The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-01-05
CAUGHT IN A STORM.

"There are somo advantages" said
Ronald HcditatiyeIy. Sin being cous-
in, after all.
He addressed Angelica, who sat op-
popite him. All abCat thcm was deep
blue sG-unity-on oDe hand stretching
away distantly into long shining ma Sos
Of Precnieh brown rocks, with ragged
Gifts towering above them. Angelica's
hands vera thrust into the pockets cf
provoking rcefer coat, her hat was tilt
ed little forward ana the breeze dart
ed in a amcng hcT CaIlS, tossing them
merrily about hey face. She Was di-
miDutlye person in all respects save
two, %hi,h two weIe particularly large,
brilliant, langgishiGg and III every way
dangerous.
"Eut, On the whole, Angelica" add
ed Ronald deliberately, II regret that
am in any way related to or connected
with you."
"Roaald, +" she exclaimed, II really
canuot ALLOW you 70 bo so GGttoring."
"a cousin is nondescript variable
sort OF being-at times an absolute
stranger, at others a sCrt Of secondhand
brother--iu tha5 capacity extremely
useful. Of course that is something,
bat s:iIl''-
81 think it's a great deal, but / SEQ
you are the same as ever. Ycu always
were greedy little boy" said An
gelica.
"Thanls Ycu, cn the ether hand,
were rather nicer as a little girl than
you are now-in some ways-oh, you
could still be E;ce if you triedr'
"lf tried How funny! | shouldn't
know-you see most people think"--
sEe regarded ker shoes inqririnaiy.
81 Garo say, hut an net most peo.
pie l stand alone.
81 thought you were Gitting down,
interrupted angelica. She certainly
was provoking today. "Aud l wasn't
aware that yoa were alone, but perhaps
I don't coEnt'
"My dear, that's the worst Of it. Yen
do count, and there's 10 ere else in tie
world who does. just worship you,
Nan! Have | startled you?"
"Not at all, " she answered politely
lyon see, they all say that, or some
thing equivalent. She turned her head
little and dabbled in the water with
her hand
"Oh, yes, know! OF course, I'm a
presumptuous fool All the same have
thought lately"- lie paused and then
added, "Do you remember last week,
at Cowcs?''
"Yes, said Angelica radiantly. "On
that afternoon-I don't mind telling
you, Ronald very seriously consider
ed falling in love with you. There is a
yacht quite close to Us" she added hasti-
ly Il considered, and after Cue delib-
Grafton decided"-
"Weil, Nan?'
"Not to fall in love with any one at
ALL"
"You mean
Ronald, if you don't row, how can !
steer? We don't want to be sWamped |
Love is SO inoonvenient.
"You're pulling the wrong rope. I |
confess don't quite see how
"Well, it doesn't always go with
other things"
"But is it not worth moro than-oth-
er things2'
Ronald" replied Angelica some
what irrelevantly, "have you any idea
Of the price of a Paris hat?"
"The left rope again. Ah, now we're
safel A Paris hat? well, l have
heard that they're something ridicu.
lous I"
"They are - absolutely ridiculous
That fact alone, said Angelica solemn
ly, lis enough to make any thought Of
love impossible and wicked.
Except for any one with a heart,
with soul, composed in fact of any
thing but shallowness and vanity" I"
"My dear boy, if you 60 on" she
said encouragingly, "you will in time
make the most accomplished flatterer of
the age."
Don't jest with me, Nan. It's moth
ing to you perhaps, but to me it's ev-
srything. love you. If you knew what
the wold meant, !" he burst cut yehem-
sntly, "you could not sit there ooolly
my heart in your hands"
"Hushl Not SO loud. Yes; / know {
I'm wicked (penih1tly). Ioughtn't to (
% here with you at all when I'm going /
70 marry some one else. "
You're going to -. Nan, is this
truei"
Mr. Rathbone. said Angelica droop-
ng.
Are you engaged to him?''
"He will ask me tonight"
How do you know that?" curtly.
"Oh, Ronald, don't be so absurd!
How do know?''
This was convincing.
We'll. he's consummate fool, said
Ronald savagely.
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