Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-04-12
WHAT THE MOON HEARD.
A ParIor CoD1edy in 7sOo Ports.
BY II. d. II.

ranged with curtains falling away from
an open window with plants behind it,
is q balcony. A hidden electric Mght,
casting full shadows of the plants,
TAX, we'll the place Of the moon. Two
pretty girls in white Wrappers, sit
coubiug ont their long tresses and
talking.
F.jHEI-'I must tell you the best OF
good Jokes, Marion. All about the
Staying of the slayer"
MARIoN-"I hone, dear, that your
tory is romantic as well as amusing.
u should be so TO suit well with this
lovely night"
ErHEL-"Romanti Well, it isl You
know / was introduced to that good
looking New Yorker who came Just
before tea?"
MARION Yes | saw Tom Carter
bring him mp. He is very handsome
but looks cOnceited."
ETHEL-"Well, my dear girl he
talked to me for sometime, but had to
90 to his room, soon afterwards to
YOU all STAYED in the parlor to sing,
but I thought L would go out in the
garden and maybe Mr.. Montague
jthat's his namel would follow after
me-"
MARIoH-"What designing little
firt you are, Ethel"
ETHEL sweetly.) Eyes, dear. of
course | am. "Well, any way, Mr..
Montague did come out. and he asked
me to take a walk wit him. OF course
/ went, 1 was little country girl,
Sweet sixteen and never been kissed
kind of one Won know"
MARIoN-"Poor mistaken wretchl"
ETHEL-"Yes, darling, fool, or
horn one. We talked of this place,
CBerkey Springsl and he asked me
how / liked it. / don't know what
prompted me, but it suddenly entered
my head to have some amusement out
of the man, so / said of course thought
it splendid because [ had lust left
school. and had never been away from
home beforew
MARIoN-(shocked) "Ethel p
ETHEL-"Yes, you may be sure l
said it, and looked 50 sweetly innocent
all the time. Really, Marion, you can
form no idea how angelic / can look on
some occasions. Mr.. Montague Ito re-
urn to my story smiled a superior sort
of smile and murmured. 'Ahl really,
and | went on to say, l had always
lOnged to go to New York, as L had
heard that the men were so handsome.
Here l paused for a second, then said
in such q soft voice, docking gently
up into his face and then down at his
feet, and ! can we'll believe it after
seeing-I mesn-after- after, then stop
ped short in maidenly confusion"
MARION (reprovingly, but laughingl.
"Ethel you are simply awful"
ETHEL-"Now don't interrupt,
Marion. You should have seen himi
Child that he thought l was, my sppar-
ent admiration flattered his vanity,
and he smiled and said, DO you
know you are an awfully sweet little
girl?' ] gig-led and said, please
dent laugh at me Mr.. Montague
whereat he assured me he was not
laughing but telling the truth, and l
was appeased. After a lot more of
the same talk. / told him l must go in
as it was ten o'clock and had never
stayed out later in my life. Of course
he insisted on my staying out a little
longer. Il should have been heart
broken if he let me go I'M. He told me
the later it grew on moonlight night,
the nicer it became. | pretended to
be very much surprised at this, and
eaid did not quite understand. Then
he asked me to come and sit r>n a
bench beside him, and he would prove
to me what he meant. After we mad
been there sometime told him about
the gypsy telling your fortune yester-
day. He asked me las / knew he
would If | had miae told and | said
no, that the gypsy had looked so
dirty l had been afraid of him"
II
your fortune"
pid thing, bat [ wanted Mr.. Mon
taguc to o;Ier to do it; and he did" He
said, al don't look dirty, and
yours?" l pretended to be very much
pleased and gave him my hand with
an engaging air of chiId.ike frankncss.
He held if Just like this: Marion, give
me your hand so | can show you.
Therel Isn't that a sweet way? Well,
he told me | was Just seventeen, and l
admitted that | was seventeen the day
before, $50 [ was five years ago). Tfeu
he said l was going to Gs gr, at belle,
but would always love the man who
had first made love to me. CI cant re-
member who 1t was now, can you,
dear?l | blushcd, looked down and
said, | hadn't met him yet Then Mr..
VI. covered my hand with his other
one and looked right INTO my eyes
with a really killing New York look,
and told me that | could meet him at
once, if not sooner. l murmurol
softly 'How, and then let my child
ish blue eyes gaze Into his New York
ones for fully minute. He was GER
tsinly taken iu, for he looked very
much confused at such innocence,
and said, he would introduce me
to him tomorrow. But said,
In a sweet, lispin9 voice, that | would
rather meet my hero tonight. He
looked very much startled for a second,
then he smiled and saiI. "My sweet, it
is L"
1, of caurse jumped up in.dismay. and
terror talso hysterics) and said in a
Gobblng voice, you are teasing me,
Mr. Montague and you shouldn't scare
little girl so, am going to tell my
maj With that fed into the house
end up here before he had recovered
from the shock" Ethel finished her
story with a ringing laugh).
MAEIoN-"Ethel, you are n perfect
terror. What do you intend to do to-
morrow"
ErHEI-''Snub him, of course, he is
% conceited, 1t will do him good. /
have only treated him as he wished to
trent me- Jack is coming morrow,
and how he will enjoy hearing about
Mr.. Montague.
MARIoN-"Jack is entirely too good
for you, Ethel. How unhappy you
will make him when You are Ills
wife"
E1ErL-"Oh, mol I shall not! 1 love