The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-08

Miss Hammond rubbed her eyes rs if in,
awe kencd from profound sleep.
Yes" she said In provOkingly languid tom
II believe have been asleep. What were yo
saying-,aeking declaration i? Oh, please max
another-I do enjoy declarations SO much.
Miss Hammond, you have insulted me" erie
Vaue, turiously striding up and down the pa,
marked.
Il am" he replied. ''Good evening"
" here are you going :" she asked.
Uoihg b! am going to engage rooms in a lu
| matte asylum"
Il nope you will be comfortable she said cool
~, as the door closed on the form of the discom
fitted Mr.. Nane.
i have been too cruel" thought Helen IA
soon as Nane had left the room. 81 might hay
refused him without wounding his amour pyVDrt
let he had 10 business to introduce my name a
the club. But l an afraid l have FURNISHED
that youthful indiscretion too severely. | n
sorry too. for like the boy. Bat it won Z hur
him much-a little check in the beginning only
serves to render these youths more ardent; he
Will now return 10 the contest with more and re-
newed vigor."
Helen Was right. Vsne returned in a very
short time. He had scarcely left the room when
1t occurred to him to return and pursue a differ.
eat course of conduct. He had been actuated
before partly by something like love, and partly
to win the bold bet that he had made at the club;
but now another and more powerful incentive
was added: revenge for the wound his vanity
had received at the hands OF the heartless flirt
So, after walking half dozen squares, maturing
his plans for another and more successful at
tack, he again presented himself at Miss Ham.
msnd's door. She was still in the parlor.
what" exclaimed Helen, as Vane entered,
II thought you had gone to engage rooms in
lunatic asylum"
"They refused to receive me without certifi.
cate from you," answered Vane "But truce
to pleasantly. I want to talk seriously with
you"
THAT will be new ceia. But I am fond of
novelty" said Helen.
"Well, then, came back to ask your pardon
acted hastily, nay foolishly. What you intend
ed merely as pOliteness construed into proofs
Of affection, and when I received the punish.
ment which my presumption and folly Justly
mSrited. l was angry, even rude. Still, Miss
Helen, think it was unkind to wound the feel.
ty of an old friend by affecting Sleep"
"fou surely cannot expect young lady to
BIT calmly and listen with attention to words
which come merely from the lips, and not from
the heart OF the speaker In other words, can
you expect me to allow myself to be successfully
AAIVcu Win IeTtIy 10 prht1sY LQe vanity and
concet OF a young man 7"
"Flirt y exclaimed Vane. "What, attemp:
10 fiirt with the brilliant and fascinating Helen
Hammond! No, no; he who hopes to win your
hand is an ambitious man: bat he Who attempts
to ilrt with you must be presumpt uous idiot"
"Then you are one" said Helen. did Won
not boast, nay, even bet, the other night at tho
2lub that you would propose and be accepted by
the notorious flirt, Helen Hammond?'
This unexpected attack for moment lscon-
,erted even the cool Vane, bu, ne soon recovered
himself and answered with smile of concealed
triumph.
II did make such a bet Miss Helen, but YOU
arc not perhaps aware of the circumstance which
led to It. | heard y0u accused and condemned
as hearties hirt, whose ambition was to be ad.
mired whose only pleasure WAS to inHict pain
Alone attempted to defend you opposed by 4
dozen adver.ares, 1 found l could do nothing,
80 offered TO back my opinion by wager-that
| would either be accepted or refused IN so kind
u manor as Ia prove that you were not the
heartles. woman the world believed you to be.
| lost my bet. Still he continued, taking her
hand which she made no effort to conceal
"stl, l cannot yet believe that contact with the
gay and fashionable world can have changed
you completely from the sweet girl yeu weIs
a few years since
which sweet memories If the past seemed 10
crowd the:A-eive. on her mind.
NO. Charlie, l am not quite the heartless wo-
man the world thinks me. There are still sorse
true ana noble sentiments in my heart which
your presence and your words have awakened.
Notwiths'andsng my apparent heartlessness this
evening, Am not Indifferent to the good friend
who defended me at the club"
F.ne was ,osaIly unprepared for this tender
admission. For moment he WAS silent and
almost forgot hi thought OF revenge But alas
for poor human nature it was only for an in
slant. h sltiu reverted TO the cruel manner
in which hi- declaration had been treated. and
revenge onc- more became the ruling passion OF
h- heart.
Not Indifferent 70 me- he said in sof. and
tender tone. Yes: bat | require more. Do YOU
think, Helen, !oI could give up your books,
your home, the balls and parties you enjoy so
much: could You give up your cd associations,
the charming society Of Baltimore, the many
friends you h.ye-couh you give up all these,
and 20 10 come Wild sad uncOngenial soil with
oge who mas only his profession to depend upon
for egpPCvt'
She leaned her he1G upon his shoulder and
swe-tlv whispered:
Il TANK ooui!, Charley
"i'm glad 20 hear IT," clied Nane. My friend,
IoG. Harris, j. looking Tor wife to accompany
hin. 70 Texas. | will mention your name to
MIN. Good evening, Miss Helen" continued
the now 'rilmph.n. Nane; "you can sleep now,
l -aa,! not disturb you,'
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