The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-03-22

what is due to birth and position as
Dame Deverill has 1t. Being strangers,
too, they cannot be up to all my
frightful crimes and m~isdemeanors
just yet, you know; and SO l dare say
they will be gracious to me until l
brighten the daughter and young
Younge-there is a young Younge,'
isn't there?"
oh. yes" Mildred answered, with a
shrug of her pretty, uncivil shoulders,
which showed plainly that she wished
there was not.
"Oh, 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 n Of you two
girls long before this. Which of them
is it?"-appealing to Lady Caroline.
MY dear Frances" said her lady
ship, "he has been here only a week
or so and is it a necessity hat 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
iove-making. So, you see, the field is
quite open to you"
Il 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, l
hank heaven l was not born with arts
tocratic tendencies; and l think Mabel
is right. Is he handsome?"
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 Mabel's, 1 shall
certainly marry this young man." ana
then the door opened, and Eddie came
into the room.
Frank" he exclaimed, with undis-
guised delight; my dear fellow, is it
indeed you? l never anticipated such
a 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 fesh?"
Rather" said Miss Sylverton. 1T
came to this you see, that, as usual 1
couldn't see the old boys line of cor
duct, and so bolted, quite as much to
his relief as my OWN"
q can readily believe that" put in
Eddie i~nnocently.
Besides, the country down there
was stupid, and l 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 mischievously; and
Miss Sylverton instantly rose to the
combat.
You shall have your ears Soundly
boxed for hat piece of unwarrant-
able impertinence," she declared, and
laid down her little silver mounted
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 Younge standing in the
doorway, laughing heartily at the
whole encounter. He looked so eX-
tremeIy handsome, and the entire
scene was so out of keeping with all
propriety, that for C in her life
Miss Sylverton blushed crimson.
You there-and you never came to
my r~escue," said Eddie when he had
recovered his breath, looking re-
pr~oachfully at Denzil as he spoke.
We'll, l would not have believed it of
you. However, the longer We live,
the more we learn, and 1 suppose it is
the way of the world. Miss Sylverton
Mr.. Younge."
"Oh, Mr.. Younge, indeed I did not
know you were there" Miss Sylverton
murmured, demurely, looking as if she
could not hurt a fly to save her life;
land, besides, Eddie and 1 are such old
~
friends" Here she made the discovery
that she was ~excusing her conduct to
a strange young mana thing Miss
Aylverton had never before been guilty
of.
We'll, wonders will never cease. 1
declare she is actually ashamed Of
herself" exclaimed Eddie, who was
enjoying her unwonted confusion i'm
mensely. Il verify believe she is
b~lushing."
NO. I am not" returned Miss Syl-
verton, promptly, quite ready now for
a wal of words-'Iar from it.
IF that is how you treat your
friends" broke in Danzil, Il should
like very much indeed to put my name
upon your list, Miss Sylverton."
Would your she said coquettish-
ly. Are you not frightened? Well
if you behave prettily and make up
your mind to endure a good deal of
ill-treatment, 1 dare say 1 shall be
able to make room for you. But l