Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-09
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Dear to advantage when contrasted with
Belienden, and with Bellenden only;
but he was several cuts above Archie
| k1ncraig's friends, and this he coul6
not help perceiving.
Bellenden owned that the company
was not to his mind-Cecil turneI Np
his nose at it still more. Bellenden
whispered that the sport was bad
Cecil called it abominable. Bel'enden
Suggested that they should be of on
the day but one iOllowing-Cecil dis.
patched messenger to stop the early
boat. in order that they might start
the first thing after breakfast. When
the two arrived at lnchmarew they mad
advanced in intimacy by seven-league
strides
On this occasion Jerry was not nearly
so demonstrative as she had been De
fore. She had had time to think. anu
to be shy of her own thoughts. She,
too, had been growing fast within the
last two or three days, growing even
since Cecil's departure, growing in
strange new knowledge which had TO
be kept all to herself. She was going
now to be careful, and not to run the
risk of Cecirs teasing and granny's
smiles any more.
She was already dressed ard wait
ing, however, when the dog cart drove
up to the door, and had a pretty bunch
OF flowers at her throat: and as she
come somewhat sOberiy forward TO do
her part OF welcome, Cecil thought he
had never beheld his Young cousin to
greater advantage.
Perhaps Bellenden was not quite o.
the same opinion. Perhaps he would
have preferred i step and carriage less
sedate, a cOuntenance less composed.
Certain it is that he experienced Il
momentary check, feeling OF surprise
and doubt, and that his own manner
shadowed this forth on the instant.
But presently he saw through it only
too well. 1t was but passing woman.
illness, an evanescent emotion of the
bashful kind, and it soon, too soon. gave
way. Ere half an hour had elapsed,
the two were chattering ann bandying
Jest and repartee Us freely together az
they hal ever done and he was no more
on his guard.
At dinner-time, or rather al dress
ing-time, he found flowers III his
room.
So did Cecil; for Jerry, with this
newborn touch of modesty about her,
would make no distinctions: bat her
cousin lid not know that his were OF
the baser, Bellenden's OF the choiccr
sort. He came down with u rosebud
in his -tton-hole. BeIlenden had
selected spray of purple heliotrope,
and was Whispering to the fair giver
something which bore evident refer
ence 10 the same, when they were not
less scarlet than the scarlet blossOme
on her breast as she hung her head tC
listen, and Cecil might have been but
Cecil saw nothing.
Nhpn the yDlnO man a1 formed
his ideas on any given sub, ect, 1t re-
9uircd an agency little short OF super
natural to uproot them, and his calm
conviction OF Gcraldinc's extreme
youth and devotion to himself carried
him through all evidence of a contrary
nature.
Jerry was Il nice little girl. By-and-
by he should perhaps marry her. That
was the sum total OF his thoughts.
As for there being anything between
the magnificent Bellenden and the
little, wild, uniformed Highland lassie,
she very idea would have been absurd
and Drcposterous in his eye at this
time, at least.
He therefore had no hesitation abou
walking straight up the room, and, as
we have said, neither saw nor heard
anything.
Have you said Thank yea for yOrV
pretty no ,uct:" injured !'cicnden,
with an air OF having conc so himse t.
"And can you interpret thc hidden
Ian U,tsc OF flowers, Raymond? Be-
:all-c unless sou can, YOU are not
vorthv TO receive them, and so have
been Saying to yo.." cousin"
so Sat was what he haG been say.
ing.
Look al him. aad al Geraldine, and
at the piece of fragrant heliotrope,
whose amorous significance young
ICecil al at once called TO mind, it did
! st occur to the latter. unsIJspicious as
he hal been half Il minute before.
that perhaps, all things considered, it
might have been we'll to have lett thc
words uEsiiid.
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