The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-09-29

diver. a, one of the pleaSanteSt OF my
many experiences i'll your charming
country.
Mrs. Nandivcr smiled her thanks
Then YOU have not found us a ma
ton oi barbarianS and our land a howl
! my wilderness, as SO many OF our
European visitors have done" she
qucried.
Il am happy to say never entertain
ed the absurd prejudice against Amcri-
cans and america which characterize,
the average EnrliShman. probably be
cause have been especially fortunate
III the matte rot international acQuain-
lance. 1t was, in fact, largely owing
/" desire to renew pleasant. ii very
brief, friendship with two delightful
c"mpatri"tS uf your>-an aunt and
niece, whom met in Rome and sub
>cqucntly in Ncnicc-that decided to
! come across in the >yndicatc's interest
instead "i sending a subordinate"
he contents OF a tray in the maid ;
| hand ratified like caStanctS
The aunt had very kindly invited me
! /" call should | ever visit America" the
! guest pursued, and | lost little time
after landing in looking them up. But
unfortunately. found the house closed
Tor the summer and the carctakcr in
charge only able to tell me that her
mistress was at Nahant. | promptly
ran down-"nly t. find that the lady
! sought had fitted TO- Bar IIarbur.
think ! should have gone t. the length
"1 following her. but that the necessity
| for my immediate attention to the bust
ness which bly-brought
me across was Imperative; So could
only write, and as vet have received NO
reply. ! had depended upon securing
! the niece address from the aunt, and
having missed her leave, me no c,cw
t" the young lady, place OF residence.
| further then that. 1t i somewhere in
the South"
"Wcll," Tcs>ic encouraged him. III
YOU Il pardon the tritc suggestion. the
world is very small place alter all.
AVID its possible vou may chance upon
her when YOU least expect it.
Emincntly possible" inwardly
! echoed the maid, standing dcmurcly be
| hind Mrs. Nandivcr'S chair
ON and his guest. declining to be
rtt To their cigars and solitude. Joined
the ladies on the piazza. where the En-
%Il>hman, in cordial converse with his
hosts sister. whose piquant prcttinc,>
| made good the first c0mponct ui Ken
| tucky> thrceiuld claim to distinction.
WhlIc the TAR sweep ni mounlit mea-
dow and wooded upland beyond the
tcrracrd lawn >uh,tantlatcd a second.
added another t. his store OF pleasant
rN"cricnccr in this hp>pitablc south
land
Next mornings Breakfast passed off
n smoothly A. the evening meal had
done. and Marian. hearing the trap
which was t. take Tom and his guest
I" the station drive to the door. was
trIrcltatn" herself that the ordeal was
successfully over. when the Honorable
Chaunccy suddenly Glanced To- rcmcm-
FER having carc'c>'v lett an historic
>i""rr ring. n hr,rlurm ~ his ia,ni'v
"n the DRESSING table in hi, apartment
$50 STUPID ri me- Il" apulupizrd
"I'll lust run up and fetch i'll >h1n't
be an i">'anr---''
Don't think "i =. | beg" his hos
tess ntcr"u>"' "Marian will pet it iur
v'u. \nd Marian. >tanlinr tv wi'h
IrS>ic'> lieht driving cpat-Trs>ic had
a"rr"d t. "rlvr the gentlemen across
t. the Ntati"n-in>'0rtlv ubevrd
She caught TN the ring. which She
remembered 10 nave seen before. and
ran hastily down the ,tairS-to find her
sell >Quarcly cunirun'cd by the EnpIish
MN. who wrN AWAITING her approach
with impaticutly extended hand The
vantage " three steps raised the girl
t" his exact height aud their eyes met
SquarcIy, hers failing in utter confusion
and di>may before the look oi startled
recognition which dawncd in his.
y host oi varied emotions thronpcd
upnn him as he withdrew the out
stretched hand-which fortunately sill
held the Intended tip: he opened his
lips t" speak, but before he could frame
a coherent Scntcncc-hiS mental pro-
ccSScS were SIow-Shc had slipped past
him with a murmur oi apology and dis
appeared
Mrs. Nandivcr had stepped outside To-
calm the FESTIVE Tom. who WAS coTIino
mpatcntly:
Sorry To- hurry Won, old man but
we're likely t. miss our train" Trss;r
was already seated with the ribbnrs in
her hands and the Honorable Chounrrv
found nothing lett him but tn make his
adicu to Mrs. Naniivcr and rake hi.
place in the trap
Two DAYS later Tom Nandivrr re-
turning from his d,il. RIM 49,, H.,