The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-07

pendent Did what she chose, always; and
never cared what people thought. He fairly
snvered at the idea of becoming the respon-
bic editor of her actions. Not that there was
was any fault to be found with what she did.
But she was always saying and doing some
thing; whereas Guys creed was: "Do nothing;
and do it as quietly as you can"
And that fluttering, saucy, giddy piece OF
humanity belonged to him; he had actually
got to take charge oft for the rest of his life!
Good Heavens!
But there it was he was fast. Look where
he would. he saw no alienation OF his misery.
Worst of all, no one would allow him to be
miserable. His unces and aunts radated
satisfaction How could he look sorrowill'
1t was in bad taste, and could do no good
IF the girl herself only cared about III
| SAID Guy, blushing though alone, at inc very
thought, 'if she only cared about a ieho" IL
wouldn't be quite so bad. But she don't.
And she did not When she had once said
eyes to Guys lansuid "Will you?" she dis
| missed the matter entirely from her mind
and thought no more abou, it, until it was
| "S''.@ ~ hCi dS IL Naturally
was oy most OF her acquaintance Ii she had
been asked the question over which Guy puz-
Hleu SO long, she would have answered it very
frankly, save for one trifing reason which We
shall comprehend directly.
when Guy declared that nobody lived in
better style than the Findemes, he told the
truth, but, for want OF positive knowledge,
did not cover the whole ground.
Athana is Einderne, ESQ, was gentleman
OF disnified appearance and high social stand
ing, whose annual expenses slightly exceeded
his whole business capital. Had he lived in
these days of the income tax and its attend
ant botherations, he would have serenely paid
taxes for half million, with the settlei con-
Vietlon that he was dischargng sacred du-
ty to himself and society.
Harry shared the paternal helpessness in
deVising resources without an atom of the
pleasing anodyne of dignified oblivion which
lulled the paternal mind. The ex chequer, as
she called it TO herself-never to any one
else-was seldom absent from her waking
thought. She often spent hours alone, dwell
ing upon this one theme. Dressed in pink
Grape and whiteifowers for the evening, or in
green and gold for riding party, she would
sit down and say to herself: "What will be-
come OF me when all this comes to an end?"
Her admirers would not have known her in
this little half hour before the ball.
But all her anxious inquiries never brought
her any nearer a solution; all her hard and
bitter thoughts never shaped themselves into
any scheme for the future. IF she had man.
euvered skillfuly she might long ago have
been well established. But she had not.
Whatever she thought or wished while alone.
when the carriage came TO the door she was
just careless Harry Finderne. When fortune
threw this most unlooked-for temptation in
her way, she closed with it at once, and said
"Yes," thinking she had solved the problem
at last, by sheer good luck.
Whether all problems thus solved, without
their due allowance of dlligent application,
bring safety and disgust to the dilatory STU
dent, l know not. But certain it is that,
when little time had passed, Harry was by
no means so comfortable as she had antici-
tNNN~N' Guy pau uO uOTe
than formerly, did not trouble her in the
least She did not care what he did or did
not do. But it was not long before she dis
covered that he cared what she did, if he did
not care about her. That he did not care
about her had been quite apparent to her
mind from the very first. 1t did not take her
five minutes to comprehend why she had been
selected to become Mrs. Guy Denver. "The
connection of course" she had said to herself,
without the slightest surprise or Indignation
She had taken it for granted that her sayings
and dongS would affect him as little as his did
her. But she found that when she laughed,
the elegant Guy looked uneasy, that be scru-
tinized all her movements, and reflected up
on all her remarks; no sinecure, by the way.
The effort lent considerable animation to his
aspect, and was so far decided improvement.
Harry confessed that; but yet, why did he do
it?
All at once she reflected that he had
right to do so. Why? Oh! because he, Guy,
was to marry her, Harry. Here she deviated
into some conjcctures upon the subject of
rights" which did not seem altogether pleas
ing. Suppose he wished to prevent her doing
what she liked, to make her such a listless
autolnaton as himself. She would die. surely.
before she could succeed in suiting him.
Ought she to marry him if she did not suit
him? No answer which she could frame ap
peared TO afford her the slightest relief
Clearly impossible to give up houses and
lands, horses and carriages, laces, ftlrs, and
jewels; in short, all the cash of all the Den
vers. But on the other hand could she en-
dure this ceaseless inspection, this unspokep
dissatisfaction?
Would it not be unbearable to see him
shrus his shoulders in sush an imperceptible
way, if she just danced along the drawing
room hoor,when they were quite alone? She
often did so at home, and it would be impos
slble to cure herself of the habit, even if she
chose; which ofcourse she didn't. (Pouf.l IF
he would only say something. But he never
would; lie was too lazy to do more than look.
hardly that, sometimes. "No! that's not true"
cried Harry to herself, in rather inexplicable
vexation. "If he only cared about anything
he would do well enough. But he don't care
about anything. If the moon and all the
stars came dancing down some night, doubt
lift would make him raise his eyebrows. IFS
shame for man to be so handsome. and ali
that, and so-wellr'
Here Miss Harry Finderne closed her
mouth Theoretically, thereby producing pout
the second; grimace very becoming to her
style of beauty, but not honored by our friend
Guys approval.
That the young lady had become sufficient
~ aroused TO waste so much thought upon
Guy may seem to some observers a very sig
nificant circumstance, though she herself did |
not so consider it. Its immediate conse- |
quence was that Harry began to flirt, for the
nrst time in her life. The more Harry firted |
the better Guy seemed to like it. He began
to see CLEAN of hope. The unwonted Ella
lion made him quite cheerful. On one occa-
sion he made three distinct observations IN