The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-19

ers and plants massed in every angle
where they could be placed I'm exterior
decoration-seemed to Felicia incredi-
bly, enchanting. AS she sprang out of
the trap and looked around her, catch
Ing a distant vista of blue sea at the
end of a reach of velvet sward, she was
dazed with excitement. She forgot that
she had been left standing there alone;
and her first fall from the clouds was
caused by the too easy manner and Ian
guage of a lady's maid who came to
escort her to her room.
Felicia had nothing to complain of in
externals, certainly. The room that
was assigned to her, all white-and-rose
and green stained furniture, with a
window looking upon the sea. was de-
lightfully cool and tempting. Tea was
served to her there, her little trunk was
brought in and unstrapped, and upon
the table she found a book or two,
should she wish to pass her time other
wise than by looking out of the flower
framed shaded window. But by and by
a sense Of loneliness set in. and to BAN
ish IL she stole out for a walk about the
grounds.
Gazing from a shaded bench upon
the cliff over the sea an infinite peace
fell upon her spirit. How long she had
sat there she did not know, until she
became conscious that young man IN
summer nannels had come along the
path leading to her eyrie, and was
searching for something he had lost
II beg your pardon" he said, taxing
off his hat: II did not know anyone hau
succeeded me in my favorite haunts.
"Yo,I are looking for this she saiu,
holding out little compass OF goiu anu
crystal she had picked up, then ior-
gotten. .s ,he
economies of my small sister VINO sent
II TO me for birthday gift to-day, ne
said. taking the trifle from her ringer
tins .I suppose you have just coiiie'
and have not yet seen our hostess.
Chcered by his cordial tone, Felicia
answered as the girls of her race anu
bringing ND are wont to do, easily, 1ear-
lessly smiles, playing around her rosy
iips and in her friendly eyes; anu at
once they were launched upon con-
versation that proved, apparently, as
satisfactory to Duncan Moore as IT GER
tainly was to our poor little conIidihs
Felicia, tongue-t tied for so many nours
and aching to communicate her sensa-
tions to somebody.
She at once discovered that Mr.. Moore
was, like herself, an inmate OF the
house; was spending a fortnight with
the Caldwells, and was already almost
'done to death" with the insistence OF
Newport hospitality. He, OF course
took his artless and refreshing little
person, whose good looks charmed his
eve, to be O guest upon his own plane.
Even II Felicia had suspected his mis-
take, 1t would not have occurred to her
TO do more than laugh at 1t. Down
south" the young lady engaged to be
Governess or companion or secretary Is
In all things a member of the family;
and when, as usual, she Is well born
and well bred, the fact of poverty Is the
merest bagatelle, SO far as social con-
sideration is concerned. How could 1t
enter into Felicia's head that she was
henceforth to be a taboo to the familiar
associates of her employer?
Luckily, upon this occasion, she was
spared finding 1t out. The maidenly
reserve that in her underlaid a manner
almost coquettish in its directness,
prompted her to withdraw from the in
terview As she arose, and Moore Of
1ered to walk tp the house with her.
with the prettiest gesture of small