The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-10-09

Wylic spoke she entered her sister $ chan
Der and shut the door hard Prettviittl
Festa, who was reading at a window
looked up from her book.
"What, Amelia?"
''Our destination this summer"
Vesta waited while Amelia excited
knocked about the toilct-bottles on til
dressing-casc.
after all .he dresses we've had made
aud my spending my private allowanc
for that peach-colorcd evening silk tina
mamma refused to get me, we are going
guess where, Ves,"
ITO Newport"
"No."
"To Long Branch?"
no"
81 understand that VIC are not going tc
Saratoga"
1--WE are not-'
We'll, what makes youlook so dismal
Are we going into the Mammoth Cave
awe might as well. We are going tc
Starville"
"Starvillen"
Eyes. That little village in the back
woods where there's nothing but cows
and huckleberries!'
Amelia's look was tragic! Vesta sank
back in her little rocker and laughed.
us mamma crazy"
mo, my dcars. l have a good and
sufficient rcason-as foreveryt thing do. y
She sat down and smoothed her black
satin lap with her jeweled hands.
II might say we are short ofmoney this
summer"
She paused.
Il might say Amelia's health will not
bear the wear and tear of another fash,
ionable season"
She paused again.
They would both be true. But they
would not be the main-the principal
reason"
Vesta listened brightly-Amelia, sullen-
ly.
John St. Rose is to be at Starville."
Amelia started up, vesta sat quiet. but
a little conscious color crept into her
cheek.
What in the world is he there for,
mother" cried the former
ole is making some geological exami-
nations with his father-who is such a
brilliant scientist, you know-among the
hills. And now that you know this, it
would be idle to veil my motive in send
ing you to Starville. He is very social
young man, and he will have very little
society. Under these circumstances, you
have every advantage of securing the
most brilliant match"
(Which one of us?" asked Vesta.
Either; it is immaterial to me. Only
| shold prefer to see Amelia married first
and with her superior knowledge of
society, st. Rose is more likely"
Mamma, interrupted Vesta, Il should
really like to go to Starville. Inever
was on farm in my life, and am tired
of SO much excitement as we have had
the past year. But as to making any adj
to John st. Rose, l can never do
it"
you know l don't bid you do any
thing out of character, Vesta-ofcoursc l
despise bold girls. Amelia knows what
mean"
Trust me, mamma"
Amelia rose and waltzed twice around
the apartment.
Hes worth two hundred thousand
dollars. He drives the handsomest span
ever saw. He is perfectly elegant fel-
low"
and has absolutely no vices" inter-
rupted mamma. "When you have seen
more of the world, you will appreciate
this fact. John st. Rose is really a very
eligible match. Somebody s daughter will
secure him-why not mine?"
"Why not, mammal" echoed Amelia,
ubilantly.
There was only one place for summer
boardcrs at ryille-The Temaracks-a
farmhouse mansion surrounded with
fruits and flowers: the pleasantest place
in the world, Vcsta thought, as she reach
ID the door and SAW the cool porches, the
lawns and shade trees, and a big black
at snoozing in cushioned chair in the
nall
How sweet the air is here!-smell the
strawberries, Amelia, and see the pinks.
How comfortable! shall just wear a
yingham dress all day, and grow fat"
flush said Amelia. There he ISL
The gentleman i'll question came briskly
across the lawn-a handsome, graceful
ellow, with English whiskers-and shook
hands with the young landies.
Welcome, welcome" he said, gayly.
Il began to think l should have no So
,iety this summer. Mohammed could not
20 to the mountain, and so the mountain
las come to Mohammed But this is a
very nice place to be exiled to. 1t is
world in itself"
Amelia at once began chatting viva
ciously, while Vesta quickly thought John
st. Rose handsomer than when she saw
lin in the last German. But she would
lot let him have known it for the world;
md as she seemed quieter than usual, St.
Rose thought it owing to her fathers
leath, which had occurred since he saw
Ter last. He had always iancicd the
lainty, brown-eyed girl, but at present he
lad his hands full with the black-eycd one
There were other boarderS- a family of
Grcys and Miss Cathcrwood, who
openly rcbelled at Amelia appropriation
IF the only beau.
'I'mph! is she engaged to him." she
asked, spitcfully. of Vesta. one day, St.
Rose and Amelia marched away on a
crn expedition, Nesta absolutely refusing
% go.
Certainly not. But we have known
Mr.. st. Rose for long time" replied
Vcsta, wishing to defend her sister.
81 should think so,'' returned Miss
ratherwood, significantly.
"Our mothers were friends"
"Umph!"
Nesta turned away with a burning
heck. Others then noticed what dead