Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-10
By Mutual Consent.

Sue was seated OF the grass
with her shoulder prOpped against
a camp stool; there were wO or
three garden benches standing
about, bat she said she preferred
to sit on the grass-lt made her
feel more country
To intensity this feeling she had
J clothed her fresh young beauty in
a marvellous organdie, so sheer
that her arms cleaned througb it
like alabaSter, and bad pinned on
her bright head a great bat droop
ing with roses. By her side lean
ed a white parsOl edged with lace.
Her companion, ayoung man ID
tennis tunnels, who was stretched
at her feet, had commented sarcas'
tcallY upon her 'ruStic ATTIRE and
a hot discussion had e2sued,
discussion happily interrupted by
the arrival Of a servant with a tray
OF iced lemonade.
ADJ said Miss Gresham, help
ing herself to one of the frosted
glasses. III there is one person
for whom | entertain an undying
affection, it is Betty! l know we
are indebted to her for this. She
is one Of those rare people who al.
ways do the correct thing
Betty repeated MARYLAND,
lazlly slpping his lemonade, Aud
who Is BettyP
'He has forgotten Betty! cried
the gill. And be has no more
shame than to confess III Betty,
who was always his sworn champ.
ion and who has helped him out OF
know not how many scrapcs.
This is the effect, l suppose, OF
college and travel and society,"
Betty again repeated Mark
land. 'Ahr-a sudden light spring
ing to his eyes-'yOur old nurse, OF
course. Why, certainly, L remem
Der her; dear companion of my
glddy youth! Bat L did no recog
nlze ber by so commonplace a title.
To me she always seemed a bene
fcent genius, a good angel, rather
than an ordinary mOrtalp He lifted
his glass. TO Betty he said; 'may
her shadow never grow less
Betty was asking me about You
the other day. said the girl. 'She
wanted to know if you still rode
aud swan and bOasted like you
used to do. | told her You had
given up dancing, because Of the
exer,ion.' She looked at him iDnO-
Gently.
Dad she ask you any thing about
vOnr own lifeY said Mdrkland, SIT
ting up. "A resume OF how you put
in your time du'ing the winter
season in town might be interest.
ing to her, ana certainly prOftable.'
Anything 1 do IS interesting to
her. she responded cOOlly.
Do you know he said, L have
been marveling ever since | camel
| cannot quite realize that you
have been ten days in the country
wlthOnt being bored. How have
YOU accomplished iii | thought
that til. day of miracles was past
Ny goOl Tony remarked Miss
Gresham patrOniziugly, you must
not de other people by yourself;
1t is a very foolish and narrow
minded way OF ding. Because
you caunOt exist happily without
our clabs and yOar the lters Is nc
reason why ] can'.'
L never knew you belonged to a
club observed Marklaul mildly
'Haye you developed into that
modern wonder, a new womaDr
'Oh, nonsenstl You know | was
speaking fgurdtively! mean thai
! am not welded to anv particular
state of tbipgs-that can adap;
m,s II to circumstances and enjsy
Whatever cOmes.'
Can you'll How dellghtlll! But
log aside, has it not been rathe
slow for you here, without AM
girls for you to see through ant
scorn and be amused by-uor mel
to analyze and draw Oat and &c
interested InP
How do you know there have
been no uenP
Il have your own word for it.
heard you refuse four OF your bes
r friends permission to visit 20
d down here, and | inferred that tn
common herd had been no bette