The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-23
Che maid Of maiden Zane.
BY AMELIA E. BARR.

slightly raised her work: Its the last
of the dozen, Cornelia.''
You make me ashamed Of my idleness,
mother. Have been asIong time away"
Longer than was necessary, I think.
Il went to Embree's for the linen
thread, and he had just opened some
English Rauze and i1sterings. Mrs
Willets was choosing q piece for a new
gown; Tor she is to dine with the presi-
dent next week, and she was SO polite
as to ask my opinion about the goods.
Afterward walked to Wall street with
her; and coming back Iamet on Broadway
Lieut. Hyde-and he gave me these flow
ers:they came from Princes nursery
gardens. and he walked home with me.
Was l wrong? I mean was 1t pclite[
mean the proper thing to. permit
knew not how to prevent 1t. "a
How often have you met Lieut.
Hyde?"
Il met him for the first time last night.
He was at the sylvester's, and danced
three times with him."
Your father thinks Of nothing now but
the capital question. I dare say after he
| had asked Lieut.. Hyde how he felt on
that subject he never thought Of tie
young man again. And pray what did
Lieut. Hyde say to you this afternoonl'rn
HE gave me the flowers and he told
| me about beautiful opera, Of which
I have never before heard. 1t Is called
Figaro He says In Europe nothing Is
played or sung. or whistled, but Figaro
| that nobody gees to any opera but FL
| caro- and that do not know the most
| charming music In the world IL do not
know Figaro. He asked permission to
bring me some of the airs tonight; and I
| said some civilitieS I think they meant
Yea Did do wrong, mother?'
II will say, No, my dear, as you have
/! given the Invitation. But to prevent an
appearance of too exclusive intimacy
write to Arenta and ask her and Rem to
| take tea with US. Balthazar will carry
| the note at once
About O'Clock Arenta Van Ariens
made a personal response to her friend 8
| message. She was all excitement and ex-
pectation. What a delightful surprise!"
Che cried, To-day has been day to be
praised It has licked itself away to Won
| ders and establishments. Who do you
think called on me this afternoon
Tell me plainly, Arenta / never could
| guess for an answer.
no less a person than Nine Nippon.
&c trude Nippon is going to pc married!
She ir gong to marry Fra icn count
| And madame Is beside her sef with the
| great aillt c.
81 heard my father say that Nine. Kip
pen had the French disease in a dan
gelous form"
Indeed, that is certain. She has put
the Sabbath day out Of her calendar; and
her daughters marriage is to be legal
one only. I am not inclined to philosophy
and. indeed, 1 had some difficulty to keep
my temper; you know that it is occa-
s!onally quite unmanageabia.
Cornelia smiled Understandings, and
answered with smile, 81 hope, however,
that you have not put her to death
Arenta I"
] II have ateleast' buried her, as far as
I am concerned. And my father says
am not to go to the marriage; that I am
not even to drink q cup of tea with her
again"
Come, come, Arenta! Isha:l be In
deed astonished If you did not say one OF
two provoking words.''
"I said only three, Cornelia- Wher
madame finally declared she really must
go home did answer, as sweetly as pos.
sible, Thank you, madame! That was
something could say with becoming po-
liteness.''
Cornelia was tying the scarlet ribbon
which held back her flowing hair, hui
she turned and looked at Arenta, ani
asked: did madame boast any after
ward?"
: mo; she went away very modest1y
and WAS not sorry to see the angry sur
| PRISE Oh IlST ldSc h1ppOSl q
countess! Only imagine 1t! Well, then
I have no doubt the Frenchman Will make
Of Gertrude-whatever can be made Of
her"
"Our drawing rooms, and even on:
streets, are full of titles, y said Cornelia
~ think it is a distinction to be plair
master or mistress" ~
THAT is the truth Even this hand.
some dandy, Joris Hyde, Is a lieuten
ant"
He was In the field two years. He
told me so this afternoon. dare say he
has earned his title, even If he is lieu
tenant"
Don't be SO highty-tighty Cornelia
l have no objections to military titles
They mean something, for they at least
imply that man is willing to fight If his
country will find quarrel for him tt
fight In. In fact,sI rather lean to off.
cial titles of every kind
II have not thought of them at ALL"
But 1 have. They affect me like the
feathers in a cocks tail. OF course the
bird would be as good without them, but
fancy himi" And 4Arenta laughed mirth.
fully at her superstition. II have heard
that there is title ini the Hyde family
must ask Aunt Jacobus. She know.
everything about, everybody Lieut.
Hyde! 1 do wonder what he Is coming
for"
The words dropped slowly, one by one
from her lips, and with kind of fate
full import; but neither of the girls di
vined the significance of the inquiry
Then Arenta, having arranged he
rtnglets, tied her sash and her sandals
began to talk of her own affairs, for sht
was young lady who found it impossi
bic to be sufficient for herself Their,
had been trouble with the slaves in tn
Van Ariens household and she
told Cornelia every particular Ais,
she had very near had an offer Of mar
rage from George Van Berckel, and sh
went into explanations about her diplo
macies In avoiding 1t.
Poor Georger' she sighed. and the1
looking up was trif1e dismayed at tn,
expression upon Cornelia's face For Cor
nelia was as reticent as Arenta was gar
rulous, and the girls were Incompetent
sible to each other in their deepest ma
lures, though specifically they wer,
much on the same plane and reall,
thought themselves to be distinctly sym
pathetic friends.
(To be continued)