The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-11-18

one?" said Miss Grayson-
"What?" said Maud
'.Boohoo. boohoo. boohoo," cried
Miss Grayson, excitedly; and an elder
ly lady who had selected the precise
moment to be announced by Miss Gray
sons pretty little parlor maid very
nearly turned and fed. She came in,
however, and her impression that Miss
Grayson had gone demented was con-
firmed by the apparently imbecile
laughter with which her greeting was
received.
| Maud rose 20 leave, and Miss Gray
son, who had recovered her presence of
mind sufficiently to inquire after her
new visitors husband the had been
dead seven years., accompanied her to
the front door.
Don't you understand, you silly
child?" she said, kissing her affection
ately on the doorstep. "Cry, cry, cry
your eyes out; not one OF the wretches
in bakers dozen of them can stand
tears" And the kind old lady returned
while Miss Oakley walked home, with
light breaking slowly in on her as
she pondered the somewhat enigmatical
advice she had received.
| Meanwhile Capt. Jumpison was
striding down the flinty road leading
from the barracks to Bunborough as
if he trod on air. He scarcely knew
how he had transferred him
self from uniform to his new
est multi; but between his beating
heart and the tweed coat which formed
its outermost covering he could feel the
communication which had that after
noon altered the course of his career
forever. ION her majesty's service" it
had arrived, and ION her majesty's
service it informed him he was ex-
pected 20 proceed forthwith to a some
| what distant portion of her dominions,
where, in return for salary exceeding
his widest dreams, he was to perform
duties as to which he still felt vague.
But they probably included the dispen-
sation of substantial justice with Law
ish hand to sundry swarthy FELLOWSHIP
jects and the instruction of the male
portion of them in the use of obsolete
weapons and the evolutions of an i'm
proved drill
The climate-well, every rose has its
thorn, and Government House and his
society would reconcile Geraldine Oak
ley TO a bursting thermometer and a
diet of quinine. She could have her
sister to stay with her If she felt lone
ly; he was quite fond of Maud, though
/ of course she did not care for him; did
she not always retire when he came to
tea. and leave him alone with her elder
sister, and always refuse to give him
4 more than four dances in one evening?
But Geraldine was different DIR. Gov
erdale would do very well for Maud
when Geraldine was gone. There she
was-Maud. not Notwithstanding
on the top step waiting for him as he
almost ran up the garden walk.
"How do you do?" she said, shyly, as
she ushered him into the drawing
room. ''I will go and tell Geraldine
you are here"
He was delighted; could anything
have been more thoughtful? But,
oddly enough, she did not 60. She sat
down, on the contrary, and began
lingering ''chair back" nervously.
st is a fine day." she said, and then
stopped.
Hang it, he thought; II meant to
tell Geraldine the news first, but there's
no harm in beginning with her."
So he began. pulling out his official
! letter to show her.
81 have come, Miss Oakley, to tell
you some news and ask you to congratu-
late me-"
"WhatI" she exclaimed, ''are you en-
gagged to be mar"
'.Oh, no!'' he answered, mot exactly
that is, not yet-in fact, / mean not
exactly"
And he got very red, and SO, curious
" enough, did she. She looked very
pretty blushing, and with her lower lip
| quivering a little. Geraldine was not
SO pretty as Maud, he admitted to him
self as he looked at her; but so much
the better. Geraldine would be all the
less likely to firt, if. that is, there was
anyone at Government House to firt
with.
NO." he said; Its the appointments
told you [or was it your sister?) my
uncle was trying TO get for me-the
! very thing have been wanting"
And he proceeded to paint the
| charms of the new career opening be-
fore him IN glowing colors- He said
nothing about the quinine. When he
came to an end of all the details she
was sitting, with an expression of deep
| interest, looking at him. and he felt
that had she only been Geraldine the
very moment would have arrived-that
precise opportunity not always easy to
obtain, particularly In small villa
"And So" he said, feeling he must
bring his tale to conclusion and give
her an excuse for going to fetch her
sister-"and SO Miss Oakley. leave
Bunborough very soon, and have come
to say good-by.r
''Good--good-boo-boo."