Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-09

polishing with V3le powder and a cha,
moie c,o,a. IN going ont TO gather
some Carua.,onS
.Ula!Sa IUaie no comUeut, hut within
herself So. thought.
Yes. 90 That's right. lplon;ed the
carnations, and wRlered them. and
tons C.uy ui thcm-su3 you rooily Rp
propr,ate,l them Its always 50 in this
family, and papa never lnterteres to pro
teCt my rights
She was thus snGloQuiZing when she
saw another reflection than her own in
the mirror She gave a jump and
scream simultaneously,
Don't be frightened, said the appari.
ton. You are Rosamoud, sren't your
am Your cousin Franklin."
he was very cordial and handsome
with pleasant, dark eyes, a rich olive
complexion, and a sweet, deep voice
Zuleika was quite certain that she was
going to like him
No" said she, I'm not Rosamond |
am Zuleika, the younger sister But I'm
very glad to see you, all the same, and
I'm sorry papa hasn't come back from
the poSJofficeyet And" (hurriedly fling.
ing the chamois cloth into the pot pourri
jar) "Tl 90 ont with you into the gar.
den and show you where Rosamond is ="
For she was secretly determined, in
spite Of her wrongs, to give Rosamoud
every fair chance
Franklin Jctferd looked down at the
light, agile figure MS he walked beside it
How pretty she wasl What delicate
pink color burned on her clear cheek,
and how intensely blue her eyes
wereI And then those silky rings of
light brown hair that were blowing
about her forehead-what bewitching
framework they made TO her facet
"lf Rosamond is prettier she must be
very pretty he thought,
At that moment the sound OF shrek:
and vituperatious burst on the scented
summer air, and RoSamond, forcing hei
way through the tall lilac bushes, rushed
into the open garden, both hands claspeL
over her face
Was it Rosamond-this figure with
disheveled hair, eyes swollen to nearl,
twice their size, face disiigured with in
Vulnerable stings, and complexion pur
pie with rage and pain?
Its your horrid, hateful bees tina
have done it, Zuleika" she screamed
Anyhow, threw both the hives int,
the brush and smashed them, and-r,
like to fling You after theml Yes
wouldW
at warnt the creeturs' fault, Mis-
Jefferd." explained the voice of Jacob
the hired man, who brought up tn
rear, beating off a cloud of infuriate
insects with the brim of his straw hat
Bees is alters quick to take otfense-
an you jest slapped out at 'em whe
they came harmlessly hummin roun
about your ear. And it didn't bette
matters none when you kicked the hive
eyer into the brook. | shouldn't wor
der, now, ef~it was twenty-four hour
afore ye could see NGgteu your eye
agin."
Papa" cried Rosamond, ''if you don
put ~ sup W HulNAhdS ouAtlHdSg dh
willfulness"-
ut isn't papa, Rosamond." said Nv
leika, in a low voice, as she gently dt
tached her sisters hand from the strar
gers arm at is Mr. Franklin Jeifert
We came out to look for you.
FIN sorry you're 50 badly stunl
Cousin Rosamond," said Mr. JJetfert
"A little bicarbonate of soda, dissolve
in water
But Rosamond, muttering few il
coherent words of excuse, vanished III
der the honeysuckles that draped Il
porch, leaving Jacob to do battle alor
with the winged enemies, and Zuleih
, and Franklin to console each other
And this was the first impression
which she succeeded in making upon h,
unknown cousin!
WAS it my fault that Frank liked II
better than you:" Zuleika asked her 81
ter six weeks ufterward "You needn
!, scold me because am engaged to
married before you He chose for hin
self, didn't hey
1T was the fault of your bees" sa
angry Rosanond II believe you ke
. them there on purpose
Wont you speak one kindly, lovir
word to me, Rosamond, now that ! n
so happy" whispered Zuleika Isl
that you rejoice in my good fortuner
:, But Rosamond remained stubborn
u silent.
u 81 don't think" said Betsy Blair, 4
housekeeper, that poor Miss Zulei
}, ever knew what it was TO be really low
u or looked after until she WAS engaged
:, Mr.. Frank. The professor meant we
but he'd no eyes for anything but
y books. And Miss Rosa-oh, she WAS
u regular tyrantl Aud yet at the wedd
everybody was sayin', What n We
u smiable person Miss JefTerd is, and VII
!. relief it must be to her 10 git III
'e troublesome younger sister Of hers mi
y ried off Oh the injustice Of I
worldr'
a Her gossip. old Mrs Hale shook
u cap borders.
u 'lt's what we must expect this side
N the promised landr said she sent'
es tiously. Philadelphia Saturday Mig
le His Mlsbehnyed LImb.
IN ~ cork leg is no end Of n bore" said
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