The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-24

brother and the Virginia boy had come
over from the 'Phillipsburg." The
piazza was gay with japanese lanterns
swaying in the breeze, and there was
a tinkie of merry tunes and ripple
of happy talk and laughter. white
capped maid appeared and said there
was a girl at the door who asked to
see Miss Constance, and wouldn't go
away. The butler (who was of impress
sive pomposity) had tried in vain to
make her go away.
IT'S that girl VINO lives on the Blue
mountain road. I'm sure it is" said
Constance. Il thought | saw her peer
ing through the vines at us little
while ago
''She has a baby with her., said the
maid; "a heavy crooked lump of
| baby"
! Constance went around to the door
with little frown OF irritation be-
| tween her brows The girls heavy
face wore TRANSPORTING smile of de-
| light as she held out to Constance
something that glittered in the light.
"Oh, my watch!'' cried Constance.
Il thought | must have lost it out of
canoe this morning You found it on
the Blue mountain road?"
The girl looked at the dainty little
bauble with the butterfly of colored
precious stones on one side and the
monogram in diamonds on the other
and heaved a little envious sigh.
Its orhe pretty" she said. Il
wanted to fetch it home as soon as
found it; but lode didn't come home
to tend the baby. | had to go down
and yanlx him out of Squaw Heller,
He's everlastin'ly hangin' round them
Injins; he's a real tryin' young one
A grinnlng youngster, in the lee of
his sisters skirts, turned sudden
somersault waving his studied heels
derisively in the air.
THE baby must be heavy" said Con-
stance, sympathetically.
DO you s'pose he'll grow up crooked
aud-and foolish?' the girl demanded,
eagerly. Some says he will. If he
does I amt agoin' to have him banged
round and put upon, like foolish boy
there was over to Otto Cove. Twas me
cropped him: I'm jest agoin' to stick to
him always" The strong, rugged face
was fierce with resolve.
Come in and l will give you the re-
ward said Constance. My father
sent an advertisement to the Trumpet
this afternoon
81 wouldn' take money for just
bringin' that watch back Lyddy
wouldn't let me if l wanted to, said
/ 4 -. Il ;rs+ 40
poor. My brother 10 is jest as smart
as house afire; he earns enough TAX
in folks out in the Midget in the sum
mer to keep US all winter. Lyddy's
goin' to school this fall if she is most
, twenty. She can remember when there
want no hotels here but jest the Sans
over and the Rockport, and when the
Poduck was built. When l was small
used to look in at the hops at the
; Poduck every night. I've seen lots OF
good times-through the winders. No,
, | sha'n't take the money nohow," as
Constance gently urged it upon her.
But I'll tell you what l do want
: The girl hesitated and searched Con-
: stances face anxiously with the keen
> black eyes that were contradiction tc
the heaviness of her face. II thought
, of it Just as soon as | saw the letters
on that watch and knew twas yours
You've been here two or three sum
mers, hain't you? l know what you
> name is and I've watched you; | watcf
+ all the girls that are jest about as ole
+ as me and don't do nothing but have
good times. You're goin' to have |
q lunch party tomorrow, amt you?'
( Constance nodded assent, with trace
of surprise in her face.
+ "A pink lunch with everything al
q trimmed up with wild roses
Constance nodded again, the surpris'
: deepening in her face.
{ Its for that girl with the yellow
q hair, just about as old as you and III
- that's stoppin' over to the East End
orful rich folks from New York. Well,
i as Constance assented again-"wha
| want is for you to let me come to tn
o party! Give me regular invite tina
I has wrote on it how you want tn
g pleasure of my company. | want t
q be like folks, for once. | want to b
+ inside O the winder when the goo
q time is goin' on"
= Constance felt the color rushing t
her face. What should she say?
, was absurd that she should find it dit
Il fcult to refuse this girls almost in
pertinent request. And yet-her fac
was so wistful; it looked pale wit
eagerness in the light of the lamps,
the party had been for anyone Blu
Dorothea Tarlton she almost though
she would have let her come. Dorothe
was used to Newport and thought tn
Harbor ways were queer at the bes
1t would be talked about and laughe
at everywhere Her mother gave he
the largest liberty in her little soci;
affairs, but she would not be likely
approve of that
"I-I-it's just for our own set II
afraid there wouldn't be ROOM" 81
stamm cred.
The eager light vanished from tt
girls face as a candle is blown out
the wind. She turned away without
word, but weakly defiant murml
came back to Constance through IL
dusk:
Il guess I'm as good as you be-
" sob was mingled with it, and Coz
stance tried in vain to repeat her u
IS gent offer of the money; somethin