Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1895-11-08


upon them an overwhelming sensa-
ton.
Not only was it novelty to have q
young person in the house, but such a
perfectly radiant creature was rare in
any house.
Such face of roses aud lilies, with
FURNISHED curls of gold dropping on
the low brow-sweet eyes of dark vio-
let, and beaven's own smilel
Nothing like Juliet Faye's beauty
was ever seen at Waluutville, and the
old people were sure, With her gentle
manners, that she waS good as she was
pretty.
She was the youngest child of Mrs.
Lambert's youngest sister, lately de-
ceased, and she had come to the Lilies
to reside permanently.
'Sixteenl Old enough to come
out" murmured Mrs. Lambert. "And
such little ladyl Lydia Bellingham
has no such girl among hersl"
Now it had secretly vexed dear Mrs.
Lambert that Mrs. Bellingham, her
social rival, had always q crowd of
pretty grsnddsughters and nieces at
her house, making the place, since
young ladies are irresistibly attractive,
very popular. But net one was to
compare with the lovely Juliet.
Juliet, escaping, after two hours ex-
animation, from her relatives pres
ence, was allured down the main walk
of the old garden.
It was indeed q garden OF lilies.
Yellow dsy-lilies dropped in beds,
white ones cleaned, and clumps OF
spotted tigers glowed in tie sun, while
the red velvetly amaryllis bnrned like
fire among the green.
Coming at length to the water, the
girl uttered cry OF delight for dap
pied with sunshine, shimmered hosts
of lovely white water lilies. She
clasped her ieweled hands in ecstacy.
She was certainly charming in he1
azure dress and with pretty uncovered
head, at the edge of the water; and
perhaps the occupant of little can
i, opted boat up the river thought so,
for silently the boat glided away from
its moorings among the willows and
came slipping along the dark waters
of the pool.
"Would you like some lilies?" asked
! q baritone voice.
And turning, startled, Juliet saw
the handsomest young man she had
ever seen in her life sitting In the
stern of the pretty boat, his hat in hil
hand. The voice, the attitude, the
courteous question, disarmed appre-
hension.
eyes, / should,"' she replied, with
only natural constraint.
In an. instant the young gentleman
had changed his seat and shot among
them. In moment he had a great,
fragrant, dripping handful, and the
young girls esgerness and delight
brought smile to his rather gloomy
couutenance.
ooh, I never saw anything so beau
tifuli" she cried.
81 suppose they are pretty, replied
the young man; "but I've seen then
every June for five yearO, and they
haven't the charm of novelty for me
Indeed, nothing here has. You are
stranger, are you not?"
He had pushed his boat among tn,
rushes to hand her the flowers, snC
sat looking over his shoulder ct tn,
roseste face she turned to him.
Eyes, have come to the Lilies t,
live. Mrs. Lambert is my aunt"
The young man gave vent to a soft
low whistle.
Sorry" he said
Then laughing, and with his usual,
wearied expression displaced by on,
of mIrth. he was such a very handsome
fellow that Juliet was lost in admira
ton; but in an instant the girls ex
preston changed.
"Why?" she asked.
"Well. you know" replied her com
panion, frankly, 81 haven't seen sue
pretty girl as you ere since 1 hsv
lived here, and l would like to have a
introduction and call at your home,
it was any other place. But at til
Lilies out Of the question" he COZ
cluded.
Then, as she regarded him in De,
plexity, he lifted his straw hat, an
with pleasant parting glance, pulle
away ont of the pool and round a SUD
den bend of the river out of sight.