Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-05

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"Shc is thought good-looking," answered
Miriam and then she changed the conversa-
ton Evidently the subject of her sisters
marriage was not a welcome one, Sir james
decided, and he determined to avoid it in
the future.
But on the whole their walk was a pleas.
ant one, and little color had stolen back
to Miriam's pale cheeks when they returned
| to the Commandments white-washed house.
Sir James had told her that he was going to
remain to dinner by her mothers invita-
tion, and Mrs. Clyde met them smilingly as
they entered the hall. t
$50 you have had walk, and you look
all the better TOR it, too, Miriam, my dear, -
she said. II am so glad you are going to
stay to dinner, Sir James, for quite by
chance we are going to have an old friend
of my husbands, too, Colonel Lowrey.
Have you ever met him?"
! 'Not that know Of" answered Sir
James.
"No, it's very unlikely; he's Just re-
Gently returned from India, and is so brown!
But he's nice man, and we've known him
many years; he knew the girls when they
were babies"
| Sir James laughed.
II wonder if ho'll treat Miriam as baby
now?" he said good naturedly, looking
fondly and proudly at Miriam's charming
! face.
She laughed also, and then went upstairs
to dress for dinner, and presently Ford
| came to assist her.
Ford judiciously made no further allusion
to the letter to DR. Reed, as she wisely con-
| sidered it was not her place to do SO. She
brought up some flowers which had just ar
rived from a florists in the town, and
which she said the boy who had left them
| hoI toll hor hot hod rcd
them for Miss CLYDE.
Il suppose it was Sir James," said
Miriam.
1.-THE boy didn't mention any name, Miss
Miriam, only gentleman, " answered Ford,
smiling. "Maybe they're from someone
else"
| Miriam did not answer. She fastened
one or two of the beautiful carnations in
| her dress, and when she went into the
drawing room Sir James advanced eagerly
toward her, for they were alone.
'"Thank YOU tor wearing them" he said;
"they were the best could get.'
| :'Thank YOU for sending them: they are
| beautiful" smiled Miriam.
| Then a bronzed. orav-headed. soldierlv.
| looking man entered the drawing room, whom
| Miriam Introduced as Colonel Lowrey."
| He bore the marks of the land of the sun
braveIy, and his whole bearing told YOU he
had been man of war from his youth up
ward. A spear wound from a dusky Arab
| had left one of the sleeves of his coat arm
| less. and y nurnle line o, his forehead.
which crent nnder his prav hair. told its
own story
"Wbat a tall oirI Won have prownp' he
SAID smiliurIr to Miriam. 1T knew this
Young LADY Sir James. when she was about
the size of NV hanJ
ssThat is gros. e,,crerot;on co1one1
1,owrav - cold Wir;on, ,onnh;nn
"WelI hod the bonnr nf e.ee;no Won
when Won were e,actlv two dars did at anv
rate. Miss Miriam
UApd what was 1;taon sm;1ed Miriam
.I hore M rorv d;st;ro, recoiiect;on
but 7 think Won are imnroved bv ACE"
Tban iii I.uaha5 - III. ~ uS;i. th.,
.ra jo;n go ~ Si,,5a o,tarad an +ha -oo,,;
or,c;on. an5 .grasohIe as nsnai
MWhot ;s o-1nsinD rono', she .a;d 1ook.
inc at The I;ttle oro1n of three
sCoIonai T,owrev Is amns;no n. motb.,
hv bis ooconnt of INV bahvhood
uSh.,s rrnvn ereet g;rJ Lo,n,t Oh. o.,
.,,;iad NJ CID Ioot;n ~ th. Cainn.,
..Yss ;t,s wondartnI and II seems onJr
lilo Hasterdov and VET n great nonn tb;nG.
have hannensd since then :" and ColoneI
Iowrev SIGHED
..vs' ;pSaeJ - sold NJ. c1rd. and 81.
-. as~l
aiso ai. sa,o :. tha Gaioy1,s .rt. sn' anu
Rnt he hsd not Iafs bic anod sn;rit. With
uv nI Iah;1;u ~ s .ho us s ~ 80. "i..'
u Us on. a ~ - - a1."t a, .J ~
ha Us tsa, .nortsn,an ho ;n+a.astad G..
IomeS .,c.ed;nrIv in bis descr;nt;ons of
tbe hi, goma of The iunoIe and the swamn
The dime nassed otf most aereeabIv tpr
Mrs Glide VOC famous bosre.s and dro,r
ont the mowers Of her euests with admir-.
ahie tact R.fore the evening was over Sir
lanes MeKennon had invited Colonel Low.
raw to dine with him at the cavalry mess. at
Hststone on the foIlowino EVENING and to
eo deer-stalkinp with him in The High.
lands. and Sir lanes looked .entimentaiiv
a. Mir;an, as he cave tho latter ;nv;,,tion
Thev ali narted the hest of frienda and
Miriam went to he'd tired. and slent tairIv
we'll in spite of certain rackine anxieties in
her mind She was rather late in ooino
down tn breakfast the next morning and
when she did so she found her father and
mother already seated at the table MRS
CIvde IU seemed in GOOD spirits and thev dis.
cussed the conversation at the dinner of the
eveninr before pleasantly. Then CoimeI
CIvdn gvde wbo % was % in nndress uniform % rose 70
co to his military dutie, and the mother
and dauphter we're alone
"My dear" said Mrs Clvde. a. Miriam
fn;shsd har hreotfost uwiil I,or .ono. ~
-, n,r ronn, nov az have GOT somsfh;no ~ ~
Wv, w G ~ nono,' s0' W
M;r,sm's tace ,usbed and sbe bep.n to
+remhIe as she listened tn this Invitation
From their earliest childhood to he re-
onested 10 90 to their mothers room had
meant somstb;ne serious to loan and Mir.
;au Cid, There thsv had rscsivsd dn.
nnnisbment for their vonthful offenses and
there thew had been taught to respect their
,nother's anthority-. And there loan had