Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-05-14

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As the two men met face to facr,
Kate could not but mark the contraIt.
II was like the chance encounter OF
two dogs-say Cesar and some little
toy terrier-the one careless and digni-
fed; the other full of fun and grimace.
Yet, for all that, Leon d'Estreville
was q very handsome young fellow.
with his delicate features and large,
luminous dark eyes. if he had only gone
to Regent street for tailor instead OF
to Shoreditch.
"Now," mademoiselle chirped, pleas
antly, lyon can enjoy four-handed
game. Leon, ask Miss Grahame to be
your partner, and see if you cannot be
q match for Miss Barlow and her young
friend"
She emphasized the ''her" so as to in
sinuatc that Mr.. Dunbar must not con.
slider himself as one Of the parlor party.
/ do not believe that there ever was a
game Of croquet played where so much
small feeling was exhibited as on this
occasion, chiefly caused, am sorry to
say, by the reprehensible conduct OF
Arthur Dunbar, who would strike
Icons ball so viciously when the OPP
portunity offered and make such dis
graceful null of his attempts to GRO
quet Miss Grahame's, and did laugh so
hilariously when the young French
man in trying to retaliate crashed the
mallet down on his own shin, that
even Kate was annoyed with him, and
Nellie could have wept for vezation.
But now the dinner bell; and Kate
Grahame had to endure the humilia-
ton of seeing the party separate, with
ont mademoiselle making the slightest
sign of Cancellation.
This slight of one who had done her
such service cut the sensitive girl to the
quick. so creeping to the governess
side she whispered:
"May ask Nellie and Mr.. Dunbar to
dine with us?"
Mademoiselle Campignon was petri-
fed at her audacity.
kate Grahame," she demanded,
shave you taken leave Of your senses?
have suffered anguish at your conduct
during the past twenty-four hours. To
think that q young lady, who has en-
loved the careful training that you
have, should condescend to pick up a
promiscuous acquaintance with total
stranger, an American, too, who may
be petty bridesmaids son for all you
know to the contrary, is enough to
make ones hair stand on end with hor-
ror. What do you suppose Miss Balder-
stone would say to such conduct? am
sure it would nearly break her heart "
but he has the manners of gentle
man." Kate faltered.
$50 has my hair-dresser. Yet You
would not have me ask him to dinner,
would you?"
Thus the storm swept over the poor
girl, and she could only bend her head
like the tender sapling and let ltpass by.
MIR. Dunbar leaves here on Monday,
and perhaps we shall never see him
again." she said, ruefully, land only
wished to show him some attention for
the great service he rendered me-"
1.-The great servicel He pulled a
puppy-dog out of the river, and you
make as much fuss about it, as if he had
saved your life"
"Oh, mademoiselle"
Eut here Leon, who had been walk
ing in advance, came with much taste
to the rescue.
"What church is that, whose spire
see in the distance over the trees?" he
asked.
Mademoiselle waited for Kate to re-
spond, but as she was silent, answered:
"Sunbury, very pretty village about
mile from us. After dinner, am
sure Miss Grahame will be happy to
show you the place. She is famous
walker, and"
But Kate was not to be disposed OF in
this off-hand manner.
81 shall spend the afternoon in writ
ing to Miss Balderstone, and shall be
denied the pleasure of accompanying
you. sir. Besides, your aunt has just
been reading me homily on the i'm
propriety of cultivating the ncquaint-
ance of strangers"
It was q very saucy thing for the
young lady to say, but she was ut bay
now, and, sweet as her disposition
naturally was, do not mean to main
tain that she was paragon OF woman
ly perfection.
A glance flashed between aunt and
nephew-s glance which said as plain
as words on one part: "You have gone
too far, and on the other: II know 1t, p"
and the young Frenchman frankly ex-
plained:
my aunt forgets that she is not in
France, where they shut up young
ladies in glass cases until they are old
enough to be married. Let me propose
a modification Of her suggestion-sup-
pose we make up party, ourselves and
our two late opponents. What do you
say, Miss Grahame?"