The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-03
AN AMERICAN BEAUTY.
BY HARRIET PRESCOTT sPoFFoRD.
Coyrish q by
1890, by tho BacheIIer Syndicate.

you threw away couple of hundred
years ago, you people, you might have
the title and welcome, il it were trans
ferable. 1 dare say it was worn by
many a rascal and robber before. But
as il is, fancy you had best make your
compliments TO the Neckan people, and
leave for your estates tomorrow. Good
night"
Suns coming up" said Billy as they
walked away.
"And now" said Sir Brooke, gloom
ily, "she1l think I've sent him off 10
get him out of the way"
"I say" said Billy. "Let him keep
along where he was. Ii we're going up
the coast on the NeclSan, he won't want
more punishment than our good fellow
ship, the poor dewitt He wants high
life-let's give it TO him!" cried Billy,
with chuclSle. "Take him along aft
erward on the cruise of the Pendragon.
He'll be-what's this they say over
here. what Osborne yonder calls it
more fun than n goat!"
"No," said Sir Brooke, "than box of
monkeys. But for my part, like hon
est company"
The trial races were over, and the
Neckan was at last moving up the blue
Atlantic, hatrippled in sunshine, placid
, as a pond. The little tap on Honoria's
cheek only seemed TO make her beauty
burn the clearer; and in her white
jacket she still wore her rose. AS Mrs.
bennett bennett saw her pacing the
deck with Sir Brooke she had great
hopes of her.
But as Lady Christopher saw her,
that good woman thanked heaven that
her own dear Jane and Maria were NJ
an entirely different creation from this
girl who queened it over every man and
Christopher. Still, Lady Christopher
was on the whole in kindly mood,
| for she might have lived at home a
hundred years and not have known Sir
| Brooke and Lord Gadsden, and now it
would go hard IL she did not turn this
new acquaintance TO the advantage OF
her dear girls. $50 very different from
our English girls" she could not, how
ever, help signing TO Mrs bennett Den
"Yes, more's the pity" said her COM
panion. eff they were like her, the
dukes and earls and things would be-
marrying at home and not taking our
money out of the country"
"Dear Mrs. bennett bennett, you say
such extraordinary things! You really
10 not approve the way Miss Hensler-"
81 do, perfectly" puffed Mrs. Dem
nett bennett, unswathing herself Of
one of her several wells.
"Such remarkable standards" sighed
Lady Christopher. Does she always
wear an American Beauty rose because
she is an American beauty?
al shouldn't wonder!" said Mrs. Den.
nett bennett.
"And when at sea?"
"Oh, there is plenty Of cold storage
on board. And the men keep her sup.
piled. You should have seen them
come"
"Her hearts che bes. cold storage 7
know Of" said Charley Osborne, who
was reposing not far away.
"Quite SO. She has every appearance
of IL. No, indeed" murmured Lady
Christopher directly, in response to her
own thoughts, 'if my dear girls never
marry they will never throw themselves
at a man in that style"
"My dear Lady Christopher, don't
you see that IL is the man who is throw
ing himself at her?" said Mrs. bennett
bennett.
"Not at all. only see very accomp
lished firt."
'Sir Brooke flirt? Oh, mol"
81 have never before associated where
n man was spoken of as flirt'"
Dear Lady Christopher, you have SO
much TO learnt"
81 have had" said Lady Christopher,
gathering her cloak about her as she
rose and steadying her rather uncertain
sea-legs, "sincc I left home n great
variety of lessons In underbreedtng."
"1'he doctor Of divinity had the worst
Of it," said Charley Osborne, relating
the affair afterward, "but the dear ID.
ID. meant we'll"
Lady Christopher met Sir Brooke
presently on her way, as he sprang TO
assist her swaying progress, Honoria
saying she must post her Journal, and
leaving him. He held in his fingers
the rose she had happened 10 drop from
her jacket
"You find the American Beauty very
agreeable, Sir Brooke" she said, amia-
bly,.
Fine" he said. every full blown"
"a little too much So" she replied,
opening her eyes.
81 shall try to transplant it," he said.
"Is that wise?"
"Oh, have arranged IT,"
'1s it possible-do / understand
you
'But there are many others 1 like
better"
Then why in the world do YOU
"Why must limit myself TO one? II
there were only one rose, | should say
the lovely white English rose with it's
pure heart was the one. But don't
know why i may not have that and