The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-08

good by for the present, Mr.. Charming
Yes, will speak to Mrs. vane myself"
The lively lady laughe as she noddst
farewell, and Roy, including them oil
In a comprehensive bow, walked away
in a maze.
Mrs, kedmunc accompanied Myrtle t.
her home and gave an amusing account
OF the class-day exercises and finished
with Roy's request. She added graveIy,
"He Is q really nice boy, Mrs. Vanel
used to live In the village where his fam
lily live and they are the very best people!
They are not at sll wealthy ard it must
be real strain on them to have Roy in
college, but he is smart and he is ambi-
tious and they ara ambitious for him.
Tie will be very pleasant aequsintance.
lie Is to stay In the city during his vacs-
tion as clerk in one OF the hanks, so as to
help pay his next years expenses. {"
Mrs. Vans listened without any COM
ment, but her Oldest daughter, young
widow, living at home, said cordially.
1--WE shall be glad to see him occasionally
ana help to make his last year pleasant
one. il would be nice II all the young
men at college could have so good a char
acter given them ny friends"
And 80 1t seemed that Myrtle's new
friend would be kindly received, for what
ever sister Edith said was law and gospel
In the Vane family. Indeed, there was
| good reason for the consideration, for,
being the Oldest daughter of a large
family she had been her mothers helper
and efficient advisor from a child. Her
brief married life was spent at home,
land on the death of her husband she had
lived right on in the family, sharing with
her mother and the Others, he income from
the modest fortune left by him. The girls
bad always been accustomed to consult
sister Enitn as much as their mother, for
Mrs. Vane never settled any matter of
importance without Edith's opinion;
"Her iudgm ent is unerring," declared
her fond mother.
commencement day came and went.
Nearly everyone of any intelligence, in
those days attended commencement exer-
cises, and so, of course, the Vane girls
went, and as Myrtle listened TO the
graduates she wondered II her new &C.
auaintance would be a good speaker.
4 few days after com mmencement the
door bell at the Vane residence rang,
startling the girls, who, free from the
school room, where some were teacher,
AND some pupils, we're lazing around In
wrappers and ease. After some delay
the youngest sister Alice, went to the door
and saw very handsome and polite
young man who lifted his hat and in
quired for Miss Vane.
(Which one?" asked Alice michievousiy
as she fsncied the young man seemed
slightly EN- barrassed.
"Miss Myrtle, 1 believe" said he smil-
ing, as he detected tho girls fun. "Here
is my card, and should like to see her
il she is disengagedl"
Certainly Walk In and 7 will call
her" replied Alice suddenly dignified.
she lead Roy to the plain but neatly
arranged parlor and danced off to the
room where her sisters were, waving the
cara above her head. She insisted that
the girls should guess who had called
and who was wanted, but Myrtls refused
to guess although she knew almost GER
tainly, as soon as she ho,rd the bell.
"Thers Alice!" cried Edith, "you have
played tong enough and it is impoite TO
keep caller waiting longer thnn Is nec-
essary, so just give the card to the one 1t
was meant forl'
Alice obediently handed the card to |
Myrtle who, with heightened color gave |
Ii to Edith, and went to her room to slip |
on becoming dress.
Roy Ginning was una ffectedly glad to
meet Myrtle and she was simply cordial,
10 they had short pleasant talk, and
hen Myrtle proposed to ask her two older
sisters in to be introduced to him. He
'greed that 1t would be pleasant and she
excused herself to call thtm. Not long
Ifter she returned to the parlor, Edith
sharon and Elsie vane cane in and were
Introduced and all enjoyed tho call very
much. Mrs. Sharon invited him to call
gain, and he went away glad of the
bsrming new acquaintnnces he had made.
i have not time nor words to describe
hat summer. 1t YVES "Love's young
Iream," for Roy. and Myrtle was happy
viii realizing any good reason for it.
he admired Roy; 80 did her sisters. He
reated them ell with the most perfect
oliteness, and Myrtle did not dare think
hat there was a difference in his manner
owards herself. She had never been In
,ve, nor imagined herself to be. and so
be pleasant feeling was not apalyzed,
ut thoroughly enjoyed. There were
,sny excursions out of business hours,
nd the days few by all too fast. Sep
,m ber brought college classes ans new
uties for the vane girls. Mrs. Sharon
as at home with her motber, and the
vo younger girls, while Elsie and Myrtle
ught in the city schools. Autumn and
inter went their wsy with all their duties
no pleasures. Roy was a devoted student,
n he was determined to graduate with
onors and make his mother and some
le else proud of him. Al the LANCER