Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-29
BY 3. W. cROkBR
T.NiIitary.Romance.of. .SoutR. .Ffrica
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their enthusiasm cOOls. She IL SO stiff
and cold and stand-Off: and IL they pre-
sumo. In spite of this. to pay her compli-
ments, or to make sweet little speeches.
she smites them SO numerically that they
go away nearly crying. and. need
scarcely remark, never more return. oh,
never, never more"
"A lively lookout for me. isn't itY' ex-
pressively.
"Oh, you must not mind her. Don't
seem TO notice her or admire her. aud
treat her quite In an every day manner,
as il she were nothing at all out of the
common. and she will be as pleasant as
possible. She says herself that the mo-
ment any man seems disposed to be extra
civil-you know what 1 meanY" nodding
her head expressively-''she can't help
taking the most violent dislike to him.
But it's nearly all shyness, nothing else.
She has been to one or two small par
ties: very slOw Affairs they were: and do
you know that the frst time she was go-
ing she was just trembling all over. and
cold with fright7 Now. I'm quite differ
ent. I delight in society from first to
last. ! love dressing. driving. dapcing.
etc"
Etc, l suppose. means tiirtingr' slight
~ eleSdiuS DIS eyebrows
Never mind what il means. l can so
into a room with my head in the AIR. n
kind Of female Occur de Lion"
"Exclaiming, come one, come all!" ado
ed her companion with q quiet suggestive
ness.
Now. Miles, I won't have you chaf
me-yet; and you must not interrupt. But
Esme's courage is Of a different descrip
ton. She's awrully brave in accidents,
and would face u tramp or a savage dog
just like u man; while ] would be cow
ering behind her, my knees literally
.nocking together and my teeth chatter
ing in my head. And she is the only one
Of US that dares brave Mrs. B. now"
The last word was suggestive, and sud
denly recalled to Miles the gap i'll the
family circle.
"Oh, by the way, Gussie,' he said, Il
was very sorry to hear about your young
est brother. l never knew Of il till last
night. Annie never told me. ] suppose
it happened some time agO!'
Yes" she erturned, looking rather red
and embarrassed; but 10 her cousins dis
gust there was not trace of regret in
her little round face. PLEASE don't talk
about him; above all to Esme or Mrs. b."
What had this young fellow done"
Miles asked himself, that his name was
thus tabooed. his memory consigned to
oblivionT
During the afternoon Miles paid IA for
NAL visit to his Aunt Jane. The three
young people set out for the village to-
gether, Gussie and Florian being Ell route
to a tennis party" at the Rectory, and
the former impressing most eagerly on
her cousin that he was not to stay long
at the White House. but to be sure and
follow them In a quarter of an hour,
which will give you five minutes for the
weather, five minutes for Burmah and
five for Esme. Mind you come. l will
never forgive you if you don't turn up.i'~
Miles resolved to go for long walk
TO sort his ideas and to make up his
mind which at present was in a some
what chaotic condition. He was not, it
must be confessed, in a particularly ur-
bane or genial humor as he strolled
through the fields that lovely August af-
ternoon, cane in hand, viciously decapi-
tating harmless meadow sweets. After
walking for some time along a deeply
rutted, sandy, shady bride path, q sud
den turn In the lane brought him In sight
Of closed wooden gate right across his
present track, at the other side of which
he beheld, with a thrill of unaccountable
recognition, the figure Of girl, in a blue
habit, riding a large dun pony. He could
see, even at a distance, by the gestures
Of the young lady. and the shape of the
pony's back, that they were having a
| serious difference Of opinion. The human
being wished to open the gate from the
saddle. without dismounting, and the
dumb animal positively declined to enter
tain the idea for one second. They had
| been contending thus for quite ten min
utes, and Esme was getting hot and an
cry; and the words, "hideous beast. hate
full imp of a pony" were borne to Miles
| that daintily rustled the ash trees and
the hedgerOws.
In her all-absorbing struggle with
Jacky. Esme had never noticed that she
and he were not alone, that there was
spectator on the scene-a slight. dark
young man. in a tweed suit with daisy
in his buttonhoIe, rapidly coming to her
assistance. No. the stiff-necked quadru
ped occupied her whole attention. She
relinquished the struggle. and jumped oil
his back, and was hastily proceeding tc
unfasten the hasp. when her obstinate,
unrnly animal backed suddenly, threw his
head with a violent jerk. and. wrenchins
the bride out Of his mistress hand. lash
I ed out playfully, and gallOped down the
field, a loose and triumphant pony.
"Oh. you demon of the deepest dye?'
cried Esme passionately. Then suddenly
catching sight Of a gentleman at the 9th
er side of the bone of contention, she ex-
! claimed eagerly: "Oh, do please help me
| to catch him. He will knock the saddle
all to pieces, and perhaps break his
knees" and gathering up her skirt, with,