The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-11

ITS IN my head. said CcOlkH, dis
mally. But he smiled his pleasure At
Tom Danforth's appearances, and
wrung the young mans hand and took
his coat and hat. "I'm glad You came =
glad 10 see you'll Stay TO lunch, won't
your Have this foot rest, Constance
Is home-npstairs." he said, In a
breath. Just wait" be added, eager
". 'J'll go and get her.
But he came back suikily.
s'She went out with Kate. il seems, y
he explained In an injured manner. II
didn't know II They're always CAD
ding about Have some maraschino Or
somethihg9'
Cordial at this hour OF the dayg'
Tom protested, looking the soul Of
reassuring good nature and betraying
no excitement At the fact Of Constance's
absence.
He even took upAa ne wspaper
He doesn't care George mused,
gloomily. Maybe he isn't in love with
her after ALL
And he sat and eyed his staiwart
friend, and thought what a good hus-
band he would have made for Con-
exasperating they all were, and how
helpless he himself was to arrange mat.
ters as they ought TO be arranged. He
fell into unhappy silence
Has the cashier Of the Peterborough
bank really gone off with the fundsps'
said Tom, with his handsome nose in
the paper. There's rumor 70 that
effect Stewards his name. He's
rich enough anyhow He ought 70
be ~
The bell rang againl IL was Mrs.
Parfltt, looking pretty and pink
checked after the fresh air and as
blithe as though going u the Carpen-
ters' reception in Der old beaded wrap
were not going to be a horrid neces.
sity.
''oh, you, Tom2' she cried, cordially.
II am 80 gladl Poor George Is SO
wretched with that cold. and you can
cheer him upl"
II don't need cheering up said
George, budding his shawl cioser
Where Is Constance2''
"conny2" said Mrs ParIitt. brightly
3"ohi we met Hugh Dudley IL his cart
and he took COMFY along with him
What a stylish turnout he hasi
Mrs. Parfitt unpinned her bonnet
"IIe did, did he?"
Her husband twitched in his chair So
violently that his elbow knocked the
ginger tea cup to the floor Tom picked
It up.
Il wonder il that scamp has taken
the money If il will burst the bAnk2''
he said. tits shamet,
"What bank2" Mrs. Pariitt qnes-
toned
An animated discussion ensucd. Mrs.
Parfitt knew the defaultlng cashiers
daughter; Tom Danforth had known
his brother. George, who knew more
about him than either of them, con-
tributed nothing to the conversation.
He leaned back and shut his eyes lie
confessed to himself that he was en-
tirely out Of temper; but he had--cer
tainly he had ample cause for being
SO ample distrncting cause, He even
began to think about going upstairs 10
bed as temporary escape from his nf
fiictfons.
Aud I'm sorry enough for Sally
Stewart There's COMFY" said Mrs.
Partitt said she shouldn't be gone
long"
Constance came sweeping in Her
stylish long dress trailed after her
with fine effect Her light coat was
open and showed the white silk vest of
her dress. Her little hat set back
prettily on her fair hair, which was
blown into many straying tendriIs.
George thought, with a mental
Rroan, that she had never looked so
lovely
''0h, Tom, you?" Constance cried,
quite as Mrs. Parfitt had done
And then, not at all as Mrs Pariitt
had done, she gave him both her hands
and-it was no hallucination, it was a
fact-and let him kiss her
She turned upon her cousin with her
blue eyes sweetly dewy
DO you like it, GeorgcY, she said
Are you glnd2 ! know you like Tom
Aren't you pleased? We'd have told
Yen before, but we've only been en-.
gagged q week, and nobody but Kate
has known it SO far"
And | thought wouldn't blurs it
out, said Tom, standing, flushed and
beaming. II thought I'd let Conny
tell you, you know"
Are You two engaged?" George
roared He sought vainly to get his
wife's- eye. Then how about Hugh /
Dudley2"
Mr. Dudley?" said Constance,
vaguely "oh, Gcorgel You haven't
thought that Hugh Dudley wanted me
or | him2 Why, it's all about Grace
Qninby They were engaged, You
know, and then they had some
ridiculous trouble on. othcr;ani G9facc
and ! have been SO clummy ever since
I've been here that MI Dudley came
right TO me with it. He's been here
two or three times TO tell me things to |
tell her and I've told her all Of them,
for Grace was foolish and hasty, and
il really wasn't Mr. Dualcy's fault at
all, and I've been anxious for them 10. /
make it up And now they have. He /
came this morning to get me to 20
there with him, and he met me on the
street and we went And Grace began
70 cry when she saw him. and came
away and--n
Nonstance was sympathetically tear
til
Well never quarrel, will we, Tom2' I
s flp demanded tnn1nrly