The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-03

81 don't want to be disagreeable, y
she said, smoothly, "but I'm afraid it's
true"
whats her styleP" asked Sybil.
Brown" replied Mrs. Bisboe, sen.
tentiously.
| Brown"
Eyes; burnt sienna Burnt sienna
hair and eyes, dusky-pink cheeks, ,dusky.
crimson lips, silk. plush oomplexion-all
or5am and coax-and two millions from
! ner uncle" said Harold Bea yer, who had
! just come up.
There was general biting of lips.
Haven't seen her for three ye ars, u
he continued, land -"
"Ahl Perhaps she has fadedr' ex-
claimed Ethel.
THE dusky browns dom t fa6e much, u
said Harold.
mo" said Mrs. Bisbee, 81 saw her in
a box at the Metropolitan last winter,
and she was radiant"
why, she doesn't belong in New
York" Sybil said.
mo, Baltimore" responded Harold.
II don't see what she wants to come
away up here for" grumbled Ethel,
spitefully. Whats the matter with
Chesapeake bay9'
well, she's coming next week." said
Mrs. Bisbee, moving away with Harold.
"I had letter from her mother to-day"
II hope she'll like him." said Ethel,
looking scornfully at Collie in his
steamer chair.
THAT will not do any good" an
swered Gertie; ''the other men will all
like her."
"of course" said sybil; "we're not
worth two millions, any of u.s."
And we're not dusky-browns,
snapped Ethel, caressing stray raven
lock; "'all cream and coax Humph!"
"But she's lovely girl" sighed
Gertie, ''or she was two years ago. l
haven't met her since then. was at
Cape May. You can't help liking her. I"
"ohl yes, I can, and will" decided
Ethel, as they rose to go down to the
water.
The day before this paragon of heir
esses was expected Phil Partridge in
vited all hands to go sailing on his
sloop And then he got a telegram
which compelled him to go to the city.
But he insisted on their going sailing
just the same. His sailing master would
take them, and they could invite Der
Alte Chaperon to go along as his substi-
tute. That made them laugh. But
they got Collie out of his steamer chair
and took him along just the same. OF
course, he went right down into the
cabin and prepared to go to sleep.
'Rless my soulw exclaimed Mrs. Bis
bee, that's little too bad. The only
man in the party. l wouldn't stand it,
girls"
mani" exclaimed Ethel. Call
that pudding-faced gelatine man!
Lord forgive us!"
"oh, say, Ethel" demonstrated Ger
tie, you ought not to talk like that"
Don't say ought to me. Pm tired
of doing what l ought to do"
Ethel was twenty-six and her skin
was growing yellow under her eyes.
'Go down into the cabin and keep
Der Alte Chaperon awake" suggested
Sybil.
do it yourself"
Not such bad idea," said Sybil,
slipping down the companionway.
Collie Beattie was not asleep yet He
sat up and stared as the tall, white girl
came below.
"Awfully good of you, you know" he
murmured.
"Oh, it's not so very good; but what
do you mean?"
II mean your coming down here to
keep me awake" Sybil turned just
trlfle pink under the ears. Had he been
listening to their conversation on deck?
1t must have edited him, she thought
Il came down to keep myself awake"
she said, hastily, and then added, in
consistently: "Why don't you go on
deck and enjoy the breeze?"
because l can't enjoy the breeze" he
answered.
ITS too strong for you, suppose"
said Sybil, with touch of scorn.
Eyes, much too strong"
Makes you chilly"
"Yes, makes me chilly"
"Might spoil your complexion"
MY whaUT'
"Your complexion"
Didn't know / had any,"
"You're as white and pink as baby"
That's true, but don't think that's
much of complexion for man, you
know"
"Neither do /. l should think you'd
get little sunburn on you just from
shame"
Collie laughed. He seemed to be i'm
mensely amused. He had funny way
of being amused at things that didn't
amuse other people. 1t was jolly for
him, but it made the other people an
cry
"lf you're going to laugh at my con-
versation I'm going back to the-the
girls" exclaimed Sybil, springing up
the steps.
Collie laughed some more. Then he
stretched himself on the cabin locker
and laughed again. Next he closed his
eyes and smiled. A minute later he
was sound asleep. All the women came
down and looked at him half an hour
later. He didn't seem much to look at
He had deep lines under his eyes when
he slept, and worn appearance. Yet
they all looked at him and despissd
him. He just slept on and didn't mind
it,
Valuable person to have on a yacht
ing excursion, isn't hep whispered
Ethel, with a genuine growl in her
pretty voice. "If had thing like
that for husband Id-but I'd never
have one.'
Lets go on deck. / do believe it's |
fai!an dead calm" said Mrs. Bisbee.
So y had. Tho Clover's mast was
plumb .AArpendicular. So were her
mainsail md her jib The water