Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-02-12

Younges. They came by the late train,
which enabled them to reach Kings
Abbott just one hour before the dinner
bell rang, and so gave them sufficient
time to dress. Sir George met them
warmly. feeling some old, half-forgot-
ten sensations cropping UP within his |
heart as he grasped between his own
hands the hard. brown one of his CT
deyant school friend. The old man
he now met, however, was widely diff
ferent from the fair-haired boy and |
light active youth he could just barely
remember both at Elton and Oxford.
Indeed. Mr.. Younge, oddly enough, did
strangely resemble the fanciful picture
drawn of him by Miss Trevanion, be-
ing fat. pursy.' jolly, and altogether
decidedly after the style of the farm
ing gentry
But. however right about him, Miss
Trevanlon's representations with re-
gard to the others were entirely wrong.
Mrs. Younge, far from being fat, red
and cookish, was remarkably slight,
fragile, and very lady-like in appear
ance. Her daughter, Miss Rachel, re-
sembled her mother strongly, though
lacking her gentle expression and the
quiet air of self-possession that sat SO
pleasantly on her.
But in her description of Denzil Miss
Treyanion had been very much at
fault indeed. Any one more unlike
"boor" could not be well imagined
Denzil Younge was very handsome
fat and diGtin-
guished looking, with just the faintest
resemblance to his mother, he might
have taken his place with honor in
any society in Christendom. He wore
neither beard nor whiskers, simply a
heavy, golden mustache, which COW
cred. but scarcely concealed. the almost
feminine sweetness of his mouth
Miss Trevanion, having made up her
mind that there would be plenty OF
time just before dinner to get through
the introductions, stayed in her own
room until exactly FIVE minutes to
seven o'clock. the usual hour for din
ing at Kings Abbott. When she swept
downstairs and Into the drawing room
in her beautiful, graceful fashion, clad
In pure white from head TO foot, with
the exception OF 8 single scarlet rose,
fresh from the conservatory, In the
middle OF her golden hair. And cer-'
tainly Mildred looked as exquisite a
creature that evening. as she walked
up the long drawing room to where
her father was standing, as any one
could wish to see.
This is my eldest daughter unmar-
ried, !" said Sir George. evidently with
great pride, taking the girls hand and
presenting her to his guest, who had
been gazing at her with open, honest
admiration ever since her entrance
lis it indeed?" the old man an
swered; and then he met her with both
hands extended, and, looking kindly
at her, declared out loud, for the bene-
fit OF the assembled company, "She is
the bonniest lass have seen for many
a day"
At this Mabel laughed out loud, mer-
rily, without even an attempt at the
concealment OF her amusement, to
Lady Carolines intense horror and old
Younge's intense delight. He turned
to Mabel instantly.
"You like to hear your sister adj
mired?" he said.
And Mabel answered:
Yes. always. when the admiration
is sincere-as in your case-because |
too, think she is the bonniest lass il
all the world"
Right. right" cried old Younge
approyingly; and these two became
friends on the spot, the girl chatter
ing to him pleasantly the greater par
of the evening afterward. although th'
old mans eyes followed Mildred's rath
1er naughty movements with more
earnest attention than he bestowed
upon those of her more light-heartet
sister
Miss Trevapion. when Mr.. Young
flushed little and flashed quicl
glance toward her mother which SAT-
plainly, There. did l not tell you 81
YORKSHIRE farmer, pure and simple
and all that" and moved on to b
introduced to the other members o
the unweicome family. She could no
forget. even for a moment. how in
trusive their visit was. and how un
pleasant in every sense of the word
She was only three or four years Ma
bells senior. but in m'nd and feelin
she might. SO to speak, have been he
mother When she re remembered hoy
Bddie always required money, an
how difficult they found 1t to sen
Charles regularly his allowance an
stiu to keep up the old respectable ap