The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-05-20
Select STORY.
THE ARBOR IN THE GARDEN.
From the cornhill Magazine.


CHAPTER |.
When Mrs. Lilburne returned from the
picnic and dismounted at her own garden
cate from the three horse break which had
carried the party, she assured Mr.. Chess
all that she had had most enjoyable day
and she meant what she said. Mrs. Lii.
burne was fond of picnics, and this had
been a very successful one. Miss lil.
burne. too. told Mr.. Chessall that she had
enioyed herself immensely, and then when
he smiled back at her, well pleased, she
wondered whether she had been perfectly
candid and truthful. Instead Of going
into the house she sat down on one Of the
garden seats to think the matter over. In
the first place, she was quite sure that she
ought to have enjoyed the picnic very
much indeed for she was engaged to Mr.
Chessall and he had got up the whole
thing chiefly to please her-he had told
her so-and had consulted her weeks be-
fore as to who should be invited, and
about all the other arrangements. Then
the weather had been perfect, and nobody
had been ill-natured or gloomy. Still
Miss Lilburne felt that the affair had moi
been very lively, and she was inclined to
think that it was because Mr.. Chessall haC
lectured too much. The scene of theil
festivity had been Remington Castle, 8
famous old ruin, and Mr.. Chessall had dis
coursed upon its antiquities at great length
He had talked great deal of Englist
history and told several anecdotes. She
had read them all before; history and an
ecdotes alike were in the Antiquities oi
South Devon, and it was plain that Au
gustus Mr.. ChessalD had got up the sub
iect from that volume. And then hi
speech was so very slow, he used such big
words, and she had noticed somebody
yawniug while he labored on. And in tbt
midst of his eloquence she had been pie
turing the future. When they were mar
ried, they would still be living in Knag
ford. and friends would come and stay
with them in the summer-Knagford wa:
such pretty place, and there was gooc
fishing-and all these friends would bt
taken to Keivington Castle, and her hps
band would discourse to them as he haC
done today, and she would hear the sam'
stories over and over again. The prospec
seemed little depressing. At the sam'
time she felt that she ought not to fee
ike that. One may detect faults in
husband lover must be perfect.
Miss Lilburne's reflections were inter
rupted by her mother, who came out int
the garden, holding a card in her hand
Adelaide she said, ''do you remembe
the Christian name of that DR.. Wilson
who used to live in Knagford?' 2
A light blush sprang to the girls cheeI
as she replied:
II think it was Ernest, mamma | an
nearly sure of it.
"Well," Mrs. I.ilburne continued, hand
ing the card to her daughter, "a DIR. Ern
est Wilson called while we were out thi
afternoon suppose it's the same. Bu
it's five or six years since he went out t.
Australia or somewhere there, so | wonde
what he can want at at Knagford now 2"
Adelaide did not reply for some time
at last she said slowly:
eAPeeo !" - a..
But it was Borneo he went to, not Aus
tralia. And he has come 10 see UeorSe
You know what friends they were +
Here Mrs. Lilburne's youngest daugh
ter, MAUD, tall, good-looking girl o
eighteen, emerged from sort OF rustl
arbor formed oil treiils-Work and overhang
ing creepers.
"Abl you picnickers are back again,
she said abruptly. sim very glad diu
MT 90. / had most interesting move
quite exciting And I've just finished
and everything turns out beautifully.
Then her eye fell on the card whlc
Adelaide was still twIrllng between he
fingers.
al saw him, she exclaimed. ITS th
tall doctor-.-you remember him, Adelald
who used to 20 fishing with George
Only he's got dreadfully brown. was
the arbor you know, and could see quit
well. though he couldn't see me. Whe
he found you weren't in he came ava
yery slowly, and he stopped right IN Iron
of the arbor, and was afraid he was CON
ing in.- But he didn't."
This incident had quite changed tn
current of Adelaide's thoughts, but the
were buster than ever in the new directio
they had taken. At the "high tea whlc
in Difference TO the solid nature Oh Mi
Chessall's lunch, had replaced the usui
dinner, she was very absented- -mlndes
and had to endure much raIillery from ne