The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-26

He had dark eyes, decent clothes, was
named Beauchamp and wore an usual
air of silent criticism. The com bina ion
struck several women as pleasant two of
them frankly admitting their pleasure and
another two almost unconsciOusly ap-
proving of him. The first two naturally
became the mans friends and so pass out
of the novelist's ken. The other two be-
came, respectively, particularly Indifferent
and slightly anxious. either Of which is a
very bad sign. One Of them, young Hos
kins' sister. black-eyed streak of a girl.
talked very freely to Beauchamp. and the
other, Cissy Bell, listened when he spoke.
So a friendly relationship was main
tanned and the mans summer was gay to
festivity.
But one day. as August glowed and
painted, Hoskins' sister got out of the yacht
first, and turning watched lazily at Beau
champs helping of CIssy Bell. The man
was unconscious, but there was a look 10
Cissy's gray eyes as he took her hand
which eveaIed to the other girl not only
Miss Cissy's inner emotions. but included
in fashlight her own. Both girls looked
at each other moment and then each
knew what the other knew.
So the story began to walk alone.
Young Hoskins' part had been to talk to
Cissy, while Beauchamp held his sisters
open attention and Cissy's furtiye defer
ence. Being young man who liked to
talk of himself it took him some days TO
find out that the young lady did not listen
when he held forth. When he made the
discovery he began to feel an aggrievej in
terest in Miss Cissy. From that he walked
across the country of tenderness and love.
SO strong young story sprang up.
With Beauchamp it was presently case
of How happy could l be with either p
as it occurred to him to make the most of
about young Hoskins' sister and a fierce
bit Of temper which was peculiarly
piquant, but there were days-hours even
in which he did not think of the way
Cissy's brown lashes lay on her cheeks
and. her slow blush which faded away as
it came. On the whole, Clssy quietly led.
There were several things which made
the story grow and develop in different
directions.
Beauchamp discovered that young Hos
kins also admired the coloring in Miss
Cissy'S face.
Young Hoskins' sister suspected that
her rival was gaining ground.
Young Hosklns began to call Beau.
champ 1.-The fellow"
Miss Cissy cultivated lisp of her child
hood, which made her adorable.
SO the story came TO mans estate.
1t was young Hoskius who did himself
an injustice and made a black spot on The
story. His sister listened with burning
cheeks. 1t was an unhalowed treaty.. but
they both subscribed 10 it. Beauchamp's
character was to he mildly slandered and
d few trifling stories set afloat 10 Miss
Cissy. A friend of young Hoskins' abro ad
was to be posed as Miss issy's present
fiance. and SO on the usual stupid black
guarding.
So the story sowed its wild oats.
There were several entanglements, and
the HOskinses on whom the burden of
cleverness fell made fair amount of mar
gin out of each. The day Miss Cissy dis
played unwonted temper over the loss of
the boxseat beside Beauchamp il was the
lack of letter from the flance. The TWEEN
business in New 7 ork were to dispose of
certain troublesome people. Miss Cssy
ana Beauchamp were quite easy subjects
to work upon. At the end of a week both
were distinctly misera BILE. There were
even signs of mutual turning TO the Hos
kinses for consolation.
So the story began to know itself.
n
The conspiracy succe eded. In the bright
gayety Of latter August, with its tennis
tournaments, its yacht races, lis picnics
by day and moonlight strolls BY night, the
people enjoyed every day OF it. ana an
other TWO tried honestly not to think of
each other. Beaucbamp devoted more
time to young Hoskins' sister, while Miss
Cssy gave closer attention to that young