Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-11-11
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George Sinclair sat and pondered
long in hs seven by-nine room in the
top story of the Sylvan Hotel. while
he smoked his cigar. And before he
slept lie grote a letterto Kitty Barker,
in which as plausibly as might be,
he. ifftiniSed that his sentiments had
undergone ( radical change since his
tengagemEnt "a e felt it wopld be
Eat sin to len al Ser of his COM
Jlct Will IS n <essible TO fulfill
tits spirit aid ii sh6rt returned Kit
tx's troti
sThere "a ke, ,.as he dropped it
into the terb box, where 9. sleepy
porter 81 q iieiitsdf an evil
odored kEosene lamp. sits done
and over WITH
Kitty barker was bewildered and
stunaed when first she read the let
ter.
|. HAS hfceased to love me?" she
asked helself. '.Have knowingly
done aughs to- forfeit his affection?
Oh, / vzIask his pardon on my
bended kEees. if"
And then she read the cruel docu-
ment 4 second time, and began to see
through the gloss and glamour of
Sinclair's 5skillfully woven network
of words.
s.He has found some one whom
he likes better than me" she told her
self with d mortified pang. "Some
one prettieE fairer, more intellectual,
and I am forgotten. Well, let it be
so. He is right when he says the
spirit is n,5re than the letter"
And Kitty wrote back brief, cold
reply, which set Mr.. Sinclair's heart
at rest.
Il didn't know but she'd be at
tempting Che breach of promise
line" said he to himself, "and that
would have been eonfoundedly awk-
ward
Just one week subsequently he
took advantage of lovely moonlight
night, when his new inamorata was
sitting by his side under one of the
big elms on the lawn, while the band
played the s'Serenade from Pasquale"
under the gilded canopy by the big
veranda, and proposed. Proposed,
and was accepted.
Beman, Who had run out of his
slender stock of. money, and was
packing fori an early departure the
next morning, was annoyed and ner-
vous.
81 alwaysisaid, old fellow" said he,
s'that you were born under a lucky
planet"
And Sinclair himself felt as if he
were walking in glorified atmos-
phers of hhnE bills and cloth of
gold.
They were sitting in lover-like
fashion under the trees next day,
when sharp, high-pitehed voice
from the esplanade called out:
Sarah! Sarah! Where are you?
Where's the key of my room? And
what do you mean by this sort of con-
duet? Wasn't it a special part of
our contract that no followers should
be allowed?"
"Madamr' cried George, jumping
up. as a sharp-visaged lady of un
certain age confronted his lady love
with vinegar acerbity of aspect.
'sTake yourself of, young man,"
said she, or I'll call the private watch
man! This is my maid. And how
dared you, Sarah, take the liberty of
wearing my thread-lace shawl?"
Sarah courtesied, stammered, and
excused herself, ending by being
swept away in the wake of her i'm
perious mistress.
"I1l see you again." she said to
George, who stood looking on in
mute wonder and amazement.
ssNo, you'll not, Miss" said George
Sinclair to himself. "I've been sold,
once, but it will be my own fault if l
am sold twice. Miss Moneyford's
maid. indeed!'
1t was too true. Miss Moneyford
had sent the artful Sarah Roxbury
on in advance to secure the rooms
and engage for her reception; and
Sarah being of dramatic turn, had
conceived the brilliant idea of play
ing the. fine lady on her own account
for a little e'while. Her masquerading
had not been unsuccessful.
"And If Missis hadn't happened
along so sudden" thought the morti-
fed and discounted maid, II should
have had real gentleman for hus-
band"
From which it may be inferred
that Mr.. George Sinclair had not
been altogether frank with his fair
companion in the history of his life
and station.
Mr.. Sinclair went back to New
/ York, and called at the house of Kit
ty Barker
.She can't se4ryou, SIR said the
Widow lady i. whose house Kitty
hired two rooms. "She's tryin' on
her weddin' dress
"Her wedding dressr'
"Yes, sir" said Mrs. Lomas. 'She's
to he married tomorrow week to Mr..
Ledyard, who is junior partner of the
firm where she worked. He's always
fancied her, and now that she is free
from prior engagement" with a
meaning glance, she's going to marry
her right out of handp'
Mr.. Sinclair crept away feeling
himself to be exceedingly deprecated
in the market.
| 81 wish l hadn't gone into the busi-
j ness of heiress hunting. 1t serves
me right. But how am l ever to
| live without Kitty"
/ And he had all the rest of his life
left to answer that question.
i RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 30.-Judge
Bond, of the United States Circuit
Hor,t to dow rendered. n final deci