Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-18
MISS BEECHER'S JOURNEY.
An Exciting Story Ofs Chicago Girls Trip
u the Maine Woods.

rosa had made large number Of photo
graphs. II Miss Bsechsr had tad 1t
was the adornmsnt of her own stylish
person, especially with jewels, Of which
she had rare collection.
The two cousins did not find them
selves very oonsenial and Maud soon
tired OF wheeling through the historic
parts OF Maxsschusetts In search OF the
mest tumbls-down houses there.
She got on better with Tom Holland
and often begged him to take her wheel
Ing With the other fellows" Tom was
II and no found his cousin very anus
Ing.
At Last Tom and the other fellows
went TO the Maine woods Cor hunting
TIP, &Ys. Holland and the younger
children lett for their seaside home, and
Maud and Teresa were left alone In the
great city house. Teresa had almost
Anishsd en- article on historic houses"
and Maud generously offered to remain
with her tillit was completed.
She repeated her rash offer as the hot
GUNNER days came on, but Teresa pro-
tested that Il was cooler In the library
Of the big city house than on the piazza
Of tbs beach house, where the glaring
sand reflected In ones face, o. In the
Maine wooda where mosquitoes and
black fiies made life miserable.
Maud curled up in big leather chair
anr read till her head aehsd, then she
spent long hours doing her hair differ
ent ways, and trying on different cos
tunes, to see Il one might not be trifie
cooler than the others.
When Teresa announced that she hao
decided to write an article OF photo
graphic art studies before going away
Maud walked out Of the room without
q word.
Teresa was surprised an hour later
when Maud appeared with her travelling
bag In her hand. She wore cover
cloth skirt and silk shirt waist. Sh'
had fastened costly diamond pin II
her hair, and another in her breast, tt
hold In her watch with Its jeweleC
pendant. On her fingers were many rar'
gems.
well" exclaimed Teresa, "wher'
now?"
ITO the Maine woods to see Tom,
Maud replied, gayly. Teresa dropped
her pen N dtemay,
"Going to see Tom," she calculated
"and wearing all those jewels! Really
Maud, shall have to telegraph mamm
II you In sist on this wild prank. Come
I will give up this article and 60 wit
you to the beach If you wish. Though
you were quite contsnted."
"No, Teresa, 1 will not let you sacri
fee your precious article / am quit
determined to go fishing with the boys
Don't be a goose, Teresa; let me &c
Mrs. Burridge is up there cooking fo
the boys. ! shall be ohaperoned a
right. It's no worse than wheeling wit
them all over Massachusetts,"
Teresa gave 1t up and went back
her article after remarhng that at leas
Maud ought to have sense enough
take OF her jewelry II she didn't war
to get robbed.
Maud protested that 1t was safer o
her person than anywhere else an
that she had q channels bag aroun
her neck with ell her stones IN II. The
abe started OF down the street an
Teresa soon forgot ell about her, r
naming absorbed In her work till u
dinner bell rang. Then she remer
bered with a pang that her cousin hi
done . very uneircumspect thing al
felt bound TO write Mrs. Hollar
/ about It.
} Maud enjoyed her Journey immense
and waS not at al alarmed to find 81
must spend the night in Portland, al
r leave at an unreasonable hour in &
!. morning. She accomplished all her
|" rangements without difficulty, and W
treated with respectful courtesy by
the railroad and hotel oflcialH.
; As the train bowled along northws
z in the early morning she was congrat
!, lsting herself and thinking with SEQ
Of timid young maidens who new
= travelled alone, when she became &C
' scious Of a pair Of eyes riveted on b
& face. Wheeling In her chair she
countered them. They were gray, I
pleasant eyes. and they did not or
!, before hers. but their owner smil
II boldly. r. 'a.-i.-
She turned quickly away and bur
~ herself in a newspaper. The eyes 81
e followed her and she ventured to t.
= toward them again and pretended
= fall asleep, thus gaining an opportun
to study the offender through half-sl
= eyes. He was g well-dressed m
g. though Maud's mental comment
e. that he was cheap"
probably wants TO firt"
thought, angrily. well, I'm not t
kind" and she involuntarily tossed
s .. head. Again the man smiled.
Just then an older man with
- smooth, lard face joined him, and b
W. began " talk earnestly, frequeI
o. Qlancing across at Maud as though
y !. were the subject of their talk. At
she could endure 1t no longer, and o'
- oned to the conductor.
n. "Those men," pointing directly
Is- them, "are annoying me very mucf
" their boldness."
- 81 am very sorry" returned the pc
~. conductor. II will see that 1t does
rss happen again" And he moved tow
the young man.
:. The elder man rose as the condu
z. crossed the car and engaged him
conversation which Maud could
- hear, but the conductor glanced
W at her several times, and she X
10 there was some mystery. She ".
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