The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-12-29

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As the cab from the station turned
into the leaf dcadrucl drive THORN
arose hrfv,,,u nnh ,nl hon. ,..,,,..,.i,.,,..,
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pcC''" I'''NSSN ''- WISH Inc deDatc
Aad aflSeh Ut intervals ever since her
departure from Boston three hours be-
fore, but the whirling autumn land
scapc and the mingled consideration of
other matters had diverted the point
at issue. Now decision could no longer
he deferred. for the gaunt brown home
stead among the brown. half disman-
tied trees was drawing nearer with cy-
cry stride Of the gaUnt, brown cab
horse, and another momont would
bring her face to face with Aunt Bar.
bara and the situation
Upon two things she was resolvcd
She would tell Aunt Barbara the truth
and she would not tell her about Phil
not now. The first was imperative rs
being altogether in keeping with her
sterling character and traditions. The
second, she had convinced herself. was
not the necessary result Of tho first and
certainly not desirable. Aunt Barbara.
something of whose tcmpcramcnt rs
well as name Bah was slInnoscd to
have inherited, was always 50 unhcsi-
tating and thorough in her interests
She would want to know all about Phil.
and Bah was not altogether sure that
her relative would approve of her part
in the episode from beginning to end,
especially the end. She had come to
Aunt Barbara's for a little quiet in
which to rest and think. It was highly
desirable that these processes should
not be intcrfcrcd with by n discussion
of personalities and motives from thc
standpoint of one not having an inti-
mate acquaintance with the suhtlcr
phases of the situation.
Phil was such n fine. manly fellow.
Bah felt that Aunt Barbara would be
almost certain TO fail in love with any
upSrIlDtl ION she COllll TlNp OF nm. Snn
would not understand his worldly. real
" his almost hcartIess lack of apprccia
tion of thr higher ideals. and. oh. any
number of things which TO Bah seemed
so vital as being thc means of n clearer
understanding of the decpcr problems
Of life Sho recalled how fresh and
handsome he had looked Yesterday
solution of thc varuc unpuosscd yould
have more attraction for him if il
woull only foil whether mr. NOT Black;
bird was roinr to beat Snowflake in TO-
morrow,s hondicon and how whom
she rather coldlv refused 70 90 and had
insisted unon him koonino his cnrorc-
mont with the Castles he had been CON
tritn and left hor reluctontly
She then reviewed for tho twentieth
time the noble manner in which he had
accorded bnr bor Freedom when on his
return last nirht she told him that aft
or coroful tbourht and introsncction
sbo was convinced that thcir scparatc
WAYS of life ran each in lines TOO dis
+inctlv divided evor to CONVERGE. There
u,os rooI1v no+hinr that sho could toll
Aunt porhoro that yvould NOT onncol
for him oithor to bor admiration or
ermno+bv Not that she would have
had If othnrwisc-noor old Phil, How
nolo md handsome hc had looked rs he
loft bor, He would rot over if soon
soopor Than shn would Natures like
his did Tho Castle Girl was far more
70 bis +,stn and wos wild for him and
borsos and all that Phil did NOT care
for bor y norticlo of courso. NOT in that
WOW, hr+ tbov bod hoon thrown torntb.
or q GOOD denl of 1oto porhons if they
bod NOT bnan- Wou matters MIGHT
hovo drirtod = LITTLE longer As if was
poh Ioonod bocl; in thc cushions and
etched rbon suddorlv she sot holt mn.
,,oI+ uho ooh u.,e tnrninm before thc
lonr rorondo and Aunt Rorhoro her.
solf VOC s+onding in thn door Thon
+boro o,po q bustlo of srrnrisn and
rrroo+irr amid which whatever words
- ovnIorotior Roh had fvnd unon tool,
ni,rh+ lilo s+ortlod snorroys and she
fo,,,d horeoIf foltorinr out nuiItilv
a4,,i, ,ho,+ tic ho;nc Somhor
eooso,, ~ tho voor and of fearing that
r. ,,i,rht no ,onoIv an TbonIsriv.
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