The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-10
~I-BUDDING.

DaiShS :
I. was a Thursday morning. David and
we're sitting at "A tete-a-tete breakfast us
cuss.rx a matter just then Of paramount
interest. The fact is. We had-quite in a
casual way. one does do those sort of
things al seaside places quite in a casual
vav-made the acquaintance OF, to put 1t
mainly. two young and decidedly good
locking ladies'. The one he. David, had
picked up- am unable 10 word ii other
wise-was a young. 4 very y~oung-widow.
! doubt IL she could have been more than
TWO or three and twenty. The one I-eh-
had encountered. was a Miss Day, a Miss
Alice Day. She seemed to be all alone in
The world; and was so pretty, so help
less. and so young. that no one with a
Feart in his bosom, could have known her
and n~ot-eh-been conscious Of a sympa-
thetic interest. The acquaintance had only
endured a week. but when one man is
young. and the other nan still younger.
under certain circumstances d week Is a
considerable space OF time.
We were talking about them-I may
mention that David was eating. and 1 was
looking on.
81 don't care for widows" I observed.
David's appetite-he was always eat
ing, II seemed TO me-was a marvel.
'"Widows." Although his mouth was full
Of ham and eggs he enCeavored 10 smile.
TASTES differ. Personally / have no par
TALLY for the young person Of fifteen"
1 made no answer. The idea Of suggesting
a possibility Of comparison between a sprig
of childlike innocence like Alice Day. and
Mrs. Clifford. a woman who had had a
husband and lost him, was too absurd.
We had had our little differences upon this
matter before; there is no harm in observ-
ing that on this subject. and others. our
points OF view did not asslmilate. When
Re had finished his meal-such a NEAL
David rose and buttoned his coat.
'I am going" he remarked.
Indeed To the old place. I suppose
/ should think they must know you in the
reighborhood Of Palmerston Road"
Mrs. clifford lodged in PaImerston Road.
and sooner than have hung about the cor
ner for hours. as he did, L would-but no
matterl Had IL been in town ii is my firm
belief that they would have arrested him
under the vagrant act.
Mr.. Lewis" said David. in that absurdly
stiIted way OF his, II have enjoyed the pleas
ure of your acquaintance for some years.
II you wish that acquaintance to continue
you will conine your insinuations to your
self"
Then he strobe out, shaking the floor
ike a second Chang. Sooner than be a
monstrosity. an unwieldy object seven feet
high. I would rather But there is no
necessity TO discuss the subject, as 1 am
thankful to say that 1 am even under the
average height OF m~an-about five feet
one.
When Summers was gone. / sighed. /
do not suppose many men, In this age of
utilitarianism have a heart like mine, and
Alice Day-"Sweet Alice DAY." 1 called her
in the privacy OF my own "bosom-occupied
all my thoughts. Hitherto David's appe-
tite had been too much for me; it hal,
so TO speak. killed mine. Now I ordered
fsh. and some chops, and an egg or two,
and made a scanty meal. What can q
man eat when he is In the s%pringtime of his
days In love?
1t as after breakfast, and L was going
down the Chine road. looking forward to
& meeting with the one I held dearest
/ cannot condescend to loaf about by
streets, as some people do, and when we
did meet it was by accident upon the shore
when L came upon a man walking along
with his head in the air. and holding a
great stick in his hand. He was quite six
feet high. and one of the roughest-lookinG
individuals I have ever seen. To my sur
prise he stopped right in front of me,
looking at me ~with-well, a very violent
expression OF countenance.
Mr.. mmer L believe? Mr.. David Sum-
mers?'
OF course I was not Mr.. Summers was
extremely thankful 1 was not-but really
his manner was so abrupt, and his tone
49, Co. n uo0Oonn 4 Lost N
presence OF mind.
"Yes-that is to say 1 began. and was
about to explain that / was not Mr.. Sum
mers. but that 1 was acquainted with him
when he said in a tone of voice which
should distinctly call threatening.
INC shutting with me. sir. My name 1:
Freeman-Edward Freeman"
Excuse me I began again, but h
cut me short in a way that was most sur
prising.
II thought that was the sort of man yot
were. You see this stick?'' He held up
stick, which must almost have made itsel
perceptible to a man born blind. ON this
occasion you see ii only. On the next, tak'
care you don't feel 1t too"
And then. without giving me a chanc'
20 reply, he strobe away. l was amazed
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faintest notion. That he should have mis-
taken me for Summers quite bewildereC
me. \ little upsets one Of a delicate con
stitutiOn. and it was positively with a shak
ing hand that I settled my spectacles upoI
my nose.
When I got down upon the sands, there
among the loungers was Alice Day. She
was ALONGSIDE was always alone-dresse;
II a dark blue serge. with the sweetest ha
upon her head and a novel in her hand
went up 10 her and bowed. She smiled
one Of those charming smiles of hers.
rs II not a lovely morning. 1 observed
"One OF those mornings when one car
fancy Nenus-eh-strolling along th'
sands"
l do not suppose there are many men
say 1t modestt-who can equal me in tn,
suggestion Of a compliment.
Don't you think" replied Miss Day. an,
her eyes looked softly down-ah thos,
eyes!-'it WOULD look rather curious TO Sc,
Venus strolling along the sands?'
Not az all l replied. rs she-eh-no
seen here every mornins?'
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