The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-06-24
His Younger Brother.

When the surrey drove up to the hotel
at Sands Point with Miss Maynard on
the back seat. Gcnevra, who had been
standing on the veranda, impatiently
awaiting her arrival, gave Il glad little
cry. She ran down the steps, and offered
her a helping hand to alight.
I'm So glad you We conc :" she cxclaim-
ed, raptuously. eve engaged you a
love of a room next to mine, with a door
between that we can keep open or shut
as we please. Come" running up the
stairs, Il will show it to YOU"
Upstairs, she threw open door, ard
stood inside room.
isn't it pretty" she questioned.
1.-TWO wide windows looking ont on the
Sound and breeze always blowing. And
you are going to stay a week, aren't you:
I'm promising myself it will be the week
of my life. Let NE help you off withyour
wrap. What Il pretty thing it is. And
your hat is Il dream-so fresh from New
York. When we stay down here by the
Sound awhile we lose. our style, living in
bathing-suits and short skirts. I'm
afraid am freak. have been here a
month-so long that it is quite like home.
want to tell you something though.
Now that your hat is of, how pretty and
yellow your hair looks | had forgotten
you had such yellow hair. Altogether,
you are changed since our college days
But is to be expected. Nothing remains
the same. | think people change most of
all, don'tyou: But this is what wanted
to tell YOU
She walked to the window, and looked
out as she told it.
at is about the Maclains. Two
brothers they are splendid fellows, BOTH
Paul, the elder, and his younger brother,
Jean. Not Il child, by any means-that
is, i'll ycars-hc' $ twenty young
in WAYS. They are alike, but not very
much alike, either. Paul is large, with
broad shoulders and a heavy head of
hair that gives him the look of a lion.
His brother is smaller. You will notice
Paul's hair at once-beautiful, thick,
auburn. His brothers is the same color.
Pail is massive man, the sort of man
women like. am very fond of him, and
| think" this with q blush, that he is of
me-"
Here she turned her face away from
~ 4 &.
I've shall sit at the same table," she
went on, making party of four. 1t
will be great fun. know you will like
the brothers. 1t is impossible to do
otherwise. Are you ready now? Wait,
there is little raveling on your skirt.
Let HE pick it of. There, it is dinner
time. Shall we go down"
The two brothers were already at the
table when the two girls entered the
dining ROOM After the introduction,
Genevra, in Il generous mood, placed her
friend next to the lconinc and splendid
elder brother, taking Il seat by the
younger, Jean, who, in a spasIn of delight
in ten minutes, sprinkling such rare i'll
tervals as CHANGED to occur withlaughter
more or less hilarious.
Bye.and bye, "Who are your friends
across the way" he qucried. "They
don't seem to recognize us"
! .Gcnevra, glancing across, observed for
the first time the absorption of the elder
brother in her friend She looked away
from them somewhat blankly at Jean.
| Dessert over, he had arrived at the stage
of the cigar He took OFF the little en-
blazoncd paper ring which boundit, and,
in an deliberately ccrcmonious way, put
it on her finger.
Never mind" soothcd he, 81 am here.
What do you care, SO long rs you have
me: From now on, in a louder tone,
You and are engaged to be married.
"Gcnerva laughed ripple of n laugh,
at which Paul looked up.
"Gencvra and are engaged" explained
Jean, i'll answer to the look. AT haH
after four O'Clock next Autumn we are to
be married"
Disdaining to notice such palpable
idiocy, Paul again turned his attention
to Miss Maynard, with whom he kept
up a rapid fire of conversation until they
rose from the table and adjourned to The
vcranda, where, to Generals dismay
the four remained paired off as she hat
paired them.
Later, the good-nights having beer
said, Gencvra followed Miss Maynard
into her room.
What doyou think of him." she asked
toying indillcrently with her handker
chief.
Her friend dimpled, Magnificent,
she replied.