The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1900-04-05

Selina's severely smooth plaits were
down and the girl brushing the satiny
locks with many an exclamation at
their length and beauty.
In qual ter of an hour Miss Selma
was transformed.
"Why, you naughty woman" ex-
claimed the glgl, as she stepped for
ward for i2a inspection. "No one
would take you for a day over 80.
Now that you know how to do it prop
erly, don't let me see you with it any
other way. It's like the poem that
remarked, They made believe to fancy
dress by the way they did their hair.
Now I have got to go and help pack,
but, dear Miss Selma, please leave
your hair that way, and if you can't
get it straight in the morning I will
fix it when I come to say good-by."
When the lively girl had vanished,
the little house grew doubly quiet by
contrast, and Miss Selma felt herself
strangely lonely. 1t was due to the
Impending parting with her favorife,
she concluded, aud. stroxe, to console
herself BY dus ing her already immsc-
ulate honse and eating her solitary
1serle in
the stiffness Of the night, broken only
by the monotone OF the waves upon
the sand, grew almost unbearable.
It was a great relief when about s
o clock Miss Selma heard heavy foot
fall upon her neatly swept walk, and
knew that the captain had come to
call, as was his custom twice week.
The captain was like Miss Selina-ore
Of the arissocracy OF the little seaport,
ala boarded SINCE his retirement from
active life with widow not far from
the little cottage on the cliff. He had
sailed with Miss Selinas father on his
last ill-fated voyage, and this made a
keen bond of sympathy between the
lonely man and woman.
But this evening some intuition
made the captain pause and glance in
at the open window before entering.
The little room with its collection
of quaint and curious objects, tlotsam
from score of foreign trips, was the
same, but his eyes were rive:ed upon
Miss Selma. as she leaned expectantly
forward Warrington his knock. Some
indefnable change hal passed es
her, but without pausing to aualyze
the change, the captain shook OF his
bewilderment AMI entered the parlor,
which was we'll nigh filed with his
tall, portly form.
Good evening, Miss Selma he
remarked, seating himself III big
rocker, which had by mutual consen'
been ceded to him. Il was feeling
lonesome aud came here to fad some
pleasant company. How very we'll yor
look tonight" he finished gallantlv
Miss Selma started, then thought O
her hair an2 flushed most becoming
pink.
The captain always said that the
blush finally settled the question tha
for some months had lurked in hi:
mind. For some occult reason ht
could not forget how charming she
had looked, and thoughts of Miss Sc
lima intruded into every turn the con
versa.ion took.
When he spoke OF the sea it sudden
ly made him recall how much sorrow
ii had brought upon her life. and wa:
the direct cause of her loveliness.
In discussing the shing ing of the
ministers roof he remembered tha
Miss Selma had said that her roo
leaked in the last storm, and that she
must hire some one to repair it, as she
could hardly do it alone.
When the famous seed cakes wer.
brought oGtthe captain thought OF th'
soggy gingerbread at his own table
and mentally drew invidious compar
, isons. The very neatness of the room
; made him recall how very careless h:
. landlady was growing, and above al
he could not help contrasting tn
, frowsy widow with the trim figure ant
pink tinged face before him, whicl
|, time and misfortune had failed t.
change for the worse, and which hat
suddenly become doubly attractive.
As the captain meditated upon thes
matters a tiny caraway seed sta te'
the poor man choking in startling
manner.
Miss Selma, who had the tenderes
, heart alive, sprang up and hastenet
to the closet, where she Kept her rare
, ly used restoratives.
, Unfortunately, however, the littl
D lady in her excitement entirely forgo
that her hair was tritie higher tha
E she had ever worn it before, and a
e she stood on t!p-toe and reached TO,
/ ward TO lift bottle from shelf, a
6 nnwarv movement brought her apains