The Red Cloud chief., 1876-11-09

about the trap beng ldld Tor INN.
This is my cOuSin-Nr. Lansing.
Miss Kent" and Mr.. Lansing bowed
politely, and Miss Kent arOse, dropped
her scissors. bluShed, and sat down
again. Cousin Mark picked mp IL" re-
fractory implements, and then Mrs.
Jennie proceeded. with rare caution and
tact, to her labor Of love. Cousin Marx,
at her request, read aloud an article
from the Popui0r Science Uonthiy.
drawing Miss Kent into the discussion
as deity as WAS ever fly drawn into the
web of the spider.
"Who WAS that lady, Jennie: :" Cousin
Mark inquired in the evening.
do o mean Miss Kent SAID
Jennie, looking up from her paper.
"Oh, she is a lady | have known for a
long time. She is making some dresses
for me now. Why"
"She seemed uncommonly well posted
for Il woman
Under other circumstances Mrs. Car
Isle would have resented this, but now
she only queried, "Do YOU think So"
and that ended it.
Two Oh three invitations to the sew
ing were quite sufficient to make
Cousin Mark perfectly at home there;
and after a week he became as familiar
as this:
"If you are not too busy, | should
like to read You this article and this
is what Miss Kent would say:
"Oh, | am lever too busy to be read
to. Sit down by the window in this
comfortable chair and let's hear it,"
After Il couple of weeks, when the
gentleman came in. hoarSe with Il sud
den cold, Miss Kent hustled about. her
a dose which ne declared he should
never forget to his dying day; but one
dose cured him. After this, Miss Kent
was a really Wondertui woman.
Ay, Jennie was an archplotter. She
let them skirmish about, but not once
did she give them Il chance to he alone
together-her plans were not to be .~-
Stroyed by premature condolences
until the very evening preceding Cousin
Marks departure for California. Then
Miss Kent was very deinurely asked To
remain and keep an eye Oh Master Car
Isle, whom the fond mother did not
like to leave quite alone with her nurse.
"Weare compelled to be gone a couple
of hours; but Cousin Mark will read To
you, won't you. cousin?"
Certainly, if Miss Kent would like
it" replied the gentleman.
The infant Carlisle. thanks to good
management, was never awake in the
evening, SO the victims OF this matri-
monial speculation would have plenty
of time. The back parlor was the room
most in use during the evening, and
out of this o was a large closet with
a large blind ventilator. and out of this
closet Il door leading To the back stoo
and garden. Imagine my surprise when
| was Informed that Mr.. Carlisle was
going To lodge, and that we after pro-
fuse warnings about the baby, and
promises not to be gone too long. wereto
proceed to this closet overlooking the
back parlor ria back gate and garden.
In vain l protested.
why, You goose" laughed Jennie.
"thereIl be fun enough to last a lifetime.
John wanted to come awfully. but |
knew he'd make a noise and spoil every
thing, SO l wouldn't let him." The willy
Schaner had taken the precaution to
lock the closet door from the outside,
so there was no fear of detection. On
a high bench. as still as tive mice. We
awaited results.
Cousin Mark Gas if arousing from a
protracted reverie)-"Would you like to
have me read:"
Miss Kent-"Oh, I'm not particular"
Cousin Mark-"Here is an excellent
article on elective atfinitieS; how would
you like that
Jennie's elbow in my side almost took
my breath away.
Miss kent-"WhO is it by"
Jennie CLEAR into my ear)-"That's
to gain time: see if it isn't"
Cousin Mark-"It's by a prominent
French writer. l believe"
Miss Kent-"I don't think l care for
a translation tonight"
Cousin Mark-"Nor /: nor reading of
any kind. This is my last evening in
New York. Miss Kent"
Miss kent-"I hope you've enjoyed
your visit"
Jennie Unto my very head this time
-"She's as shy as a Swear old colt"
Cousin Mark-"I didn't think l should
feel so sorry about leaving
Jennie-"He is the wreck. you re-
member"
A long pause.
Miss kent-"I think l hear the baby"
Cousin Mark-"Oh. no. You are fond
of babies, aren't you. Miss Kent"
No answer from Miss Kent.
Cousin Mark-"I have been a very
lonely man. Miss Kent. hut l never
realized how lonely the rest of my life
must be until | came to this house"
Jennie"-Oh. how lonely"
Cousin Mark-"Now l must return
to my business and my boarding house.
Think of that, Miss Kent-boarding
house-boarding house for a man Us
fond of domestic life as l am. Miss
Kent"
Just then We very distinctly heard a
little kind Of q MIR which sounded