Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-06-25
The Good the III
Wind Blet0
BY VIRGINIA BLAIR.
Copyrighted. INs. by Associated
literary Press
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
BY VIRGINIA BLAIR
-No,binr could be more unfortu-

Maize aEreeu ucgttA'hAs.
had come st any other time.
"She will expect TO be entertained
Miss Cynthia chimed in.
Maize. tying ON her veil before the
mirror. decided: I'VE can have some
good times with the girls. But there
won't be any men. and Constaniia
can't exist without men"
Nonsense" said Miss Cynthia.
"shell have TO when she comes to HUI
ton"
Maize talked the situation over later
with Serena Sears.
You see, | met Constantia al the
seashore the summer | went with the
Merrills, and had lovely clothes, ana
we lived at the best hotels ana dld
everything in the most approved way.
81 told Constanta that when / was
at home with Aunt Cynthia | didn't
have all the advantages and that my
outing with the Merrills was just their
farewell treat before they went
abroad. But Constantia can't under
stand what life at Hilton is. and she
will expect gay time
well. it's an Ill wind that blows
nobody any good" said Serena senten-
tiously. perhaps she will liven us up
a bit"
"Constantia could liven up nun
nery." Maize told her, but Hilton is
hopeless"
Letters coming from Constantla told
of her preparations.
"She is getting lots of pretty clothes"
Maize reported to Serena, land where
is she going to wear them"
But Serena true to her name, would
not worry. "She will delight our eyes
with them" she said. Il haven't seen
an up to date gown for 30 long that
I'd rather gaze on it than on Rem
brandt"
The day of Constantia's arrival Ma
zie put the big old fashioned house in
order, while Aunt Cynthia baked de
lectable things.
Serena Sears came in the afternoon
"f CUnstantia hasn't the good taste
t. enjoy this lovely old room and Aun
Cynthia's tea and mullins and cocoa
nut cake she's benighted individual,
said she.
But think of Constantia trailin!
pale blue broadcloth on this old rug
walled Maize.
Maize walked to the station, bu
she brought Constantia back In tn
only cab the town afforded. 1t wa
shabby and ramshackle but the littl
horse was plump, and so was tn
driver.
I'VE feed people and animals we
in Hilton" Maize explained to Coz
stantia. eating is our only diver
sion"
Constantia dimpled. 81 think Hilto
is dear" she emphasized.
But after they had driven litt1
way she said suddenly, "Mazie LanI
ley, l don't believe | have seen a sill
gle man since we left the station"
There aren't any," Maize informe
her. 81 warned you. l told you
my letters that Hilton was deadl
dull"
Constantia's laugh rippled. "Ol
you goosie.' she said, "as if l careC
1t will be rest. if the girls are nice
a sort of bachelor girls paradise"
Maize nodded There is nothing +.
men to do in these Hampshire bills
she said, "and except few merehIu
and the minister and the doctor thel
aren't any"
"Well. l wish Bobbe Dwyer cou
hear that" Constantia murmured.
"Who is Bobbie Dwyer?" Maize
handed.
"Bobbie," Constantia explained, wi
elaborate and strangely earnest scor
fulness, "is lord of creation. l w
engaged to him until one day he tri,
to dictate to me! Then, of course
broke it off and told him there we
some worse things than being an o
maid, and he flung back at me that
should live single, for he could new
trust a woman again, and then l to
him that an old maid was happi
than a bachelor, and he said if tri
1t I'd find out, and, OH | wish you h
heard us!" And in spite Of the trf
edy of her recital Constantia laught
And I'm glad there aren't any m
here-I hate them"
Mazie's face glowed. 1--WE will ha
lovely time if you feel that wa.
she said
Just then the ramshackle cab rou1
ed curve, and there was the {
house, with Aunt Cynthia at the W
dow and the light shining out behi
her. and they went in and had
and mullins and little cakes, and n
Ze Toasted her eyes on the pictr
Constantia made in her modish gowl
The next day Serena Sears ca
over.
"Mazie told me how pretty y
WERE" she said quantity, "and I t.
her I'd rather see you than a pictu
but you are better than whole
gallery"
And that afternoon a lot of gi
came, pretty and futtering creatul
who hung about Constantia admiri
ly.
81 love girls" she said when IL
had gone away.
That night more girls came, and
the afternoon there was girls t
and at night feminine galaxy ca
over and sat around the fire and p
ped corn and sang college songs.
When Constantia and Maize went
bed that night the pretty guest
marked. 81 love girls" but her v,
lacked eager enthusiasm.
Several days later Serena Sears e
dance
of course there won't be any me
she said "but wa ran oil Jrouc IN