Connecticut western news., 1871-09-01

i and consisted of the proprietor of the Pc trel, Sir Hedworth Dare, and his two daughters, who stood to each other in the relation of step sisters, as Sir Hedworth had married twice, Edith and Kate. When Mr. Lawlesse went up to the two as they landed, it was pretty obvious that Sil Hedworth Dare would have been quite as well pleased had that gentleman not choser to present himself for the baronet regard. ed MT. Lawlesse as detrimental, and hae wholesome and parental horror of the class.
 "Ah! Lawlesse thought it was Moon ington," said Sir Hedworth; " said he would be here to meet us.". r.rs, f...-,
 The Hon. Sam Moo1ington was eldest son of the heir of Moonshine, and desper- ately smitten with Miss Kate Dare. Sil Hedworth- said Ryde society-was bent upon the match. The Hon. Sam was cer' tainly catchL said the ladies; Moon ington was an ass-so somewhat abruptly said the gentlemen in general, and MT Lawlesse in particular.
 Jim. however, was not to be taken aback by this very tepid welcome, and walked down the pier with Sir Hedworth and his two daughters. a. ases -taaJ. .4.:.s i. "Are you going to the ball tonight MT. Lawlesse 2n asked Kate Dare. l1 happened to be within few hours of the commencement of the Yacht Club ball. r. Of course Mr. Lawlesse was going and so was Mr. Moonington. That gentleman had just joined them and so they all were s.And so we shall all meet again presently. : And Jim Lawlesse sauntered off after hay ing bade the ladies an dU' reoo5r-in decld- edly better spirits than when-he had first met Sir Hedworth and the Misses Dare.
 -"I don't tbink should mind backing my luck against that of the Honorable Sam's," said Jim Lawlesse, as he proceeded to dress. Miss Kate Dare had promised MT. Lawlesse the first waltz. ' Y = 7", '"'xt'j x * The dance given by tEe Royal Victoria Yacht Club was unusually and brilliantly successful that year; so said everybod and the ball is certainly one which, Ii foi no other reasons than those of spectacular nature, is we'll worth seeing. The elegant devices which. convert balcony into cor, ridor, the profusion of banners, the trophies of yachtsmen, the decidedly nautical fea' lures in the dresses of the ladies-all these | add a charm which is exclusively thelr own to tbe affair. &'.''-.'i,. it ;. .'.,.s0 -it MT. James Lawlesse entered the room almost at the same time as the Dare party. Cn the arm of Sir Hedworth rested his eldest daughter, on that of the Hon. Sam Miss Kate Dare. The baronet's tone was more chilled than ever when he caught sight of our hero approaching in the dis tance. '-...' -s''.' .- fts -t '" Amid an indescribable chatter strongly favored with marine jargon the first quad rille was danced. Mir. Moonington's part ner was Miss Kate Dare, his vis-G-vis the gentleman whom we have for forms sake christened the hero of this slight narrative. But the first quadrille, as even fast quad rifles are sometime or other, was over at last, and within few minutes of its ter imitation MT. LAwlesse claimed the younger of Sir Hedworth's two daughters as his partner in the first waltz; and MT. Moon ington surrendered the lady who without doubt was the object of his affections and ambitions, certainly not with the best grace in the world. Miss Dare, however, was close by, and dlsengaged. Would Miss Dare give him, the Honorable Sam, the pleasure of that waltz2 Most happy and the pair whirled off, The elder of SlI Hedworth's two daughters was far from displeased at the contretemps, and she de termined to make the most of it. She did not see why the heir to the Moonshine peerage should be calmly appropriated to1 ] and by her. younger half-sister. For heII part, she could never quite understand what there particularly was to charm peo- pie in Kate. Besides, Kate had her time before her; she had only finished her first i season, and Edith Dare's first season was an affair of the more or less long past. Ii Kate did not choose to know her opportu, nity such charge of ignorance should not be brought against Miss Dare, in plain truth this young lady was as little pleased with her father as, with her sister in the l present matter It would be no such bad thing, she thought, if the event should prove that the calculations of the former were at fault as for Kate, the child was far too ignorant to calculate at all.
 The fair partner of MT. Moonington put forth all her pleasures they were not inconsiderable- captivate and please She suggested walk in the corridor--it was so hot in the ballroom. Curiously enough, also the keen eyes of Edith Dare had noticed a movement of her sister.
 II think" said the young lady, in low tone 6 we will sit here, just behind that 1 have such pretty view of the sea-"
 Almost immediately on the other side O the pillar were Miss Kate Dare and MT Lawlesse.
 "Ah MT. Bloomington, there, declare are my sister and MT. Lawlesse. How very sentimental p And Edith looked I up in the face of the Honorable Sam, who judging from his expression, was not par. ticularly pleased. He looked in the direc- ton indicated, and then turned again to his partner.
 Under the shadow of the pillar Edith advanced with her cavalier a little nearer her sister. e-> ... '. -g...-. ..- ru. -
 Romance, did you say, Mr. Lawlesse I don't think there's much romance in the present century, least of all at Ryde. Il you want romance I think it would be necessary to search for it on far wilder waters than those of the Solent."
 q suppose returned Mir. Lawlesse, who had evidently been reading Ixlon in Heaven,' "that romance is to be TO- mautic."
 "And who is romantic nowadays ?"
 The pair were standing close together and Mir. Moonington and his partner could distinctly see MT. ILawlesse's hand laid upon Kate Dare's.
 "T think, MT. Moonington, we will go inside. It is getting rather chilly here romantic perhaps, rheumatic certainly J said Mss Dare, in accents sufficiently au- dible to arouse the attention of her sister and Mir. Lawlesse. .-..t.
 Hadn't notion, remarked Jim, turn ing round with something of confusion that anybody was so near"
 The Hon. MT. Moonington did not ask Miss Kate Dare to dance again that even ing. - .- i+. 1t.r.H.
 l In her dreams that night, when the bal was over and the dancers dispersed, Miss Dare saw herself the Countess of Moon iugton; and if any thoughts visited hel sisters slnmhers. I am disposed to fancy