Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-06
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UT IuTlltieSS young cOuSln Hdu W Do
provided for, would not envy be ex-
changed for cOvetness' And 1t was
only if the stranger were abo e all
such considerations, and freed fro n all
such encum bering rememb. -ances, that
there would follow the impartial and
| dispassiOnate avOwal. She is q great
beauty. Do let me congratulate you"
| whereat the old lady would bear
| again.
| The time Of waiting did not see n to
her long at all; while even Geraldine
had so much to see and notice and mark
Icr her own reflection afterwards, that
she was quite taken by surprise at last
| when the str 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| own barrier was withdrawn, and she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.
'istib y urged forward.
| Keep by me, love; keep bv me-"
whispered her grandmother with su.
! 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
| tashful 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 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 eat event OF the day took
| place; but drawing nearer, the notion
was dispelled. No; the gorgeous, pea
| cock-like trains were only being spread
beneath that doorway, anu a sea of
| heads all at once became visible be-
| yonf while a monOtonous vo ce 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
lair creature sailed along over the
polished floor towards that goal be-
yond? a Aack-aday. it was but a 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, ard she had enough ado not
| 10 laugh o fright at the canning little
| trait o. human nature.
The laugh, however, had to be post
poned to more convenient season for
| now granny was making her grand,
old -fas hioned curtesy, and taking her
| full time over it, ere she was hurried
along by the unsymp1thl1ing officials,
|
4 reverent exit in what she considered
| seemly manner and next 1t was
| ieraldin mes 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 cOnscientiously the
presentation lists are scanned and in
quired into in the high lest quarter; but,
at any rate, many others looked, ana
noticed. and whispered, TO one another
that day. Jerrv might very well nave
had her young head turned, mad she
| given heed to 1t all.
She did not. She was full OF the tun
OF the thing when she got home at hve
o clock, very full OF how this one had
looked, and how she could have wished
for another view o. her Sovereign, and
had been SO confused and anxious at
the supreme moment that, indeed, she
| could scarcely say she had had dis
| tiuct view at all: but with the sprig htlv
| chatter there was no word that was not
pleasant TO hearken to natural, Iowa
BILE. innocent.
The Raymond girls. the Ethe! and
| Alicia OF old, were in the drawing
room. waiting, all impatience to hear
how Geraldine had iared, to see how
| u.
own presentation DAYS, to compare ex-
| periences, or note alterations. They
had not q 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 tt
himself.
He had also been in waiting, full oil
explanations and apologies, which. AS
we have said. fell now Somewhat fiat.
r. nd been the new liyeries which
had upset his calculations. His grand
mother mad omitted to tell him either
about hem or her smart new carriage
and never having seen the full dress
livery OF the Campbells before, he had
forgotten that it would be sure to be ir
use on the present occasion.
/ But [ heard YOU had been there all
rieht." he concluded. Il met a man
who had seen you. Your old friend,
| BeIlen en-. Geraldine. oddly enough.
I ,tumbled 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, !epiieu Se
Gil. intercePtlng ms cosin,s reply,
He was on morse oack, anu couiu no,
get near enough 10 ca.cn yo-I eye,
but ne hau eoou looh aI you, anu salu
he should nave KNOWN "eraioine any
where. s, ..s
Sne is so9d C.Id;n uea. I .a.5
theiess, ;,1 salu sJ nni s... fanu and
mother, SUN resta k e. anN s.aooS, anu .
Sae me- ZONE neoI ,n NH tbis. 'n .sIf anW nerson
now thinks TO find in nv eranddaugh.
ter an unsophisticated, impulsive
child. to be safely talked nonsense to
and played with, that person is very
much mistaken"
Meanw while the subject of discourse
had affected in the prettiest manner
| ,,o,.;,Ia IN baar not HING Of il