Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-15
CAPTAIN KATE.

chum aud companion, that had de-
termined to leave town that after
noon. am going down to the lake
shore, where it's nice and cool and
quiet, and where 1 needn't work, or
ever think, but do just as please"
Fred looked blank. "Don't go this
afternoon" he said; al wanted you
to go with me to Madame WIS to-
night, and to be presented to Captain
Kate, the new BELIEF
"Thank you," 1 responded, "but
no more girls of the period for me, if
you please-I had rather be exeused.n
"Oh, but you must see Captain
Kate!" he went on, "that's what
they call her, because of the followers
she has; she's worth seeing.n
L know the STYLE" said, with
majestic wave of the hand. "Bold
eyes-blue, perhaps; black, probably
rather tall, immense chignon,
laughs and cracks Jokes like troop
er, and never says one word of sense,
1 repeat, my friend, not any for mev'
"But just watt began Fred in
terrupted, with another wave of the
hand.
My friend, I shall leave town
this afternoon, for the lake; should
like your company, but if you choose
to stay, l go alone. / want nothing
of this Kate or any other woman"
Pom my soul % cried Fred, WIDEN
ing his blue eyes. "What has come
over you, the king of male fiirts?
Been bitten, eh ?"
mo, simply disgusted,n answer
ed, loftily, Pm tired of work and
am going to leave both. Will you
go?''
mot till next week; then I'll fol-
low."
"All right" / said, and we parted.
King of fiirts," Fred had called
me, and that term needs some expla-
nation, for 1 should regret having
any of my friends think me that
most detestable affair, a man butter
fly.
was thirty and not bad looking
and well to-do young lawyer, pos
sessed of nice little property. Il
had due appreciation of woman
liked most of them extremely well:
loved none; paid them some harm
less compliments, chatted. walked
and drove with them. But as for
fiirting-why spoke no word of
love; gave no fair lady any reason for
thinking was in love, and still Mrs.
Grundy gave the appellation of
male Flirt.n Well, never mind I
didn't.
1 went down to the lake shore that
afternoon and engaged rooms at q
private dwelling"
ave have three boarders now,u
the pleasant little lady said, and
expect one more tomorrow after
noon-a young lady relative from the !
city-and there are just rooms for one !
more"
Those / engaged and domiciled N.Y.
self Immediately in my quarters. !
But not at all pleased with the pros
pective young lady. There were two |
already, but harmless individuals, I |
mentally observed at the table; one a |
studious damsel who wore specta- |
cles and looked at the ceiling: the !
other an invalid; and the wife of the |
male bOarder. But this looming
gir"-who was she, and what did |
she want to disturb my coveted peace
and country quiet for? No doubt she |
would be dashing, slashing, panier-
and-sash-end style of a girl, who |
would dare me into making love to /
her, and give me no peace until / did. |
Flirtations might be all very well. |
but fellow didn't want to be dragged /
into il, when he was in search of |
peace and quiet. This was nv men,
tai style of soliloquy until the "com-
ing girl" came. watched her from
my window as the hack set her
down.
Small, dressed in gray, and yelled.
That was all saw save two moderate
sized trunks. all, until two hours
later ] saw her at the table end. took
a private inventory. Rather below
the medium height and slender in
figure, fair, with faint color in the
cheeks hair, dusky brown, curling,
or rather waving, not quite to the
and tied with blue ribbon
from thesmooth brow; eyes, O quite
brown, and clear as a summer lake.
That was all, / think / noticed. No;
the mouth was very sweet, aud pret-
ty, and totally devoid of that society
smirk and hauty curl, which are SO
decidedly repulsive in women. / re-
member thinking of that, and then
quite forgetting Miss Whiting until
the following day.
" A very quiet, sensible-appearing
and rather pretty young lady, /
had said to myself, "and not one
likely to molest me in any way.u
strolled out to a little arbor the
next afternoon, with u book in my
hand, and found Miss Whiting with
gone all summer and never dreamed
Of flirting; knowing you to be Cap
tin Kate, L shall suspect you of
intentions every move you
make. Therefore, let US agree to a
and all will be we'll"
" agree" she said archIy, "and
here is my hand upon it. She gave
me her hand-I remember how soft
and shapely it was-and I raised it
10 my lips.
"Would your heart come with it ?''
said, and she laughed merrily.
bravo! good beginningl I see
you are no amateurID % she cried, and
20 we launched ON the sea of fffrta-
ion.
| told Fred of our arrangement the
ollowing day. / thought he looked
pleased.
"All right, old fellow,u he said
my hand heartily. clam
glad to know you are not my rival,
or am in earnest. 1 want 10 mar
y Miss Whiting, If can, and L
iidn't like to think / was fighting :
against you. You are quite sure you
ire in earnst? ?''
"Quite sure" I answered. $50 :
IN, my dear boy, with my blessing;
'ut don't marry her until I.leave. I
md spoil our 1irtation.n
''Oh, no. shouldn't think OF it ,
lnder q year. My business won't ;
'ermit, and L suppose she will be /;
Wiling to wait" and Fred looked as :
rave and thoughtful as il 1t were
ettled.
No doubt she will wait any length !
u time you suggest / said, so dry
y, that Fred looked up quizzicaIiy. j
seeing me perfectly serious, he con- G
"And, Ben, couldn't you-as you /
ave no intention yourself-couldn't Z
'ou speak good word for my pros I
'ects? Speak about that uncle of r
nine, tnat went TO India about twen-
years ago, and has never been G
Iear d OF since. You needn't put d
hat in though, just say he went
here, and / am the only heir" e