The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-30

was one of those rare individual who can
sink their own discomforts and smile on the
pleasures of others. 1t was largely due to
this fact that the Esmeralda had prospered
and during the season its rooms were flooded
with young people bubbling over with holiday
spirits, who joked and laughed together as if
the office and the counter were nothing more
than mere inaginings, which would not re-
appear at the expiration of brief fortnight
But Mrs. Maltworth and her two daughters
were growing respondent. The season was
rapidly growing to a close, and as yet no two
young people had been attracted to each
other. To be sure there had been one or two
mild firtations which had excited consider
able expectation, but they had not "devel-
oped,' and had expired before the partici
pants left Seabreeze.
Here's a letter from Major Rumsey, my
dears." said the widow one morning. HE
wants to come next Monday with his son
and daughter to stay-why, he doesn't say
how long he will stay"
Who is he?" inquired the elder Of the
Misses Maltworth, prim young lady Of rs,
whose living interest centered and cir
cunferenced in the cutting down of expenses
at the Esmeralda.
The widow passed the letter to her.
He writes from Shoreham, you see, and
that is very select We shall have to put him
and his son in the second floor front, and his
girl in the room opposite OURS
The younger daughter nodded approval.
She was a pretty girl who had all her
mothers amiability and tenderness, mixed
with her fathers soldierly pride Many sus-
cepbble young men had been captured by
the attractive face and charming style of
Mabel, but she judged them from so high
critical standpoint that few passed muster.
So Mabel wisely treated them all with a
great amount of politeness, and as wisely ad'
ministered cold rebuff when their atten-
tons became warmer tIan necessity war
ranted.
Major Rumsey duly arrived with his son
and daughter and an immense quantity of
luggage, which surprised not only Mrs. Mart
worth but the boarders at the Esmeralda,
who compared with their own modest port
manteauX, much to the discredit of the
latter.
The Major avs middle-aged gentleman
whose hair was generously sprinked with
grey, labeled military from head to foot, and
possessed Of bluff, hearty voice that in
startly won the windows heart.
Il always feel thoroughly at home with
army gentlemen she confessed to him ere
had been in the house half a dozen hours.
You see, I'm a soldiers daughter, and mar
ried man who carried commission
Madam replied the Major; you surprise
and honor me-
Eyes, my poor husband Captain Malt
worth of the til Cavalry"
What" roared the Major, springing from
his chair. your husband-od Bob Malthy
of the -th?"
''The same SIR courtesied the widow
my dear Mrs. Maltworth this is indeed a
worth were mates together before. Have
you, never heard him speak of his old friend
Rumsey?" -"
The widow, with choking in her voice,
did; now she came to think of it, have a
hazy recollection of hearing her dear Robert
refer to certain old chum of his named
Runlsey, but she would never have connect
ed him with the Major before her. Dear, no,
that she never would.
Bless my SOUL my dear lady, continued
the excited Major, walking to the window
Fancy coming across the widow of my old
friend. The world is, after all, quite a little
place; now isn't it?''
The opening of the door and the entrance
Of Mabel caused him to turn round.
Mabel, my dear, this is Major Rumsey-|
and-and he is an old friend of your poor
papa's.'
The Major bowed to the fair young girl
before him, while she blushed and muir
INJURED, How dy do'' in so pretty manner
that the Major was on the instant charmed
and captivated
That evening there was merry party in
the widows little drawing-room, which ex-
cited considerable curiosity amongst the other
boarders. There was much laughter and just
few tears on the part Of the hostess and
that night young Harold Rumsey dreamed
OF a. biushing blue-eyed girl who had called
him "Mr. Rumsey'' end of times. although
he would have given anything to have been
called Harold.
The visit of Major Rumsey, Mr.. Harold
Rumsey and Miss Eleanor Rumsey (to quote
The SeabreeZe NeWS) was decidedly a time
of unqualified enjoyment. The happiness of
the three suffused through the whole of the
Esmeralda Hotel, and the proprietoress was
heard to remark that never in all her life
had she seen so jolly a company as her
boarders at this period The visit heightened
from, fortnight to three weeks, then to a
month, and still the happy trio said nothing
of leaving.
cit does my heart good to see these young