The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-12

other way about
The gay smile broadened on the
swarthy face; very bright eye
twinkled thru the monocle into those
Of Miss .Bouverie.
"Well, will you promise to say moth
ing about mea I have a. reason which
you will be the first to appreciate in
due season.
Hilda hesitated, reasoned with heE
self, and finally gave her word. Their
hands were joined an instant, as he
thanked her with gallant smile and bow.
Then he was gone. And as his spurs
ceased jingling on the veranda outside,
Hilda Bouverie glanced again at the
song on the piano and clapped her
hands with unreasonable pride.
81 do believe that I was right after
alll'
II.
Mr.. Clarkson and his young men sat
at meat that evening with a Miss
Bouverie hard to recognize as the ap-
parently austere spinster who had hith-
erto been something Of skeleton at
their board. Coldly handsome at her
worst, a single day had brought her
forth a radiant beauty wreathed in
human smiles. Her clear skin had a
tinge which at once suggested and dis
missed the thought Of rouge; but be-
yond all doubt she had done her hair
with less reserve; and it was coppery
hair Of "a volatile sort, that sprang into
an undue discipline. Mr.. Clarkson won
IL r., I, Il
aught to do with the striking change
in her companion; the two young men
rested mutually assured that it had.
"The old girl keeps too close an. eye
on herr said little Mr.. Hack, who
kept the books and hailed from Mid.
dlesex. "Get her to yourself, Ted, and
she's as larky as they're made"
Ted Radford, the station overseer
was parsonage not to be dismissed in
a relative clause. He was typiea!
blocker, dry and wiry, nasally
cocksure, insolently cool, fearless hand
with horse, man or woman. He was 8
good friend to Hack when there was
no third person Of his own kidney t(
appreciate the overseer's conception Of
friendly chaff. They were by them
selves now, yet the last speech drew
from Radford sufficiently sardonit
grin. ..-...
"You see if she is, old man, sale
he,' "and I'll stand by to collect you:
remains. Not but what she hash It come
off the ice, and looks like thoring if yol
take her the right way"
Ted Radford was confirmed believe
in the rightness Of his own way will
all mankind; his admirable confidence
had not been shaken by long sue
cession Of snubs in the quarter unde
discussion. AS for Miss Bouverie, i
was her practice to play off one youn!
man against the other by discouraginl
each in his turn. But this evening sh
was a different being. She had vagu
vet absolute conviction that her fol-
tune was made. She could have sun
all her songs to the twain, but for tn
reflection that Mr.. Clarkson himsel
would hear them too, and report tn
matter to his wife on her return.
:, And the next night the male tri
were strangely absorbed in some static
: happening which did not arouse Mis-
Bouverie's curiosity in the least. The
were excited and yet constrained at dir
Z ner. and drew their chairs close togethe
on the veranda afterward. The youn
lady caught at least one word Of whic
she did not know the meaning. Sh
had the tact to keep out Of earshc
after that. Nor was she very muc
more interested when she met the tw