Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-14

wear uuU Caught WilSe l W eio9 i.SAo
and there regarding some not impos-
sible she, spending year in Boston,
who had become g creator of contention
between various givers of college
spreads. You were In 80 aud OK
course not interested. Would this sho
accept ono OF all OF the invitations show
cred upon herr Would she like Van
Rensselaer's rooms best. filled as tEey
wero With old colonial furniture arl
silver, or would she prefer to linger at
Tnrrey's, in purely Bohemian atinos-
phere, with boxing gloves anS burrinss'
"The affair promised to beintercsting,
and was bent upon being . witness
possibly myself not wholly nnnosiced.
IL was therefore with very tad grace
that read in letter from my mother
that Margaret Burton wac in Boston,
and asking me to see that she was suit
ably initiated into the preciousness Of
things Harvardian And yet | was
piqued enough when in answer to my
formal MOTEL had dispensed with tho
needful CALL received u closely wordel
little note saying that she had already
accepted for spreads at Weeds and
Halworthy. had Of course supposed
that she knew nobody, and had been hy
no means sverse to act the modern
mentor to fair Telemacha. OF course
you've guessed the end. Even an expert
detective would have clcw by this.
but wus as unsuspicious rs only q
foresone conclusion can make one, and
when sauntered into Whites rooms ut
Halworthy and saw Margaret sur
rounded by the srperlatives, as we
call them, smiling. gracious. witty and
wholly at ease, was dumfounded,
overcome, ecrase. Whether 1t was that
my nativity spoke for me, or rs | think
now, from pure womanly kindness, Mar
garet neither scorned me, as | deserved,
nor frose me, as she well knew how.
She gave rue her hand Ia its long yello-v
glove, made place beside her, and then
seemed to quite forget me.
"rve ,nado lengthy preamble, but
the denoue1ucns Is ct hand. Suffice 1t
that the next year l was her slavish
shadow. climbed awkwardly down
out OF the raroaed air Of my superiority.
content to bs IN the same world with
her. She perhaps suspected the truth
OF ore OF IEy Own episrams-that it is
only an unrsquitcd love that makes
man coed and keeps him humble. Sho
was swcet and frank and charming. out
she had no bushes to hide from me.
There wcrs TO guarrels TO make up, and
while got as many SMILES rs the rest
a.,d the rest wore many anu ardent
was never given a confidence nor Nado
trembling witness Of tear.
wherever Marssret went / followed,
usually OF, Laser train. Is was always
forbidden II sta7ed my Intentions.
Now comes the crisis, no<:estly drs-
matte. Margaret had gone 10 Nara
carsett fo- week. After two days !
found the town unexpectedly hot, and
getting OF late sTrived 1t the hotel
about II o'clock. There was dancing
in the ballroom and ss registered at
tho desk through tho wide doors ! could
see the lights and tho moving figures.
As he5itated there, making up u,y
,::ind. as there was no chance Of dance
with her, to grumJie Grossly OF to bad
AMI u lovers dreams. q cci:d, Utmost
baby. dashed suddenly out Of the side
corridor and ran, screaming shr:lly.
through the doors and down the aisle
made By the dancers, who were Begin
ming The lancers.
behind tine Child came sp enormous
inastifT, his eyes blazing. length Of red
tongue showing between his dripping
Jaws co not know to this day how
got there, but sn instant later ] stood il
the middle OF the ballroom holding tho
child high in the sir. Then the child
began to pound my head and face.
kicking violently The dos stool BY
my side wagging his tail. 4 ron- from
the men and u heartless gigglo from the
women began to cnlisht+n ms. When
the child's mother took lin from me
and began resentfuliy to smooth down
bis tunblcd lsces quite understood.
The dog was the pot and victim OF
this enfaat terrible, ard t!!e hero of
comedy Cruelty mortified sid deep
" disguised. turned to go. 6omebody
stepped out OF. tho group nearest me. 1t
was Margaret. She held out her hand
to mo, and in her eyes read something
sweeter than pity. bought tine dog.
who was OF course Amado."
at the aouad OF his name the nasti1
opened one eye sleepily ;;nd beat with
his great tail on the floor.-DorcsRea
LurIu;s in Chicago Inter Ocean.