The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1895-11-02
THE FOURTEENTH GUEST

'NS>SN>~N>> MISS hdtle Ndu-
dington, her pretty roguish face
flushed with indignation-Tm aston
ished that you venture to speak to me
you know / couldn't refuse, with
that horrid Lady Houghton introducing
you, and looking over my shoulder at
my card.
He quilting his waistcoat little,
because his shirt front pointed too
much)-Is that why you aited for me
in the conservatory? No, please don't
go-let's sit it out.
Miss Katie sits down again and be-
gins pulling rose to pieces. You've
treated me shamefully, haven't your
mot bit"
Indeed you have; and don't fdget
with your necktie."
Nov, which of your pretty white
teeth have you against me-"
Cant you speak in plain English,
instead of using your French phrases?
Come, now, didn't we meet at Devon
shire park? Oh, it's just like you to
hint that we weren't properly intro
duced; but we were afterward."
Never mind the fashion of the in
troduction," said he, hiding smile be-
hind his glove.
''You know such introductions are
almost the fashion at the seaside"
You mean such almost futroduc-
tiops are quite the fashion," he OBJ
served; .'but suppose we did, and sup
pose we took walks together, and
dances together, ard went fishing to-
gether, and | put on the -, and sup
pose l was in earnest?"
Never mind what you suppose" she
said. sharply. you know quite well
that at the seaside"
by the sea maidens fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of-firtation.
II shall leave you at once IL you re
SO fiippant and rude" said Miss Katie,
and she got up and then sat on another
seat with the light at the back-a very
pretty white back mot the seats
Didn't you pretend you were bar
rister?"
mo, certainly not"
How can You tell such a."
at isn't a.. didn't pretend / am a
barrister."
"Well, even if you are, you needn't
QnfDDfe, anu, beSiicS, tHclC al z AceS Va
barristers who don't earn as much"
..As much as shoeblack. There's
your Cousin Jack-bnt he plays bill
lizards splendidly--you should see him
at Carr's during term time"
[ Bother Jack! And besides he Is a
good sort, and / like him much better
than you! Oh! how could you deceive
me so? Why, that horrid Glendower
girl who drove me home in her broug-
ham-I know it's only hired-the mo-
ment we got in said: Really, dear,
that man you so affiched yourself with
at Eastbourne is quite decent for one
of Whiteley's young men! Ugh! hired
guest
''But assure you, T."
''Now, isn't it true you came to Mrs
Hooper's as hired guest? Weren't
Won sent for because at the last mo-
ment .there was man short, and she
was afraid of thirteen at dinner?
There, knew you couldn't deny it.
WHY anyone should ask so many peo-
pie to dinner goodness knows Its bar
barous--it's not dinner; it's meal
And you called yourself Howard-is
that the name you're called? And got
guinea and instructions in the hall
not to talk politics, theology, or school
boards, or new woman"
"a guinea wasn't the price," said
Mr. Banks, gloomily, biting one OF his
gloves, "and wasn't paid; it was sent
direct to Whiteley. and we aren't
trusted with the money, and I'm really
a barrister with good practice, and
you're cruel Even if it were all true
YOU need not hit so hard"
Miss Katie sat silent for moment
and listened to few bars of sic Revs
de Mon Occur" waltz, that sounded de