The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-14
ABOUT A MINK.
How She Shocked tho People of
Lintlenthnrpe.

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Miss Getty Wayne had been back IN
Lindenthorpc for g week, and for q
week Lindnnthorpc had been shocked.
Miss GIayne felt hurt. When she re-
turned, she had been homesick for the
sea and the seaboard folks, left behind
when her aunt carried her up to town
years before, and friendliness was in
her heart toward them. Instead of
receiving the same, she had been met
with envy and jealousy and all I'M
charitabIcncss. Partly is was her
FAULT, partly theirs. They only re-
membered her as the imp and scapn-
goat of tho village, who played on the
rocks all day long with bare feet, and
they resented her grown up fashion
ability. She could not help realizing
that she was better dressed, knew
more of the world and was in many
ways . hundred years ahead of Lin
denthorDe. Then, again, Mr.. Silas At
tenborough, who always did the right
thing. and whose actions. accordingly.
were viewed with all inGulgent "ya.
had seemed in danger of doing the
wrong thing. "Atoonstruck," Miss
GriggS declared him TO be. And the
mink was not even tlattered.
1t YVES on Sundhy that the shock of
shocks occurred. To begin with. sev-
eral minutes after service had begun
Miss Betty Wayne walked in-aIm0st
strolled in-as cool as cucumber. ard
clad in the most outragcorSly fine
dress, and stood in the entrance Gn-
stead of modeStly finding herself
seat, poEing away at the stones with
green paiasCl until Mr.. Attenborough,
who was chUrchwardon--thn youngest
churchwarden Lindcnthorpe had ever
had-rosr in his Sunday best to show
her to Il place.
People We're more disEustcd than sur
priSed when Miss Maync after tanning
herself oStcntatiously for some time.
rose ana stHlkcd out of the church by
the front door. Such behavior was to
be expected from Il mink. 1t was what
followed that left Jiudenthorpe re-
signed to anything short of an earth
quake. Miss Wayne wandered down
toward the beach in a pensive mood
and took Il seat on q hit of sandstone.
She was & pretty sight in blue AMI
gold, whatever Miss Griggs' opinion
might be. \ churchwarden is at lib
erty to differ from Sunday school
mistress on q question like this, arl
MIR. Silas Attrnborough as he walked
from church down to the sea and Sai'
the mink % the rock differed in 20:
from Miss Griggs. He felt Il desire -
rebuke the mink for her conduct in
church that morning, but was it wise
to venture to the rocks? lie was in his
Sunday clothes and not very sure Ct
foot amoQg slippery weeds. Nevcrthc-
less, his sense of duty being strong.
Mr.. Attenhorough crossed the Rubicon
and at length reached the sandstone
rock. The mink nodded TO him. 81
saw you in church this morning." she
said.
81 zee vou," said Mr.. Attenb0rough
gravely.
at was very funny" she went OH.
''The very first thing I noticed was 81
chalk mark on YOUR coat from 'nanins
against the pillars. and l do believe
you've got it on still"
This was hardly the conversation Mr.
Attcnborough had pictured to hir,Selr
and he rubbed the chalk away before
replying.
ut seemed you left church avore T.
sermonF'
"DreaGfully ventilated, isn't it2" she
said, nodding. 81 really wonder peonl"
don't get suffocated sometimes"
1T were Il powerful sermon"
'Short ones always are, ! think. Or
did you come after ne before it was
finislIcd?"
"Come after Mr. Attcnhorough
was taken ahack. lie had hurried GER
tainly, hut he hardly expected the miny
to notice that.
Coon after avore t sermon was fin
ished?' He recovered himself inGiS-
nantly. Il shouldn't think Oft. Eut''-
"YOu didn't eEDCct to see me here"
Since the mink sat on q rock in ful'
view OF the shore. Mr.. Att"nbnrougb
evadCd what seemed fruitlnss ques-
ton
IFS :ErUrHhlp by T. sea here avorc
dinner ne remarked.
9Th" same ms ever" she said-"aIl
LindrntlcfT'n's the same a ever III"
ypa. and iLr village. and the folks.
r'h"y might have slept and ncv"r wax.
cd since the day LETT. seven wears
ago. Oh" she rarscd hcr%clf +" sud
den anmatiJ0-"bu rT ike to shcr'k
tbcrn"'
"Shuck en- said Mr.. Attrnb,. ou.::h.
aghaSt.
''Shuc,i yea I'll h"caue" I"tc@t D"o
pie who can he shocked, and if knew
for certain that ! dCtcStcd Linden
thorpe I'd be content to leave ii and
never see it again." She sank back
against the rock.
Would yew now?" said Mr.. Attcn-
borough, aSt0nishCd.
She nodded. Its quite true" she
said.
81 don't think Pm easy to shock" he
said Guardcdly.
Your She shook with laughter.
"You? Why, you were shocked in
church this morning. You'd be shocked
if ] were to push you into that pool.
You're shocked now at hearing me suS-
gest such a thing"
~ church is different" remarked