Show lOt The Disagreeable Man a II MARGE wheres where's Ships That Pass Passin Passin in the Night The only answer i is a yawn from Marjorie II Marjorie if you dont don't wake up this minute and tell me where that book is Ill I'll pour cold water all allover over you This time the blue eyes open and a sleepy voice drawls II In In the left-hand left side of my top dresser drawer But really Stell SteH I dont don't see what you want with it so early in the morning and then as the blue eyes perceive the figure of said Stell in out-door out costume costume costume cos cos- tume she ejaculates II Where in the name name of all that's strange are you I I III going II Why I dont don't see anything so so very strange in it Im I'm going to sketch the theold theold theold old mill we saw yesterday and I want to catch the morning light on it I may get tired of sketching and want to finish my book Lazy Marjorie smiled amusedly and turning over was soon dreaming This idea of her sisters sister's sketching was extremely extremely extremely ex ex- amusing Stella could not draw a tree that would have been recognized as belonging to the pl plant nt family but she had conceived the idea in her romantic little head that in art artlay artlay artlay lay her calling and for the space of two mon months she had devoted herself to sketching with an ardor that was a surprise surprise surprise sur sur- prise to all who knew loving ease-loving Stella She had thought and talked of nothing but what she naively called II her art But heretofore her enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm had not carried her so far as to forsake her bed at six o'clock in the thet t Ii morning in m order to catch the morning z light on a picturesque bit of scenery i But this morning she had risen at dawn though feeling herself a martyr and armed with portfolio luncheon and novel set out on her excursion She was a pleasant sight as she walked along with her fresh young face bright eyes and fluffy brown hair blowing about in the morning breeze i She purposely allowed her hair to blow D around loosely because it was artistic s 3 r rand Ax and also it must be confessed because t f fit J r rit it t was bewitchingly gly becoming The old mill was situated in In a beautiful spot Beautiful itself its i beauty was enhanced by its pleasing surroundings Great green hills were all around it and a cle clear r swift stream swept down at one side which had once turned the great wheel but as the mill ill was almost in ruins the wheel was now motionless The evening before Stella had selected a small grassy knoll as her i resting place but as she approached it A R what was her vexation to find already seated thereon a gentleman engaged in sketching as she herself had intended As she approached he turned his head and gave her a cool stare and then resumed his drawing Stella turned j away disappointed She had pictured to herself how charming she would 1 appear on that grassy seat with her 1 pretty hair blowing about her head an and I rt f her pencil in hand hand it it really was too vexing and she darted an angry glance 5 toward the unconscious unconscious artist as she seated herself flat stone upon a large t- t 1 She savagely drew out drawing materials and settled herself down to draw But in vain did she try to study i ithe the old ruin before her her eyes would f Y turn in spite of f her her to the figure in the the j gray tweed suit which seemed so oblivious oblivious to her presence Had she seen the amused mischievous glance he r f. shot in her direction she would have J changed her mind in regard to his to-his his being oblivious to h her r presence 1 N Now ow if he had only been a handsome young man who had sprung up at her approach and offered his seat that would have been an adventure worth having But to have a man turn coolly around and stare and then resume his occupation utterly oblivious to the fact that a charming young artist wished his seat seat seat-it it was an insult a Of course she did not take in into to cona consideration consideration con con- the fact of his knowing absolutely nothing about her desire for his seat but then he should have x offered it anyway And then he didn't look once in her direction and that was another proof of his being a bore w for she wanted to see his face she hadn't caught a full view of it yetI yetI yet I shall call him the Disagreeable Man thought Stella spitefully as her r. j eyes fell upon Ships That Pass in the thet t Night He He certainly is the most r disagreeable man I ever saw I It think x the Disagreeable Man must ha have e resembled this one too and she studied the figure carefully I 1 certainly certainly certainly could not be like B because I haven't the slightest trace of consumption and now I think of it S 3 this man doesn't look as though he were at the point of death But he is quite disagreeable enough for anything i With which sage conclusion she was satisfied At this moment the Disagreeable Man looked around and Stella provoked provoked provoked pro pro- at b being ing caught scrutinizing k him fell to work as if her life depended upon it drawing a at t random without w once glancing toward the object which she was supposed to be sketching So busy was she that she did not hear a light step behind her and a figure at her back until she was startled by hearing a mans man's voice saying Th That at sketch is abominable Miss She sprang up in alarm scattering w the contents of her portfolio all about her and her face flushed flushed angrily angrily as she looked around for there stood the Disagreeable Man i I. I 1 How dare you you look over my shoulder in that manner and startle me meso meso meso so II she cried I I beg your pardon if I startled y you you u f. f Miss he replied coolly How do you happen to know my name asked she still regarding him wrathfully As your name is on your portfolio I could scarcely help seeing it he answered N No 0 since you so rudely looked over my sh shoulder ulder was her rejoinder And now you may pick up the things you knocked down and then go away She glanced at him haughtily drawing drawing drawing draw draw- ing herself up to her full height Her r. r dignity evidently did not affect him as she had wished for after glancing at ather ather her in an amused way he suddenly burst out laughing The hearty boyish laughter proved and much against her will she joined him in unrestrained mirth She soon recovered recovered recovered re re- covered however and reassuming her J cloak of haughtiness stooped picked up her scattered property and settling her hat more firmly on her head by a vicious jab jah of her pin hat-pin strode hastily away He did not cease laughing however and she heard his clear ringing ringing ringing ring ring- ing laughter till she was out of hearing The insolent thing s I Isaid said she to t herself Oh why did I laugh If I should ever see him again I should die of mortification e The pretty eyes were filled wi with th angry tears and she stamped her foot in pure vexation of spirit It was a long tale of woe that was poured into Marjories Marjorie's sympathizing ears that day and great was Stellas Stella's s 's t horror and consternation when Marjorie i informed her that her of the morning was no other than the new V 1 J 1 boarder boarder- who had arrived arrive the night before before before be be- fore fore- at the Summer bummer SummerHouse House where the two girls were spending the summer It was with sworn hatred toward the new boarder that the two sisters entered the room dining-room that evening and were introduced to the II Disagreeable Man He ignored the adventure of the morning morning morning morn morn- ing and devoted himself immediately to Stella in spite of her rebuffs He even went so far as to invite her to go for a sketching tour on the next day daT and fearing the sarcasm of those gray eye eyes which in spite of herself she had to confess were very handsome she as as- The next morning the sun saw the two wo walking toward the old mill to together together together to- to gether and it saw them together oget er a great many mornings after that for though Stella said all the unkind th things she could think of to him he soon showed her that although of a fun lov ing nature he did not deserve the title of II Disagreeable Man Marjorie teased her sister sister- about her herlong herlong er long tramp but Stella replied that she he was II taking lessons in art But you never call him the Disagreeable Disagreeable Disa Disagreeable Man any more persisted Marj Marjorie rie and you have so l little to say that I think you will soon soon be like Ben ardine Stella blushed furiously as she answered answered answered an an- II Except that died and and and-and and I am going to get married f Edyth Ellerbeck fI |