Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-13

seem to talk great deal to each other.
When l told him my unhappy predica-
ment, he pulled his cigar very Violent
ly--sO much so that the smoke made
him wink and cough violently. He
had quite recovered by the time had
got through, however, and he gave me
the result of his meditatioDs.
my dear Greene'-my name is
| Adonis Greene must admit that
you are in fix. 1t is not so strange
to be in love with one girl and marry
another-that occurs rather oftener
than you imagine. But to get engaged,
without meaning to, on one evening,
fall in love with somebody else the
next day, and get out of the first en-
gagement the next week--that last will
require generalship. We will see,
however. am going down to Lily
vile tomorrow, and will examine the
state of the premises. You hold your
self ready to come down when | write
for you, that's all. BY the way,
Greene, you had better not commit
yourself with Miss Maryland until you
are clear of this scrape. If were you,
| w.
AS Harry was going to act for me SO
disinterestedly, of course l could do
nothing less than take his advice in
this respect, as well as other things,
though it went sorely against my in
clination. The impatience with which
awaited a dispatch from Harry was
much augmented by my usual daily
occupation being taken away. A week
passed with no news; two more days
of anxiety dragged their heightened
hours along but, on the tenth, l re-
ceived note which reused me at once.
1t said:
| DEAR GREENE: Come down at once, and
| quietly; all is right, so far. When you ar
rive win give you your instructions
Yours, II. s.
Harry was waiting for me, and car
ried me straightway to his lodgings,
where he gave me an insight into the
| state of affairs.
That evening Harry went again to
the Buses. l gave him half an hour
to get the eldest out of the room and
to get fairly under way, and then fol-
lowed. The hall-door was open; |
passed silently into the parlor, and
there, in that very window where
Miss Cilly had owned herself mine, |
discovered her sitting, with Harry
Sinclair's arm around her waist.
Though this was exactly what
wished and expected, yet, for the mo-
ment, my indignation at Cilly's faith
lessness Overcame every other feeling.
L groaned out her name. Cilly
started-for a moment seemed in
clined to rush out of the room; but,
apparently doubling the ACCESSIBILITY
of leaving her two lovers together,
she remained.
"Mr. Green" said she, "this intru-
siOn--"
Eyes, SIR" said Sinclair "allow
me to ask when it became customary
for acquaintance to walk into houses
without ringing at the door?"
Acquaintance, sir? Ask that lady
if have not little better right than
acquaintance; yes, sir, better right
than you to be tete-a-tete with that
lady, to say nothing of more intimate
terms
Cecilia" said Harry, with a most
admirably acted horror, sis it true?
Are you betrothed to Mr.. Greene?"
No neeG to question, sir. Here |
renOunce all claim upon her hand; her
heart seems to have departed from me
already. Observation-Disclosures one
forever
With these words, spoken in an an
guish of manner which, for the mo-
ment, was almost real, l rushed fran
tically from the room. I had not gone
very far, however, when Harry joined
me. Then we were both so overpow-
cred by the recollection of our dramat-
ic efforts that we leaned against the
fence and shook it with laughter. II
was the same place where had for
merly carried my despair.
WELL said Harry, 81 think that
young woman has had lesson against
flirting with two people at once. AS
soon as you went delivered to her
small sermon on the deceit of which
she has been guilty; but the words
which | had been about to utter when
you entered have been driven from my
heart. In short, | back out, in the
same frantic style with which you
made your exit. You did very well,
Greene-very well-would have fine
effect upon the stage. Are there any
fried oysters to be obtained in this
quiet little place? Emotion makes me
hungry
Next morning Iawoke with frantic
headache and vague feeling of re-
morse. Every other sensation, how
ever, was swallowed up in the horri
BILE agony produced by the following
epistle
DEAR GREENE: hope you appreciate the dis
interestedness of my devotion TO you. ! have
freed YOU OF your dissgreeable engagement and
left yon free man once more. | hope your love
nA.o