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He sought her acquaintance, avoided with cleverness a number of annoying barriers, assaulted her heart, and won it, all of which stood as mere play when compared with climbing over the pride and prejudice of Colonel Sommerton.
"Oh, is he?" cried Miss Sommerton; "then the matter is settled. He shall go. I thought it was some young fop of an amateur photographer." "Oh, quite elderly. His hair is grey, or badly tinged at least." The frown on Mrs. Sommerton's brow cleared away, and she smiled in a manner that was cheering to the heart of her suppliant.
Miss Sommerton had many delusions, but fortunately for her peace of mind she had never yet met a candid friend with courage enough to tell her so. It would have required more bravery than the ordinary society person possesses to tell Miss Sommerton about any of her faults.
I am going out to Three Rivers to-day anyhow." "No chance of overtaking the ladies?" asked Trenton. "I don't think so. We may overtake Mrs. Mason but I imagine Miss Sommerton will be either at Quebec or Montreal before we reach Three Rivers. I don't know in which direction she is going. You seem to be somewhat interested in that young lady. Purely artistic admiration, I presume.
I have not been much accustomed to society, and I am rather a blunt man." "Many persons," said Miss Sommerton with some severity, "pride themselves on their bluntness. They seem to think it an excuse for saying rude things. There is a sort of superstition that bluntness and honesty go together."
He attempted to rise, in order to assist the lady to a seat in the canoe, when the half-breed-said in French : "Better sit still. It is safer. We will help the lady." Miss Sommerton was talking rapidly in French with rather overdone eagerness to Mrs. Perrault.
Colonel Sommerton returned on the day before the convention, and found his friends enthusiastic, all his "fences" in good condition, and his nomination evidently certain. It followed that he was in high good-humor. He hugged Phyllis, and in a casual way brought up the thought of how pleasantly they could spend the winter in Atlanta when the Legislature met. "But Tom I mean Mr.
Miss Sommerton answered tartly, "I have no opinion whatever of you." Then, with womanly inconsistency, she proceeded to deliver her opinion, saying, "A man who would smoke here would smoke in a cathedral." "I think you are wrong there," said Mr. Trenton, calmly. "I would smoke here, but I would not think of smoking in a cathedral. Neither would I smoke in the humblest log-cabin chapel."
Now, if there is one thing more than another that an Englishman looks after, it is the commissariat." After a moment's silence he said "Don't you think, Miss Sommerton, that notwithstanding any accident or disaster, or misadventure that may have happened, we might get back at least on the old enemy footing again?
"Miss Sommerton, you said you would like to kelp me. Now I am going to appeal to you. I throw myself on your mercy." There was a slight frown on Mrs. Mason's face, and her husband felt that he was perhaps appealing too much. "In fact, the truth is, my wife gave me " Here a cough interrupted him, and he paused and ran his hand through his hair. "Pray don't mind me, Mr.
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