The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-04

mean real mani would rather be
Dick Latrobe without a dollar than
Royal Wheeler In the Governors
chair.
"Well, Nellie, all / have got t, say is,
that you are fool; there it is IN good
plain Saxon, just what I think. :
Never you mind the absurdity OF the
thing will you help me in little
scheme I have?"
"Yes, if 1t isl was going to say SEN
sible, but don't expect that after this
revelation I will say-if it is pos
sible."
ssOh, yes, it is more than possible. l
laid the first stones this morning, and
in spite of the Senator's ardent profess
sions, found quite good foundation Tor
them"
What do you mean 2"
CT must go back to last Sunday III or
der to enlighten you. After we parted
at the church door, Mr.. Wheeler asked
me Who you were2' You may be sure
L did full Justice to your many graces
and accomplishments, with virtues top
ping all. This morning when he pro-
posed / did not dare to refuse him point
blank, because of papa's anger; SO !
told him I would give him an answer IN
week, adding that my friendship Tor
you demanded some delay, as l knew
you were very deeply smitten with his
projections.
"Oh, Nellie, how could you9" cried
Carrie, in a reproachful tone but,
she added Immediately with very keen
interest, 'swhat did Mr.. Wheeler say "
"Oh, he was immensely fattered,
cooled toward poor me very sensibly,
said you were endid-looking girl,
besides volunteering other criticisms on
your appearance, which, by implication,
were not hattering to me, seeing that |
am your perfect anti podes.
Carrie listened attentively with new
interest in Nellie's scheme, and new
light in the great dark dreamy eyes.
"Now," Nellie went on, "what have
got to say is this-pitch your tent here,
and storm this pillar of the State with
the witchery of your beauty and the fiat
terry of your tongue; look your sweet
est, sing your best, feed him on fiattery
morning, noon and evening above all
listen to him, and in week you will
have beat me, and I shall ever be your
grateful and much obliged friend Nellie
Marvin"
"The arrangement suits me to L ;
but are you sure you know what you are
doing9"
"Quite sure.''
"Shake hands, then, over it. am to
cut you out; that is understood between
us, ah2"
g IT'S so nominated in the bond, an
swered Nellie, kicking her slippers of
and calling her maid to help them dress
for dinner.
After dinner, Nellie, with some unin-
telligible excuse, left the Senator to
Carries entertainments !; and if anybody
had looked carefully for her ten minutes
afterward, they would have found her
with Dick Latrobe at their usual trysting-
place, in the pecan grove at the bottom
of the garden. And it needed but g
moments glance into the dark hand
some face, alive with intense feeling and
open as sunshine but one glance at the
magnificent physique, clothed as it was
with an almost visible sense OF power
and command, to thoroughly understand
and sympathize with Nellie's estimate OF
her two lovers.
Meantime Carrie was improving he1
opportunity. She knew perfectly al
her good points, and she threw herself
into the capture of the Senator with all
the enthusiasm of her nature. She soon
discovered that, to hear himself talk was
the most subtle pleasure this wise legis.
lator was capable of enjoying SO she
coaxed him out into the veranda, got
him to seat himself on the yine-shaded,
low. broad steps and placed herself just
| SO far below him as enabled her to flash
| up into his face the marvellous light OF
her splendid eyes.
She asked him all about Washington
and The great North she got him to de-
scribe the Senate house and all his own
duties she sympathized in all his trials,
and the shameful want of appreciation
peculiar to constituents she was full OF
wonder and admiration, as the case re-
quired. Senator Wheeler went to sleep
that night quite convinced that she was
the most sensible women he had ever
met In his life he even found himself
comparing her purple-black hair, creamy
complexion and wildly red lips with
Nellie's fairer beauty. i don't say that
he ventured yet on a decided opinion.
That night, as Nellie was uncoiling
her soft brown hair, and brushing out
it's tangled curls, Carrie put her piquant
little face into her room and said :
"s Veasi, VSd6, vicS Il came, / saw,
conquered, dear please congratulate
me-"
Come in, Carrie, you good deliverer!
I knew you could do it.
And Carrie came in then this coun-
Gil of two sat till near midnight slipping
coffee and arranging further plans of
operation.
1t was the evening of the third day
after Carries arrival she was playing
chess with the Senator, and Nellie was
laanincr nc.nsrnnk tho oman door which lad