Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-06-21
A NIGHT IN TOWN.

town today and attend to IA little business
for me. I've II touch of the govt myself,
said my father as we sat at the breakfast
table idling over our home grown straw
berries and gloating over the rich country
cream.
"And then you might possibly induce
Jack to come out with you tomorrow for
over Sunday"
Father looked slyly at mother as he
made this last suggestion for was there
ever "A Sunday during the whole long sum
mer that Jack, my dear, old Jack, did not
spend with us at Applcgatc:
Father gave me my instructions. l was
to go to the bank and have Il check cash
cd, a $1,000 check, pay his fire insurance
premiums, settle bill ~ one Of the shops
and bring home the hundred or so | would
have left
Before boarding the train l photographed
Jack to meet me at g. 50 when | arrived
in town l made straight for the bank and
drew the money, intending to hurry
through my crrands 50 to have all finished
when Jack and l should meet But just
rs l stepped from the cashiers window
Mr.. Allan stopped me, saying;
"Why, how do you do, Miss Clyde?
How very intent on business we are. "
! looked up smiling and then felt con
scious that Harry Allan was looking at
the package of bills in my hand
"Oh, yes, ~ l replied, Just attending to
a few errands for father. How are your
We have been hoping to see you at Apple
gate this summer
"A pleasure yet in store for me Jack
Osborne has kindly offered to chapcron
me some time, and If l can get away from
business you may be sure that l will avail
go. 1,
Chatting and laughing and interchang-
ing town and country gossip, Harry and
! walked down the street. l thought at
every corner he would leave me, and
hoped SO dcvoutly as l was impatient to
pay out the money that was already be-
coming a care and burden; but, no. he
had never seemed SO attentive. Finally
the recollection of mother - Snjunction
came to me, and | told him had to Go
some shopping. He looked as if he were
about to accompany me.
ooh, no. Don't come with me am
buying gown, and word at the wrong
time or even IA misplaced smile might per
vert my jud -ment. Come up tonight if
you wish I'll be staying mt the house"
Without giving him time to demonstrate
or even to say goodby turned into the
nearest shop. When l had finished my
purchases it was time to meet Jack, and
the thought of him drove all care for the
money away. The rest of the afternoon
was spent in much more profitable man
ner than in any way concerned business.
Our gay little dinner was given up en-
tirely to micth, the very idea of dining
alone being SO deliciously novel that ia
theirs $1,000 never entered my rattle
Drained head until we started for home,
and then twas but a momcHtary anxiety,
as felt in ~ Inc oc-ct only to find
the crisp notes safely there.
Jack and l opened the house and
brought out rugs for the porch, and were
talking the nothings that we always talk
when l saw Harry Allan approaching.
Jack grumblcd at the threatened Interrupt
ton to our tcte-a-tete but both of us real
ly liked Harry and we felt it was only
seliishness that made us dislike to have
him with us, so we welcomed him, and,
after all, we had "A very pleasant evening.
"Won't you sing for US Miss ClydeY"
asked Harry later in the evening, and so
l went in To the piano, leaving the men to
their cigars. But after one or two songs
Jack followed me in. l remember singing
4 Wish l We're Where the Gady Runs,
but l did not ut all. l would not have
been anywhere in all the world except
right there, with Jack leaning over the
piano and joining in the music with his
deep, mellow voice. Harry was forgotten,
and when he came in to bid me good isht
it was with start that remembered he
was one of the party.
you surely won't stay here tonight,
will you, Miss ClydeY Can't l induce you
TO go home with Ine? Mother would be
charmed to have you"
"Oh, no, thank you, Mr.. Allan; l am
not a biz AFRAID, and then, YOU know,
have to get down town SO early have not
yet attended TO fathers business, and if !
staid al your house l would disturb dear
Mrs. Allan, who, | know j. used To her
late breakfast. BY 10 O'Clock / expect to
have my crrunds done and be on my way
TO the station
Dorothy, dear, don't stay here; do go
to Mr.. Allan's or the Browns"
"Why, Jack, you are rs foolish as mann
ina. You need not talk about il; am de
termincd now to stay and prove to all you
fussv bodies that an American girl is quite