The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-12-07
CAUGHT IN A STORM.

There arc some advantages, sail
Ronald meditntively, "in being cous
in, after all.
lie addressed Angelica, who sat OPP
pesite him All about them was dec
blue soreniiy-on one hand stretchin,
away distantly into long shining masse
of greenish brown rocks, with ragged
cliffs towering above them Angelica
hands We're thrust into the pockets of
provoking REFER coat her hat was tilt
ed little forward and tho breeze dart
ed in among her curls, tossing then
merrily about Ter face. She was di
minutiYe person III all respects saw
two, which two We're particularly large
brilliant. languishing and in every wa,
dangerous
But on the whole. Angelica, " add
ed Ronald deliberately, 81 regret that
am in any way related to or connected
with you -
Ronald. she exclaimed Il reall,
cannot allow you TO be SO hattering "
- \ cousin is IA nondescript, variabl,
sort Of heing-at times an absolute
stranger, mt others sort of secondhand
brother-in that capacity oxtremel,
useful. OF COURSE that is something
but still
think it's great deal, but SO
you are the sama rs ever. You Away
were greedy little boy, said An
gelica
Thanks You, on tho other band
were rather nicer rs II little girl thai
you are now--in some ways-oh. yo
could still be nice II You tried p
IF tried How funny | shouldn
lnow-yon see most people think
she regarded her shoes inquiringly.
dare say but am not most pee
pie stand alone. -
II thought you were sitting down,
interrupted Angelica Sho cerlainl
was provoking today. And | WASH
aware that yon were alone, hut perhap
don I count
my dear, that the worst of it. Yo
do count, and there's no enc else in til
Mani Have | startled you?"
Not at all, " she answered politely
You see they all say that, or some
thing equivalent. =" She turned her hea,
u littlu and dnbbled in the water witt
her hand
"Oh. yes. | know! OF course, I'm
presumptuous fool All the same hay,
thought lately He paused and thel
added DO yeu remember last week
at Cowes?'
les, =" said Angelica radiantly. "OI
that nfternoon-I don't mind telling
you, Ronald very seriously consider
ed falling in love with you. There is {
yacht quito close to US, she added hasti
ly Il considered, and after due DELHI
GRAFTON decided -
Well, Nam
Not to fall in love with any one At
all. y
You mean -
Ronald il you don t row, how can
l steer We don't want to be swamped
Love is SO inconvenient
You re pulling the wrong rope
confess | don't quite see how -
Well, it doesn always 20 with
other things.
But is it not worth more than-oth.
er things?"
Ronald, replied Angelica some
what irreleyantly, "havo you any idea
of the price Of a Paris HAITI"
The left rope again All, now we re
safel A Paris hat? well, / have
heard that they're something ridicu-
lous
They are - absolutely ridiculous.
That fact alone, said Angelica solemn.
~, 'is enough to make any thought Of
love impossible aud wicked. -
Except for any one with heart,
with soul, composed in fact Of any
thing but shallowness and vanity r.
My dear boy, il you go on. she
said encouragingly, you will in time
make the most accomplished fatterer of
the age -
Don't jest with me, Nan It's moth.
ing to yon perhaps but to me it's ev,
erything. | love you. II you knew what
the weid meant, he burst out vehem
entity, you could not sit there coolly
breakng my heart in your hands. .
Hush Not so loud Yes; | know
I'm wicked (penitently) oughtn't to
be here with you at all when I'm going
to marry some one else.
You're going to Nan. is this
true"
Mr.. Rathbone, " said Angelica droop-
ing
Are you engaged to him.
He will ask me tonight.
How do you know that" CURLY.
ooh, Ronald, don't be SO absurd /
How do | know
Thia was convincing
" Well, he's consummate fool. " said
Ronald sayagely
Thanks, :. she munnured.
And, moreover, be could not pos
sibly love you"-
"Thanks once more
"Or any one else except himself but,
Of course, see that he has advantages
Oh, don't trouble to explain what they
are | sea them How pleased every
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