The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-03

army, sitting on the sofa, and being very
devoted to Miss White. Captain Amyr
had entered with all his heart and soul in
to the little bit of strategy, and hirted with
his sisters friend, as Mary Bell said, "just
as naturally as life"
"Let 'em work, !" said Mr.. Dewey, and he
sat down to play backgammon with a pref
| ty little widow whom he knew. Fanny
watched him from beneath her eyelashes.
" 1t doesn't produce any effect at all upon
him-the brute" said Hildergrade who
had expected to see the recreant lover
brought to capitulating terms at once.
"That's because we don't put it on
strong enough" said the Captain Fanny
1 may call you Fanny, mayn't ?"
"Oh, certainly" said the little brunette,
"it's all in the play"
"Well, then, Fanny, think we ought
to promenade through the hall arm in arm
little while, and if we were to whisper
instead of speaking out aloud"
Fanny laughed and blushed and consent
ed, and the whole evening long she and the
doughty captain exchanged very common
place remarks in very confidential whispers,
while Mr.. Dewey and the widow played
backgammon serenely.
81 like this,' said Captain Kent to his
sister, when Miss White had gone to her
room, and Mr.. Dewy was smoking his last
cigar on the lawn. "She's the prettiest
girl ever saw"
ooh, but, Kent" cried the alarmed Hill
degrade, "you mustn't fall in love with
her That wasn't in the bargain"
81 shall not fall in love with her--there
is no danger" said Kent Amyr; "but
say its such fun I'm SO much obliged to
you for suggesting it, Hildergrade"
Fanny cried herself to sleep that night.
Ralph Dewey didn't seem to care pin
whether she flirted with Captain Amyr or
not.
The next day she went out horseback
riding with the Captain. Kent sat on his
horse like centaur, and Fanny came back
rosy as whole bed of carnations.
care you going with us to the Cedar
falls tomorrow, FannyP" asked Mr.. Dew
ey that evening. We said something
about going together week or so ago,
didn't we ?"
Fanny was ready with her lesson.
"Did we? / had forgotten besides, I
promised to go with Captain Amyr."
Oh,well, all right. had just as soon take
Julia Symington." p
Fanny's scarlet lip quivered, but Hilder-
grade shook her head vehemently at hei,
and she did not call back the young En-
glishman, as had been her first impulse.
Captain Amyr proved most devoted
cavalier, and Fanny half reproached her
self that she enjoyed the day so much
without Ralphs society.
"Its very wrong of me-" sighed Fanny
to Hildergrade Amyr, her faithful conf
dant.
"No, it isn't it's just exactly right" re-
sponded Hildergrade.
ell begin to be afraid he don't care
for me-" hazarded Fanny.
"He's brute p confidently asserted her
you never looked at him again."
So the glowing midsummer days ciept
by, land Mr.. Dewey held aloof, hugging him
self to see how he was outwitting the girl
conspirators, though an occasional twinge
of jealousy now and then passed through
his mind and Captain Kent and Fanny
played very industriously at making love.
Presently there was sore outcry among
the allied forces. An order had come from
the memorable War Department, and the
Captain must go somewhere on the fowery
frontiers of Florida straightway.
Ralph Dewey was delighted.
"The matter was beginning to get a lit
tie serious" he thought, Z" "and just as soon
as that confounded puppy in the gold shoul-
der-straps gets away, I'll make Fan happy
woman. May be, though, it would be well
to punish her for few days longer. I'll
see how matters look" T>a
"Oh, Fanny y Fanny aren't you sor-
ryp" sobbed affectiorate Hildergrade cling
ing round her tall brother, whose face was
unwontedly grave. 'ifo fa lQs
"Yes, Hildergrade, " said Fanny, "rm
very sorry .ai ~ dsfe
Captain Kent Amyr looked penetratingly
into her face. There were real tears quiv-
ering and sparkling ON her jetty eye-lashes,
and the roses had all paled away from her
cheeks. l ri suai ret f Aia
"Fanny p he said, impetuously, "is it