The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-01-07

/ N6uIuIt Depdu wien he net TWO young
women whom be remembered, with
ont being able to separate Esther
from Eleanor
"Ah, yes,' said Miss Driscoll. that
was delightful" as Angus talked of
the old days.
Il sometimes wish we could recall
all that time" said he sentlmentally.
And you haven't forgotten my sis
ter" said Miss DriscolI. as youth de
posted a young lady at her side.
Il am SO glad to see you again"
said Angus This Miss Driscol was
as plain as the Other was pretty. The
eyes alone were much alike. Angus
looked from one to the other Which
was which? OF course, he couldn't
ask The talk probably would show
"By Jove,' said Angus, speaking
aloud, Its eighteen years since we
have met"
'And we have heard SO much of
YOU" said tho pretty sister
so much of you, Mr.. Mcfarland" :"
Cant it be-Angus eighteen
years." our lieutenant asked.
Why, L always think of you-as
Angus said the pretty one.
And |, too" said the plain Miss
Driscoll
And | think of you still as Esther
and Eleanor" He looked around ex-
pecting some response. But
DO you? That's good of you,"
said one.
"Oh, it's delightful of you, Angus"
said the other.
Il wish it were dear Angus" said
the sentimental lieutenant.
We'll, I'll make it dear Angus"
said the plain one, If"
Yes, why. dear Angus, said the pret-
ty Miss Driscoll, spreading her fan.
| Now he knew some scores of IrreslSt-
ible young scattered among a score of
ports-fIom Newport to Yokohama
5ut the pretty Miss Driscoll was sure
ly the most irresistible. And then
there were the memOries-the delight
ful memories of ones boyhood, when
they had been boy and Tomboys to-
gether Home clutches at a mans
heart after he has been away three
years in the China seas. The hills
about WolhamptOn seemed to wei
come him. The men III the town club
had pressed all kinds of hospitality
old boys, who had been young eight
cen years ago, now stald, successful
fellows with children But in some
way he always remembered Wolhamp-
-, Z al DE H..
coils. Esther Driscoll had been such
a good fellow, years ago. Many a
time, on a tedious cruise, he had
thought of her; and, little about
Eleanor. And now he had taken his
last week in Wolhampton because he
had thought of Esther. But which
was Esther and which was Eleanor?
He dare not ask. OF course the pret-
ty one must be. But years change a
pretty little girl into homely one;
he could not be sure. Now, 1 dare
say, you would have gone bluntly to
the point and asked But would you,
If you were a wanderer-a fellow
whose home is IN every place where
the flag can wave over some yards of
deck? For Angus there Was a senti-
mental memory about this little girl
Ii her personality now doubtless were
lost IN the woman, he hoped at least
that 1t wasn't And on that account,
and now particularly because he did
wish to atfront the pretty Miss Dris-
cOll-he did not like to ask, Which
of you may be Esther, and which
Eleanor" But if he had expected
that one of them might tell, he was
disappointed They persisted, if un
consciously or mallciously, in disap-
pointing him. At one time lie fancied
the omission was Intentional, and
again that it was accidental But the
longer he talked to them he WIS con
vinced that the pretty Miss Driscoll
was the Esther OF whom during many
years, and many experiences, he had
thought about, wondering what that
girlish playfeIlow had become like.
He know not; Yes, of course she was
the irresistible Miss Driscoll. And
when, at this dancing, she was taken
away from him, he tried to make him
self entertaining to the plain sister, on
the principle that it is well to have Il
good friend at court. They went over
the old days together. He set traps
to find out If she were, Indeed, Elean
| or.
/ All, that was Esther, wasn't it," he
would eXclaim at some memory But
the plain Miss Driscoll only would
smile.
Really, l don't remember. Mr."
You forget, Angus" he answered
" ell, Angus she said, flushing
Or did he think she redeemed that
least bit? At any rate, it was the en-
couragement Of an impression. And
he persisted. He passed nearly all
the rest Of that evening with the plain
Miss Drlscoll, for the pretty one was
perslstently engaged. And. still in
the interest ST that impression. he tried
his best. AS they walked on the lawn
under the moon this was as as enter
tanning as the pretty one. He even
on the strength of that old acquaint
ance-may have uttered certain words
that We're not free from passion. When
they came in the plain Miss Driscoll
looked even happy. She was not ac-
customed to men who spoke these
meaningless sentimentalities Men
looked generally over her head to her
sister. Yet she liked admiration. as
even plain girl-whu has little or no
attention-may long for that which
has been denied her But Angus was
not thinking of what the girl thought.
Bless me, he had talked these same
things with many score of girls-as
have sBid, from Newport to Yokohama
; Ii he did it now, it was matter OF
habit, and with rather more than
necessary feryor. because he wanted
. the pretty sister to hear the very best
of him. At the evenings end, he had
+ a few moments with the other Miss
{ Driscnll He fnrrnt what ho hnl CO..