Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-06-14

they cling as 10 dear life. Ihese
bags contain little pellets, or a
bottle OF caff9e- -bronine, or a trea-
tise on how 10 cure nervousness
according to the mental endOw-
ments or dIsendowments of the
owner
Miss Benton-as the name OF the
new guest read simply on the reg
ister-retired early, but a light
cleaning beneath Ler door showed
that she was still awake when the,
girls assembled iu Pris's room to
exchange their gossip. Prls had
dragged the rocking-chairs from
the other apartments into her own
chamber, aud they began their
discipline of their unwelcome
neighbor by series of tbumps.
The door was left open; a small
round clock having wonderful tick
ing powers was placed in the entry
IT the four girls, alter this, could
app ar at the breakfast table look
ing as fresh as though they had
gone TO bed with the sun, such was
not tho case with their nelghbOr;
Miss Benton's heavy eyes and
languid manner bore witness to a
disturbed night.
The people IN the smaller dining
room, having come early in the
season; had fallen into the pleasant
intimacy for which even a few
weeks together in summer hotel
are sufficient. Miss Benton made
no attempt to JOIN in the merry,
deSultOry chatter which was, in
deed, skllfully directed by Pds to
the end OF excluding her. What
had begun in a mere spirit Of
frOIIc and a passing resentment de-
YelOped, as the days went on, into
scarcely concealed dislike, the
reason for which none could have
have told. There was certainly no
apparent reason, for Miss Benton
was well.bred and attractive in ap-
pearance.
Even gentle Mrs. FOrsythe, who
had hitherto welcomed so kindly
any solitary stranger, was swept
along by the current, and save for
stately inclination of her head
and a f,rmal greeting ignored Miss
Benton. She was very fond of heI
niece, Lou SAKE, and "a summer
hotel was not hospital she said.
SO in the picnic at the Rapids,
during the long, bright day spent
at the Shake settlement, aud at
the climb up Saddleback, Miss
Benton was ignored. She was not
invited to join in theevenlng games
III which even the elders partici
pated, nor did any one suggest thai
she was included in the bidding to
the hop at a neighbOring hotol, or
to the concert given in the village
by the summer residents.
The next festivity was "lawn
partv," given by an enterprisln G
youth In the near neighbjrhood,
who, in the hope OF remuneration
had sho wered his rustic attenti)ns
upon the city visitors. Tne sawmIll
of which he was the owner stood
on the brink of a great dark pool
that had been named by the girls
the Styx. Mark Mudgott was his
name; and "Mark" was an abbreVa.
tion OF an Iguis de Lafayette
a given name originally bestowed
under the Impression that the
French PATRIOTS name was Chrn
tian name. The girls politely call
ed him "the Marquis"
Ice cream was to be sold at his
lawn party, aud boats were to b'
let Oh the Styx. The girls had
enllsted the interest of the othe I
hotels aud the II M,rquis's iete was
a great success.
Tue girls all enjoyed it much
but the GROWING festivlty, the
last frolic of the season, had bp,I
reserved for the following day
There was to be twenty
drive to the lake, sail around i
aud a moonlight drive home.
Early on the morning following
the MArquis's lawu party, Lou en-
:ered Pris's room to find her friend
with a ghastly face, seated upol
the side of the bed.
IT was the ice creamp PnI
gasped. oh, dOari Is this th
way it feels to be sickP
Poor Pris clasped the bedpos
with both hands, as though sh
c)uld thereby stop the bizz.
| in her aching head. The othe
glrls cane in and suggested var
lous unsuitable remedies.
leave mt! don't care if l die
rd rather die than feel like this