The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-29

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friends, Miss Lindsay"
"We were brought up together"
''Like brother aud sister,"
Exactly. We quarrel quite as
much, at least"
"And make it up, dare say? But
I am sure the quarrels are not serious.
Apropos, am I forgiven?"
"Was there crime, Mr.. Holland?
Really, I have forgotten.
eve were discussing"
George Meredith, was it not?"
''Then I am not forgiven for that
unfortunate fault Of my youth? You
ore very hard, Miss Lindsay. You.
have taught me the error of my ways,
and yet you refuse to credit the con-
version! How eau I convince you? I
am quite serious"
ooh, Ihope not" she said. 1T is
too warm for anything but frivolity."
He Redeemed little, and nervously
plucked the grass round him. Miss
Lindsay watched him with some curl
osity out of the corners of her eyes:
the symptoms were not unknown to
her. 'There is green thing on your
coat, Mr.. Holland" she went on.
'Thanks." He ficked the insect
of. II have something to say, Miss
Lindsay kind of confession. It is
stupid; but I don't quite know how to
say it."
lis it necessary" she asked inno-
Gently. II don't like confessions, Mr..
Holland. We are Low Church peo-
ple."
1T means lot to me-" he contin-
ued, and again there was silence.
Then he rose for the second time,
perhaps feeling that an upright posi-
ton conduces to proper dignity.
She perceived her opening, and rose
also. "Itis time we were returning, "
she remarked.
"Don'tgo just YETI Miss Lindsay -
he pleaded, putting out hand to de-
tain her.
II want you to listen to mo for a
moment. 1 won't keep you if"
But already she was half-hidden by
the shrubbery, and her only answer
was bewildering smile. He had
perforce to follow.
1T seems more crowded than ever, ~
she said as they picked their way
through the throng. "Ah! there arc
my mother and Captain Havelock.
Shall we join them?--I hope you are
attending to your duties, Ralph? Mr..
Holland and 1 have been discussing
Meredith-and things. Tired, mother
Obi you must be. Mr.. Holland, vii
you tin3my mother q seat somewhere
near the band, if you can? Thu
Hungarians are so good"
Delighted" he replied. Their
lower: II may see you again before
you 60. Miss Lindsay?"
IF you can," she repeated.
She watched them until they wer'
lost in the crowd, and then deliberate
" led Captain Havelock back to tn
little nook. Some girls have no origi
nality. But it was still empty.
'Better sit down, Ralph" she said
taking her old place.
"Thanks: I prefer to stand" b
said stif1y.
1T is matter of taste-or of com
fort" She gave him a swift glance
"Not up to Simla, is it,"
"T'm sick Of it. Beastly pack.
haven't had chance of speaking
) you all afternoon, Nell."
philanthropy is its own reward,
she said.
cts not that-Mrs. Lindsay is al
right. But there's that scribblin
fellow who's always dangling ate
you"
,, "He is very amusing clever.
!, "Is he? He doesn't know one en-
! Of a gun from the other, and I suppos
i. he thinks that horses were invented
drag the Chelsea 'bus-or whereve
, he stays"
j, "Why, dear boy, to be a groom
- not mans chief end. And you al
very rude. Mr.. Holland speaks vel
i, nicely ofyou."
J "Confound his impudence" and
way Of relief, he proceeded to kick
hole in Mrs. Gurdon's turf. "Loo
o here, Nell," he said presently; "I'
y going off to Egypt"
"Indeed! I Thought winter was Il
proper season. Won't it be rath'
e warm there just now?"
"That is, if they'll have me-"
continued, paying no heed. "I',
y volunteered for Dongola. Kitchen
: = is going up to Kha1t1m in the q,
tumn-at least I hope so."
! "In Cooks boats? What fun"
~ 1T will be-for Fuzzy and the de
wishes. But you might have the d
J., cency to say you are sorry, Nell.
=. mayn't come back, you know"
u $50 that is why you told me?" 81
II asked. Don't you think it is rath
- crude, Captain Havolock?" But 81
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