The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-09-25


against the pillar and looked, not ~
him, but past him to the stretch OF rosy
sky.
.What an actress you are!" he said;
"vou are not the least bit Indifferent,
really. but it has amused you to pose as
such SO long now it has almost become
second nature"
ITO pose as anything involves GER
tain amount of personal exertion."
"Well, doubtless you find it worth
while. if your audience is appreciative'
and it usually is, fancy"
Have you noticed those two clouds
she said. ut is curious to watch how
they keep floating first toward and then
away from each other, like people VINO
are playing at cross purposes.
.You were evidently not listening to
a word was saying"
"Oh, yes, l was. You were scoldlnS
me. but you generally are, you kno"
and YOU said something about my pos
mo You have told me that often be-
fore, and So"
And so-apparently there was no
need of listening to mel had no ldea
was such bore"
She looked at him, saying: snow,
YOU see, you are angry again! Don't
YOU think leaning toward him conf
| dentially, "you ought to do something
for YOUR temper? 1t may get you into
| trouble some day. Not everybody is as
amiable as /!
"Still wrangling?" asked Carl Aims
lie, lounging down the steps. MY dear
Young friends, it grieves me to the heart
to see such display of un-Christian
feeling. Let dogs delight to bark anu
bite" ;,
"Blame Mr.. Stewart, and not me-
said the girl; you know, Carl, that
haven't the energy to quarrel with any
one, especially in this weather" i.
"Of course not. Miss Doane only
says the things that make other people
want to row.
"A charming character you have
given me: after that, think will aban-
don the field to you. Come, Carl" with
quick change of manner, lets GO
down to the lake for row."
Stewart watched them with wrath III
his heart-the girl was talking gayly
i her soft laugh floating back to him.
"There goes a living denial OF he1
theory" he thought. "She is kindness
J itself to Ainslie and he is devoted to her
Indifference, indeed! I'd like to see tht
woman. who could attract me by tina
AS for Miss Doane, she is heartless ut
. file firt. and I don't intend to fret my
self about her." and he climbed thu
, steps and stalked gloomily off to the
: smoking-room. Ma
"Kate,e said young Ainslie, resting OF
his oars, 'I'm your cousin and have
right to tell you when think you ar
doing wrong; SO i say-do leave poo
old Stewart alone"
Leave poor old Stewart alone!
, Indignantly. 81 think you had bette
suggest his leaving me alone."
i ''Of course, now, you know very wei
: what mean. It's all right for you
: trample on Herbert and Reade and my
: self; we're used to it-been broken i
u too long to protest-but Stewards an
other sort; he cares awfully abou
o things" ......
"Oh. indeed, so he cares awfully, an
d the rest of you, suppose, are oni
o amusing yourselves"
l. "How YOU tease fellow! No-wha
h T mean is that he is so terribly "a
# there don't you know, that if he lei
himself be hard hit it would knock hi
1t out completely to have you throw hi
over"
)! $50 terribly all there'-what
fe graphic expression. Yet undeniably trl
II in this case; but why do you take it Il
1t granted that will throw him over"
Mr.. Ainslie's face expressed the
N most CONSERVATION. swell, really,
don't know, but thought, someho
ID concluded"
"What?"
u .Why," a brilliant idea striking hin
chat you didn't care for anybody, al
wouldn't until you had seen more
the world, for you are very youn
to Kate, in spite of your many expe
n. ences."
in Carl" said Miss Doane, solemn
It. ''the bar has lost shining mark in yo
nd but am proud to claim you as re
an tive"
-S' H.
1t was fortnight later; the hou
Oh party would dispense on the MORO
and Miss Doane, to whom Westwo
M was dear, was taking farewell ssr
through the gardens. She was idli
isl down a path when, catching sight
Tot Stewart over the tops of the rose bush
she ostentatiousiy put up her para