Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-03
A SACITTARIUS WOMAN
By OLAaIOE IRENE OLINGHAN.

copyright 1898, by the Author.l
On long narrow peninsula pointing
daringly into boisterous and turbulent
ocean is a handsome cottage where ev-
cry year Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Baxter
4re wont to come, with few intimate
friends, for genuine rest and recreation.
Sometimes the Indian summer catches
them there and holds them with its
sweet mistiness and yellow warmth Of
sun.
Long ago some f1ippant visitor named
the place "Saint's Rest" on account of
the identity Of the family name with
the author Of certain volume much es-
teemed by it's Puritan ancestry, and the
pseudonym clings to it.
Late in the summer season a couple
Of young people might have been seen
lettering on the beach. They were a
handsome pair, and they were absorbed
in each other. They had reached that
plane of good fellowship where CONVEX
sation is optional, not necessary. Outh-
bert Ogden was journalist and some
thing of Bohemian who was making
heroic struggles to endear newly f1edg-
ed daily newspaper to the reading pub
lie. Dorothy Van Deering was an heir
ess, the descendant of proud old Dutch
family and very popular. They had
known each other ever since their school
days, and their friendship had always
been Of the frankest and most platonio
character, though OF late this conven-
tionalism had worn little thin.
Mrs. Baxter was interested in the
young man, partly because he possessed
the artistic temperament SO pleasing to
women and partly because she knew he
had wealthy uncle who refused to REQ
ognize his existence on account Of q
family quarrel. Mrs. Baxter was nat
ural peacemaker; she loved to smooth
over difficulties and solve problems 1t
occurredto her that she might by bit
of diplomacy mend this young mans
fortunes thereby putting him in the
way of immediate success instead of by
long and laborious processes. So after
little thinking she invited young Ogden
down for ten days at Saints Rest, and
at the same time extended an invitation
to his uA.e, General Stanhope, for the
same lers "a of time, hoping to effect a
reconciliation between the two. Mr..
Baxter doubted the success of this plan.
He said there was nothing at Saints
Rest fora man like the general, who in
his latery ears had become bookworm
and pcluse. On the other hand, his
nephew, " nom he was known to detest,
| would b. thrust upon him.
cit VOL do. It's too palpable," he
said. He'll see right through 1t at
once"
"Willhe3 Then we shall have to in
vite some one here to amuse him, !"
said Mr.. Baxter. in nowise daunted
There's Uncle Swithin," she added,
with sudden inspiration.
"What, he of the Solar Biologyf' "
asked NJ Baxter obviously.
Eyes, the professor. / know he's CO.
centric. but he is really very bright
old gentleman. and has written several
books, You know. am sure he and the
general ire acquainted and we can ask
them bob to meet each other. Isn't
that god idea?"
81 dos't know how they'd pull in a
team. I've always driven them sin,
gly, ob'erved her husband. However,
we might try it. But are we going to
have noone but themr"
"Cerainly, dear. Let me see-Mrs.
Van Deaing and Dorothy, there's two
Lalla Bnddon, whose mother has gone
abroad for couple of months and wants
me to lake Lalla q little under my
wing; then Lalla's engaged to Jack
Armitaea; SO we must include him.
Then thsre will be the general, the pro-
fessor aid Cuthbert Ogden to whst ~
our Intellectual faculties