Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-23


Ie know never could make your cousi
le see my merits. Albert isn't she beau
tiful?"
/ "Yes. she is as pretty as q woman
IS can be, and yet beauty is not halt he
attraction, if you win her she viii
II make you a most noble wife.
ALBERT, why don't you congratulate,
r me upon my choice?"
d From my soul you have my best
o wishes. There is the breakfast bell.
q The two friends descended to the
3 dining-room with very different feel
q ings. LeMays saw that his arrow had
gone home, and his half limiting had
r opened a new train of thought in Al
: bert's mind He wondered why it was
that when he told Dick he was glad,
that he felt it was not true. He
, thought seriously on what Dick had
, said, and his thoughts assumed some
thing of this shape. "Of course am
glad Dick loves her; he is the best
! friend l have in the world; we were
boys together, men together, and
through all he has been the same trust
ed and true friend. Now he loves
Virginia Willard. How strangely /
feel when l think he loves her, and
that she may love him; wish it had
been Este as believed it was.
Albert ate his breakfast in silence.
Something unusual for him. After
breakfast he and Dick started on their
morning walk, and the girls returned
to their room where they commenced
talking in their old happy way, but
ESTES heart was too sad for her 10
maintain a gay manner long. The
more she thought of Dicks words of
last night. the more troubled she be-
came. After pause in the conversa-
ton, she looked at Virginia and said,
What do you think of Mr.. Le-
Mays?"
THAT is rather an abrupt question,
though | will tell you. / think he is
singularly handsome. What do you
think of himP"
Il sometimes think he is, then l
think him one of the greatest bears in
the world" replied Este with slight
degree of peevishness in her tone.
Here the conversation ended, Este
went to her mothers room and Virgin
to the library. Get;inga book she went
to deep bay window and sat down to
read. The heavy curtain fell back asshe
took her seat by the window, shutting
her from the library. How long she
sat there she could not tell, but was at
length disturbed by hearing some one
enter the library from the hall and at
the same time some one entered from
the parlor. She heard Este say, "Mr.
LeMays, l thought you were down
town."
"The city is exceedingly dull this
morning, so L thought l would come
back and talk to you"
How did you know, Mr.. LeMays,
that wished to talk to you?"
II did not know it, but l wanted to
be entertained, so came back to see
if could not persuade you to talk to
me just little while"
II assure you sir that / am in one Of
my amiable moods this morning, and
will make any sacrifice to enhance Mr.,
LeMays pleasure. said Este bitterly.
Thank you. Miss Este. but it seems
to me that you are putting unusual
stress on the Mr.. LeMays this morn
ing, it use to be Mr.. Dick. Now 1
think this an unamiable change with
which to begin"
Il hope Mr.. LeMays will allow me
to choose whateyer name suits me
best?"
Certainly, you have right to say
whatever pleases you, Miss Este. l
have noticed of late a degree of re-
straints in the manner in which you
treat me, have l offended you? if so
l am very sorry for it, and hope you
will forgive me-"
''If you have noticed this GOODNESS
why do you seek my society?" Este
was speaking in bitter sarcasm.
"As you told me once, cannot af-
ford to loose your friendship"
That is in the past you know"
80 it is, but as soon as convenient /
please leave off that raillery and the
past and let us talk of the present"
II am accustomed to act as | please,
and not by any prescribed rules, so if |
you are now satisfied / wish to be |
alone"
"Do you wish to be alone for short |
time, or does my presence always an
noy you?"
You can answer that question as
best suits you. Mr.. LeMays," she an
swered coldly.
Miss Este, | see my presence is
offensive to you, and my visit should |
close, as l do not wish to annoy you |
will leave for C. as soon as can make |
my excuse toyour parents and Albert"
Just as you please. they will, no
doubt, readily excuse you"
II am sorry that l leave you angry
with me, it would have been more
pleasant to me to have had it other
wise, but your wishes shall be obeyed."
Suit your leisure, Mr.. LeMays, you
certainly have not seen enough OF my
friend, Virginia, said Este.
Dick had, with difficulty, during this
interview, checked the hot answers
that sprang to his lips at ESTES biting
words. Seeing that he could not pos
sibly stay any longer without saying
something he might afterward repent,
he bowed, and without another word
left the library and went into the
parlor and threw himself on a divan.
He was too much troubled to see any
one at that time. Presently he heard
some one talking in the library, and as