The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-02-16

nut there had been that in his air
which had said so plainly as words
could have done, that she was herself
his excuse, anu one sufficient for him
o for any man No wonder the son
poke sharply ana sulkiIy TO the parent
VINO aad, as i were. opened the way 10
81 much; tor that Bellcnden had. by
some means or other, now cOntriyed 10
break down the barrier which had eN-
tcI for 50 long between HIM and his
,Hondam little friend ana which
mad. up 10 the present, seemed 50 i'm
pregnab.e. was only too obvious.
Geraldine herself was bitterly indig-
nant with herself during the summer
morn which had set in ere the party
quilted the festive halls, and which,
gathering strength and glory, was
blazing iOrth III its full tide Of light
AM lie as the weary girl sought in
vain the sIumber that had fled her
pillow. She wondered what she had
been thinking of,dreamiug of: She had
gone on so well until now. Never I'M
til this evening had she really ialUered:
scarcely ever had she been tempted to
falter. She had. indeed been aware
OF being ever more constantly on the
lookout for him but what of that?
He had had nothing from her but CAV,
mo king words. and sharp. two-edged
tests. Only once or twice. only when
she had been really too unkind too
barclaced. had she wheeled about and
murmured the gentle after-word and
c@St che soft glance which had undOne
Che rest. 5ut tonight? Tonight
there had been nothing to undo, She
had tried to Toe sarcastic. iliDpant, and
unfccEug. and had failed. and had
failed utterly. For the future she
must beware.
And there was yet something fur
Their
Hcllenden had offered box at the
opera. ana she had almost accepted il.
How should she now escape the con-
Sc 4Ucnce- of such imprudenco:
The only thing will be 10 make
granny refuse sac ruminatcd, tossing
hIthcr and thithcr on her fretfuI. fe-
verish couch: Granny must .ust say
we have not an evening. or that the
weather is TOO hot or theaters. can
show her that [ do not care to 90. and
that will be enough to make her not
care. Then can tell Sir Frederick
what she says.
But when it came to telling Sir
Frederick, the message, some how,
took another form. Granny was very
much Obliged and would like immense
ly to 90, and either Tuesday or
Wednesday would suit her. as they
had no engagements for those even
ings.
Now, how was this? Let Us hearken
to the preceding dialogue, and Judge
to whom the apparent inconsistency is
due.
Granny Well, my dear, Sir Freder-
lex is very kind and [ dare say we
shall en- oy it.
Geraldine 1t is the one opera that
/ have not seen, which ( should really
care TO see.
Granny / am told it is very good.
Geraldine The Raymond girls say
it is beautiful Even Uncle Raymond
has been to it,
Granny-Wcll, what night Shall we
fix?
Geraldine Why, if you really think
of going
Granny My dear, I am ready to 90
or not, as you decide. | thought you
would certainly wish to 90
Geraldine -l-c eS
Granny Do you not wish it? OF
course if You dOnot
Geraldine Oh, but T-T-I-I do.
Granny smiling Then let US say
Tuesday or "Wednesday, Tor we ought
to give him choice OF days. a. he may
not lie able to get 4 box 5Or the tr-t.
no BE CONTINUED.