The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-11-20

way. A stately man, dignified and
noble, with power in every feature of
the handsome face. l stole a look at
Miss Vascour. There was q red flush
upon the white cheek. and new CLEAN
in the still dark eye. Then L guessed
that they had been tete-a-tete for
whole hour. Not to be de trop, took
magazine, and retired to corner, and
1 must confess that the conversation
went on nicely without me. Presently
Miss DE Ruyter burst into the room, in
a pretty flutter of excitment.
Why, Captain Ellingwood, you have
fairly stolen march upon u.s." eXclaim-
ed the beauty. "We did not expect the
Arabia till the tenth, and here you are
while it is yet February"
"You flatter me, Miss DE Ruyter. 1
never could have supposed that my COM
ing would be anticipated. The Arabia
is due on the twenty-siXth, so that L am
really behind my time"
Was it the twenty sixth? ?" said Miss
DE Ruyter, knitting her pretty eye
brows. "Well, am good for nothing
at remembering figures" And the lady
| pushed an ottoman towards him and sat
down so as to interpose her tall person
between him and Miss Vascour.
L watched the slow color creeping into
Miss Vascour's face, and the flash of
anger in Captain Ellingwood's keen
eyes. He wheeled an armchair forward.
" Allow me to offer you this, Miss DE
Ruyter."
She crimsoned, bit her lip, and then
after a moments delay spread her flow
ing drapery in the chair he had set for
her. Mr.. Deane came in just here, and
finding an empty seat near Miss Vas
cour, appropriated it. l watched the lit
tie scene-saw Miss De Ruyter's futile
effort to engross them both-saw Captain
Ellingwood's eyes stray away from her
brilliant complexion and snowy person,
to rest upon Miss Vascour's pure, still
face.
Presently going out to dinner some
body pinched me.
Z" Helen De Ruyter, I'll prosecute you
for an ASSAULT
"Pshaw that didn't hurt you,
I wanted you to look around" she said,
in an energetic whisper
"Why?"
Why ?" impatiently. " Don't you
see that she is setting her cap for Capt.
Ellingwood ?"
"Who ?"
Miss Vascour, of course" And the
beauty's face darkened.
81 looked at them.
He does seem to be very much in
terested in her, certainly" L said, mali
ciously.
You are very absurd" she returned
angrily. "Do you think he would mar
ry mere adventures as she is 20
"There you are mistaken, Miss DE
Ruyter. Miss Vascour is a Brahmin OF
the Brahmins," l said, coolly. "The
family are as proud as"
They are poor" interrupted Miss De
Ruyter. {" But Captain Ellingwood in
tends to remain q bachelor You had
better tell her so, since she seems to be q
protege of yours"
Excuse me, but had you not better
tell her yourself? You have known
him long-no one w ould be more likely
to have ascertained his intentions in re-
gard to marriage than Miss De Ruy
ter.n
She gave me black look and we parted
at the table.
A month drifted away, and April was
close by. All this time our drama was
approaching denouement. Miss Vas,
cour was lovely and ladylike, and Helen
De Ruyter was torn with jealousy. She
had surely lost Mr.. Deane, who wor-
shipped the very folds of Miss Vascour's
dress--adored her afar off, with a silent
worship, which might or might not find
expression, according as circumstances
wrought, for he was man of the world
acute, able and self-conscious, not man
to venture much, by no means man to
risk deliberate offer unless he had good
reason for thinking he should be ac-
cepted. So it was just possible that after
loving Miss Vascour, he might marry
Helen DE Ruyter.
But Captain Ellingwood was of an,
other stamp-not to be easily thwarted,
to let anything come between him and
Miss Vascour, if he loved her. But die
he love her9 was as curious about il
as Helen De Ruyter.
He came into the parlor one afternoon