Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-03-20

The night was balmy, but the great
heat OF the day had passed.
How delightful is this driving about
in open carriages in the evenings
exclaimed Geraldine. bounding up the
step, I'VE never drive after dinner In
Scotland. l wonder why"
The evenings are seldom warm
enough" replied Bellenden, standing
by the door for granny had not yet
come out. ''You have not many even
ings like this at Inchmarew."
But they are warm enough for boat
ing or. at least we go, whether it is
warm or not" said she, laughing.
Not clad like this and ne glanced
at the soft white cambria donned for
her aunt's party. and considered suita-
bic to end the day in, the while, in his
minds eye, he beheld the toughest,
warmest, thickest OF serge frocks over
which even a do lble-folded plaid had
not been unwelcome. "Dont you re-
member" he added, and as he spoke
he looked her fully and bodily In the
face, don't you remember how cold it
grew. and how you shivered and trem-
bled that night"
GRANNY came out ere he had an an
swer.
Granny was much pleased with hec
entertainment. The scene altogether
was as novel to ner as to Geraldine, for
there had been moth ing of the klrd In
her young days, and she looked and
wondered. and admired, and trotted
hither and thither, and gave herself
up so entirely to the enjoyment OF the
evening, that she, too, once more be.
came the granny of Inc chmarew, not
the stately dame Bellenden had found
in Mount Street.
After descending from the tower, the
three proceeded to wander aboat.
sometimes looking AT this object, some
times at that, occasionally listening TO
the musicians. now taking a seat. now
walking to and fro-all was pleasant.
and each one was pie ased.
But we must really 90 some time,
cried the old lady at last. We have
been beguiled into staying much later
than intended. and our poor Goa h.
man will have wondered what can pos
sibly have happened to US. | had been
growing little fdgety before you
came back iust now"-from which 1t
may be inferred that the chaperon hao
more than once been left for a few
minntes to rest herself. while the
others had just stepped round the cor
ner to see something absolutely i'm
perative to be seen-''we must lose no
tine now" she SAID at last. ''Geral-
dine. your shawl. 1t is growing quite
cold. I have put on mine some time
ago Now" and she set of briskly,
and either did or would not notice that
it was Belledden who slowly drew the
shawl round her charge, the while he
bent his head to murrnur something
which told her that he was thinking
OF anor her darkened sky and deepen
ing chill when the seli-same service
had been turned into close caress.
He parted from them at their car
riage door, saying he would walk
home.
He wished to be alone. and felt that
Geraldine did also.
.'She has won me, and think have
won her." he told himself. ''She is a
noble creature and | deserved. richly
deserved. that | should be despised Tor
nv condu towards her. But now we
are reconciled- now l may say what
choose. look what | choose, make any
illusions [ choose. How quick, how
apprehensive she is, How readily she
guesses my meaning and lnterprets
every signl She must know all. She
must understand me. l have been
plain enough. l have said everything
but the one thing, and that | shall not
linger over now. And TO think tina.
the little girl l lie t behind on the
Highland loch was 70 be my fate after
ALL"
Was he, or was he not, getting on
little too fast?