Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-31

his carriage"
why. his teams gone over to
Hopkins Point for the day. His man
told me so. Like as not he never got
any word" the old driver went on.
dispatches are kind of uncertain in
these parts. I'm the regular coach
driver, so hop in side O. me-"
Theodore eyed the ragged old man
and the rickety coach. The latter,
painted flaring yellow and drawn by
wheezy old horses decked in red har-
ness, certainly did remind one of the
van of some struggling circus.
Il will walk. Please take my trunk
to Mr.. Baron's."
Walk! It's two mile and hotter'n
election."
Theodore started haughtily down the
her, shouting directions as to her
route. 1t was hot, and the road
seemed to stretch out to the wood be-
You'd the world"
But, / couldn't make my entrance
into. the place bobbing about in that
ridiculous COACH" thought Theodore
Patten.
Not even a stray fowl disturbed the
afternoon calm of that country road
Yet Theodore, shoulders back, head
erect. walked as if passing down
serried ranks of adoring subjects
She always demeaned herself as one
who lived in that fierce light which
beats upon a throne"
Her sway extended only to her
grandmother, two aunts, their old
fashioned friends, and the girls of q
small day-school To Theodora whose
horizon line ended there this was q
very great world indeed. Was she NOT
a Patten of New York? Had not her
mother been a Baron of Boston? Had
not her father been judge of the
state and her grandfather minister to
Germany? Was she not an heiress to
many thousands?
Most potent of all, had not her
grandmother, aunts friends and
schnolmates, through all her sixteen
years, been steadily chanting the
praises of the digniied, proper, clever
and irreproachable Theodore Baron
Patten of New York?
DE folkses is all gone off" said the
colored maid at her uncle's house. "Yo'
see, honey, dey didn't 'spect yo' till to-
morrow"
This was hardly the triumphant ar
rival she had planned for her first visit
to her Maine cousins. Still, it gave
her time to repair the ravages of the
journey.
"All the Patens are handsome" she
said as she regarded her renovated
self in the mirror Theodore had A
! way of speaking of my good looks
| startling to some hearers. That's not
| concet," she would explain. Il didn't
| make my own face. It's only logica
| statement of a fact ''LogicaT' was
one of her shibboleths.
Theodore was good to look at, with
| her clear, quiet eyes, her bright color
| and composed expression.
DE girls is yander on de Inks sale
| the maid.
| A desire to surprise them seizet
| Theodora She crossed the links t6
the shady knoll, where she could sec
some figures. The sound of the sea
| deadened her footballs. Four girl:
were seated under the trees in atti-
tudes not classified in any system OF
| Delsarte. They wore short skirts
which We're evidently longer ones GU
|
fashion. and nondescript hats.
Country girls! OF course they
don't know much about style"
rs this Rose Baron?" she asked
sweetly.
The group uttered little squeaks o
surprise. Then a round little girl witt
a funny face cried shyly, "Why. us
Theodore, isn't ito" and kissed her.
"This is my cousin, Theodore Patten
girls, whom we expected tomorrow
These are my friends, Nan Wander
water Dolly Strang and Carolyi
Ulrick''
The girls shook hands hearth,
enough. How do you happen TO ID
here a day early, Miss Pattern ASKED
one.
Theodora looked at her. ''Why. she
lovelv!" she thought; then, "ls she
thought"
Theodore was right. Carolyn ulricl
was lovely, although her features Wer
not after any classical pattern ana ne
face was freckled. She had goldel
brown hair that fluffed and flew am
curled, but never untidily, the soltes'
deepest gray eyes. and smlie ina
made you think of an especially prctt
baby and a particularly loving mothe
all at once
And / suppose you came ramplh
out in Tommy's Chariot" said Rose
who spoke very fast and blushed
every other word.
II walked"
"Walked. Has Tommy died sudden
w? He's always there"
| ri with him "
"Rut everybody rides with Tommy.
"Probably. l could not make m
first appearance in that absurd man
ner." Theodore delivered this wit
her most regal air.
There was blank silence. Then the
laughed Theodore glared.
Poor old Tommy, We had plctur
of hihi baked of his prey! gaspe
, Carolyn Theodore looked at her keen
w. Her gray eyes were innocent.
you've come just in the thick @
things" said Nan. who spoke with
curious Grawl. sails, picnics, Ct gol
tournament and n great and wonderft
fete"
Don't forget my mission class pic
mic" put in Carolyn, making a face.
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