The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-04
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{ Harriet Charters was Miss Blount's.
only woman friend and adviser; and
naturally she was as unlike Miss
Blount both in disposition and appear
ance as it, was possible for her to be.
She was fair, OF middle stature lived
about three miles from Blount Manor,
andewas possessed of considerable at
fractions, a handsome house, hus-
band two charming sons, and as many
admirers as any woman need care to 9
count she was fast" she talked little
slang, she was adofed by her husband
ndfby at least half a dozen of her
male aequaintances and she fiirted a
good deal, besides all which, as might
have been expected she hunted.
Charlie Charters, her husband, was a
Confirmed book-worm-a naturalist
and spent most or his time lii a little
den of his own, Uttered pretty near
ly from floor to ceiling with dried ferns
wingless insects. obnoxious reptiles
and torn tattered parchmentss Here
he spent the greater part Of his day,
and here his wife-whose favorite re-
sort lit was and who, had admission
at an hours seated on the top of some
of .hls choicest papers. seemed to shed
beauty and warmth around the silent
preoecupied man, to whom she was as
bright sunbeam, and who possessed
whole and entire. the deep affection of
her warm pure heart. .~,s
Such was Katherine Blount's chosen i
friend: and to Castle Park IL was that
she. wendell her way, riding slowly and
meditatfvsly throughg the greene lanss 4
and under the branching trees, which
shed soft showers of faded leaves up
on her head, until she arrived at her !,
destination, where she made the slight
ly disconcerting discovery that, in spite
sof her determination not to do so
when leaving, she had thought of moth
ing but Blackwood Craven's dark de-
jecteds face the entire way.yra KgI
Tita my dearest, is sit really youp
cried Mrs. Charters, running merrily
down the bread stone steps OF the. en-
trance to Miss Katherine as the latter
flung herself practically ontof the sad J
die without d inc ent' $ warning = am
so awf1lly glad to see YOU Come IN
and. spend the day With us-do. Char
lie has just got some new insects with !
forty legs, and wings to- correspo pond; so
he is lost for goodness sknow how Z
long, and 1t will be quite charitable of
YOU to take pity on me. But what is
the matter with you. darling? Are you
yexed about something's? .9uT
mo, it is only the heat" Miss Blount
declared. "On the contrary have good
news. Papa-after / had abused him
heartily in my ! inmosts soul for about
an hour-ra1ented, and gave me money
to buy rev dress for the Tauntons'
ball; so l am perhaps just a little bit
put out, you see, at having wrenged
him in my thoughts SO much Z esSE
Mrs. ChaFtefls laughed.
+ n don't want to destroy the admira-
ton that you are cherishing for your
fathers unprecedented conduct" she
said, s"but / almost think l can guess
what changed his mind. Did you not
hear that Sir Mark Warrenne returned
to the hall the evening before last?
And cannot you fancy how eager the
Tauntons will be to have him at the
ball, and what q desirable match the
wealthy baronet .wiA be for Mr.
Blount's beautiful daughter2 Now do
not look so savage, Tita-it is horri-
bly, unbecoming to your style; and do
not make UP your nlind-as see you
are sdoing--ts revenge all this on the
poor young man himself He is Totally
unconscious of the whole concern, you
know, and you owe him debt of
gratitude, as, but for his proyidential
| arrival at this particular time, you
would in all probability never have
danced at the Tauntons ball He is
everything. your fancy could possibly
paint ehtn- lovely AS Apollo, but
thank heaven, by no means Digine.'
And, If you are 9 very good LITTLE. girl,
and play Your cards properly, g will
put in such telling word for you that
in the long run he will infallibly be
| ithine.' .s-s5R ii asa ~
II do think. Harriet, that ut times
you have notsa particle of sense Miss
Blount exclaimed, amused at the 9TH
| er's absurdity in spite of herself; where
upon the two friends broke into mer-
| ry laughter, and went upstairs together
to Inspect Harriet's dress for the bali
and decideson the color most becoming
| to Katherine Blouut.
Having at length after "a somewhat
| sto my debate, arrived at the salts
factory conclusion that. Miss sBlount
would make q very presen table ap-
! pearance in white and amber, the two
began to mediate a descent aon
| Charles sanctllm for the express
purpose of carrying off its occupant
forcibly to luncheon from, among his
beloved beetles, when "a horses
hoofs ringing on the hard gravel
arrested their steps. Mrs. Charteris's
| bedroom being in the front Of the
house, overlooked a great part of the,
Bavenue, SO, cunning hastily to ehe win
dow to ascertain who the newcomer
might be, she was both startled and
delighted to- perceive that It was no
less a person than Sir Marx Warren
| hinself, -. "a sgMEA
| :, However, She nude no further re-
mark just then, bun took the girls
/ prcffered hand fondly in her own, and
led her down stairs into the TASTEFUL
/ sunny dfiwing-roorl, where SIP Mark
/ Narrenne was Introduced to Katharine
4 Blollnt and where Miss Blount made
! herself GG disagreeable as she very well
could to that exceedingly inoffensive
young man. ri y .sjE latir ~ 7Ft3
Mrs Charters was provoked beyend
measure-how could Katherine show
herself in such an unfayorable light?-
and set herself With laudable perse-
gIyverancs to turn the eonvprsation into
i q more congenial channel, finally sugs
costing luncheon as q last resource,
| This was always a pleasant meal at
Castle Park, servants being strictly ex-
Guided, and general air % uneonTen-
tionality pervaded the whole atmos-
p1aere, so Harriet fondly hoped that
Katherine might thaw If exposed to
its influence.
| Il hope you have eeHae home for
good this time, Sir Mark" she begap,
presently, smiling In. her pretty, friend
ly manner AZ the baronet. ( IA ,..a,
II cannot say whether it will be for
good exactly ne answered, pleasant
i iy, f'but I have at last made up my
mind to give the whole country fair
trial. You see, after you left, Mrs.
Charteris, / found travelling about by
myself Just the slightest degree lip the
world SLOW so i threw IT I'D after d
few months longing wandering. A
i fellow does feel the want of friends at