Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-12-29
APOLLO IN BRONZE.

N,nette Brown was young lady Of
decidedly romantic tendencies.
She had been named Nancy, but as
she entered upon her sweet sixteenth
year she decided to call herself Nan
nette. and finally abbreviated it to Nj
nette.
Her mother called her Ninette when
she could remember to do so, but her
father insisted upon plain Nancy.
Her father also favored George Smith
young farmer, as one OF Ninettes
sutors. George was tall, strong, In
dustrious fellow, with plenty of common
sense and not a particle Of romance
about him. Because OF his lack of the
latter Nlnette treated him IN a way
which sometimes made his heart ache.
I shall meyer marry George Smith.
look higher than farmer, she eaid tc
her father one evening when he was ex'
tolliug Georges good qualities.
Then | guess you will look higher
than you will ever be able to tilt your
little nose + replied her father angrlly
I see what you are after. You have
read 80 many of them trashy novels
s'pose you expect to get one o them ere
city ch ,ps-all shirt buzzom an per.
fumery! But I warn ye now Nancy. I'm
agin 1t from the fust You'd better
take George, with bis decent ways and
good farm
Ninette did not think so. She began
te get disconted and to wish she
could get away from home. She want
ed to go to the city.
She confded this desire by letter to
Mrs. Elkins, who had once boarded for
the summer near them. Mrs. Elkins in
reply wrote I'VE are going to sea
shor resort very soon. lfyou will &c
with us and take charge OF little Sadie
we may be able to find Il situation fol
you after the summer season If you still
desire it.
Ninette at last gained her fathers
consent to 90. He said he had been
pestered long enough.
The journey was made. The Elklns
family were established in a suite at
''The Golden situated on a way down
coast of Maine.
Nnette would have been quite lonely
but for the company Of Mary Duncan,
the Young woman who was Mrs. Elkins
maid.
Mary was romantic also. with dash
of something worse about her, and
quite Mortified Ninette by relating some
of her escapades. Niuette was thor
oughly good, but silly.
Mary, SAID Ninette one morning
when they were alone, I have not yet
seen my hero, but thlLk I haye heard
him =
Why, how is that?'
We'll, last night l was sitting by
Miss Sadie while Mrs. ElkIns was enjoy
ing herself at dance, and l heard a
piano IN the next room, and oh, such
glorious singing! don't know what it
was, but it was grand! | have heard
him once before, and l am sure he must
be splendid to sing like that !!
How do you know but he Is already
married? 2 asked Mary, who was seldom
practical.
i don't believe he is. l watched to
try and see who came from the room.
But you know Mrs. Elklns does not al
low us to keep our doors open, so !
don t have a very good chance.
If YOU hear him again just let me
know, will you? will come to lsten n
If haye time
That night no melodious sounds 49,
sued from the room, but on The follow
ing evening the grand voice broke forth
and Niuette and Mary listened with
breathless attention.
I just wish knew who has that
ROOM exclaimed Mary, but | don't
dare ask nybody. 1t would cost me
nv place if Mrs. Elkins knew that
was prying around ANYTHING or any
body
We must watch all the time. feel
sure he is my hero ! and foolish Ninette
thought of the unknown singer while
she basted Miss Sadie's ruffles. Day
after day passed, and Nlnette fed her
romance upon the snatches OF SONG
which came from the room of her hero
One morning Nlnette was passing
through the corridor. The door of hel
hero's room opened and she saw form
pass out. She could not see his face
but he was tall, admirably proportional
and carried himself gracefully. Ninette
caught her breath in suppressed ad-
miratlon.
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