The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1870-07-07

the circle, aud, at last, received from
that lady OF Sappbollke lips his dis
charge. She did most gracefully ali,
crushlngly turn her back upon hin
not three DAYS after his removal from
the second floor.
Miss Dumain he sought, contiden
that one so artless certainly woult
be above the hollow-hearted crowd
and still give him her friendly greet
ing. Vain conception The artles
girl was coy indeed and when a
length he cornered her, it was t
bis discontinue. She suddenly turn
J ed and forced her way past him
without even one of her downcas
glances. On the contrary, her eye.
were fixed fully OF bis face, ant
plainly said, Sir, We are strangers.
Next he tried rattle headed Mis-.
Lambert, and she rallied on quite a.
usual but Watson SOON discovered
that the rattle was not for him.
Strangely enough, the proud and
exclusive Miss Percy unbent some
what from her lofty carriage, aud
gave him a welcome but over it all
was a shadow fear, apparently
which made Miss Percy shy rather
than naughty ; and Watson began
to catch glimpses Of character be-
meath all that conventional veil which
he had not expected to find.
OF course the wealthy Miss Ora
names would scorn his further friend.
~ relations. Her rooms were near
his own second floor apartments
she daily, all the season, had encouu-
tered him in his walks through the
long corridor, and must have been
one of the first to learn Of his fallen
fortunes. Indeed, he half surmised
that her dressing-maid had made
special inquiry into his case, seeing
her in confidential confab with the
tloor-stewardess and room girls. SO
Watson, with a reserve Of pride not
entertained with others, kept apart
from Miss Oromanes.
On that third evening Of his chang
ed fortunes, when the Sappho of the
Cascades annihilated him, greatly to
the pleasure OF the young "bloods"
around her, Watson wandered away
at length upon the piazzas then up
through thu long, deserted halls,
restless, thoughtful, digestiug the
notes which he had been taking Of
human nature, and trying to fix the
relative value OF man without mon
ey. 1t was the crystalline truth he
was leaTnlng-not tne truth in mere
solution, sometimes clear, sometimes
opaque, hut always thin, but the pre-
cIpitated, hard, angular, clearcut
crystals OF experience, mined in un
expected places. Had he remained
upon the second floor, never would
he have obtalned the gems the
mere solution only would have repaid
his keenest search. But that migra-
ton to the upper spaces had gwen
him d wondrOus lens ; his horizon
was SO UNNECESSARILY extended that,
barring the fact that his DILL was un-
paid, .he was the happier, because
wiser for the upward reverse.
Suddenly, in his solitary prone
made, he confronted the heireSs. She
was walking arm in arm with young
Evans, Of her set in confidential
communication, it would appear, el-e
why should they haze been in that
long hall alone asked Watson, as.
with glance, be took in the Situa-
ton. The meeting was surprise TO
both parties, and the inclination of
TO h men waste pass without recog-
milton. Evans, indeed, frowned :;
Watson flushed in anger, and with
head erect bore down and passed his
enemies, like suspended or cashier
ed officer of the line, conscious of his
soldierly qualities, but equally con-
scious OF his catered circumstance
e5."
Too high he held his head. in fact,
tor he caught no soft glance from the
lady's eye, and trod So firmly upon
the trail OF her elegant evening dress
as to cause apercept1ble cracking of
seams at the skirt pleats. Evans
turned with sudden anger.
'Dolt ! he Missed.
" atson passed Oh, staying to make
no apology, but he heard the lady
say :
'tie, it is nothing,' and he was con-
scious, too, that she was looking at
him wondcringty.
\ N hnl,p OF tNo+ Il
on the piazzas again, evidently on the
quest for some person, and he found
his man ere long. Evans was the
gentleman wanted. Going up to him
Watson said :
'Mr. Evans, what was the word
you. nsed at the time | trod on the
! trail Of Miss Oromane's dress p
i said dat, sir and l say it again.
We have hitherto supposed you to be
a gentleman, aud now learn that you
cannot pay yoar bills;' and he laugh
ed, half Ill scorn and half in hamor
of the fact SO opportunity given him
to crush another.
The hot blood flew to Watson's
face his hands were clenched as il
to strike but, by strong effort, he
mastered his passion.
Evans, no gentleman would have
uttered that sentence. Only cow
ard would fling another's poverty il
his face. Miss Oromanes, educated
as she has been to give virtue t.
wealth, might find in my inability to
pay my hotel bill justification for
dropping my acquaintance but
doubt If ever she would have coun
tenanced inciviIity. l owe her al
apology for my seeming rudeness
and will give it to her, but you / holc
in too supreme contempt even to ex
change words with you. Hereattel
do not speak to me, for if you Go
shall slap your face, even in the pres
ence of the ladies' And the speake
went his way to his attic room.
This scene, overheard 10y severa
gentlemen and ladies', soon was tn
talk of the rooms. Evans, being
recognized leader of a very aristo
cratic circle, soou convened other
of the set, aud Major Snow was, er
long, summoned to be informed tina
he must "cIear out Watson"-Evan
offering to pay the delinquent's bill
And the news flew throughout .h
parlors and prom enades that Majo
Snow was to give Mr.. Robert w
son, OF Baltimore, his walking paper
| in the morning.
An observer of the scene betwee
the two gentlemen on the piazza wa
Miss Oromanes. Having at once r,
tired to her room to repair the acc
dent to her skirt, the lady donne
; another dress, and, to enjoy half a