The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-22

fifteen minutes to three, and l hurrielly
confled the whole story Of my wrongs
to Willie's honest breast.
"My dear fellow, really think you are
attaching too much Importance to mere
triae."
"a tride!" I bit my lips until the blood
came. Il think differently; and it's very
easy to see you are not standing in my
peculiar position, Newton"
"ShaIl send for Clark? He is in the
store, no doubt"
"You will do nothing of the sort"
"Wen, then, what is it you require Of
mel"
"Listen; she will be here, probably at
three, TOTO see Clark"
"Well?'
"Where will he be likely to receive
herr"
"In this room, I suppose"
"Is there no place where | can be an un-
seen listener to their conversation p
"Why, there is the war robe, but
"The very place" | exclaimed, exult-
antly.
"Yes-but, Herbert, wouldn't it be
mean thing to listen to What is not intend
ed for YOUR ears? p ialtered Willie, with
some embarrassment.
81 don't care fig whether it's mean or
not" | retorted. ''I IN In no state of mind,
Just now, to split hairs. II you are going
to oblge me, say SC; if not, l may as well
co."
"Of course the room is at your service,
Herbert | am going out, but that makes
no difference. | hope you will discover
that you are in error"
smiled bitterly. I entertained no such
hope. The clock struck three as Mr. New
ton took his leave, and | hurriedly en-
sconced myself in the wardrobe, W tn my
head against Willie's business coat, and my
other extremties in a perfect grave of linen
busters and obsolete pantaloons. Alto
gether, it was not an agreeable position; a
wardrobe where one can just stand erect,
with closed doors, on II hot evening in
August is not very enviable place. But
Iwould have endured anything then.
GLOW warm it is F.! In fact, it is getting
decidedly tropical" reflected, as | wiped
the dew from my glowing forhead. "Why
don't Ethel come, if she is coming?" And
then I began to reflect on St. Bartholomew
and his bed of hot Goals, as | pushed the
door quarter of inch open.
Hush-a footstep! Ijerked the door to
again, with an emphasis that made my
prison-home sway in a sadly nervous con-
dtion, but it was only a clerk, sent for
something, and l breathoa freely once
more-that is, as freely as it was possible
to do under the circumstances. Good gra-
eous, how hot it was A thermometer
would certainly have stood at q hundred in
this close atmosphere. | was Streaming
with perspiration; my hair was as wet as
if had stood in summer shower; bat
would have cheer(ully remained there all
day, to detect the monstrous conspiracy
between my Ethel and ''R. c."
Four clock; Ethel must have been de.
ftained; | could hear "R C's' voice occa.
sonalIy in the store; proof positive, h
was on hand.
Five o'clock Decidedly, this was get
ting rather monotonous; | was inclined tt
be very sleepy; but it wouldn' tdo, to yield
7 10 the Establishments Of Morpheus. But
nv patience was mot destined TO 90 entire
! ly unrewarded; just rs was about to give
up in utter despair, there was a hutter o.
garments on my ear; the sound Of Ethel
sweet, familiar voice.
! "I'm so sorry lost that memorandum
Robert'
'lt isn't of any consequence, Ethel, viii
make it all straight. Let me see,' sale
: Robert, rehectiyely, "you want it linec
with crimson silk, with crimson cord ant
tassels. When do you want it finished p
f "By Thursday; its Herbert's birthday.
r. 81 think / can promise 1t to you by tha
q time; l was sorry to disappoint you be
= fore, but we really hadn't a bit of any
thing in the store, that was at all appro
A pirate. This material is elegant
+ Beautiful !" calculated Ethel. "IIoy
l. pleased Herbert will bel"
o If there had been crack in the bottom
= of that wardrobe, | most assuredy woul,
q have fallen through it, SO exceedingl.
C small did feel.
d ''By the way, Ethel, in which direction
q are you going?"
q "Home," she replied
7 "Then TIL escort you; just wait half
N second until got my hat"
y The blood in my veins seemed turned 70
: second to ice, and then again to fire
~ What q blockhead was not to foresee thi
emergency held my breath and clun
"a desperately to the inner handle Of tn