The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-03-26
CHAPTER XIV.

| Ellery was going to hold his annual
reception tonight for the members OF
the faculty and their wives. Geor-
giana. now at home and at the head
of her fathers household, was ready
to receive with him and do the hOnOrs
as hostess.
AS she paced the floor, her long skirts
sweeping about her, her thoughts
serious, as usual-were occasionally
broken in upon by the fippant re-
marks of Daisy, who, also in gala at
tire. was ready to assist her this even
ing to receive her fathers guests.
Hadn't better go and tell uncle to
hurry up, Georgiana? They will be-
gin to come soon." Daisy suggested
from her place on an old davenport
which stood against the wall
HE will be down in time, suppose.
He has watch" Georgiana answered
absently.
But can he tell the timer
Georgiana ignored her.
Because I've always suspected he
couldn't he's so invariably late to ev-
erything."
Georgiana's gaze was far away.
"You look stunning, Georgiana.
! That's q serum gown"
| "What adjectives, Daisy"
eff the combination of you and that
robe of snowy white doesn't roast Kin
! ross, then he is fireproof. as they all
say he is"
Georgiana laughed indulgently.
II do hope. George, that you'll be
quite cruel to him to avenge the rest
Of them"
Daisy" Georgiana gently chided
her, you put it on such a low plane"
"It% What's ftp"
"My prospective acquaintance with
DR.. Kinross."
"Oh, Georgiana! Why, I'm. expect
ing it's going to be most inspiring and
uplifting-to see you jilt him, you
| know"
I'm not even sure that he's going to
be here tonight" >.
"Ohv' said Daisy blankly. -. era
cious! And here I'm standing on my
hind legs in glad expectationr'
HE wrote me that he had an en-
gagement for part Of the evening with
Miss WOlcott, who was passing
through town on her way to New
York, but that If he might come early
and leave early he would be delighted
to do so. The tone of his note," she
added critically, twas manly" ; .,'..
Dear me! How did he manage to
no nj In n noto lilo ho
There was an atmosphere about it., >"
Georgiana insisted.
"Why do you keep walking about.
George? Are you nervousY t..
Georgiana came and stood in front
Of the davenport.
Daisy" she said earnestly, che will
probably be the first one to arrive,
and
Meaning Kinross?' Daisy inquired
alphabetically.
"Dr. Kinross, yes. fancy he will
be here before any one else comes
Tell me, IL you were l, would you be
In the room when he comes or would
you enter after he is here?"
(Which do think would impress
him more?"
II merely mean," Georgiana explain
ed, would it seem more easy and
graceful-to be already in the room or
to come in after he is here-or perhaps
to enter from the piazza? Which
would seem more-well'-
EFFECTIVE? Suppose you advance
from under the piano, Georgiew Daisy
fippantly advised, growing hilarious.
"Daisy. why can't you look at the
serious side of life sometimes?'
well, then, to be really serious.
Georgiana, don't think Kinross will
be here first. That poor poodle, Gates
head, will present himself at the earli-
est possible moment and stay until
you will have to hint to him to fee. as
bird to his mountain, that he may
not lose one second of the time per-
mitted to the faculty to gaze upon
your charms. And you, Georgiana,
dear, will be meaner than ever to the
poor suffering wretch now that you
have this Kinross on the brain So
absurd! Why, I've not even met
DR.. Kinrossr'
"But. Georgiana," said Daisy, with
unwonted earnestness, cit seriously
does wound me q am speaking quite
in earnesD to see the way you handle
that long suffering Gateshead. Be
nicer to him tonight than you were at
the Gardeners dinner, won't you? Or
shall be tempted to console him by
catching his heart on the rebound and
allowing him to fall in love with me.
And think Of such fate-to let man
console himself with simple me after
having loved the complicated Geor-
giana! 'Twould be an awful strain on
me. He couldn't help realizing con-
stantly the lofty height from which he
had tumbled and how he had stopped!
You know, really, Georgiana, you are
cruel, might say brutal, to Gates
head"