Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-16
at the same time pressing her friends


ging Natalie after her, she never
paused until she could burst into a
clear cascade of laughter in the safe
haven of the kitchen, where the
amazed cook was just ralSing out a
fire of cleaning Goals, to broil string
of gold-spotted trout.
''Ellie!" cried Natalie, haughtily,
care you crazy? Has all the world
gone demented?'
"Don't you see, my DEAR" cried
Ellie, with fresh burst of mirth,
Sits bit of romance in real life?-
She Stoops to Conquer, on a small
scale"
"What do you mean?"
"Why, it's plain enough. They
have mistaken this for Mr.. Thorne's
shooting lodge. It's Guy Cassiles and
young Elton. Don't undeceive them.
Let us act out our mimic play"
"Agreedr said Natalie, laughing.
"Pll set the table, and you shall help
the cook with the strawberries and
cream puffs. There goes the drawing
room bell now! Run, Ellie!"
Light-footed as mountain gazelle,
Miss Kyle presented herself to the
gentlemen.
"a little warm water, if you please,
my girl" said Cassiles, and clean
towels, in the bedrooms"
''Yes, SIR" courtesied Ellie.
And she vanished.
81 like that brunette, pink ribboneo
style of domestic, said Cassile5.
"When I get rich, I'll have just such
an establishment Do you Elton, she
looks like that little witch, Nellie
Kylel"
''Well, think she does, now you
mention it," said Everard. "The
cook suits me best, however. L like
tall woman, with some go in her.
Look at that piano! and, by the beard
of Ulysses, a work basket
81 suppose the young damsels make
themselves at home in the parlor,
when there's no one staying at Cliff
Lodge" yawned Cassiles.
''But cooks and mattresses don't
generally sew with gold thimbles and
pearl bodkins," said more observing
Everard; ''and / say, Guy, we've gone
and done it now!'
''What is the fellow raving about?'
placidy demanded Cassiles, lighting
cigar
''Put ont your cigar, mani Look
at this envelope lying in the basket!
See the direction: Miss Natalie
Moore.
CASTLES countenance grew blank.
"Eltonn' cried he, ''we've made 8
blunder"
''We are two egregious fools!' cried
Elton, catching up his easel and max.
ing grasp at his hat. ''Blundering
into a strange house, and giving our
orders as if we were in an inn! Let's
get ont of this as soon as possible.
''What are you going to do?" cried
Cassiles, laying OBTAINING hand on
his arm.
Jump down the first good-sized
precipice l come to!'
Don't do that, my dear fellow"
said Guy, laughing, although Grim
son flush of modification already dyed
his cheeks; ''at all events, not until
we have asked Miss Moore's pardon
for this outrageous invasion of her
premises.
And at the same moment, Mr.. Ell
toms meditated retreat was cut short
short by the appearance of Natalie,
carrying satin damask table-cloth
and pile of snowy napkins, and Ellie
Kyle with dainty silver basket,
whence protruded a chased tish-knife,
gold-lined soup-ladle, and sundry
other bits of costly refinement, in one
hand, and a cut glass pitcher of cream
in the other.
Ladies'" said Guy Cassiles,
violently clearing his throat 'I-we
that is myself and my friend, Elton
we've made an extremely awkward
mistake We"
''Pray make no more excuses!" said
Natalie, laughing. 81 understand it
all You fancied you were in Mr..
Thorne's mountain lodge, whereas you
are ten miles in different direction,
and sojourners in Miss Moore's Swiss
cottage Do not look so mortified
Mr.. Cassiles-you see l know your
name, through my friend, Miss Kyle
it was very natural mistake to
make"
81 have nothing whatever to urge
in my Defense" taltered Elton.
''Then don't make the attempt"
said Ellie Kyle. ''Stop, Mr.. Elton!
You are not going without ever having
the politeness to relieve me of this
pitcher of cream? We're all going to
dine off trout and strawberries to-
gether, with little coffee afterward!"
Moonlight was silvering all the
rocky lodges, when at last the two
artists set off on their walk to Cliff
Lodge.
The next morning they returned to
sketch some OF the fine scenic ellects;'
and the day after there was a picnic
OF four to tableland, miles beyond,
and the next-but what is the use of
going on?
The girls were both engaged when
they returned to Saratoga which, as
Ellie observed, spoiled all their fun,
as far as firtations went--and Mr.