The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-21

- i1-a'qS u coldhesS in his general
uemeanor? Well, if ! saw them. | chose
not 70 see them, and So the days passed.
AZ lehSth, one autumn morning I rnsb.
e1 INTO the room whore mother was snot.
eu' holding an open letter in NV hand
On mother, mother" l cried. "whot
do you Think" -'eu' "n"'
Nv ell Ada" was the placid question
on remember" | sned on nov. i,
NY last letter 10 Cousin Helen I ioI,incly
invited her to Meadowtown? OF course
l never dreamed of having her come and
JUST put IN the invitation as means or
ming up my stupid letter, and now sh,
writes me that she will take me Mt NV
""rd-that she is very anxious 70 tosto ,
rea! bit of country life before going bocl
10 next winters gayeties in New Yorl
and-and-oh, | shall die of mortifcotion
at the thought of having her herer'
But have her | was forced :, l., ,
mortlhcauon spared me any such terriLIs
result as that prophesied She camc
iooNlng the thorough lady She was. dress
e1 with suitable quietness and accenting
all our homespun hospitality win 4
sweet thoroughbred lack of SUNRISE
| want you to appear your very best
l sad to Robert in the morning bef,r,
her arrival. Cousin Helen is very mar.
licniar and fastidious about gentlemen
She is a great belle-and. for thar mottnr
a great beauty-and the least coarsencss
IN a mans manners or dress always
shocks her keenly.
Roberts brows darkened. had c,,,,
100 far. For the first time since KNOWN,
MN l saw his handsome mouth take a
bitter, sneering curve.
Perhaps clod like myself had bottar
not appear at all he said, "while your
paragon is here"
But he did appear that night. UoIor
was very affably cordial to him. Sha
knew nothing Of our engagement. 7 had
never mentioned a word of it either to
herself or Aunt Cornelia.
When Robert had left us that night ana
we were alone together, she astonished
me by saying:
What charming man Mr.. Carroll is,
Why have You never mentioned him TO
me- Ada? Has he been long in Meadow.
town."
"0h, yes! Nearly all summer"
he not?" O'''
5.oI s"lu' little confused, great
ther, Mr.. Eyerhard Carroll. lives in /.
This Mr.: Robert Carroll is an artist. as
he told you, and-and quite poor"
on, | know nearly all about his fam
ly'' Helen said. Ills grandfather. Mr..
-. , '-i''iu >".iol'' treated MN shameful!y
va ~ 'ooq nI u embracing art as a profcS-
r ,o- ny m, u'o EeA'ieNan Is one Of the
F. o'tle'' .'iiil'o'i'i'CS III the country and
i ~ nus sven OUT beIleIe that ne will
- t4uq't.i' an il5s fortune 70 TINS Robert,
In "e,'' tDouSA ne refuses to notice
,'',,. my iie ll'eS-@hd Tor that absurd
e;,,.,ii4 y ""I wonderful what
. t''l,!,iplohs a., some people can make Of
el%' hlurmurea. was more con
luSeu lhail ever.
turing 'Ae next four or five days Rob
Z, came constantly 10 the cottage. Helen
s"o"Tu 'ie most markod attention and
I"ppdI! growing preference for his soci-
l'S' us manner was very courteous to
'HIns more l could not complain.
lo' h'' more IMAM once pontedIy limited
u HIIl liiat | Geslred n" mention of our
t ,,',7,lt, 10 he made during Helen
A 1T visit.
Two weeks passed on. At the end Of
llloSc TWO weeks ! was sick, tortured,
aso.lH'u win Jealousy II seemed to me
'l'"l III every l4olloh OF hobert's and in
yNeiS SouHu 81 ms voice l saw proof that
tte ,,,' 'l''i.S.eIIg0 W. ms 3Id allegiance
flo,;, ,i-' seli y iisltU AiH LOT ny own
-''77' w NCs',7G ~ my own sum
-, L. I''ee,' i'',l1 u'SpSou IoVe re-
- PI99Si'' S.'''N ~ clItu'"-
- '' ~ ..'3 ~ tor tHe paSI-
do &c.,. ,,i - 10Y. NY se'l tI"'
- " - VI '''ie punishment
~ ~ Wv l',''i,..iii'ii' J''n'V' -,
~ se,''u IA Us 'uFte weeks ne
II 7''1 - Ivy ,o"N "'IN ''
60 - e'le f"'"1 WA. SN'.''u Gun
tUse.st, l - M"s ulsnl ol lerI'Gl au,
o oC,,ii1 'iioo M al' no" ana Ineh
, rou'I =. So eHei' u'lN lolIls suaIP'E OUT
H n ~ tne si'3e' ar as l watched 'H''A
- ''Ie "."u9N VI 'nG sl''lus '",,H'
M.elG SAT aio.r' WIN ui'SeraOio'
iI a. In l.,.'"7 - ~,
Al iast 'ney entered 'ne mouse rouse -, Ih'n
- 49, tltti. 20 ',,o 'l,e i'e'le i.u.:.
d.. 49, 80 s.'I s,lp DIS s'''"@
.,yvhara = w ., ,'''''u 4'0Ie' ''s
III, ~ ,a-.a- IL, ~ ",,on ,.r...
- Lo,. rrosanoo - i.,o ny bat Dl a,n
=, Ht to piesIi - 49, Ia. Was 'Un
tho rit+;n rnon, nm AMI. " n5 a;+ai
on, sE,,ii 7 - ''-'DA' "Au
"', nv, e''u 1 80 ~ D,
ine uoo[ was nall c'ostu' RESENT!
'ngle souhueu d niue MUCK upon It,
rose as II stuns;
ZONE H. | saiu'
Rooe,t entered ,