The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11

tended to wed man
cV,P ~ with blue eyes and
golden hair, and yours are dark. BE.
sides you are twenty-sevon and med
ical student, two things | never could
tolerate in the man | honor with my
heart and hand" And lovely little
Lottic Rexdal laughed n very wicked
ii;:!e laugh as she pushed the end of
her red silk parasol into the soft soil
under an old apple tree, ut the Same
time glaucing saucily up at her com
panion, scholarly young man.
"Why do you ask me?" sho re.
sumed.
"Bccause wanted to be made fun
of, to be ridiouled by the little girl |
love-" replied Nane Winton, smiling
sadly at tho pert young lady perched
on the back of rustic garden seat,
her brown frizzes falling roguishly in
to her dancing brown eyes.
"Now, that doesn't sound bit like
our own grave Vane, who studies med
icine and cultiyates an ice cream com
plcxion.'
can ice cream complexion?" asked
Yanc Winton, little mystiiied.
"Yes; that's Lottie Rexdaps term
for students complexions. You hook
worms study away until your faces
take on the hue of that sweet COM
pound" answered the roguish girl.
"lt you would ouly be grave for
n while | might talk to YOU" said
Nane.
eyes; you know I'm such rogue
that | should put you to the blush n
thousand times n day. chimed in
Lottie.
al am willing 10 run tho risk.
"Ahl but ! shall not agree to any
such sacrifice. Marry some steady,
sensible girl. Alice May will be here
in one hour. Be polite, and captivate
her. Miss May is so highly cultured
and grave that she will surely not be
less than sublime in your eyes. I'll
tell you"
But Vane did not stay TO hear more.
He walked of, leaving gay Lottie Rey
Is. laGshi1g mgt4ly.
Lottie was the ward of Vane Win
tons kind father. She had been or
phaned at n very early age. \ maiden
aunt had then adopted her. When
Lottie was but ten, aud her education
not half completed, her kind relative
died. But before that she had sent
for Mr.. Wintou, her girihood's lover,
and made him promise to receive the
little orphan girl. The kind man con.
sented; and SO LottIe became an in.
mate OF Nane Winton's home.
Nane was the only child of wealthy
parents, and ut the time when Lottie
came to his fathers house he was away
ON tho Continent.
When he returned three years after
wards he found his "ward sister," as
lie had called her III his letters, away
Mt some school for girls. So it hap.
pened that Nane and Lottle had never
met until six months before. Naue
was fine scholar, but he had never
studied any profession. Now, at the
age of twenty.seven, realizing perhaps
that "it is never too late to mend, he
was fitting himself for the medical fro
fession.
Vane was trying to study Mt his
home that summer. Sometimes he
found it impossible to do so amid the
tempest aroused by mischievous Lot.
tie Rexdal. She threw open the un-
used piano, and made the house ring
with her clear. bell.like notes. She
filed the library with flowers, tossed
up Nane's books, and even scribbled
on them. She rode every horse on the
place, romped with Prince, the great
shaggy dog, tore her dresses, went
bare headed, and turned the wide hall
into a skating rink.
She was utterly spoiled by both Mr..
and Mrs. Winton. At first Nane had
been shocked, But the moro he
studied her original character, tho
more he become reconciled to it. Toll.
erancc gave place to admiration, and
that, in due time, to love. He had
always felt avague longing to discover
II woman in whose character he hoped
to find originality and freedom from
atiectation. If he could only teach
Lottie to love him, what splendid
woman she might become!
iic NOuiu Nult phtlcutlf uuu HOpc-
fully, he reasoned, as he walked
away. Taking volume from his
pocket, he sat down on n bench under
an elm, and began to peruss it. Soon
merry laugh caused him to look up,
and no saw Lottio riding down the
lane on her milk-whIte Floss. Very
bright and piquant she looked in her
riding habit as she drew rein beside
him.
"Sir Owl. I'm on my way to meet
Miss Alice now; and while I'm gone /
shall expect you to comb your hair,
part it in the middle, put on Il clean
collar, pin hower in your buttonhole,
and act very aesthetic and duke-like. "
And with a merry laugh she rode
away.
For weeks after Alice Mays arrival
the house was filled with company.
Vane devoted himself almost entirely
to her, leaving Lottie TO amuse herself.
At the frequent picnics Alice shone as