Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-03

window and lifts her flushed face to the
light breeze that sweeps by.
Things are going all wrong with her.
They have been going wrong ever since
Mr.. Archibald Jones has seen fit to de-
vote himself to her with a persistency
that has driven away all the other men.
To be sure she rather liked him at
first. Ha has horses TO take her driving
with and plenty of money and leisure
time to spend with her at the theater
lawn tennis parties and all the other
good things that come along through
the seasons, and at dance especially he
acquits himself very creditably in spite
Of his extreme thinness and extreme
height.
''lf he only would talk about some
thing or somebody besides himself" Bah
said once refectively.
She was trying on love Of a new
bonnet ut the time-touching its loops
of ribbon lightly and twisting her head
from one side to the other TO get the eff
feet in her mirror; 30 that very naturally
the sight of her own loneliness brought
to her mind pardonable wonder why
he did not occasionally vary his egotis-
teal themes by little wholesome praise
of herself
Bah was q little amused at his conceit
in the beginning. but rs she sees more
of him, night after night, week after
week, and the chances of the final recital
of his remarkable existence grow more
and more remote. she begins to find it
very wearisomo. aud catches herself
more than once looking back with long
ing 70 the time when Mr.. Archibald Jones
was not-the dear old life when she had
found SO sweet a happiness in the words
and glancos Of another man. n man who
rarely in these later days comes TO her
at all
Beyond doubt it is some thought of
him that brings that pathetic light to
her eyes and that tender little smile 10
her lips this July morning as she leans
against the window frame with careless,
dreamy Abandonment, her fingers wan
dering restlessly through the soft, loose
locks Of hair upon her temples.
Things happen just right sometimes,
even outside the pages Of a story book
and it is certainly a very happy coinci
dence that at this moment a tall youne
man should come quietly around tn,
corner Of the house. and looking up Sc,
the girl and her smile.
Bah is all in a fiutter as soon as sh,
seeS him.
~why. Mr.. Brayton. she cries, witt
an excited. broken little laugh. "wher,
did You come fromg l-oh, I'm awfull'
glad TO see YOU
She iushes prettily as he steps acros
the grass plat that lies between them
BE takes the pretty white hand extend
ed 10 him in his own sun tanned pain
and perhaps he holds il there a trifi
longer Sni just a tribe tighter tina
woald be prescribed by the etiquette Q
polite society,
Il don't believe you're half As gla
- | an 10 see you. Miss Barbara,
he SAYS. and his voice Is very goo
vuice 10 listen 10 with its deep. mello'
tocss. Il never have any luck wit
yo1 nowadays No matter when CON
yo1 are snrs 70 be cut OF JUST goinl
ID Is reAily Tity that yoa are 50 10
ular.-
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