Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-25

ABOUT A MINX.


Miss Mnyne felt hurt, When she re-
Srrned she had been homeSlcli for ,lo,
sen and the staLcard folks, ltft be-
hind her when her aunt carried her up
70 London years before; and frlehali-'
ness WIS in her heart toward ihem.
Instead of receiving the same she Had.
been met with envy and jealousy hndl
all uncharltnblentss Partly IL was
her fault, partly theirs, 1hey only
remembered her as the lmp ana scnpe-
gont Of The village, who played on The
rocks all day long with bare feet, and
they resented her grown.up fashion.
abiYlty, She could MT help realizing
,thNt she was better dressed knewmore
Of the world and was in many ways a
hundred years dhend of LIndenthorpe.
Then, agQin, Mr. Slqs marlborough,
who always did the right ching and
whose actions accJid.ngy, We're view
ed with nm indu.gent eye, had seemed
! in danger OF doing the wrong Thing.
"AlcOnstruck," Mss Briggs declared
him ITO be. And the Mink was not
even flUtlered.
1t was on Sunday that the shocks Of
shocks occurred, no begin with, sew
eral minutes after service had begun
Miss BETTY Mnyne walked in--almost
,strolled in--ns cool az n cucumber, and
clad in the most outrgeously fine
dress, and stood in the entrance lin
etead Of modesNly finding herself
seat) polllpg away at the stones with
q green parnsol, until Mr.. ANenbor-
ough, who was church warden-the
youngest church warden Lindenthorpo
had ever had-rose in his Sunday best
TO show her place.
People were more Disguised than
surprised when Miss Mayne, after fam
ming heNe,f osten;miously for some
time, rose and stalked cut of the
church by the front door, Such be.
havlor wns TO be expected from
Mink. 1t was what followed that left
Lldenthorpe resigned to anything
short OF an earthquake, Miss Nlayne
wandered down toward the beach In a
pensive mood and took Il seat on q bit
of sandstone, She was q pretty sight
In blue and gold, Whatever Miss
Griggs' opinion might be. A church
warden lis ut liberty TO differ from a
Sunday school mistress on n question:
Nike this, and Mr.. Sllas Attenborough,
as he walked from church down 10 the
sea, and saw the Mink ON her rockI
differed in toto from Miss Griggs, HID
felt desire to rebuks the Mink for
her conduct in church that morning,
but lt was III wise DO venture to the
rocks? He was in his Sunday clothes,
and not very sure of foot among slip
perry weeds. Nevertheless his sense Of
duty being strong, MIR, Attenborough
crossed the rub!con and at length
reached the sandstone rock. The Mink
nodded to him. 81 saw you in church
this morning" she said.
81 zee you" said Mr.. Nitenborough,
gravely,
'Dt was very funny" she went on.
"The very tirst thing ! noticed was
chalk mark on your coat from leanjng
against the pillars, and ] do believe
you've got II on still"
This was hardly the conversation
Mr.. Attenborough had pictured "
himself, and he rubbed the chalk away
before replying.
at seemed you left The church avore
'Sihe sermon?"
"Dreadfully ventilated, isn't itP" she
eaid, NEEDING Il really wonder people
don't get sufiocated sometimes"
ut were a powerful sermon"
"ShoIt ones always are, ! think Or
did you come after me before N was
fuished?'
Come AFTER Mr.. Attenborough
was taken aback. lie had hurried,
certainly; but he hardly expected the
Mink to nCltIice that
Coon after avore t. sermon was fin
'tshed?" He recovered himself jndlg-
nantly. "a shouldn't think oft, But
-
"You didn't expect to see me here?"
Since the Mink sat on rock MI full
view of the shore, Mr.Attenborough
-evaded what seemed a fruitless ques.
dion.
otis afrceable byt sea here ayore
dinner" he remarked.
",Hhe same as ever" she said--"ail |
Lindenthcrpe's the same -as ever-the
sea and the village and the folks. They
might have slept and never walked
since the day left-seven years ago.
Ohl"-she reused herself to sudden
animatlon-"but I'd hike to shock
them.
"Shock emp said Mr. Attenoborugh
aghast.
"Shock you all-becaues I det.st |
people who can be shocked And IL 4 |
knew for certain that I deteSted Lin.
denthorpe I'd be content to leave It
and never see itagain.' She SANK
back against the rock.
Would you now" said Mr.. Mttenbor-
ough asitoniNhed
She nodded. ITS quite true,' she
said
81 don't think I'm easy to shock, he
said guNrdedIy.
"You?" She shook with laughter.
"You- Why, you were shocked in
church this morning. You'd be shock
cd ii | were to push you into that pool;
you're shocked now at hearing me sug.
gest such thing"
"T' church Is different" remarked
ne, hastily edging from the pool. "Bu;
out of & church I'm mot easy t shock
"You think SOP"
''Solemn truth" Said Mr.. Attenbor-
ough decidedly.
perhaps you're right she said.
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