The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-01-03

| Tome, barbara, ana speak 10 Ines
II really beg your pardon, Mr.. Tap
| pan" she replied, quite calmly, bat
with look of great establishment
upon her face, "but had no idea you
were in the library"
You know, Barbara, that have
been in the library every evening with
you since | first came to Hadley Hail."
interrupted Tappan, rapidly.
| Really, you must not call me Bar
bara"
But you are Barbara, insisted Tap
! pan.
Yes; but ] think it would be bet
ter under the circumstances, for you
to address me as Miss Hadley."
Tappan leaned forward on the
table.
Miss HadIey!" he exclaimed.
| you appear surprised" she said,
land | don't altogether blame you.
Perhaps | woke you by coming in?"
"Nou did" cried Tappan, but not
from sleep. You have drawn me from
a waking nightmare" And as he
spoke he moved toward the girl.
Now, wait a moment!" she OBJ
iected eff you will sit down again,
| will tell you all about it,"
Tappan dropped obediently into, his
chair and the girl took a seat by the
table.
you are not at all the kind Of
man ! expected TO see" she began,
calmly resting her face on her hands
and looking straight into his eyes,
II did not think you would be so
easily frightened, or excited, or
alarmed or whatever you wish to call
it,"
Tappan opened his mouth to reply,
but she raised a pretty little hand and
enioiued silence.
You talk as if you thought il was
Lady Barbara Of the Mantelpiece' come
10 life. But am not. | am just plain
Barbara Hadicy. my mothers daugh-
ter, and have been here a week help
ing her to pack. She retired early this
evening, and, as had nothing to do,
| rummaged in some old trunks and
found this gown and promptly put il
on | wore il at the last reception we
gave in this house, two years ago; and
the gown was made like old Lady Bar
bara's, because mother thinks | resem-
bic her. Uncle Pete told me of your
arrival. but he also said YOU were in
w, "'' 1t,,, "," 80 w. Wv ,i mSvn.o
! and came i'm TO investigate. When /
woke YOU up you seemed startled"
Here Miss lIadley paused and tossed
! her head back and laughed. AREN'T
T,rron nov, ,ope,,.h,t recoyersd
.r,iI,d b,,l. .,.,,,, la,., and r.nIiod.
mi , m bavo rothinr - Ia
r., She Will tell You that have fallen
| i'm love with the portrait of Lady Bar
bara, and that / made her all sorts of
offers apart with it. When saw Lady
| Barbara, apparently alive and in the
flesh. standing before me this evening,
could not refrain from speaking as |
did"
"Ncry well, forgive YOU" Miss Had
ley returned. TO fall i'm love with a
portrait and then have a flesh and
! blood giri appear disguised as ones in
amorata must, after all. be a trifle
/ 'h0' hIN", suppose tu4Ni 10 apollo
! give for the disappointment | have
caused YOU" .--....-
II have not said | was disappoint-
ed" said Tappan.
~ trust YOU will never bc so rude as
to say So. But, now. good night. and
forgive me for my intrusion!"
She arose and held out n soft white
hand toward Tappan. He took il and
begged her not TO leave so soon, but
she shook her head, smiling roguishly,
turned quickly and ran out of the room.
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