The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-11-13
JULIET'S COURAGE.


plaintively, as she sat on the long pi-
azza of the hotel, "but i should have
preferred some.inland place for the
summer You see, am never at ease
about the children, and Mr.. Elton
comes down here only once in the
week."
Your brother seems to enjoy the
beauties of the seashore very much,
said Mrs. Dorsey. 81 think l never
saw Mr.. Seville enjoying better spir-
it's"
"Oh, that's because Miss Chaloner
is here" said the matron, curving her
lip little superciliously. "He is alb
surdly infatuated with Juliet Chal-
onerl"
81 think she is very lovely girl, >"
said Mrs. Dorsey.
Lovely? Oh, yes, suppose she
is lovely enough, only l never did
fancy that style of beauty"
"Mr. Seville does, it seems"
"My dear, didn't L tell you that
Clarence was completely infatuated?
l don't suppose he would be willing
to own that she has fault in the
world! did talk to him seriously at
one time, about those coquettish little
airs of hers, but saw at once that /
might as we'll have talked to the wind.
You see, think she is disposed to be
selish-those only daughters often
are; and then she is such an egregious
cowardl"
"How do you mean ?"
"She won't ride, lest she should be
run away with; she is terrified out of
her senses Mt the apparition of
mouse, and l wish you could have
heard her scream the other day, when
a spider dropped on her bonnet I've
no patience with such a character.
"Perhaps it is only bit of girlish
afiectation."
"No, it is not; she actually is
afraid"
"There she comes now, with your
children clinging around her." said
Mrs. Dorsey. "They certainly APP
pear to be very fond of her."
eyes," returned Mrs. Elton, indif-
ferently, ''she has way of winning
children's affection"
As Juliet Chaloner came up the
path, her slight figure darkly outlined
against the sunset, her beauty seemed
something more intangible.
One little one clung to her skirts,
another held her hand, and two or
three skipped along in front OF her as
she neared the piazza.
mammal mammal" piped out lit
tie Hubert, 'Miss Chaloner has
promised to go to Blyden's Point with
us tomorrow-where the little twisted
shells grow"
"And, mamma" interrupted Rosa,
"you'll so with us, for Miss Chaloner
says you can find those star-fsh for
your aquarium -
"Don't talk so loud children" said
Mrs. Elton, pettishly. "Pm afraid
you've found them very noisy and
troublesome, Miss Chaloner.
"Not at all, d" said Juliet, pleasantly.
81 am very fond of children, you
know. And / really think, Mrs Ell
ton, you would find it very pleasant
walk to Blyden's Point"
''Thank you," said the matron,
stifv, sit would be altogether too
far"
"Tnen, mamma" urged Harry FL
ton, a manly boy of IA. ''let me row
you and Rosa and Hubert in the boat
"Ill think of it" said Mrs. Elton /;
"only il Miss Chaloner should chance
to encounter spider or field mouse
by the road, l won't answer for the
consequences.
Juliet laughed, but she colored
nevertheless.
81 was telling Clarence of your
dainty little Mysteries, went on Mrs.
Elton, with polite malice. "If there
is anything Clarence respects it is
common sense and courage"
Juliet went into the house without
replying.
"Does Clarence think am q COW
ard, or does he think me guilty of af
J fectationG" she thought. "What have