Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-26

II aViHiiv lonesome down here.
Jack hadreached the second "ssep,
If the of the old tree trunk, aal WAS
ooking of over the lake disconso-
lately.
"lts this 'E..isme, tina. mas brouyh,
us together" Grace thought ''How
ridiculous! Has his lady love worn
out the gloves yet. l wonier?"
With this thought, Grace unbent a
little. He was not ''hirtstious, and
n young man in love with another CIR,
was safe enough connanioa for
her.
1 cannot tell yon how it cam. about,
these things "do" themselves, an
within fifteen minutes alter the first
little cough, Jack was seated besid.
Grace and talking off hand througl,
the sunbonnet barrier.
GRACE was friendly enough Sh,
was too generous TO be prudish
Not an inkling of her identity had
dawned upon him, but she knew a,
least chapter in his history.
They talked of New York. Jack let
fall that ne was from California, and
had first seen Gotham six months ago
Grace was demurely reticent abou,
herself. There was no need of un-
folding herself before stranger
They sat, talking pleasantly enough,
until lunch was announced by the
"toot, toot" of horn. They saun-
tered up to the house together, with
out SO much rs q single knowing
glance being exchanged between those
already gathered at the table. "We
are n picked company and can do as
Ne please" was the motto at Brim-
mer's.
Somehow, Jack and Grace spent Il
good deol Of time together, after that.
They boatcd, and walked, and talked.
and climbed the mountain with lnnch
basket between them, and acted, fox
all the world. like two children.
Meanwhile the newly we're
absorbed in each other, the writer was
studying "effects," the white -hairel
lady aud the humorist, each swune
idly in hammocks, with an eve shut,
the "help" attended to their own
business, AMI Mrs. Hunter broolel
motherly over all. : 1t was indeed
Arcadia.
The day before Grace left they
climbed tc the settec for last tete-a-
tete.
Now Grace had the "restfui quality,
in large degree Besides, she vas
sympathetic. You c)ull apt b, an
hour in her company witlou. wa1ting
to c0ntide your latest troubie (, her
She had no room for hrn cr.et~, SHE
declared, she Was So full .. o4.sile
mes.
Jack proved no exception to the
rule. Would You itliev, ii? He sal
there that day and told her his whole
| love story. She was New York girl,
a dear, bewitching, dainty creature.
| Oh. he would have died for her. AND
what did Grace think? Whv, this cir
had Tilted him. Ie was-well, he wa
worth few thousands he neve
supposed she took his money into ac
connt until the papers reported tn
smash up Of the x. Y. L. Company
She had sent him smooth note o
dismissal, the next day. II was
| bogus report, and was soon contra
| dic.ed, but it had fulfilled its mission
! lie had been n love with a bogu
| young woman. 1t was we'll to find j
out In time, but somehow 1t took
| fellow down q peg TO know that he
! himself, was of such small consequence
IA a girls eyes.
Grace's eyes gave him affair shad
! OF discreet sympathy.
"Do you believe n charms: b
asked, abruptly.
Yes said Grace, with proper de
I cision
80 do I. lost one / hsd worn 70
vearo the very day go; the mi'ten
Ny lucl, changed IRON :ha. oo. "
been missing boats and trains and los
| ing yalugb.es ever since
''kisme,. sater-aptei GrscA
"Why: how" be began, vita a!oo
| under the bonnet;
Il found II. sail Grace promptly
I've carried i ever since. ], na
brought ne lots of inck / think II
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