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

long as I do. I am going to stay Il
9 allotted time and you are to bear n
company"
We'll, Albert, if I must, I suppose
\ must, but do hope the time will pa
, quickly"
you and Este have had anotht
t row l see."
; No there is not, nor can there eve
be anything between Miss Lynn an
myself to cause me to hope for S
pleasant an occurrence. / fear we ca
never be even warm friends; ther
seems to be something antagonistic i
our natures.
i am going to keep you here. if 70
no other purpose than to crafty m
own pleasure.
| They spent an hour or two in walk
ing over the city, then returned to tn
house, and entered the parlor. Esti,
arose as they came in, and introduced
Dick to Miss Virginia Willard.
Virginia, you and cousin Alber
were friends six years ago. / Isuppose
you have not sufficiently forgotten each
other as to need an introduction"
Albert advanced, and taking the ex,
tended hand of Miss Willard, said
six years have transformed my little
playmate into a younglady, but should
have recognized her anywhere"
Il assure you. DIR. Leigh, that the
time has wrought great change in
you; am not sure that l would have
known you, if 1 had met you unex-
pectedly."
Este why didn't you tell me that
Virginia was coming ? l have been on
the point of asking for you several
times but something always prevented.
May 1 still call you Virginia as 1 did
when you were fourteen, and / twenty
0ne?"
Certainly, DR.. Leigh"
please say Albert, it sounds so much
like old times" t1
why don't you let me say word, "
interrupted Este, II did not think
you could keep away from papa, ma
ma, and your cigars long enough to
think of Virginia. Besides l sent for
her for my own especial entertainment;
you men are such great bears. Turn
ing to Dick, seeing that DR.. Leigh and
Virginia were engaged in converse
ton, she asked, what do you think
of my taste p
'She is certainly the most beautiful
woman | ever saw, / am ready to
worship her."
"Oh my prophetic soul, l knew it
exclaimed EstieI''
'Now my dear Miss Lynn, do be
amiable and monopolize your cousin
when he is about, and make yourself
scarce when he isabsent. "You know
the future state that you have to fill, "
said Dick to Este in great earnest
ness"
Il knew there was talisman with
which [ could touch that little spark
of courtesy which has lain in you
so long. 1t will now burn with a
luster that will startle you, he re-
piled"
The time now passed very pleasant
ly. Dick saw that Albert was manis-
Testing more interest IN Virginia Will
lard than he had ever before in any
lady, and at once saw, that the atten-
ton he was paying needed only little
tanning to develope and ripen it into
that great wealth of love which he
knew Albert Leigh was capable of
feeling. He therefore set himself to
work to devise plan by which hap
py consummatlon might result from
their renewed acquaintance.
Virginia Willard, to use Dicks ex-
preston, was as beautiful as the imagi-
nation could well conceive any one to
be. She was Este Lynn's opposite,
being rather above the medium size,
with form ofperfect symmetry. Hair
of that peculiar hue which when seen
in the light has a halo of golden bright
ness shimmering from it; eyes of
pure cerulean blue that seemed as if
you could look into their deepest re-
cess, and see there the images of puri-
ty and love, which had never been
disturbed or warped by rough con-
tact with a callous world; teeth of
pearly whiteness that were shown when
a smile parted two of the prettiest lips
that evertempted mortal man.
Albert Leigh had felt the power of
that first glance of recognition. and if
there is any truth in the archery of
Cupid, an arrow from his quiver GER
tainly entered his heart with that first
glance and which could never be with
drawn.
Dick saw this on the day of Virgin
ia arrival. On the next day as they
we're seated in the parlor, he talking to
Este, Albert being absorbed. by Vir-
genia, he said to Este, there is a
woman who can command every mans
deepest homage. l could give to
her any service or sacrifice she might
ask.
II think Mr.. LeMays has forgotten
that he told me he is already in love,
said Este in a slight tone of uneasiness.
Dick observing it replied:
II never knew before what love was.
Now l worship-I idolize."
Don't you see how much obliged
you ought to be to ME, sir, rudeness?'
Este spoke this with real irony.
"Yes, now assist me to get my hearts
idol, and l will ever bow in the great
est gratitude to you, and say you are
the best, and most disinterested friend,
| ever had"
well, Mr.. LeMays, l will assist you
all l can; l do wish you great success. "
she replied seriously, having drop