The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-09-16

"And so-apparently there was no
need of listening to me. had no idea
1 was such bore"
She looked at him, saying: "Now,
you see, you are angry again Don't
you think" leaning toward him conf
dentially. "you ought to do some
thing for your temperP 1t may get
you into trouble some day. Not every
body Is as amiable as l ~
"Still wrangling?" asked Carl Aims
lie, lounging down the steps. "My
dear young friends, it grieves me to
the heart to see such a display OF un-
christian feeling. Let dogs delight to
bark and bite
"Blame Mr.. Stewart, and cot me-"
said the young girl; ''you know, Carl,
that haven't the energy to quarrel
with any one, especially in this
weather."
"Of course not. Miss Doane only
says the things that make other peo.
pie want to row."
ga chaming character you have
given me; after that think 1 will
abandon the field to you. Come,
Carl" with a quick change of man
ner, 'let's 60 down to the lake for
| q row."
Stewart watched them with wrath in
his heart-the girl was talking gayly,
her soft laugh floating back to HIM.
"rhere goes living denial of her
theory" he thought. "She is kind
ness itself to Ainslie and he is devo-
FOL ~ bor Tn1iHarapon in1aad IiI
like to see the woman who could at
tract me by that. As for Miss Doane,
she is heartless little hirt, and 1 don't
intend to fret myself about her." and
he climbed the steps and stalled
gloomily off to the smoking room.
''Kate," said young Ainslie, resting
on his oars, "Pm your cousin and
have a right to tell you when think
you are doing wrong; so 1 say-do
leave poor old Stewart alone -
"Leave poor old Stewart alone !"
Indignantly, "I think you had better
suggest his leaving me alone"
"Of course, now, you know very
we'll what / mean. It's oil right for
you to trample on Herbert and Reado
and myself, we're used to it-been
broken in too long to protest
Stewards another sort; he cares aw.
fully about things"
ooh, indeed, SO he 'cares awfully,
and the rest of you 1 suppose, are
only amusing yourselves.
"How you tease follow! No
what mean is that he is 50 terribly
all there don't you know, that if he
let's himself be hard hit it would knock
him out completely to have you throw
| him over"
$50 terribly all there'-what a
| graphic expression. Yet undeniably
true in this case but why do you take
it for granted that l will throw him
over?"
Mr.. Ainslie's face expressed the ut
most CONSERVATION. "Well, really, l
don't know, but thought, somehow
Concluded"
"What?"
"Why," brilliant idea striking
him, ''that you didn't care for any
body, aud wouldn't until you had seen
more of the world, for you are very
young, Kate, in spite of your many
experiences.
Carl, 4" said Miss Doaue solemnly,
"the bar has lost shining mark in
you, but / am proud to claim you as q
relative"
1t was fortnight later; the house
party would disperse on the morrow,
and Miss Doane, to whom Westwood
was dear, was taking farewell stroll
through the gardens. She was idling
down path when, catching sight OF
Stewart over the tops of the rose
bushes, she ostentatiously put up her
parasol and turned in the other direc-
ton.
thrown off; with curl of the lip flor
he had recognized the maneuvre) he
hurried toward her.
"AIiss Doanel" !" he cried, twill you
spare me a few minutes?"
She turned her head.
81 am not in a pleasant frame OF
mind. Uncle forwarded me my dress
makers bill this morning, with certain
pungent comments OF his own APP
| DGuuGQg anu lll bCSl lnhuubCIlDlb has
Just been returned to me as 'unavail-
able, SO the atmosphere is not rosy"
"Never mind about that. l will moi
detain you long" and he pulled up q
bench.
For a few moments there was
silence, for now that ne had gained
the coveted interview Stewart did not
seem to know what to say, and Miss
Doane, with the point of her parasol,
sketched triangles and circles and all
sorts of impossible devices in the
sandy path. While looking the pic
ture of careless inattention, she was
in reality curious TO know how lone
her companion intended to continue
staring ahead of him. When he finally
did speak his remark was so different
from what she expected that she al
most started.
81 suppose yCu know you are very
beautiful" he said. DOUBTLESS your
mirror has told you that already, so
need not weary you with reDetitions,
but feel sure that you do not realize
how absolutely charming you are. "
She looked at him wonderingly; il
was a favorite method OF hers, and
usually worked well, but now it failed
10 produce the effect she intended.
"Don't look like that, he said, "ol
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