Elsie at the World's Fair

uietly listening to the music of the German band. But they were ready to go at his i

riental awnings," he said, "and surely we may expect as

a sprightly tone; "and there must be a lovely

wer apartments of the building the other day, we did not go up to th

lagoon. Gracie looks as if she needed a rest from wal

ore Harold had signalled a boat, and the

up to the terrace, they passed through the triple-arched colonnade that led into the interior of the building, nor paused till t

enting Sacrifice, Charity, Virtue, and Wisdom. They then spent a short time over the exhibit in the lower part of the building; and there Captain Raymond and Lucilla met with a pleasan

ere exchanged, then Captain Raymond introduced his accompa

to the Austins to take supper upon the yacht that evening, and they parted for a time; the A

ked Captain Raymond, addressing his party, and r

ul things; a beautiful scene in the daytime, but far more gorgeous at night, as they readily perceived that it would be; so they decided to pay a second visit after the lighting up that evening

nd Frank Dinsmore and Will Croly. The meal to which they presently sat down, though Captain Raymond had called it supper,

, the sun drawing near his setting, the western sky glowing with brillian

older ones another, conversing among th

since I saw you last?" Lucilla said

fter our brief acquaintance in Minersville," he replied;

your father the moment I saw him to-day; you also, though I am not sure that I should

disguised admiration; "yet I knew you instantly, though I saw you bef

gh. "I am afraid I hoped I had grown and i

merican, and as proud of your Stripes and Stars?"

r eyes to the flag floating overhead, "I still think i

ral," remarked Miss Austin in a slightly sneering tone. "I must say I have-naturally, I suppose,-a far greater admir

speak too warmly in defence of her favorite banner

have constantly kept before them the fact that we, though spread over so many States, form but one nation; for otherwise our Union could not be maintained; we must continually impress upon all our people that this one glorious

t, and as he sank out of sight, the firing of a gun from the Illinois announcing the fac

e matter, so that I now think you Americans are quite right in your devotion to your flag, and your constant display of it. And this Fair," she went o

ld Travilla. "Have you been

: "But we intend going. The evening is the be

to-night, and would be gla

he three Austins, and as the shades of evening began to fall, all but the little ones, already in their nests,

Evelyn Leland, while his brother and Percy Landreth, Jr., vied with each other and Albert Austin in attentions to Lucilla, leaving M

agical splendor not perceptible by day. It seemed full of enchantment, a veritable hall of marvels; they wer

by and going in one direction, Croly carrying off Rosie in an

with me, Lucilla?" asked Ch

gly. "I'm such a baby that I cling to my fath

ow it?" Chester said enquiringly,

for what I don't want, and I never wa

ored under the delusion

ather's society? In that case I don't mean e

mselves about grown up, and altogether their own mistresses when they were no old

ucilla said, with a careless little toss of her head. "Yon will find the date of my birth there in p

ght embarrassment, "I am entirely satisfied with the a

med, Chester?" queried Captain Raymond pleasantly, overhea

me upon the lagoon, in one of those electrical launches; bu

ptain, "then suppose

it her better," answered Chester

nion, they were presently gliding over the waters of the lagoon intensely enjoyin