Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22

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she issued forth quite naturally, as n she did
10 every day, and walked briskly on the parade,
Dohgnan did the same, met aud passed her
many times on the parade, and searched for
pity in her eyes, but found neither lopk nor
iscoehl ION, nor any other sentiment; for all
thls she walked and walked, till all the other
prnmenaders were tired and gone.-then her
culprlt summoned resolution, and taking OF
MS hat, with voice for the first time tremu-
ious, oesonght permission 10 address her. sac
stopped, bluShed, and neither acknowledged
nor disowned his acQu aintauce He blushei
Stammered out how ashamed he was how he
9Seservea 10 De punished, how he was punished,
hoN uttle she knew how unhappy he was and
concluded by begging her not TO let All the
world Know the disgrace of man who was al
nHain R0rtlhsd enough by the loss OF her ac-
told her OF the action that had been commenced
In heI name; she gentle shrugged her should
eIs ana SAID: how stupid they arel" EmbOld-
ened by this, he begged To Know whether or
not life OF distant unpretending devotion
would. after lapse of years, erase the memo.
ry of his madness-his crimel
"She did not know"
''She must now bid him adieu, a. she hal
some preparations to make for a ball in tia
Crescent, where everybody was to be" They
parted, and Dolignan determined To be at the
ball where everybody was 10 be. Tie was there,
and alter some time he obtained an introduc.
ton to Miss Haythorn, and he danced with
her Her manner was gracious. With the
wonderful tact OF her sex, she seemed 10 have
con menced the acquaintance that evening
hat hight, for the first time, Dolignan was in
owe. l will spare the reader all a lovers arts,
~ which he succeeded in dining where she
llred, In dancing where she danced, IN over
al ing her by accident when She rode HIS
tNotlon followed her 10 church, where the
lagoon was rewarded by learning there is
Aorld where they neither POLK nor smoke
he two CO pital denominations of this one
tie made an acquaintance with her uncle
VINO liked him, and he saw al last with Joy that
her eye loved TO dwell upon him. when Sh
thought he did not observe her NJ WAS tbre,
months after the Box Tunnel that Captain
Dollgnan called one day upon Captain Hay
thorn, X. n, whom he had met twice in hs
lie, and slightly propiIated by violenty li,ten-
lrg 10 cutting out expedition he called aud
In me usual way asked permission e. pay III,
addresses TO his daughter. The worthy CAP
tam straightway began doing quarter deck
when suddenly he was summoned from the
apartment by mysterious message. On his
return he announced, with a total change of
voice, that 1T was all right and his visitor
might run alongside as soon as he chose - MY
reader has OWNED the truth; this nautical
commander, terrible 10 the foe. was in cbm-
our heroine.
As he was taking his leave, Dolignan saw his
divinity glide into the drawing room. lie fol
lowed her, observed a sweet con Sciou ,neSs
deepen Into confuSion-she tried To laugh AMI
cried instead, and then she smiled again.
when he kissed her hand at the door m was
george and .'Marian' Instead OF Captain
this and Miss" the other
reasonable time after this (for my tale ia
lnerciful and Skips fOImalties aud torturing
delays, these two were very happy: they were
once more upon the railroad, gOiug TO enjoy
Their honeymoon all by themselves Marian
Dongnan was dressed just as before-luck-
Ike and delicious; all bright except her o hes:
bul George sat beside her this time Instead of
opposite; and she drank him in gently fro,n
her long eyelaSheS.
Marian" said George, married peopl,
should tell each other all. VIII yod ever for
give me IL own To YOU; no"
Yes. yeS,'
We'll, then, you remember the Box Tunnel
his was the first alluSiOn he had yentured To
~ II am ashamed 10 say had Is to fl1 with
White i would Kiss one of you two ladies'"
ana George, pathetic externally, chuckied
within.
Il know that, George; L overheard YOU
was the demure reply.
oh! you overheard me! impossible"
And did you not hear me whisper TO nv
companion? l made a bet with her
it?'' '' ""'
Only pair of gloves, George"
Yes, know; but what about iJ?"
That if you did you should be my husband,
dearest
"oh, but stay: then you could not have been
SO very angry with me- love. Why dearest
then you brought that action against meg''
Mrs. DOIlgnan looked down.
Il was afraid you were forgetting M,
George, you Will never forgive me?'
sweet angel! why, here is the Box Tul.
nel?''
Now reader,- fe no. no such thing Won
can [ expect TO be INDUCED i'm this way every
time We come TO dark place. Besides Il is not
the thing. Consider, two sensible married peO-
pie. No such phenomenon, assure you, took
place. No scream in hopeless rivalry of the
engine-thS time,