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

OF the proverbial third person who makes
three no company, turned off to speak to
Mr.. Foster, who was standing near. Not
withstanding my charitable design to leave
the lovers in such privacy as the circum-
stances would admit of, l was compelled,
owing to the comparatively loud tone in
which they spoke, to overhear much of
their conversation.
"Well, Harry how are you this even
ing? ?" said the young lady, offering him
her hand as she spoke.
81 am quite well, thank you" he replied
coldly, and affecting not to see her profler-
ed hand. 81 trust you are well.'
Perfectly well, answered she, speaking
with contemptuous GOODNESS that con-
trasted harshly with the sweet CHEEKY tone
in which she had first addressed him.
AT this point the conversation seemed
likely to terminate ; but after somewhat
lengthy pause, Wallworth, in low, sneer-
ing zone, asked, "How is Mr.. NARROW? ?"
" He was quite well when l parted from
him last night" she answered "by the
way, here is Mr.. Marrow" she added, indi-
eating by glance a cumbersome, coarse
featured, and heavy-beje young man
who at that moment entered the room,
"and as l want to speak to him particular
ly, must leave YOU"
Whereupon, with a supremely indiffcr-
ent air. she did leave him, and joining the
gold and gem-bedecked Mr.. NARROW, was
presently engaged in conversation which,
mated manner, appeared to be of lively
character.
While they were still together, Mr.. Fos-
ter introduced me to his daughter, adding
to the usual form of introduction, that I
had been Harry's guide, philosopher and
friend during his maiden voyage. This
piece of information, though given with a
kind intention, had by no means the "de-
sired effect" The manner of my recep-
ton was SO excruciatingly civil as to be de-
cidedly unpleasant (; but as / had great
desire to learn something concerning the
disposition of the girl about whom l had
heard SO much during the last few days,
affected not to notice the cooluess with
which l had been received. Finding that
did not leave her, as she had probably
anticipated should do when the ordinary
civilities of an introduction had passed be-
tween us, she motioned me to a vacant
chair beside the couch on which she was
seated, and after making the necessary in
PRODUCTION between Mr.. Marlow and my
self, entered into conversation with the
former. had expected to find Mr. Mar
low possessed of conversational powers the
brilliancy of which would make a young
lady Indifferent to his rather repellant per-
sonal appearance but was astonished to
find he was insufferably dull and stupid,
and that either he could not or would not
converse upon any topic but business. Out
of the domain of the "money article"
found it impossible to lead him, though |
made several attempts to do SO, in order to
relieve the visible embarrassment of Miss
Foster, who saw that / had done her
the justice of concluding that her ap-
parent gayety had been put on for the
purpose of annoying Wallworth. The
naughty reserve with which she had receiv-
ed me soon gave way to the natural amia.
bility of her disposition, more especially as
] appeared to be endeavoring to save hel
from the disagreeable necessity of favoring
Mr. Marlow with her views regarding the
failure of Broker & Co., the rise in gold
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For q time we conversed upon variety
of commonplace topics, on which, howev.
en-, as they had no special bearing upon
tr ade, Mr. NARROW was unable to say any,
thing. After one or two attempts on his
part to re-introduce business as a subject OF
conversation had been "put down" by
Miss Foster, he relapsed into a sullen ST.
lence, and shortly after left us to go into
an adjoining apartment, which had been
laid out as card-room.
Our conversation now turned on the sub
ject of my late voyage, and the friendship
contracted between Harry Wallworth and
myself, and though nothing pointed was
said in reference to Harry's conduct since
his return from sea, l discovered that he
had, as lovers occasionally will do, "made
a fool of himself" by entertaining q
jealousy which had no real cause.
After supper, not noticing Wallworth
among the dancers, l presently went into
the card-room, and to my surprise found
him playing in the same set as NARROW. -
They were playing for some trihing stakes,
"merely by way Of giving interest TO the