The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-01-13

Which breathes of all things
fair"
sang young girl riding in the park.
And she smiled to herself as she guild
ed her mare through the Towering
labyrinths.
Behind her, powerfully mounted, am
bled the belted groom. She was riding
alone in the golden weather because
her good friend Selwyn was very busy
in his Office downtown. and Gerald,
who now rode with her occasionally.
was downtown also, and there remain
ed nobody else to ride with; also the
horses were to be sent to Silverside
soon, and she wanted to use them as
much as possible while the park was
at its loveliest.
1t was near Eighty-sixth street that
a girl splendidly mounted saluted her
and. wheeling. joined her, a blond.
cool skinned, rosy tinted, smoothly
groomed girl, almost too perfectly
seated, almost too f1awless and supple
in the perfect symmetry Of face and
figure.
upon my word" she said gayly,
you are certainly spring incarnate
Miss Enroll, the living embodiment of
all thisv' She swung her riding crop
in circle and laughed, showing her
perfect teeth. But where is that
this morning? Is he so grossly mate
rial that he prefers Wall street, as does
my good lord and masterT
do you mean Gerald" asked Eileen
innocently, ''or Captain Selwyn"
'Oh, either" returned Rosamund air
lily. "a girl should have something
masculine to talk to on a morning like
this. You are continuing to astonish
the town. hear"
"What do you mean, Mrs. Fane?"
"Why. first it was Sudbury, then
Draymore. and now everybody says
that Boots
"Bootsw repeated Miss Enroll blank
ly, then laughed deliciously. Poor,
poor Boots! Did they say that about
him? Oh. it really is too bad, Mrs.
Fame. 1t is certainly horribly imperti-
nent of people to say such things. My
only consolation is that Boots won't
care. and if he doesn't why should
IY'
Rosamund nodded, crossing her crop.
For awhile as they rode she was
characteristically amusing, sailing
blandly over the shoals of scandal,
though Eileen never suspected it
wittily gay at her own expense as well
as at others, fitting airily from topic
to topic on the wings Of a self assur-
ance that becomes some women If
they know when to stop. But pres
emily the mischievous perversity in her
bubbled up again. She was tired of
being good. She had often meant to
try the effect of a gentle shock OH
Miss Enroll. and, besides, she wonder
ed just how much truth there might
be in the unpleasantly persistent ru-
NOR of the girls unannounced engage
ment to Se!wyn.
''It would be amusing, wouldn't itT
she asked, with guileless frankness.
But of course. 1t is not true-thta
report of their reconciliation"
"Whose reconciliation 2" asked Miss
Enroll innocently.
why, Alike Ruthven and Captain
Selwyn. Everybody Is discussing it,
you know"
"Reconciled" l don't understand"
said Eileen, astonished. "They can't
be. How cam
But it would be amusing, wouldn't
ttf And she could very easily get rid
Of Jack Ruthven. Any woman could.
So II they really mean to remar-
Ty"-
The girl stared, breathless, astound-
ed, bolt upright in her saddle.
oh" she protested, while the hot
blood mantled throat and cheek, at Is
wickedly untrueI How could such a
thing be true, Mrs. Fanei II isis
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