Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-25
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inous. The girls gazed an1iously at Mrs.
Bisbee.
'sI don't want to be disagreeable, /" she
said smoothly, ''but I'm afraid it's true. I"
whats her style?' asked Sybil
Brown" replied Mrs. Bisbee. senten.
tiously.
Brown
eyes; burnt sienna. Burnt sienna
hair and eyes, dusky pink cheeks, dusky
crimson lips. silk plush complexion-all
cream and coax-and two millions from
her uncle," said Harold Beaver, who had
just come up.
There was general biting of lips.
Haven't seen her for three years." he
continued, "and"-
"Ah! Perhaps she has fadedw ex-
claimed Ethel.
1.-The dusky browns don't fade much, !"
said Harold.
NO." said Mrs. Bisbee. II saw her
in box at the Metropolitan last win.
ter, 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 bayr'
'sWell, she's coming next week." said
Mrs. Bisbee, moving away with Harold.
II had letter from her mother today"
81 hope she'll like him." said Ethel,
looking scornfully at Collie in his steam
er chair.
''That win not do any good" answered
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" snap
ped Ethel, caressing a stray raven lock;
all cream and coax Humphv'
"But she's a lovely GIRL" sighed Ger
tie; cor she was two years ago. Haven't
met her since then. was at Cape May.
You can't help liking her."
'sOh, yes, 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 COM
PEELED him to go to the city. But he in
sisted 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 substitute
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 pre-
pared to go to sleep.
"Bless my soull' exclaimed Mrs. Bis
bee. that's little too bad. The only
man in the party. I wouldn't stand it,
girls"
ssMants exclaimed Ethel. "Csll that
pudding faced gelatine mani Lord
forgive u.s."
ooh, say, Ethel" demonstrated Ger
tie, "you ought not to talk like that"
Don't say ought to me. I'm tired
of doing what I ought to do"
Ethel was 26 and her skin was growing
yellow under her eyes.
''Go down into the cabin and keep
Der Alte Chaperon awake" suggested
Sybil.
ssDo it yourself"
"Not such a 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.
lawfully 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 trife pink under
the ears. Had he been listening to their
conversation on deck? It must have edi-
fed him, she thought.
81 Game down to keep myself awake, :"
she said hastily, and then added, incon-
sistently, why don't you go on deck
and enjoy the breeze"
Because l can't enjoy the breeze" he
answered.
"It's too strong for you, suppose" {"
said Sybil, with touch of scorn.
eyes, 1huch too strong"
"Makes you chilly"
Eyes, makes me chilly"
s'Might spoil your complexion"
ssMy what?"
your complexion"
s'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"
ssNeither do 1. I 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
alnuse other people. It was jolly for
him, but it made the other people angry.
s'If 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 despised him. He just
slept on and didn't mind it.
valuable person to have on q yacht
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