."Oh, don't be in a hurry," w as the
reply ; ''there is plenty of time. 1 stop
here, too.
"Provoking!" thought Rhoda." Now
I shall be constantly meeting him. I
w ish the summer was over."
Rhoda's friends were at the depot
ready to smother her w ith kisses.
"1 (id vou have a pleasant journev ?"
asked Miss Townseiid, as thev were
driving to the one large hotel of w Inch
Belleville boastf.
"I was somewhat louelv," replied
Rhoda.
"Iiuucan Rivers came on the train
w ith you. He is quite a distinguished
lawyer from Philadelphia, with any
amount of wealth, w hich he inherited
from an uncle. I wonder ii you saw
him. He is tall, with dark w hiskers
and wears sectaeles."
"I was reading a good deal of the
time," remarked Rhoda, evasively, "and
paid very little attention to the passen
gers." He friend wondered w hy the warm
blood mantled her cheeks.
On their way to the dining room, M r.
Rivers came tip and shook hands w ith
the Tow iiscnd family ; and Nina imme
diately presented hiiu to her "particu
lar friend and schoolmate, Missllure."
'Miss Clare's face is familiar," re
marked the gentleman, roguishly.
Were you not on the train this after
noon ?"
Again the roses deened on the soft,
dimpled cheeks, adding new brightness
to the dark violet eyes, and Xina won
dered if any masculine heart could re
sist the innocence, and freshness, and
beauty of that fair face.
