The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-02-06
THE YACHTING TRIP.

mo, indeed. said Thalia. giving
her lace parasol significant twirl;
lyon don't catch me marrying poor
man. No o, .tmeal. old shoes. and
made-over gowns for me. I'd rather
die an old maid any day"
That is putting 1t very strongly
said her Cousin Dorothy. who was
quietly hemming the edge of surah
, sash for Thalia. Once / heard YOU
say that If you were not married at 80
you would take dose of laudanum.
Thalia laughed, and tossed her pretty
head till her ostrich plumes danced
disdainfully. She thought there was
no danger of her being driven to
violent death.
II tell you what Thalia." said Maud
Dare. looking up from her chocolates
and her novel, .syou ought to make a
dead set at that Gordon man. They
say he Is awfullv rich-$500. 900. at
least-and he owns that pretty yacht
down the inlet. too.n
The MyosotisP" said Thalia. with
growing animation. why. l didn't
know that. Who told your
oh, don't know" Maud replied.
carelessly. You know dear. since |
am engaged myself don't pay much
4 attention 10 these new men,
.'Who is that Mr.. Campbell?" Thalia
went on.
What Mr.. CampbellP The one who
was so sweet on DorothyP Oh. they
say he is bank clerk somewhere. He
Is friend of Mr.. Gordon's. you know.
/ believe Gordon pays all his bills"
Il don't believe it!' said Dorothy.
with sudden animation He is not
that kind of man at all. / don't
know him very we'll. but am sure he
is too manly a fellow toto
Thalia burst out laughing and
Dorothy paused.
Dorothy. my dear" she said in a
| patronizing way, don't go and fall in
/ don'ti / should think you'd had
enough of poverty in all these years
/ that you have had to teach and sew
aud struggle along. For PHYS sake
! -
Il shall marry man whom l can
love, no matter what his eireum-
stances are : said Dorothy. firmly.
BE still. both of youi'' Maud inter.
rupted. changing her pose. Here
comes Mr.. Gordon now"
Dorothy gathered upher work hastily
and went into the house.
Thalia's face was wreathed with
smiles.
SO glad to see you. Mr.. Gordon"
she said, sweetly. I'VE were getting
so horribly dnlIi You have just come
In time TO cheer VS. up.m
Dorothy tossed her work into the
basket under the window, seized her
hat. and went ont the back door.
s.Thalia will drive me frantic, she
said. as she dashed across the meadows
down to the strand. 'Oh. If l were
only rich enough to refuse her patron
age and rid myself of this humiliating
servitude. Thalia treats me like her
maid. and ! must bear it"
why. Miss Floyd" some one ex-
claimed. at this moment. II was just
going to hunt you up. The Myosotis
is mp at the landing. Won't you take
little sail with me?"
Dorothy stopped in confusion. Some
one with line brown face and rather
stubborn dark hair that grew straight
up from a high smooth forehead was
smiling at her in the bright morning
sunlight.
',Oh, Mr.. Campbellr' she began. and
stopped.
You are out of sorts. aren't youP'
he said, easily. We'll. so am /. 1t
will do us good to have a sail this
morning. feel as though l wanted
to get away from every rybody-every-
body except you.n he added. softly.
lis Mr.. Gordon going. aud Thalia
and-and all the restP" Dorothy said,
dubiously.
mo, indeedr' he said, with empha-
sis. Il want you, and nobody else.
viii you gop"
Dorothy assented gladly. 1t was
just what she wanted. She wondered
how Mr.. Campbell took the liberty of
running off with the Myosotis-but II
was too delightful to puzzle over, and
she gave herself up to the pleasure oi
il.
Now. / want you to tell me some
thing" said Campbell. as they went
skimming over the water together.
"Where is it that have seen you be-
fore we met here at Miss Doane'sP
feel as though l had known you for
years"
Il don't know. ! used to teach, you
know. was governess at Mrs. Law.
toms before came to Miss Doane's-
Mrs. Clarence Lawton, you know
MY sister'sr' he cried. Il knew ]
had seen you somewhere. Miss Floyd
hope you are going to be friend ol
mine"
DO you believe in friendshippn she
asked. idly.
And the Myosotis scudded along,
quite unmindful of them both.
The hours drifted by as lightly a:
the foam on the waves that swelled
under the yachts snowy keel.
Where on earth have you beenP'
said Thalia, sharply when Dorothy
came in after luncheon-time.
Sailing with Mr.. Campbell" wa
the quiet reply.
I'm the Myosotisp Humph! I thinl
he has a great deal to do to run away
with Mr.. Gordon's yacht. He wanted
to take us fishing this morning. too.
} declare. some people have the cheek o
} an elephant"
Il am very sorry" said Dorothy
quietly.
And you haven't put the fringe oil
, my sash yet. You know want it to
night. too"
alt will be ready for YOU"
Thalia f1ounced out of the room.
) 81 wish hadn't promised to go to
J morrow" though Dorothy, with sigh
: But on the morrow her regrets ha,
: vanished.
: The Myosotis lay at anchor at tn
, landing for weeks. One day it wa
Gordon who went sailing. the next