The Van Buren press., 1893-04-29

staineu dark with perSpiratlon. She
straightway drew . clean white hand
kerchief from her pocket and spread IL
OIL her lap, carefully resting her hands,
palms upward, upon it. Then stealing
glance at the sharer OF her seat, and
discovering that she was observed, she
exclaimed:
II declare, It always does grieve me
to see the first soil on a fresh pair of
gloves. After that II doesn't seem to
matter SO much"
The young girl again simply smiled
1t might be with sympathy or with
amusement Her companion found her
battling and Adgeted consciously in her
corner OF the seat Finally with sud.
den resolve and an added dignity OF
manner she inquired: .Are you going
far, my dear?"
The young girl raised her eyes in
some SURPRISE but answered. without
hesitation: mot very"
"Well, indeed, you are fortunate" I" re.
piled the lady. AS ] said to my hus-
band this morning, you pay dear to get
to the country on such days as this.
You ought to go, of course, early in
the season, and never go near town ex-
cept on cloudy days or just after a rain,
when it's clean and cool And SO we've
done every = ear since we were married
until this one. But Mr.. Henderson
found his business would take him to
town every day this summer So, as
Arthur-that's my son-has place at
the shore, and Isabel-that's my daugh.
ter-has a place in the country, they
just insisted that we should not bother
with an out-of-town place at all this
year, but just divide our time between
them"
"Then you have a married daugh-
ter. said the young girl, with some
show Of interest, and the lady smiled
complacently.
81 do not wonder that you are sur.
prised. My husband vows that except
for my complexion being SO much
fresher than Tsabel's it would be almost
impossible to tell us apart. And when
was a widow-but there, you know
how it is with widows; they are always
SO much run after that it would be no
wonder if they lost their heads. I sup
pose you've noticed how a widow will
set girl in the shade any day?"
81 have heard that it is so," replied
the girl, tentatively.
"Of course you are too young to have
experienced it YOURSELF" condescende
the matron; "it isn't probable you're
married?"
mo, am not married--yet The
girls response was SO obviously EN-.
phasized that the lady could not be
blamed for the avidity with which she
seized upon the clew, exclaiming:
But engaged? Now, do tell me
about it, my dear. I'm sure there's
nothing so interesting-and being mar
ried three times myself, ought to
know" And She settled herself in an
attitude of deep attention.
Now. the girl did not seem to hesi-
tate from any timidity, but regarded
her comfortable confidante with droll
smile for q moment in silence. Then
she began: II am on my way to pay
visit to the sister Of the gentleman to
whom am engaged"
"Why, how delightful" calculated
the lady, sympathetically; you will
be having gay times, riding and WALK
ing and all that with your sweetheart"
"Oh, he is not there" demonstrated
the young girl, in tone Of surprise.
"That would not be proper at all;
though. OF course" with tender
smile, che will run out sometimes
when there is anything particular go
ing on. Indeed, he will be coming on
late train this evening. should not
have gone out this miserably hot day
but for the dance"
That's just my case" cried the lady
in gray; my daughter has lawn
party tomorrow, and, Of course. she
wants my advice with the decorations,
and that in tho morning, SO must
needs 60 to-day.
"How wild am to see the childrenI
Three such beautiesl Yes, know I'm
young grandmother, but when you
marry at seventeen what can you ex.
pect? wish you could see Isabel in
the basket phaeton, with little Isabel
and Victoria Almeda, and Lionel rid.
ing his Shetland pony beside theml II
makes as pretty picture as care to
see." And the plump young grand
mother beamed with enthusiasm over
the picture which she had conjured ur
for herself. "They will be at the station
to meet me, I'll warrant, ponies and
allr'
"Well, children are not much to my
mind" said the young girl, coldly, ''al'
though suppose must like Leonie's
as Max is so devoted to them"
"And have you never seen them?"
mo have only seen Leonic once.
You see, it was on the other side that
Max and | became acquainted"
The plump lady looked perplexed,
but held her peace.
''He was at the university, Heidel
berg, you know, and ! was at pen
sion"
A gentle smile Of amused retrospec
ton played around the girls pretty
mouth. "Oh, those were gay old times
But since we came home it is very diff
ferent, of course"
"NNas it some trouble brought yor
home? notice You wear all black"
"Oh, | make it rule to wear black
whenever am obi iged to travel alone
A young lady under such circumstance.
can wish nothing better than to slil
along unnoticed, and one cannot be
conspicuous in black"
but you can't Judge people yor
meet when travelling by their clothes
Yen can be so deceived. Only yeal