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The evening's pleasure closed all too quickly, and as the last good-byes were spoken Guy lingered to whisper: "I shall call and take you to choir practice in good season, so do not run away before I come for you. Good-night, Miss Dexie."
"Oh! if I only could lay my hands on him, I would pay him for his impudence and brutality! but, Dexie, were you not very frightened?" and he clasped her hands in his own, and looked earnestly into her face. "For the moment, when I turned my head and saw the stones beneath me, I was almost sick with fear, but I think my temper saved my life just then, for I turned on him and dared him! Oh!
She has just given me to understand that she belongs to you, and I am expected, I suppose, to offer my congratulations; but I cannot do it I must get used to the thought first. I am not afraid or ashamed to confess that I have loved Dexie Sherwood for years loved her madly, blindly, though she has given me nothing but hard words and scornful looks through it all.
"Then you are the singer; but your looks will do very well. Uncommon beauty is often a snare to its possessor, and the ability to sing God's praises is worth far more. Are you too tired to do so to-night?" Dexie looked up with a question in her eyes, and Mrs. Gardner added, "There is a service in our meeting-house to-night. Would you like to attend it with me?" turning to Elsie.
I know he cares more for you than for Gussie, and the fact don't please me very well." Dexie was silent for some minutes. The remembrance of certain looks and speeches that Hugh had lately addressed to her were now explained; he thought she had quarrelled with Lancy, and he was anxious to take Lancy's place. She lifted her eyes, saying: "Hugh shall have no chance to think any such a thing.
I never thought of you in connection with Dexie, and upon my word, Traverse, she doesn't appear to be very much in love with you either, if I am any judge!" and Mr. Sherwood looked up at Traverse, who was standing by his couch, his hands clasped behind his back in a waiting attitude. "Now, with Gussie it would be an easy matter." "Mr.
I will direct the members of the club to be ready to step forward the moment your piece is finished, and we will dismiss them with 'God Save the Queen." As Lancy and Dexie made their appearance the clapping of hands arose again, and, under cover of the noise, Dexie whispered a few words to Lancy, who immediately secured another piano stool.
More than an hour passed before the contents of the box had been examined, then with Dexie's assistance the wrappings which covered the floor were picked up, tables were tidied, and the room put in order. Mrs. Gurney drew Lancy aside as soon as he entered the house, to explain the difficulty about Dexie. "What! Not whistle or go near us!" he cried. "Why, she'll have to!
"Miss Dexie has, in some way, found out what my second name is, and that it is as hateful to me as 'Dexter' is to her, and she has made it the subject of a very cruel joke. As I supposed that nobody knew my full name, you can judge of my surprise when I received this from the office," and he held forth the valentine. "Oh! that's only a valentine, Plaisted.
The frigid stare with which she regarded him when he attempted to draw her into conversation reminded him of past discomfitures, and, forgetting that he seldom came off victor when crossing swords with Dexie, he determined to pay off old scores with interest.
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