Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-02-19


friends of papa S, and Of no family
whatever" Mildred explained, calmly;
and though she neither blushed nor
looked confused Miss SylveTton could
see plainly that it was sore sub
iect.
What comfort" said she, brisk
ly. 81 am seasick of all this cold good
blood that surrounds us. You need
not look shocked, Mildred. because l
am and feel quite gay and festive at
the mere idea of being In company of
anybody who cannot remind me of
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 misdemeanors
just yet, you know; and so l dare say
they will be gracious to me until 1
brighten the daughter and young
Younge-there is young Younge,'
isn't there?"
"Oh, yes Mildred answered, with
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 Sylveston;
only l 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 d 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"
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, 1
thank heaven was not born with aris-
tocratlc tendencies; and think Mabel
is right. Is he handsome?"
Very" answered Lady Caroline, see
'.--rss r.fat Sfsn4fsk would not open Yef
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, l shall
certainly marry this young man." and
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
happy surprise when I came here to
hunt my pipe. Why, what has brought
you home so soon? Is 1t indeed your
very self in the flesh?"
Rather said Miss Sylverton. 1T
came to this you see, that, as usual /
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 | was getting bored to
uedCn, wen ton FRANCES.
Cant you say out boldly and hon
estly that you couldn't do without
me?" said Eddie mischievously; and
Miss Sylyerton instantly rose to the
combat
You shall have your ears soundly
boxed for that piecve of unwarrant-
able impertinence," she declared, and
laid down her little silver mounted
riding whip preparatory to commenc-
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-
tremely handsome, and the entire
scene was so out of keeping with al
propriety, that for once in her life
Miss Sylverton blushed crimson.
You there--and you never came tc
my rescued" said Eddie when he had
recovered his breath, looking re-
proachfully at Denzil as he spoke
well, / would not have believed 1t Of
you. However, the longer we live
the more we learn. and suppose it is
the way of the world. Miss Sylvertor
Mr. Younge."
ooh, Mr.. Younge, indeed I did moi
know you were there" Miss Sylvertor
murmured. demurely, looking as If she
could not hurt fly to save her life
and besides ddie and are such ole
friends" Here she made the discovery
that she was excusing her conduct t
a strange young MANIA thing Mis-