The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-12-25

She continued to keep her back to
| ,vard Andrew. and he. now beginning
20 get tired of the game. had abo... cor
,luded that she must be frightfulIv
| ugly.
sit down here. dear. beside me- ard
Mrs. Harmon easily contrived 10 nlaec
the girl jus; opposite the small room:
! and the young man, approaching h.s
eye TO the crack. was struck by the
pretty face he bchcld.
'-WclI. Rosamonl. what arc you dcircr
nowadays? are you going out much -
NO. very little. / had a card for Mrs.
Laton's ten this afternoon. but l wrote
| her | was Ill. You will not betra- r.,c.
viii you?" and she laughed n merry
laugh. that set Andrews heart to Vi
brating.
do you not care for such affairs -
asked Mrs. Harmon.
Surely, Mrs. Harmon. you do rot
think ii would be amusing to spend au
hour or two watching Mrs Laton's l-iI-
tations. with no one to talk to but the
insipid woman and stupid men of her
set?"
You are severe, my child"
severe? Well, with a woman like
Mrs. LatOn l do not think one can be too
much So
Instinctively Mrs. Harmon raised her
eyes to the door that concealed Andrew.
and, under preteXt of arranging the
portirre. she crossed the room. and. as
she rearranged the drapery. whispered
10 her nephew: Its nearly five-you'H
be late for your tea
But her warning was unheCtled: An
drew did not bulge. As for the girl 10y
The fire. she was still full of her idea
do You know Mrs. Laton. Mrs.
Harmon -" @h2 asked
Yes, yc-." the old lady hastenpd 10
reply: and - turH the conversation she
went ca: Tut YOU are wrong to de-
clar" hat ail men are stupid. There
are SON Y - are quite sensible
e-l.s.i H.? Vol. don't know them.
| DO rot U-Can that they are all stun-G.
but t,lry tS.Ell themselves SO superior
that thSy nc wcarisome. They are
vain. iI--uEgr&Ile bores. with their
blase airs ard their idea that they arc
| irresistible because they can flirt with
| Mrs. Iaton. who has bleachCd hair.
| sme?rs paint on her face as if il y erc
! - palette. and whose brains are good
for nothing but to devise outrageous
| gowns"
| Again Mrs. Harmon cast an uneasy
| -sAnce toward the little room. in winch
! Andrew was fast waxing angry. lie
| would have liked to strange rh:s Girl.
| whose superb hcplth and triumphant
| beauty irritated him
And when Will You get married, my
dear suggested Mrs. Harmon. again
thrOwirg herself into the breach.
u shall never marry.
Indeed? Why not?"
why note" repeated Rosamond 4
shadow Of melancholy coming over the
| tace that Andrew admired in spite Of
himse IT, .-Tecausc | am 4 Fttle fool
/ who cannot do a the rest do / would
wish to love my husband and to have
him love ne. would wish 10 marry
man whom I should single out from
among the rest for his goodness and in
tell;gence. would wish 10 have con-
fidence in him. and above ali be proud OF
him
As the girl spoke she had become ami
mated with gentle eNaltati0n, WI ich
was not without its effect on the yOung
man behind the door.
We'll. Rosamond.'' said Mrs Harr.on.
twhy do YOU not realize your az anm?"
Because there are no Young men
nowadays who care TO look for =. glrl
1
is a matter of business. nothing r.or.,.
and the woman herself does not count.
They marry when they have, lost their
morIey. and the little heart they pos
sSssed has been frittered away On some
Mrs. Laton or another
| Again Mrs Harmon arose. and. pre-
tending she had an order to give. ev-
cused herself and FASTENED 10 her
nephew.
''Well. aunt. she has given us Il nice
dressing down. eh? For charming
girl 1 would back her against the
world
Hurry. Andrew: it is la;e. and you
have almost missed your tea"
My teal" he repeated. Bot her my
teal Is there nothing else in the world
but my TEA? Now. you must md an
excuse to bring me into the room, and
I'll show that young shrew whether
all men are fools. Oh. she need have
no fear. | shall not try to marry her.
for still have all my ha.-, n little
| money and heart still intact
| Mrs. Harmon could not refrain
sn.ile at the young mans ycxafion, and
five minutes later Andrew entered the
drawing-room.
But. contrary to expectations, the
conversation did not become war OF
words: on the contrary. the girls fresh
gayety disarmed Andrews anger at
once. His preconccption fled before her
dimpIed smiles and her gentle voice,
and he soon fell under her charm. for
getting his anger in his admiration for
her graceful movements, the PCnetTat-
ing timber of her voice, the sparkle of
her wit.
The hour for the tea had long passed.
and Andrew was st:ll there He had
lost all desire to run after Mrs Lato1.
that faded doll whom RoSamoId-.is
he was forced to admit to himsel lf--had
portrayed so truthfully-
And ensconced once mc.e in the
depths of her arm chair. >irs- Harmon
smiled n kindly smile. AID silently re-
garded the young pco,-.e- Who for their
| part looked at one arCitlcr with locks
| that do not deceive. and in which the
old aunt read with JOY the hope of
happy union.-San Francisco Exam
| iner.
| PIaint of the Downtrodden-
Things amt right in this world
| said Perry Patettic bitterly