Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-01-24
ng. so don't trouble your pretty little

Certainly, Mona. Your loose, flow
ing halr and short dresses and white
| aprons; your frank ways, all so per-
| fectly charming here, would cause un-
pleasant crlIlclsms in the city. | want
my, little, girl to be as stylish and
tashionable as-as-Well, as Miss Jessie
Mabln, for instance"
An she is your ideal, is she ?'
Much more to the same purport,
mingled truly with compliments and
kisses, was said; but it did not deceive
the wounded Womans heart; for
Mona though not fashionable woman,
was "a true woman neyertheless, and
understood bolh al Phllp said and all
that az, IL H.. inferred,
fhlllp Ihought ne mad managed
cleVeilS, anu Wheh , ne neAG saw Mona,
III l;a a nlosV l pe,leoYiS ap9ointeu IraVelihg
tt guy M ne ooi d. ''i"Ieu himself on ms
faSO fa ,imu "iSuol' Ia', ~ was not possible
t4 ioi I'm u L W iidSo @ MS pusliess ehUlrely'
ouI ~ iiau oeei1 arranged ne was TO
Ioiile aC ln.ersa.s Lor rev days ana
pe [Gs ula!iii relrIsneu ana com1ofted
ny The P,en',lul nnI, suppnes 'aa o o1 lettefsi s.
Iho suPflS Nas prGuuy lalf the hrst
era MeGA daus as i1 nassed o than antll d sev
eral udSs pasSeu Ss:I, Wlohouo any Word
tro4o1eu, lor ne femea with implicit
confluence on she erect winch Phll1pp
hays, IN MS own proper person, couid
hoI lall W niahe' L ms confidence dld
nov ae!eo WIN events; ne arrived at
the springs "a anu I?llu Mona OUT drlVlng
WI WIN Jaok EnLlsGiei q young man Whom
ne Parllcularly ulsliheu lof MS pfeten-
uous us manners ,,ial ne, sio ,,;,.., ,o H.,
. ne was 9 On IT, the p piazza @av; When they re-
Iuti'ou' anu no was certain Mona saw
MN, nm 'hongn sne @ 5@pt p n hef eyes on Jacks
1afe, ana preIended pI:l the greatest inter.
eS0 IN MS io0ilsn i conversation; Tor OF
two things Philip was certain: First.
that her interest was pretended =
and second, tha0 JACKS conversation
was foolish"
Then he felt una"countahly chilled
by tn" greeting of the splenhdly
d" ,rd \, ma. who calmly gave him
Tn" tIH. ~ her gloved fingers, with
pretty LITTLE assurance OF beng lad
to : Mr.. Hays and the information
Il a ccrllc had been expecting HIM
Sllcn tie early morning tfaIl.
CycIIe" he sad rcHrt a"il nliy.
And you. too. Mona Z"
ON, dear, ne: Ml. Hay tt is
quite toe eNhauS'lng to cNhnr, any
lhMg. orc honor at TIN" Is quito
sufficient"
fhlllp was shocked and si'cnr'd Ior
the time. f"r one distressing nan
hour he tined to assume his right TO
position Wlsh ms hetrothed. but she
Kept Jack On tie perSlStentl% he Ween
them: ana, angry and huft, he Sought
ms sister Ceclle.
Ceclle,. he SAID. what change
there is IN Mona! What is the
cause
~ wonderful change; l never saw
glri improve so rapidly | suppose
you are the cause; DO you know she
Is r2al'y the belle Jack Chnstle ana
Ed forsSth ana hal a oozeh othefs
are iaNlng apoul hef' IoslIlVely they
are, Ihll..
cry KIND OF them, but"
Well so 1t is, you know; very iirst
1ah'iiieS' ana an that klhd OF thlhg;;
upon my word, L believe Mona Will
make sensation next WINTER, ana
mamma Is quItc satlshea now.
But Phiilp was not. NO. not not at ail
very Lar rom IT, lhGeed' ha' hl@hI
at the mop Mona looked grand enough
!of E'r'eh ! or @olo' II halr Was ,'"he
up IN some picturesque stEle; yafaS OF
satln ana lace making track OF glory
behlnd her and levels hashlng from
nen throat ana wrists. But al IN VAN
Phlilp pleaded Tor dance; Mona had
been e. gagged Tor every set since break
lastt.; ana she reminded hlm, rather
mallclouSly' OF the necessity OF obserV--
ing the usages OF society SO he had
the Satisfaction OF watching the social
triumph OF the future MIS-. Hays. =,
but ne was not the victor, ana 1t
hult MN soreiy TO be dragged at the
clafloG Wneels' Wheh ne Snould nave
been holding the relns. Before the
world, however, Nonas behaylor was
perfectly lrreproacha6le. Not even
his mother suspected any eStrange-
ment; Tor Mona was respectful, KIND,
always mindful OF the proprletIes-but
she took marvellous care never to be
left alone with him.
Three miserable days of continual
termined to go back to New York and
see Mona no more until he could do so
in her own country home. Perhaps
there he could regain his lost grounds
but even this determination was very
Illuminating to the proud young man
who only one month ago had himself
dictated the very course which was
! making him so wretchcd.
He could not help blaming himself,
and he did it very thoroughly and re-
pentantly. Philip Hays was not the
first man who has been sorry for not
"letting wei alone" However, he
bade his mothcr and Cecile good
bye" and gave he regulation kiss to
| Mona, who rec we'd it. with perfect