The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12


have Gaming every morning, thatwould
keep him IN order till the next"
But Agnes, saw, was generously ready
to take up for the weaker side. Seeing
every one else despise and laugh at him
had made her pitiful.
:" / think You are all hard,'' she said
nervously. Sc He has bad temper, but
that is less fault than misfortune. It
would have been more polite and con-
siderate if people had taken no notice.
Well, he has the good sense to go out
to cool himself of, I said laughingly
In fact, Vassar was at than moment
walking up and down the pavement in
the front of the house, hatless and fran
tic. Looking out, / could see him press
his hands to his head, and swing his arms
about. He was there when we went out
to go home, an hour after.
He means to go in and give her q
blessing, II said to Jameson, as we walked
away together.
He stopped and looked back.
DO you suppose he does She would
be fool if she should listen to word
from him. He is going, declare. But,
there, his hat Is in the hall. Let's wait
till he comes out.
We stopped ten minutes, but Vassar
did not appear.
+" That's Agnes right OUT I said, los
ing patience, quite. ttShe is trying to
soothe him. Jameson, my private opinion
is that those women who are not knaves
are FOOLS
Jameson stood silent and motionless
another ten minutes then, Vassar still
not making his appearance, he turned
impatiently to go.
az believe you," he replied, rather
tardily, to my last remark
The next day, Bob Geyser came into
my Office q am lawyer, you know, and
leaning over my chair, whispered, SO Vas
sar went back last night, and stayed an
hour with Agnes Cahill.
Bob had been of our party.
growled out something not very com
plimentary to either of the two l was
mad with Agnes for kindness may be
carried too far, and I don't believe that a
young woman Is called on to eyanpelize
a young man unless she is going to marry
him.
Isn't it queer, though 90 asked Bob.
"No - answered I, explosively.
Bob whistled, and withdrew.
Later in the day L met Vassar, who
had a satisfied smile on his face, which I
would have gladly pulled out by the
roots. He gave me short nod and q
grin, and turned his face away. His air
was that of one who has something
pleasant on his mind which he won't tell.
She is a fool, I thought, wrathfully,
and went home to get ready for the
opera.
Scarcely had taken my seat in the
front row OF the first balcony, before I
saw Agnes and Vassar come in below,
and seat themselves in the parquet
Frank Jameson was just behind me-
"a nd xry1f
ear, stl saw that puppy to-day, and
he grinned at me in triumph. I believe
she is going to marry him.
watched the two, and saw clearly
what Agnes was doing. She was trying
to act as though she were pleased with
his company-was treating him kindly.
He was making parade of fondness and
attention. Before the evening was over,
she got mad with him, and made him
behave himself. She took her fan from
him, and used it herself she made him
sit upright, and not loH on the arm of
her seat, or half on her shoulder and
she put stop to his whispering.
I glanced back, and saw jameson
smiling grimly.
don't believe she viii ever go into
public with him again, he said. See
how pale all her face is but that red spot
In each cheek She is about as much
ashamed of that calf as she can be-
/ didn't see either Agnes or Vassar fol-
q week after that, and then I saw them
at her lodgings. She was looking rather
pale and uneasy, and he was as black and
bitter as a human being can be. There
seemed to be little sensation through
the company, and fancied that the two
were left rather to themselves, but at the
same time watched.
Bob Geyser got me in corner after 9
while, under the pretext of showing me
a photograph, and whispered, 'sThe
devils to pay about Vassar and Agnes.
There's an anonymous letter been
written to the mistress of the school,
agnes was daily governess), sstelling
her that Agnes isn't as prudent as she
ought to be, and that she is SO much in
the power of Vassar that she is afraid to
offend him. 1T adds that if she has any
friends, they should make Vassar marry
her. The letter was sent open, with a
request to the postmaster to read it. OF
course it all leaked out. /"
What was the use of raving2 But I
did. Agnes, it seemed, didn't know ;
and, vexed as we might be with her.
none of us could tell her.
Time passed, and letter after letter, of
the same import, Was written, sometimes
to one, sometimes to another. The story
was thoroughly circulated, and there
were found plenty to believe it. And
still the girl defended him, and took his
part, and still he treated her with that
air of capricious, sulky fondness and au-
thority. For two months or more, she
did not know what was the matter, why
her friends went by on the other side.
why the schoolmistress grew cool. why
the other teachers always had TO 90 IN
another direction and neve,- s.o.rId olI-