Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-07

but he dismissed it with wave of his
hand as not being of the slightest impor-
lance. Of course be could not find any
thing in that for displeasure, and if he
did, would not refrain from telling if it
were so. There is something else"
"Then nm utterly at a loss. Believe
me. -liss Eu,tace, | am too fond of your
brothers friendship and too sensible of
the klndlieaS shown me within your
household not to quickly seek, with an
APOLOGY, to repair any oflense | may
have gjven, If knew wherein it lay. |
T"alll hoped that before this would have
lrru apparent mat | should have been
enlightened either by you or your
UIutner.'
"lt Is something serious, Mr.. Dudley,
and Ut one cine Charley thought his IL
Yitauons would have to be recalled"
so serious as that, said Dudley, thor
oughly understanding that in this tao
lical way Miss Eustace mad made him
understand her father had opposed fur
/ ther reception Of himself at the house,
ana had yielded his position only upon
being convinced that persistence on his
part would result in embarrassment to
his son.
He has come to believe l am John
DorisJn figuring under an assumed
name-the dissraced son. he said to
himself, "aud not being certain does not
wish to give it as reason"
The Thought troubled him, and he WAS
not consoled by the other one occurring
to him, that he had had, in the family
difference, the active partisanship Of
Evelyn and Charley. The affair sobered
him so tixtt it was with difficulty that he
could shake off his dependency.
/ lie made the effort with these words:
II will make u serious effort to dis
/ cover the cause, Miss Eustace, and shall
/ do all that is proper for Il man to do under
/ the circumstances"
He was certain that this assurance
gave the young lady much satisfaction,
and she became quite gay during the
rest of the short drive.
AT the theater they found the rest of the
party, and in the pleasure of the moment
Dorison forgot the unpleasant impression
that had been put upon him. He found
the young lady delightful companion,
and thought she carried about her the
same charm of personality possessed by
her brother. She was endowed with
that quality rarely possessed by a woman
, "A keen appreciation of humOr, and he
himself, for that evening was subject to
one OF those a alterations men of a
melancholy and Respondent nature are
at times. His gayety swept up to high
spirits, dangerously near to boisterOus-
ness, and he WAS conscious of a marked
endeavor to impress himself fayorably
upon the lady who was his companion.
He talked muCh at the supper after
the entertainment, which was not his
wont, and what was better, talked well,
with Il gay, capricious and whimsical
fancy; told humorous stories, showered
witucisms without stint, which were en-
tircly premeditated, and carried all
with him into his own wild spirits.
upon my word, Dudleyw cried Young
Eustace, 81 never knew you in such a
mood before. If | had not been watch
ing your glass and noticed Your modera-
ton would have supposed you We're OBJ
tanning your inspiration from wine"
you forS>t that promised you sol
EMMY that | would not brighten your
sister with dependency What would
you? have not "a large assortment of
moods at my disposal. Either deep
dependency or high gayety. Tomorrow
| will have a wet towel around my heart
while you have it around your head"