The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-12-07

Paradise street. Ruth SffSoee ana hef
brother and the Virginia boy had come
over from the ''Phillipsburg. The
piazza was gay with japanese lanterns
swaying in the breeze, and there was
a tinkle of merry tunes and ripple
of happy talk and laughter. A white
capped maid appeared and said there
was girl at the door who asked to
see Miss Constance, and wouldn't go
away. The butler (who was of impress
sive pomposity) had tried in vain to
make her go away.
"It's that girl who lives on the Blue
mountain road. I'm sure it is" said
Constance. Il thought l saw her peer
ing through the vines at us little
while ago"
''She has baby with her." said the
maid; "a heavy crooked lump OF
baby"
Constance went around to the door
with a little frown OF irritation be-
tween her brows. The girls heavy
face wore transferring smile of de-
light as she held out to Constance
something that glittered in the light.
"Oh. my watch!" cried Constance.
~ thought must have lost it out of a
canoe this morning. You found it on
the Blue mountain road?"
The girl looked at the dainty little
bauble with the butterfly of colored
precious stones on one side and the
monogram in diamonds on the other
and heaved little envious sigh.
Its orfle pretty" she said. II
wanted to fetch it home as soon as
found it; but Tode didn't come home
to tend the baby. l had to go down
and vank him out of Squaw Heller.
He's everlastin'ly hangin' round them
Injins; he's real tryin' young one"
A grinning youngster, in the lee of
his sisters skirts, turned a sudden
somersault, waving his stubbed heels
derisively 10 the air.
1.-THE baby must be heavy" said Con-
stance, alphabetically
10 you s'pose he'll grow up crooked
and--and foolish?" the girl demanded.
eagerly. .'Some says he will. If he
does amt agoin' to have him banged
round and put upon, like a foolish boy
there was over to Otto Cove. Twas me
dropped him; I'm jest agoin' to stick to
him always!" The strong, rugged face
was fierce with resolve.
Come in and will give you the re-
ward" said Constance. my father
sent an advertisement to the Trumpet
this afternoon"
IL wouldn't take money for just
| al, Ia Tx-1. IL,
wouldn't let me if 1 wanted to" said
the girl, proudly. I'VE amt SO orfie
poor My brother 10 is Jest as smar,
as house afire; he earns enough TAX.
in folks out in the Midget in the sum
mer to keep us all winter. Lyddy's
goin' to school this fall if she is most
twenty. She can remember when there
want no hotels here but jest the Sans
over and the Rockport, and when the
Poduck was built. When l was small
used to look in at the hops at the
Poduck every night. I've seen lots OF
good times-through the winders. No
! sha'n't take the money nohow," a:
Constance gently urged it upon her.
But I'll tell you what l do want.
The girl hesitated and searched Con
stances face anxiously with the keer
black eyes that were a contradiction t.
the heaviness of her face. 81 though
of it just as soon rs / saw the letter.
on that watch and knew twas you're
You've been here two or three sum
mers, hain't you? l know what you
name is and I've watched you; watcl
all the girls that are jest about as ole
as me and don't do nothing but have
good times. You're goin' to have ;
lunch party tomorrow, amt your
Constance nodded assent, with trac,
of surprise in her face.
"A pink lunch win everything al
trimmed up with wild roses"
Constance nodded again, the surpris'
deepening in her face.
"It's for that girl with the yellow
hair, just about as old as you and M
that's stoppin' over to the East End
orful rich folks from New York. Well,
AS Constance assented again-"wha
want is for you to let me come to tn
partyl Give me a regular invite tina
has wrote on it how you want tn
pleasure of my company. l want t.
be like folks, for once. want to b
inside O. the winder when the GOO
, time is goin' on"
Constance felt the color rushing t
her face. What should she say? !
was absurd that she should find it dill
ficult to refuse this girls almost i'm
pertinent request. And yet-her fac
was SO wistful; it looked pale wit
eagerness in the light of the lamps.
the party had been for anyone bu
Dorothea Tarlton she almost though
she would have let her come. Dorothe
was used to Newport and thought tn
Harbor ways were queer at the bes'
1t would be talked about and laughe
at everywhere. Her mother gave he
the largest liberty in her little socia
affairs, but she would not be likely (