Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-01

emincntly well suited lot the uibkulsc
thew intended. All he required was the
clothes.
10 tneir brother they proposed to di-
vulge these unique methods and il they
met with his approval the suggestion in
full would thereupon be communicated
to the young gentleman.
Fired with her project, Sarah was up
with the lark next morning. Knocking
at her brothers door she requested him
TO make his appearance as quickly as
possible down stairs for she wanted TO
have an early morning interview with
him. Now, the trouble was to keep those
boys indoors; the day was fair, Savan-
nah a gem of q city, so the temptation
for Tom to wander about and introduce
Eugene to his friends was strong in the
extreme. How to suppress this inclina-
ton on his part was Sarah's present
purpose. For this cause was consul
tation with her brother SO earnestly de-
sired.
Into the plan proposed Tom entered
with enthusiasm. He thought it was
both novel and feasible, and felt sure that
Eugene, who was the most amiable, ac-
commodating fellow in the world, would
rejoice in the movement. However, he
did not agree with Sarah in thinking it
advisable to have his friend remain at
home all day for fear his real sex would
be detected that night. "Truc it was, !"
said he, "that most of the young men
that Eugene would meet that morning he
lso would meet that night. But then,
the female garb would render the disguise
so complete; besides, they might mention
incidentally to these new acquaintance,
if the occasion so demanded, that Eugene
would leave on the afternoon train for
Florida, while his sister, Miss Adair, in
whose honor the entertainment would be
given, would prolong her stay for day
J or two." Without much discussion these
, details were entered into and followed
out during the first day spent by Eugene
} Adair at the Broders'.
1t was an ideal southern night The
moon beamed with radiance never to
be forgotten, while the electric lights
suspended high above the city's avenues
shone with glow of Pickering stars
planted in mid air. Bull street, the most
fashionable thoroughfare of Georgia's
seaport, was alive with buoyant prone
nadcrs. But among the brilliantly lighted
: mansions on this boulevard none could
boast of merrier assemblage than that
of Mrs. Broders, whose beautiful resi-
dence, located near Forsyth Park, on
this particular occasion resounded with
merry laughter, and the air was redolent
with the perfume of sweet flowers. Miss
: Adair stood near the threshold of the
I front drawing-room, beside Mrs. Breeders
ixfn fha
I ing's guests. Pauline's pink silk was
!, wonderfully becomingto this dark haired
young man, who was playing his role
with as much grace and case as if it had
been his everyday custom.
D "What lovely woman he would
d make" whispered Sarah to Pauline as
: their guest walked across the parlor lean
$ ing on the arm of one of the finest look
l ing men present.
"Say, what a lovely she he would
/, make; it is laoonic but sounds better"
Actually, believe Tom is smitten
; See how his eye follows her or him, y
, added Sarah.
"No, Tom is amused at johnson
Slaughter's absorption. Why, he hai
eyes or ears for no one else. doubt i
he is conscious of another girls pres
!, ence."
with all his handsome looks, johnson
9 Slaughter is such an unsuspecting sort o
: rascal. He is one of the young men, too
: that met Eugene Adair this morning
!, and still he does not suspect the decep
ton"
r 1t was, as Sarah had stated, johnson
Slaughter who was undoubtedly i'm
Il pressed with the fascinating stranger
v and johnson Slaughter was not sus
! ceptible young man either. He haC
e passed his majority, consequently wa
! somewhat older than the set with whom
4 he usually. associated. But the Slaugh
ter and Broders families had Away
|, been so intimate that the few years o
disparity between the ages of Tom anC
4 Johnson would have held no weigh
n when invitations were Issued to an en-
terrain ent even as informal us tina
n given in honor of Miss Adair, alias Eu
gene Adair.
4 A great source of diversion for tn
g Broders girls during the evening was tn
interest excited among our young mel
4 by the beautiful wearer o. Pauline
! dress. As many as half a dozen asked (,
call the next day, and Mrs. Broders could
q see from the sincerity of their manner
q that not shadow of suspicion had entered
k their minds concerning the actual identit,
/ of her they profcssed to admire. Eugen,
was tremendously amused, but dare no
4 let it be seen for fear of betraying him
r self, and as for Tom, at times the poo
4 fellow was so overcome that he was com
q PEELED to leave the room in order to gran
d his risibles free indulgence.
Thus passed the evening which wa
C ever pleasant memory to all who par
n ticpated in its pleasures. But lever,
/ rose has its thorn, and "what tangled
> web we weave when once we practice t
e deceive" In consequence of the man,
}. engagements made with the young mer
e who expressed q desired to call next day
h of course Mr.. Adair had to again assum,
e the female garb in order to continue tn,
}. farce already SO successfully begun.
h source of infinite amusement was all this
l. to the girls, but to the young man. unac
# customed as he was to tight lacing and
q voluminous skirts, it was not altogethe
n the fine fun it appeared.
d The following afternoon Mr. johnson
II Slaughter called with his stylish two-in
:. hand to take Miss Adair driving. Paul
e inc and Sarah had this improvised young
e lady to rehearse well her part bcfor,
IT starting out on the jaunt. They ever
II had her to practice down in the stabl,
y yard getting in and from the buggy
IS fearing, while making that effort in tn,