Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-06-07

Dame Deverill has it. Being strangers,
too, they cannot be up to all my
| frtghtful crimes and nisdemeanors
| just yet. you know; and so I dare say
they viii be gracious to me until l
| frightel the daughter and young
| Younge-there is a young Younge.
isn't there?"
| ooh, yes,' Mildred answered, with a
shrug of her pretty, uncivil shoulders,
which showed plainly that she wished
there was not
ooh, well-who knows ?-perhaps he
will condescend to fall in love with
me-" chartered on Miss Sylverton;
| only forgot-of course he is head
over ears in love with one of you two
girls long before this. Which Of them
is appealing to Lady Caroline.
My dear Frances" said her lady
ship, "he has been here only week
or SO and is it necessity that he must
| lose his heart in that space of time?
He shoots all day with Eddie, and SEES
| Mildred at dinner time, and talks to
! Mabel for half an hour before bed
time-and that is the extent OF his
love-making. So, you see, the field is
| quite open to you.
II see," Miss Sylverton rejoined
turning her clear violet eyes first on
Lady Caroline and then on Mildred;
he talks to Mabel-which means that
| Mildred will not look at him, in spite
| Of his unlimited thousands. Well, I
thank heaven was not born with aris-
tocratic tendencies; and I think Mabel
| is right IS he hanIcop,
| Very" answered Lady Caroline, see
| ing that Mildred would not open her
| lips on the subject.
Rich, handsome and young, in
every sense Of the word" cried Fran
ces. gayly-"why, what more is want
ing? With your permission, Lady
Caroline, and without Mabels, I shall
| certainly marry this young man." and
then the door opened, and Eddie came
into the room. e.
Frank he exclaimed, with undis-
guised delight; my dear fellow, is it
| indeed you? l never anticipated such.
happy surprise when I came here to
hunt my pipe. Why, what has brought
you home so soon? Is it indeed your
very self in the flesh?'
A>~~IAASA, ooIIA -'AAoo w iva CoA. IL
came to this you see, that. as usual I
couldn't see the old boys line OF con-
duct, and SO bolted, quite as much to
his relief as my own"
/ Il can readily believe that" put in
Eddie innocently
Besides, the country down there
was stupid, and I was getting bored to
DEATH went on Frances.
Cant you say out boldly and hon
estly that you couldn't do without
me?'' said Eddie mischievcusly; and
Miss Sylverton instantly rose to the
combat
You shall have your ears soundly
boxed for that piece of unWarrant
able impertnence,'' she declared, and
laid down her little silver mounted
riding whip preparatory to commence
ing operations
Having chased Eddie successfully
into a corner presently, Miss Sylves-
toun laid her pretty hands about his
ears with great rapidity, until he had
cried peccavi several times, when she
desisted, and they both looked up to
see Denzil Youcge standing in the
doorway, laughing heartily at the
whole encounter. He looked so ex-
tremely handsome, and the entire
scene was so out of keeping with all
propriety, that for once in her life
Miss Sylverton blushed crimson.
You there-and you never came to
my rescued" said Eddie when he had
recovered his breath, looking re-
proachfully at Denzil as he spoke.
no ho1iovn1 If
you. However, the longer we live,
the more we learn, and I suppose it is
the way of the world. Miss SylvertCn
Mr.. Younge.'
ooh, Mr.. Younge, indeed I did not
know you were there Miss Sylverton
murmured, demurely, looking ss if she
could not hurt a fly to save her life;
"and, besides, Eddie and I are such old
friends" Here she made the discovery
that she was excusing her conduct to
= strange young mana thing Miss
,vIyerton had never before been guilty
Of.
well wonders will never cease. l
declare she is actually ashamed Of
herself" exclaimed Eddie, who was
enjoying her unwonted confusion I'M
mensely. II verify believe she Is
blushing."
mo, am not" returned Miss syi-
verton, promptly, quite ready now for
a war Of words lar from it.
"If that is how you treat your
friends" broke in Danzil, 81 should
like very much indeed to put my name
upon your list, Miss Sylverton."
"Would you?" she said coquettlsh- |
ly. Are you not frightened? Well
if you behave prettily and make up
your mind to endure good deal OF |
ill-treatment. dare say I shall be
able to make room for you. But ! |
must have time to judge of you first.
Thanks, and for how long am l
to be put on trial? Don't make it too
his lazy L