The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-27

CampignOu, who wished the young gen
tleman had never left his transatlantic
home.
Nor was her chagrin in any way mol
lified when she saw the obnoxious in
truder and the two girls hard and fast
at a game Of crOquet on the lawn, their
merry laughter showing how heartily
they enjoyed the recreation. Now GRO
Quet Is very innocent game in itself,
but one which displays Il hundred op-
pOrtunitics for Irritation, and nadcmoi-
selle noticed that Mr.. Dunbar lost no
chance of playing the gallant to her Pu-
pill. Like n slzillful general, she took
in the whole situation at glance and
set to work to checlEmate her adver-
sary. So she wreathed her face in the
sweetest smile, and with the step Of a
girl of sixteen tripped onto the lawn
and offered to share the sport, q pro-
posal which was accepted by the young
people with rueful resignation. 1t was
an heroic action on her part, for she
hated the game in which she only sue
ceeded in rappiug her toes and Earring
her arms, while she was in constant
terror of the hot sun playing havoc
with her compleEion-fOr, you see even
the very best French creme de rouge
will cake and crack in the heat.
But her murtyrdom was of short
duration, for hardly had the game be
gun than the station fly from Chertsey
drove up to the door and deposited her
expected nephew. OF course, she at
once few to receive him. rather dis
gusted to notice that the others gave no
attention to the arrival but went on
playing, as though there was no such
person ia the world as NJ. lie Viscount
Leon d'Estreville. This was not at all
as she had intended it, for she we'll I'M
derstOOd the Importance of first impress
sions, and it was little aggravating to
find her dashing nephew's advent robbed
of its eclat.
But if the young people were not
demOnstrative in their observations
they had their eyes open nevertheless
to the glory of the arrival They saw a
young gentleman, dressed in speclt-and-
span new clothes, with mauve kid
gloves, patent leather shoes and a scarf
Of cerulean blue, bestudded with a
cluster pin, which glittered like a ire
fly, step from the carriage and embrace
mademOiscle, They saw the driver de-
post on the porch a portmanteau, so
painfully new and SO ornamental with
giistening niclSel-worlS that it made
their eyes ache to look on it.
mice young man that" Dunbar OBJ
served as mademOiselle and her nephew
disappeared into the house; did You get
the benefit OF that Whit of perfume
from his handkerchief, Miss Grahame?''
Kate blushed. She knew she ought
to reprove his badinagc, but the fun
dancing in his eyes was contagious
Nellie Barlow was, however, ready
to do battle for the young Frenchman,
whose respondent appearance had
made an impression ON her unsoPhisti-
, Gated mind.
la, Mr.. Dunbari'' she said, Il am
sure he Is a very pretty young gentle
man."
''Of course he is, Miss Nellie" Arthur
replied, Eraveiy; pretty as a picture in
o tailor's fashion book, pretty as one of
those giiiihowers there, besides smell
ing twice as sweeuy."
''Ahs now ] know you are laughing
/ at ne" Nellie cried; and for punish
ment III croquet your ball right into
/ the cabbage bed yonder." and, sufting
the action TO the word. she sent it hying
with a stroke that was a credit to her
round. dimpled arms
IT'S ever thus that beauty despises
humble WORTH Dunbar declared. in
mock herOics; but wait till I get a
chance at your bail, young lady, and
see II don't send 1t spinning over
ChertseE church sseepls-"
Just then a maiu-servant came nr-osE
the lawn with a message FOX Kate.
-.Na'mseile wishes you 70 come in
and DO introduced to the new Young
gentleman, miss, 1t ven please
n sle stood irrresoIuts. She could
maize eVery ea-gsse f9s Eha Foveynsss'