Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-12-05
BY MUTUAL CONSENT.

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gfs!xlSS - a... IA stool; there were
G1AE two or three gar
!. M%H1hsSN XAW len benches stand
MsYEH kw ing about, but she
Wc said she preferred
to sit on the grass-it made her feel
more country"
clothed her fresh young beauty in
marvellous organdy, so sheer that her
arms CLEANED through it like alabaster,
and had pinned on her bright head
great hat dropping with roses. BY
her side leaned white parasol edged
with lace.
Her companion, young man in ten
mis- fannels, who was stretched at her
feet, had commented sarcastically upon
her rustic attire" and a hot discussion
had ensued; discussion happily inter-
rupted by the arrival of servant with
a tray of iced lemonade.
"Ah,' said Miss Gresham, helping
herself to one of the frosted glasses,
sit there is one person for whom en-
terrain an undying affection, it is Bet
ty! 1 know we are indebted to her for
his. She is one of those rare people
who always do the correct thing"
Betty" repeated MARYLAND, lazily
slipping his lemonade; and who is
Betty?"
He has forgotten Betty" cried the
girl; "and he has no more shame than
TO confess it! Betty, who was always
his sworn champion, and who has
helped him out of know not how many
scrapes. This is the effect, suppose,
nj college and travel and society,""
Betty" again repeated MARYLAND.
IAh!"-a sudden light springing to his
syes-"your old nurse, of course. Why,
certainly, l remember her; dear COM
panion of my giddy youth! But did
not recognize her by so commonplace
title. To me she always seemed a be-
nefcent genius, good angel, rather
than an ordinary MORTAL" He lifted
his glass-"To Betty" he said; may
her shadow never grow less"
Betty was asking Inc about you the
other day." said the girl; 'she wanted
to know if you still rode and swan and
boated like you used to do. l told her
you had given up dancing because of
the eXertion"-she looked at him limo
Gently.
"Did she ask you anything about your
own life?" said MARYLAND, sitting up
"a resume of how you put in your time
during the winter season in town might
be interesting to her, and certainly
profitable
Anything do is interesting to her."
she responded, coolly.
do you know" he said, 81 have been
marveling over you ever since came.
cannot quite realize that you have been
ten days in the country without being
bored. How have you accomplished it :?
thought that the day of miracles was
past"
MY good Tony" remarked Miss
Gresham, patronizingly, you must not
judge other people by yourself; it is
very foolish and narrow-mnded way
of doing. Because you cannot exist
happily without your clubs and your
theaters is no reason why can't"
Il never knew you belonged to a
club observed MARYLAND, mildly
slave you developed into that modern
wonder, a new woman?''
''Oh, nonsense! You know 1 YVES
speaking figuratively! l mean that
am not welded to any particular state
of things-that can adapt myself to
circumstances and enjoy whatever
comes"
"Can you? How delightful! But,
jesting aside, has it not been rather
slow for you here, without any girls for
you to see through. and scorn and be
amused by-nor men to analyze and
lraw out and get interested imp
How do you know there have been
no men?"
II have your own word for it.
heard you refuse four of your best
friends permission to visit you down
here, and | inferred that the common
herd had been no better treated"
YES" she said, you were right. MY