The herald., 1895-09-01

turned to town yesterday. His vacation
is over. | got along spendidly, except
that the brisk wind tossed my skirts
about, although they were fastened at the
bottom. Whenever the wind blew my
skirts bout, all the men seemed to look
at my feet 1t made me blush. / am
glad that wear only No. 2.
August 2-The count proposed tonight
| was quite undecided. | could not help
thinking that, perhaps, the bureau had
ordered him to propose. But 1t would
have been pleasant to have discounted
that fast Miss j. Fast is Just the word
for her. She is getting worse and worse.
| am sure she Will meet with some terri
Bile misfortune. | refused the count. 1t
did not seem to crush him.
August 81 rode on the box seat OF
Bobbie RS coach today. A lot of the
girls envied me, | know. Bobbie is very
popular. | wish Jack had his money.
Bobbe has his new yacht, the Madeline,
here. Isn't it curious. That IS my name.
Bobbie said he would give party on
the yacht. and allow me to invite the
guests. That was pleasant of him. We
go out tomorrow to see the races.
Augu It I'VE had such jolly thine on
the Madeline. When we got outside Point
Judith the yacht began to rock. | never
could stand the motion of rolling ship.
[ told Bobbie so, and, without saying
"a word to anyone, he called the captain
and told him to keep the Madeline inside
where the sea was smooth. We didn t
see much of the race, but nobody cared
about that. 1t was real generous OF me, in
my list of guests included Miss j and
the conut. The count paid her much
attention. Just before we left i'll the
launch for the pier. Miss j ooniided to
mo that the count had proposed and she
had accepted him. Poor girl; | hope she
will be happy. Perhaps she was second
on the bureaus list. Tonight Bobbie call. !.
ed and surprised me by u proposal OF
marriage. He was terribly in earnest. and
| think he is badly smitten. | did net
know what to say. He is going to come
for an answer tomorrow.
August 5-Jaok came here in high
spirits today. He has taken another
week. It's SO curious. He won $40. 900 on
Mr.. B's horse, Belinda. Jack said that
surely win. Jack said by taking every
sou he had on earth. he scraped up $1,000
and was cred it all on Belinda at twenty to
one. Jack said Belinda won by ten
lengths and could have made it twenty.
Jack took the $40, 000. and right off bought
a seat in the stock exchange. He says
he is going to borrow $500 on his exchange
memb bership and 20 into partnership with
old Mr.. s., who is too ola now to attend
| to the work on change. In twelve
month, Jack says, he will have an incom
OF $40. 900 a year. A man worth half a
million only has TZO,UUU year. otlli
papa and mama expect me to do great
| deal better than Jack. Jack proposed
| again, but | must think it over. At any
! rate l won't marry Bobbe.
! August 15-We go to Lenox in couple
of weeks Poor Bobbie was terribly cnt
up. He has sailed away in the Madeline.
and his sister says that he is going to
spend next winter hunting on the Nile.
Jack is back in New York. His grand.
| father gambled away SO, 600, 900 and
think it quite fair that Jack should get
some OF il back Still don't know what
to do. l will think it over at Lenox.
wear boomers now. 1t would make me
| real nervous 30 have Jack see me in them.
FANNIE T. PHARE.