The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16

JUDITH ENGAGED IN A FEMININE EMPLOY:
MEST.
stance of souls getting into wrong bodies as
in the case of that girl and her twin broth
err, sir Phil, my lad, look here. 1t makes
her hopping mad to say it, but-your ear,
boy-he's a young milksop 1t breaks my
heart, sir--it breaks my hearth
The Colonel sat rubbing the knee OF his
uppermost leg with his open palm. and
pursed up his lips as # TO whistle, but sud
denly turned and spoke again.
"And the way that child loves him is pos
itiveiy pathetic. Phil-'tis, on my soull To
hear her talk you'd think he was the smart
est, bravest, pluckest - well-well-the
boys never been tested, that's a fact I've
hopes OF him-yes, hopes of him. said
the Colonel, who would never have made the
foregoing admission had it not been for that
extra gassful of the mysterious beverage,
drunk in Boughton's honor
Boughton all this time was steadily Won
dering il Judith would give him a chance TO
make his graceful speech by appearing at
dinner.
The Colonel, who was a mighty hunter
and sportsman generally, always dined late
ut this season of the year. He employed an
overseer, and spent most of October and
November in fox-hunting. So it came to
pass that they dined as a rule by candle
light.
Phil spent a round hour in making him
self presentable. He vas a well-looking
young fellow, with long, clean limbs, and a
curiously naughty pose of head His hair
was as abundant and waving much after
the fashion of judith. Perhaps his most de-
lightful feature was his mouth-well curved
and parting little one-sidedly over uneven
and very white teeth. His luggage had fol-
lowed HIM in the care of his body servant,
and he issued from his room finally as de-
liciously and fragrantIy fresh as it is only
given to fair men to appear.
When he entered the drawing-room he
found, little to his surprise, that Judith
was there already, engaged in the start
ling feminine employment of knotting
Boughton only saw that her foot, in its
bronze slipper and silk stocking, YVES very
Observation-Disclosures than any he had ever
seen, in fact-wlth an instep under which
the young man was convinced he could have
rolled a good sized marble.
She had on a nice little frock Of some
creamy stuff, that fell about her, gulltless
Of crinoline, and string of blue Persian
beads around her throat.
The Colonel was revolving slowly before
the fire, with parted coat tails, at the same
time rocking backward and for ward on his
toes.
Boughton paused in the hall some time to
watch them. They made such a pleasant
picture in the welded light of the wax can
dies and leaping fire. Beyond them was the
handsome desk of the oak paneled room.
Its high, carved furniture and big French
mirrors.
AS he entered he saw that in one of these
mirrors was another Judith, and another.
and another, and another, stretching. like
the kings in Macbeth, to the crack of doom.
for all he could tell And they were ali
knotting, and all had delicate feet in bronze
slippers, and wore blue beads, and not one of
them looked Up at him, although the Colonel
came boisterously forward, and hauled him
IN by both hands, and he babe his lass give
greeting to her cousin Phil.
Quote she:
Eyes, dad, dear, that's all right; we have
met already. Ny ball, dad, darling; YOU
are stamping all over it. Thanks as Phil
handed it to her.
now me Colonel was good deaf, as he
would express 1t, '91iscom federated. - He
said: "Heya what's that3" and looked from
one to the other, and let go Of his coat tails
In sheer amazement. But as Mistress
judith maintained unbroken silence.
ana appeared absorbed in her knotting,
boughton was at the pains of explaining
that De had met his cousin ON the high
road, and how they had mutually recog-
nlzed each other.
As he made these remarks he caught
himself watching the subject of them out of
the tail of his eye, and fell, moreover. into
strange fancy which likened the slim
foot In the gray silk meshes to an iridescent
ocetle caught In a somewhat bulky SPIDERS
Weo. Her halr was just about the color of
ner snoe, ne ooserved-a little redder, per-
naps-and bow OF blue ribbon futtered
over her fair bosom like butterfly.
The Colonel laughed good deal and he
mad the rare accomplishment, or. rather
faculty, of laughing well He was as hand
some as his daughter, in a more regular
way, and wore his thick. riotously-curl,no
mar In queue. He had broad chestnut
EYEBROWS. that met above his nose. which
hao peanut like but aristocratc ripple in !,
ana ms mouth was set between two Ion gish
curving dimples. like a pleasant sentence
between two brackets. He had a deen
c!eft in lis chin, which was some.iu,es
more or less leveled with shaving powder
ana ne wore knee buckles of brfllianta and
stock and ruft1es.
The Colonel was a believer In tho r,o~>a ia
tunes, ciamored for the retention Of stace-
coaches and always travelled in his private
carriage. He took snuff, and treated him.
s DC 70 pinch now, while slyiy observing
ehe nero and heroine of the adventure iust
relateo- de had his suspicious. had the
Colonel, that there had been a tow-rov n
some KIND between the two, and he also no
uced the blue bow, and the beads. and tn,
bronze shoes.
The Colonel was closer observer thu,
people generally gave him credit for. an,
ne reeoiiected that Judith did not general
wear her bronze shoes to dinner. neithe
Inc oiue bow nor the beads. He was ais.
aware OF the fact that Phil Bouehton wa,
an extremely dashing- looking younpstar
ana thetthe damsel in the chimney Corner
nad announced her intention many year.
ago OF marrying her PHIL This WA. ~
the time OF the missing tooth. and radish
oons, anc fishing with crooked pins, etc.
II gave the Colonel quite 4 comforfah,e
and perfect natural glow to thinL TIE,
boughton's father was wealthy and the;r
o !. piace one OF the handsomest in Virginia |
-. aiso ne recalled with satisfaction the fact |
INA. only two years ago Master Phil him
sell mad graduated with honors at the |
L Ecole des Point ct Chausses in Paris A
very good thing it would be, the Colonel |
told himself-and perhaps they would re-
main with him at Carylon for some years
until in fact Here the Colonel, who had
been getting sober and soberer. sighed |
rather heavily.
Then Judith looked up for the fsrst time.
but not at Boughton.