Iron County register., 1893-10-26

WAY.
ing for it's solution not only tact ano
ease in society usage, but courage, IL
telligence, and diplomacy as well.
OF old historic family on both sides,
and with unstinted means, the Gilmor
Grays were facile leaders in the gayest
events of that eventful winter; and to-
nights musicale-simply an informal
one, almost impromptu, to which guests
had been bidden only the previous day
was eclipsed, in quality at least. by
no previous occasion.
Miss Westchester had finished
sparkling rendering of Chopin waltz,
a cabinet minister. The deep hush
wrapping all in the music-room through
the notes of Gounod's "Jevel Song'-
for ''Faust" was then a novelty in
Paris-brolze into spontaneous rush of
gloved hands together, demanding its
encore. The light of well-won praise
lit the girls richly colored face, as she
raised her dark eyes from fringing
lashes. Suddenly they fell upon a new
conner in the doorway, and the light
quickly changed to a deeper and more
meaning one. But she quickly dropped
her face, and her fingers idly touched
the keys again.
Handsome fellow, that! quite dis
tinguc," the cabinet member said, fol-
lowing her glance, then letting his own
rest admiringly on the face she did not
raise to reply:
''An old friend of-mamma's. Did
you never meet him before, judge?"
Scarcely possible, Miss Bessie" the
dignitary answered. even among the
thousands of new faces, l would not
forget that one. But we are forgetting
what is more important-the encore"
''It shall be a simple old ballad,
then," she answered; and again she shot
one swift glance into the dark eyes Of
Peyton Fitzhugh, elegantly languid in
evening dress. He made no movement
save to smooth, rather foppishly. the
black hair brushed low on his broad
brow. Next instant all the fire in the
girls vibrant soprano was ringing in
Darling!' The elegant traitor listened,
to the very last note, leaning lightly
against the door frame, but with no
changed expression ON his strong, quiet
face. Nor did he respond to-even if
he caught-thc quick glance the singers
eyes again sent him with the last note,
but his gloved hand joined in the ap-
plause as the bachelor functionary at
the piano, bending over the girl in evil
dent admiration, said, softly:
''Enviable Charlie Miss Bessie. But
you certainly do sing Scotch ballads
con amore."
''Thank you," she answered. ''Simple,
unscientific as they are, some of them
are great favorites of mine. This, for
instance:"
She broke quickly into the iltful
melody: ''All the Blue Bonnets Are
Over the Border" But the glance she
sent to the doorway as its accompani-
ment was lost. Fitzhugh had been re-
placed by a blonde youth wearing per-
feet clothes, and his own particular
smile upon his fair, chiseled features,
undeniably ayistocratic. His own par
ticular knack, too, elevated his arched
eyebrows wonderingly, yet never
wrinkling his soft, boyish forehead. A
character in his own patented way,
hiding carefully any strength of char
acter he had, universally popular for
plainly admirable traits and perfect
manners, was Mr.. William Howard M
Kee.
A noted society man." spite OF his
unattained majority and almost girlish
gentleness, he was descended from "a
signer' on his mothers side, from
wealthy ancestry on both He was,
too, budding wit, whose good heart
and unfailing tact made him as popular
with the club set as he was with the
german" by divine right of heels.
But peculiarly was Willie Mckee
facile princeps in all private theatricals
and amateur performances, ever famous
in Baltimore-his lightning changes
being most famous.
Scarce perceptible query of his brows
brought hghtest reply from the girls
dropped lashes; and Mr.. Mckee saun-
tered down upon the cabinet minister,
like 1.-the Assyrian"-reversed
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