Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-01-24

! hour. She was quick enough to note
the effect in every instance, and to
| have, moreover, shreWd suspicion as
to the cause of the various differences
in the reception of her intelligence.
If it CHANGED, for instance, that the
recipient were the luckless chapel on
Of half dozen plain and portionless
damsels. could she forbear to look upon
Geraldine, beautiful, wealthy. fortu-
nate, without momentary envy? If,
again, troublesome boy, son, nephew,
or thriftless young cousin. had to be
provided for would not envy be ex-
changed for covetness? And it was
only if the stranger were above all
such considerations, and freed from all
such encumbering membranes, that
there would follow the impartial and
dispassionate avowal, she is great
beauty. DO let me congratulate you
Whereat the old lady would beam
again.
The time of waiting did not seem to
her long at all: while even Geraldine
had SO much to see and notice and mark
for her own reflection afterwards, that
she was quite taken by surprise at last
when the stir began within the ante
chamber; and ere many minutes had
passed it had thinned SO fast that their
own barrier was withdrawn, and she
found herself being greatly but ire
sistiby urged forward.
keep by me, love; keep by me-"
whispered her grandmother with SUI
| perhuous caution, for the two could
hardly have parted company if they
would: and in the excitement Of the
moment Geraldine had no time to feel
bashful or nervous ere she found her
self moving on in single file close be-
! hind granny, and aware that some one
else was equally close behind her.
Beneath an arched doorway in front,
it seemed to her that within every few
seconds q halt was made, causing a
series of jerks to the fair procession,
and the first idea that occurred to her
inexperienced mind was that at this
point the great event of the day took
place; but, drawing nearer, the notion
was dispelled. No; tae gorgeous, pea
cOck-like trains were only being spread
| beneath that doorway, ana sea of
heads all at once became visible be-
yond, while a mOnOtOnOus voice rose
| ever and again, as one and another
passed in and was lost to view. But
what was it, then, that attracted every
eye, and turned every head, as each
fair creature sailed along over the
yond? Alack- aday. it was but mir
ror: and the merry hearted little Jerry
of old all at once sprang to life again
within the bosom of the elegant de-
butante, and she had enough ado not
to laugh outright at the cunning little
| trait OF human nature.
The laugh, however, had to be post
Ioned to more convenient season. for
now granny was making her grand,
Old-fashlOned curtesy, and taking her
full time over it, ere she was hurried
along by the unsylnpathlzing officials,
who would scarce permit her to make
a reverent exit in what she considered
q seemly manner and next it was
Geraldine's own turn.
1t was said that the Queen smiled
upon her. Perhaps Her Gracious Maj
esty had heard something of the young
girls story and remembered it, for it
is we'll known how conscientious y the
presentation lists are scanned and in
Quired into in the highest quarter; but,
at any rate many others looked, and
noticed and whispered, to one another
that day. Jerry might very we'll have
had her young head turned, had she
given heed to it all.
She did not. She was full of the fun
o clock, very full Of how this one had
looked, and how she could have wished
for another view OF her Sovereign, and
had been SO confused and anxious at
the supreme moment that, inGeed, she
could scarcely say she had had dis
tinct view at all: but with the sprightly
chatter there was no word that was not
pleasant to hearken tO-natural, Iowa
ble innocent.
The Raymond girls, the Ethel and
Alicia of old, were in the drawing
room. waiting, all lnpatience to hear
how Geraldine had Jared, to see how
she looked, and next, to tell OF their
own presentation DAYS, to compare eX-
periences, or note alterations. They
had not word to say against their
cousin afterwards. She had been
neither elated nor self-important, nor
self-conscious she had been just her
own self and even her Aunt Charlotte
owned that Geraldine was wonderfully
little spoilt, all things considered.
What Cecil had thought he kept to
himself.
He had also been in waiting, full of
explanations and apologies which, us
we have said fell now somewhat fiat.
It had been the nes liveries which
had upset his calculations. His grand
mother had omitted to tell him either
about them, or her smart new carriage,
and never having seen the full dress
livery of the Canpbells before, he had
forgotten that it would be sure to be in
use on the present occasion.
But heard you had been there all
right" he concluded. Il met d man
who had seen you. Your old friend,
Bollenden. Geraldine. Oddly enough,
| stumbled across him to-day, though
we had not met for ages"
Indeed" said his grandmother
somewhat coldly. I'VE did not see
him, nor any one we knew while out
side, did we, Geraldine?"
He saw you, however" replied Ce-
Gil, intercepting his Cousins reply.
He was on horseback, and could not
Get near enough to eaten yo&r eye;
but he had good look at you, ana said
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