The Republican journal., 1872-04-18


talking a few minutes, and would tain
have kept her there longer. but she dis
missed him with that pretty imperious
way she had W ith all of us at times.
Now, as u very old friend of Caroline's,
| wasn't going to stand this sort of thing !;
so | taxed her plainly with it next dav.
and told her no good could come of any
acquaintance between her and Captain
Jocelyn.
And no harm need come of it, either
you silly old fellow" she said i've
been used to that sort of attention all nv
lite. There's nothing but the most limo
cent Irritation between US"
What would Joe think OF such an in
nocent Irritation, Caroline ?" | asked
zoe must learn to put up with such
things she answered, "as long "a do
my duty to him, | can't live without ex-
citement, admiration, and that sort OF
thing. Joe ought to know that rs well
as I do"
Il should have thought the tiger and
the horses would have given you enough
OF excitement, Caroline" | said, with.
out running into worse dangers than the
risk OF your life" "
But they don't give half enough OF
excitement" she answered: and then she
took OUT little watch in & jewelled case.
and looked at it, and then at me in half
I boasttll, half anxious way
Nv ny. what a pretty watch, Carry :"
said |. is that a present from Joe p
LAS il You don't know better than that ~
she said Country scene-painters can't
afford to buy diamond watches for their
wives, Mr.. Waters"
| tried to lecture her. but she laughed
OIL my reproaches; and | saw her that
night with a bracelet on her arm which
knew must be another gilt from the cap
tain. tie was in a stage box. and threw
her i boquet Of choice flowers after scene
with the tiger Ii was the prettest sight
in the world to see her pick up the flowers
and otter them 10 the grim-looking animal
to smell. and then snatch them away
with laugh, and retire, curtsying to the
audience, and glancing coquettishlv to-
wards the box where her admrer sat ap-
plauding her
Three weeks went by like this the cap
tain in front every night kept close
watch upon the pair, for | thought that.
however She might carry on her Irritation,
Joe'1 wife was true at heart, aud would
not DO him any deliberate wrong She
was very young and very beautiful but
laheled my influence would 60 long
way WIN her IN any desperate energen-
ev - kePl an eye upon her and her
adnl'rer' anu there was rarely night
'na' d'd not see the captains back turn
ed upon the door of Mrs. Waylie's lodg-
lngs before | went TO my own supper
Joe was not expected home for another
week, ana the regiment was to leave the
town in q couple OF DAYS Caroline told
me this one morning with evident pleas.
are. and | was overjoved to find she did
not really care tor Captain Joceyn.
"Aot bit. YOU silly old man." she said ;
me m presents PIT know there's no
"ne ~ lie Wofiu worm Joe. m very
S'ao lhe regiment VIII oe gone when Joe
co'"e' oaCh' >ha'l nave had my bit OF
lu"' YOU Know ana shaIl tell joe all
'pol' u a"' - NaP'a'n 2 Jocelyn "ll! have
2'ue !" t'e othrr ehd OF the world, he
can ooJecI % the preSents-trihutes Of
itreo 20 my genus as me captain says IN
"'1 nue.
., lt'l N NJ means sure that Joseph
W Ny ne "oUio consent 10 mis- Wlie's re-
''Ihln7 tnese troutes' ana told her as
Iuuth'
On nonsense she sald, ~ can do
Wha' | liFe with Joe He'll be quite sat
I9nFa "hen ne sees captain JoHelyn's re-
sPecuu' iet'eIs- couldn't part with nay
oaIilh2 lttle "atca ior the world.
When | went to the theatre next night
found the captain standing talking D
Caroline Just inside the stage-door He
seemed very earnest, and was begging
her to d. something which she said was
impossible Il was his last night in the
town, YOU see, and | have very little
doubt that he was asking her to run away
with him-for believe the man was over
head and ears in love with her-and that
She vas putting him off in her coquetti,h
way.
II won't take your answer now" he
said very seriously Il shall wait for
YOU at the door tonight You can't mean
TO break nv heart, Caroline; the answer
must be YES
She broke away from him burrjedlv
"Hari." She SAID. there. the overture
and in half an hour must he uuon Tie
stage"
passed the captain in the dark passaCp