The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-12
CHAPTER VII.
KATE Is IMPATIENT.


As the next day was Saturday, John
Barlow insisted that It was absurd for
the young American TO think of spend
ing the Sabbath day in dull hotel in
Chertsey, when there were half dozen
bedrooms unoccupicd in Willoughby
farmhouse; and Dame Barlow backed
up the invitation so heartily. that
Arthur Dunbar was prevailed upon to
lengthcn his visit, an arrangement
looked upon with no favor by Mile.
Campignon, who wished the young gen.
tleman had never left his transatlantic
home.
Nor was her chagrin in any way mol
lifted when she saw the obnoxious in
truder and the two girls hard and fast
ut n gamc of croquet on the lawn, their
merry laughter showing how heartily
they. enjoyed the recreation. Now cro-
quet is n very innocent game in itself,
but one which displays hundred op-
portunities for Irritation, and inademoi-
selle noticed that Mr.. Dunbar lost no
chance OF playing the gallant to her pu-
pill. Like skillful general, she took
in the whole situation Mt n glance and
set to work to checkmate 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, a 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
ccedcd in rapplng her toes and jarring
her arms, while she was in constant
terror Of the hot sun playing havoc
with her complcxion-for, you see even
the very best French crc,ne de rouge
will cake and crack in the heat.
Dut her martyrdom 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 flew 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 in the world as NJ. le Viscount
Leon d'Estreville. This was not at all
rs she had Intended it, for she we'll un-
derstood the Importance OF first impress
sions, and it was little aQgravating to
find her dashing ncphew's advent robbed
of it's eclnt.
But if the young people We're not
demonstrative in their observations
they had their eyes open nevertheless
to the glory of the arrival. They saw a
young gentleman, dressed in speck-
span new clothes, with mauve kid
gloves, patent leather shoes and n scarf
OF cerulcan blue, bcstudded with a
cluster pin, which glittered like a fire.
fly, step from the carriage and embrace
mademoiselle. They saw the driver de-
posit on the porch portmanteau, so
painfully new and so ornamented with
glistening nickcl-worl that it made
their eyes ache to look on it.
''Nice young man that" Dunbar OBJ
served, as madcmoiselle and her nephew
disappeared into the house; did you ge,
the hencft Of that Whit OF perfume
from his handkerchief, Miss Grahame?'
Kate blushed. She knew she ought
to reprove his badinagc. but the fur
dancing In his eyes was contagious.
Nellie Barlow wns, however, ready
to do battle for the young Frcnchman
whose resplendent appearance hat
made IN impression on her unsophisti
Gated mind.
LA, Mr.. Dunbar!- she said. II am
sure he Is o very pretty young gentle
man.
''Of course he Is, Miss Nellie," Arthur
replied, gravely; pretty Us n picture II
q tailor's fashion book, protty as one o.
those gillifowers there, besides smell
ing twice as sweetly."
"Ah, now I know you arc laughing
at me-" Nellie cried; land for punish
ment I'll croquet your ball right int<
the cabbage bed yonder," and. suitine
the action TO the word she sent it flying
with a stroke that was credit to hel
r,und. diupled arms
""ris ever thus that beauty despisel
humble worth" Dunbar declared. IL
mock heroics; ''but wait till get I
chance at your ball, young lady, an<