Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21

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not listened to the address she had civ.
en- the driver, and he walked off In a
towering rage at his W imbecility.
Never was there so drcary a day, al
though the late August sunshine found
It's way Into his office; never had the
reading of the law seemed such a dull
ahd tlresome ~drudgery; never before
mad the pages blurred into a mass of
meaningless black marks, but, then.
never before had a bewitching young
race come between him and his books,
u race with reddish gold ringlets clus-
tered around a white forehead md shv
eyes the color of woodland ~violets.
He leaped from his seat as a bright
thought struck him. He could hunt up
the cabman. That was the thing to
90! But, although he hung around the
depot for two whole hours and Uues-
toned every jehu within reach, he
could not find the MAJ he sought. 1t
was evidently that particular claimants
busy day.
Tired and Disguised. Ross Stafford
took a plunge at the athletic club, got
himself home, shrugged himself into
his evening clothes, for he was going
out after dinner, and went down to the
parlor TO find himself face to face with
Ii divinity of the red gold ringlets
and the violet eyes!
Ross, my dear" cooed Mrs. Stat
ford, "let me introduce you to Miss
Chester, whom somehow you managed
to miss this morning. Why, YOU
For they We're smiling at each other
-merrily, spontaneously.
Indeed, no, mother" Perhaps he
held the pretty hand she gave him a
little longer than was necessary. II
met Miss Chester this morning. Did
she not tell you l put her in a cab?'
Miss Chester laughed. Ross Stafford
laughed. And the bewilderment of the
head of the house of Stafford, Of the
golting son, and the studious son., as
they in turn were presented, set them
laughing again.
Lord bless me" cried Stafford sen
ior, rutiling his hair, your father said
you were a little girl"
ooh, | shall never be grown up to
papa!" cried Miss Chester.
"IIe said" stammered the young
gentleman who was getting up an ar
ticle on the architecture of the tenth
century, "that-that you were a nice
child"
Don't you think" queried Adele
Chester mischievously, that I'm
nice!'
Whereat Ralph grew guiltily red.
Helen Stafford reached home before
dinner was over. Her brothers rap
turous reception amazed her. Never
had she know how they missed her!
Nor could she dream that each Of three
young hypocrites was saying to him
self:
"She won't 60 east in such a hurry if
she and Helen take to each other"
They did take to each other. Ross
found it was not necessary to keep his
engagement that evening and permit
ted his friend to cool his heels alone at
their appointed rendezvous. Ralph
!, learned his tenor went wonderfully
well with the pure soprano OF thell
guest. And Dick was so anxious tc
initiate Miss Chester into the mysteries
of hashlight pictures that he made him
, self no end of a bore. The country
cousin of the Statfords did not go eas1
that week nor the next. When she
did 90. all the mirth and laughter oil
-, -. q o,J ,J,n,tni1, cnDyf1nI tn on Will
her, One morning a week AFTER her ne
L partrre Ralph and Dick said some bit
> fer things when they discovered tina
t Ross had found out he must attend tt
} business in New York and had left FOL
the city on the midnight train. Ano
when Ross returned, silent. but smil
ing and eXultant, they were not at al
backward about telling him with true
frnternaI f%rankness their opinion OF hls
, conduct.
I you were awfully good to 60 to NEE,
that little country %lassie," commented
Ralph withcringly. Il believe yot
knew all the time she was the prettles'
kind of a girl"
"Kindness-sheer kindness on my
: mart. dear boy. But, as | have strlve1
), TO impress on you, virtue is ever III
l. w reward"
e ..Oh. come off, entreated Dick. "Yot
Il lust got the inside track and you KEEP
- it."
:, Ross pulled his mustache'
81 assure you in taking my late mast!
trim I had only the best interests OF my
d brothers at heart. My sole amp'tioi
was TO secure you the most charming
II sistcr-in-law in the world"
+! Helen jumped up.
con. Ross! Did you-did she.-
ia l,urhed quizzically. "Adele CAV
l. me a message for YOU my dear. en
e said to tell you that you are 10 oe
"What. Ross"
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