhow,
wish him joy-if he gets her."
All! how that man wished he might be
young again. Poor creature! how he must
have envied Dick.
Itwas race day.
The bit of the "Greens" band came
down from town and had cOpious refresh
ments served to them in the shell hermi-
tage. A lot of extra bad champagne was
sent in the night before. There was a
lovely tent set up on the lawn, beautifed
with red and white azaleas. And when it
felt chilly outside people came in, so did
! the insects.
1t was so nice sitting there. The sun
was shining and the sky was blue over
head. No end of boats were in lines
close to thc banks. There was Barnes
.Bridgo with the boys hanging on to it at
the risk of their lives. There were the
anchored barges all covered with people.
How bright and cheerful was the river
itself, the boats, the bunting-and the
Conservancy people bawling ateverybody.
Then the bands played Farewell, my
trim built wherry."
'They will be coming soon," said
George to me. IL wish poor old Jack
hadn't had to go up to town to the Horse
Guards"
"Yes," said l, "but look there" There
was Dick with the sweet child's hand on
his arm. What a sweet picture. My eyes
were almost moist with emotion. l had
another sandwich. There was move
ment in the crowd. A restless spirit of
expectation. A hat was thrown in the air!
Someone called out that his pocket had
been picked. All! it was thrilling time.
On came the steamers like big water
rats with their noses and whlskers cutting
the river. Such plumes of black smoke
running back from the funnel tops
There We're the two crews in front, like a
pair of elongated water-beetles. Such a
shouting, such screaming, then pause,
followed by cheering.
Oxford wins!
looked around. l hoped to see that
Dick had been doing his duty by that
sweet child. Supporting her, too, Of
course, during the moment of thrilling ex-
element.
could not see her anywhere.
Doubtless" thought to myself, "the
dear boy has proposed. She has accepted.
The sweet child has gone to her room to
hide her timid agitation. How trying to
the poor motherless thing! l wonder if
the IA per cents will be all absolutely
settled on herself"
Lunch came. No Florrie!
l went to her room. l knocked-no ans
wer;l knocked again, and again and again!
No answer.
The door was forced.
Oh! the wicked, bad, false, ungrateful
child, when might have married her so
comfortably into the family. All those
Rotherthithe freehold warehouses doubt
less thrown away on some utterly worth
less object
A letter. too, on the dressing table adj
; dressed Richard A'Court, Esq.
Dear Mr.. Richard am sorry to say l
have gone away to get married. 1 mean
that am glad, only it sounds more polite
to put it in that way. I hope l have not
seemed to hold out any expectations to
} you that may have caused dissappoint-
ment, If chance to be, for the time being
flor young men change-the unworthy
object of your affections.
FLORRIE.
PS.-Why don't you write a book on
the river. 1t might divert your mind.
I'll had not been well-bred woman /