Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-09

The broad terraces
above The lake vert
say with young people in bright tennis suits
while On the verandas we're gathered groups Of
their elders, chatting reading the evening
papers just arrived from Chicago. Others still
we're rowing idly on the waters Of blue Pewau-
kee or gliding boldly across its surface in
miniature yachts whose white sails were
mlrrored in the depths below. The occupants
OF one Of the light skiffs were young man and
woman whose desultory conversation inter
sperssd now and then with pauses showed
Shem to be more than mere acquaintance, to
whom continuous chatter is counted necessary
O. warrant OF good fellowship.
Both were IN conventional blue boating COS
tune. and their faces exhibited traces Of fire.
quent exposure TO sun and breeze.
The deep tan on that OF the young man con-
trasted well with his white cap, from under
which pushed stray locks of brown hair. His
arms were barred to the elbow, and his easy
motion. as he bent to the oars, showed athletic
training. Tbs face of the girl opposite him
fell short Of perfect beauty. but was perhaps
nos less attractive on that account; there was
al earnestness and courage in the depths OF
those dark blue eyes which bespoke true nobil-
ity Of wOmanhood. To Frank Nailor it had
already become the most winsoms face in the
world
'shsll we rev to the island, Miss EwinR?" he
asked. as he rested q moment on his oars 1--WE
have another hour before dinner"
She assented, and as the boat sped on under
his powerful stroke she brought the bow around
10 the east with the cords OF the rudder in q
way which proved her no novice in the art of
steering.
What q wonderful place this is" she said.
musingiy, as by the turn in the boats course
her glance fell on the shores. which sloped
gently up to their hotel. People from all
parts of the country meet and become friends in
so short a time. When father suggested that we
should come here instead of going to Newport
had scarcely heard of the place. Ihad idea that
the lakes OF Wisconsin were in a sort of will
derness; but 1t is almost like q foreign water
Ing place for meeting old acquaintance. We
found Mr. and Mrs Kerr here; then you came,
and now the UptOns.''
''Ies, when we met last fall on the Urania
we should hardly have thought to meet again
within a few months nearly in the center of
the American continent; but this is my third
summer here and always find il SO. The fates
are powerful to work wonders"
81 don't admit the fates, MIR. Nailor," she re-
piled, smiling. but it is q great pleasure to
run across ones friends. / am particularly
glad to see Frances Upton again. She is such
q charming girl Did you notice them at
iunch-.the gray haired gentleman with the
''Yes, Are they old friends of yours?" he
asked
Yes and no" she answered, cit is rather An
odd story When We met them in Naples last
winter we supposed at first that they were en-
tire strangers to US. but we discovered that
this Il the same Mr.. Upton whose old Virginia
home lay next ours on the Potomac. We were
never Intimate friends and do not know very
much about them now. My father was not
with Us last winter and mamma did not like to
ask many Questions of either Col UPTON or
his niece. They seemed reserved about talk
ing of themselves When the war broke out
my father. as you know, entered the Union
army. and he sent mamma to New York to stay
with her father. was a tiny infant then SO
OF course remember nothing about it. Harold
Thinks he remembers the old place, but it is a
vague memory; and neither of US have seen ii
since. for IT sold after the war closed Col
Upton Joined the confederate forces and that
Il about all Can tell you of him. think he
lost his wife and child Miss Upton said once
that her uncle had known a great deal of sor-
row. i wonder he comes here-perhaps be-
cause SO many southerners do. / believe he
has not very friendly feeling for the north;
he was wounded in battle and has been some,
thing OF an invalid ever since. Do you know"
she went on. Il wondered when we first saw
them II they were any relation Of YOURS /
fancled there was . resemblance between Won
and Col Upton"
II never heard of them before" he answered
rather briefly
LIVING continued, wondering q little at the
touch of sadness in his tone.
Thank you, L shall be glad to meet any
friends OF yours" He fell into an abstraeted
mood and his companion after giancing at him
became silent also, leaning over the side OF the
boat, playing with the water and looking down
into its depths
She said to herself that she did not under
stand this young man. Sometimes she seemed
TO know him so well. their tastes agreed their
views of life were much the same: then again
there seemed an indefnable barrier between
them, a reserve on his part almost q lack of
confidence. she fancied. She could not believe
that is proceeded from any fault of her own.
He spoke very little of himself; still compared
with many young men that was a virtue rather
than a failing Perhaps he had had some great
sorrow which made him at times, as now an
pear 80 gloomy, but II seemed to have grown
upon him Of late She had not noticed il so
much last fall 1t might be a disappointment
In love- Isabel Ewing WINGED little as this
thought as though 1t was not quite pleasant to
her. Plainly she was more interested in the
young man than she liked to acknowledge even
TO herself. she shook the water from her fin-
gers with suggestion Of vehemence and sat
upright
Mr.. Nailor was looking at her rather curl
ously.
"a penny for your thoughts" he said
"They are not to be bought for penny"
Isabel returned. "Tell me, what fishing party
Is that just south OF the island? They have
been here all day. Are they those North lake
people?''
She had recovered from her momentary
seriousness and was urging the Conversation
into fresh channels
Frank responded rather gravely. He under
stood this brisk chatter of Miss Ewings to be
intentional, but did not discern the cause.
''She sees how it is with me-" he thought,
''and she means to check further intimacy
But he was mistaken, for Isabel did not vet
Bee.
The hour was gone and the little boat glided
rp to the pier.
Thank You for a very pleasant hour, Miss
living, Frank said as he parted with her at
the vsranda OF Mrs. Ewings cottage.
do you join the dancers this evening"" she
asked
Il think so. May hope to see You there?,
"Oh, yes; j am going to bring Col and Miss
Upton for a while and show them all the phases
o. life At . northern summer resort Not that
they are striklngiy different from Others" she
laughed, but this u the Upsons FIRST ex-
Perience."
''Is it possibIe2 I hope Lake Side will please
them"
Come and meet them know you will find
tnem agreeable, and want to verify my fancy
about your resemblance to Col Upton"
IL was evident to Frank Nailor before that
evening was over that even had he been so dis
posed the opportunity Of paying court to the
beautiful Miss Upton would not be allowed
him, except In very moderate degree, 30 en-
tirely was her society sought and mouopolized
by Harold Ewing She in her turn was not un-
obserysnt Of Mr. Majors attention to Miss
Living and while she conceived liking for the
ens. open countenance and courtly manner of
the young man realized at once that she
would not be likely to rank him a. one of her
own special admirers