Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
CHAPTER II.

"welI, here we are at last" The speaker
was q tall, handsome fellow of about twenty-one
years of age, and was accompanied BY three
other young men, who followed him closely as
he walked along the shady street from the sta
ton the evening previous to the concert. at
Is certainly quiet enough" remarked one of
his companions. Il hope there are few people
awake and are Of the kind upon whom music
can exert its charms. Don't worry" replied
another, excitement of this kind never fails to
draw a crowd in place of this caliber. All the
year round their motto is, DO nothing in the
morning, do ythlng In the afternoon and 60
TO bed at night until entertainment is an
nounced, aud then they turn out in such full
force that you wonder where they all came
FROM Il guess this must be the hotel" said
the first speaker, and the four paused before
an old-fashiOned building with inscription
over the door announcing the fact that this
was the acorn" where ''Shelter and Goode
Eee3e" were promised to ''Guests and their
Steeds-" The Bearhaven Quartet after pound
ing vigorously with the old brass knocker
were ushered into the parlor. which shattered
Of the hard bare decoration OF the puritanic
cycle, which stood out in gloomy contrast TO
the present. represented by the visitors. After
waiting a while in an awed silence. broken only
by the ticking of a large clock, they were shown
To their rooms, where will follow the ex-
ample OF the landlord and leave them to 20
back little.
The Bearhaven Quartet consisted Of Frank
cambridge. the handsome fellow before alluded
TO, and his three classmates at college, Charlie
Mcdonald, John Farley and Ned Russell, COM
monty known as Club" They had spent the
month of July at Franks home in Bearhaven
young city about sixty miles from Wiledon
Finding that they were well fitted for q quar-
tet they organized under tine name of the
Bearhaven, with Frank as leader and con-
cluded to spend the remainder of their yaca-
zion in giving concerts, thereby combining
pleasure and profit
The home Of Mr.. cambridge was happy
home as well as beautiful one. Mr. Balm
bridge himself was jolly person, such as one
likes TO talk TO a while TO get Frightened up a
hit. He was rich, but generous almost 10 a
fault, and every one who knew him loved him.
His wife. delicate lady Of beauty, whose prin-
cipal charm was q kind, sympathetic express
sion, presided over the household the idolized
mother Of Frank and his younger brother joe
Mary Stuart, an orphaned cousin to whom
frank had been engaged since mis- twentieth
birthday, completed the family party. 1t had
been q sort of established fact that Frank and
she were 10 be married sometime for the two
had been brought up together but no real
love beyond a cousinly affection ever had ex-
is:ed between them She was a girl OF Quiet
mien, always cool and collected-exasnera,
ingly so at times-and devoted to painting. at
which she was quite adept. She was rather
pretty-thst Is, periodically, as she was some
what changeeble, one day appearing in "a most
becoming attire and another day wearing a
plain, for dress made a wonderful difference
with her She was good gir!. too, but not the
sort that Frank cambridge would fall in love
with.
The evening Of the concert as he stood with
his three companions after supper on the stoop
OF the hotei, he did not appear as happy as ne
might A face was haunting him. The morn
ins after his arrival, while he was standing
near the door Of Town Hall, a lovely girl had
entered Who was she? What lovely ewes she
had. How came she in such a place as Vile
don? Would she herself come TO the concert.
thought Frank almost aloud, and then CHECKED
himself, for what did he care about pretty
faces anyway, beyond admiration OF the beau
ufUl?
Cheer up, old fellow" said "Chub." Eve
shall have a full house. think" and then the
Tour strolled toward the hall, few rods from
The hotel, humming snatches from the songs
they were TO sing criticising the village and
us inhabitants, some Of whom were vending
tAelr way Ia the same direction. bound for the
same destination.