The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-11-13
From Tinsleyis Magazine.l
Lost or Won at HiHGbIe-
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From TinsleyIs Magazine.l
Lost or Won at HinbEe-
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81 shall Icok eut for you at Wimble-
don"
Those were his last words as he put
her into her carriage after the Hor-
4 woOds's spleasantj dance wofds thai
had dwelt in her nennory more than
she would care perhaps to ackhoWE
edge. And it was with undjsguised
pleasure that she now tafnedf 20 an
swer his eager greeting.
Very pretty size looked in her dain-
ty dress and ribbons; and so Ralph
Leicester thought when he met. the
earnest glance of her gray eyes up
lifted to his. He felt as though be
could then and there have pledged
himself her lifelong slave, instead Of
pressing on about the heat and the
shooting, and thousand other COM
monplaces, which go to make mp an
ordinary conversation. As it was, l
think his gaze was sufficiently express
sive, and that Margaret Dene appre-
ciated its silent eloquence quite as
much as she would have done more
outspoken admiration 49, b'fn e.. b.
They had met for the first time at a,
picnic some two years before, and
then not seen each other again till the
dance have referred to /; but each
held q lively remembrance of the
pleasant days spent together, and had
been glad to renew their acquain-
tance. Now they seemed quite like
old friends, and more than one. re-
mark was made during the day on the
attention Leicester was paying TO that
| pretty Miss Dene; while the men
wondered, as they will do sometimes,
what the latter found in her .compan-
ion so attractive. Handsome young
exquisites looked down upon ham
from the superiority of their good
looks and greater number of inches,
and said that, "by Jove, she'd fun
ny taste w Rejecting, perhaps, on her
apparent blindness to their perfec-
tions, and evident liking for the "ugly
little barrister.n Ugly he was but
in spite of his plain face and some
what short stature there was talent
and power in his strongly-marked
features, and an indescribabie fresh
ness and vigOr about his character
which Margaret Dene at once reeog-
nized and admired.
! No luncheon party could be meTrier
than that which gathered in. tue tent
of Charlie Dene, Captain of the -
Rifles. His own spirits were over
| flowing, and bis guests seemed to
have caught the infestiOn of his
gayety.
"Who know whether the report is
true that Clara Rivers has gone off
/ trff iuh Of
eers ?n asked somebody.
81 do" answered dCharlie.5 lsOld
Rivers told me about it himself this
morning. He's furious, and says they
shall neither of them ever touch a
penny of his money. BY the by,
rraveTs,p he edded, turning round
suddenly upon q conceited, foolish
looking young man at his side, "we
ought TO cond0le with you, I fancy
were you not rather sweet in that
"Not at aIk" answered Travers,
trying vainly to look nnconcerned.
'I-aw-we were only amusing our
selves.n E.fe
"Oh, / see,' said voice from the
end OF the table attention without
intention, as somebody has defined
flrting. Very kind OF you though,
old fellow, to let her use you as q
blind. Or perhaps she despaired of
your eyer coming 20 the point, and
it's pique, after all, that has led her
into this marriage ?'
Such a roar of laughter followed this
sally that Charlie called for order, and
beggt TO know the cause of it.
"Did you never hear that story?n
said Bob mbert, fixing his merci- !
less eyes on poor VTavers, who was be-
coming more and more uncom Portable I
under all this chaff. Zone evening
the lovely Clara threw over orr friend
here for waltz with tFOistcmps
Charlie, and when he called her TO
order for her faIthlessness she only
laughed. TrsYefs could not under
stand such indifference, until at last
the happy thought occurred to him
that he had himself danced three
times with q certain young lady in
blue. i know why you, did it, he
said, inspired with this new idea it
was pique.' iPIque, Mr.. Travers,' re-
plied Clara and they said her face
quite sublime in its Innocence i
DON'T know the word what does it
mean y By the bye, never heard
your answer" he added, across the
table, to the unhappy youth "rather
difficult to find one, was it not ,Y
''How charming Qnite a, situa-
! tion." chimed in another voice, with
such an exact imitation of Iravers'
speech and manner, that Charlie, in
bis character of host, began to feel
things had gone far enough; and to
turn the tide of conversation he broke
in with question on his cousin Mar
garets long tete-e-tete with Ralph
/ Leicester.
"Who do you think 1 saw to-day,
Meg? Your old friend, Cecil Collins
he made most particular inquiries
/ after your
| "Do you know Collins ?" said Ralph,
looking up.
For a moment Margaret hesitated,
and her companion's quick eye de-
tected the strange expression Ebich /
fiitted across her ceuntsnaflods bat
she recovered her self-pOssession al
| most Immediately as sue answered:
1--WE were near neighbors and great
friends as children, but 1 have not
seen him now for several years.
| "Ah,n said Charlie, "you would
scarcely know him again; be is hand
some still, but a mere wreck of his
former self He's not forgotten how
to shoot, though; by George, his
scores are something wonderful. Pm
beginning TO tremble already, Leiees-
ter, for I've backed you for the
lQueen's prize against ali the ladies 1
know Froment's whole stock could
not clear me if you lost"
| Take my advice, and hedge-a
once, then, y answered Ralph, Laugh
ing; then lowering his voice he ad-
| ded:
Miss Dene, wiz you wish nae sue
cess T' sff- ~ a EAaE
with all my heart; Mr. Leiees-
teri
at think shall succeed, then,n he
said, IN his old. cool way. sDo you
know can understand now how
those old knights used to perform
such prodigies of yalor, inspired by
their fair lady's scarf rs taIisman t?
May be equally favored 2u and he
laid meaning hand on the rose at his
side.
| 'I fear the days of chivalry are
love-" answered Margaret but as
she da0 not attempt TO repossess her.
tself Of the flower, 1 think she was