The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-21
NINE STARS.
FANNIE ISABELLE sHERRIcK.

Z i FANNIE ISABELLE sHRRRrcK.
He was just as mean rs could be.
know you will agree with me, too, when
I tell you what my naughty hero was do.
ing. He was actually sitting in the moon.
light listening to q conversation evidently
not intended for his masculine ears.
VI course, he had no curiosity that ia q
characteristic which belongs peculiarly and
exclusively to the other sex Old Adam
didn't possess any, SO of course his descend.
ants must be entirely free from that femi,
nine fault. rffi, rs
However, to tell the truth, our hero was
not so much to blame after all. for he was
the unfortunate victim Of adverse circum.
stances. entHr7H 1iffirT TFa4Tn7 49,
He had just strolled out upon the balcony
to enjoy his cigar in the moonlight. when
suddenly the window Of the room adjoining
ms had been thrown open, and O girlish face
had peeped through. "
"oh Stella, do come and look at this
scene, isn't it perfectly exquisite I do
believe l could live forever If we could al
ways have such nights.n
Phil silently agreed with the fair speaker.
and Stella coming up to the window seated
herself on the broad sill beside her friend
They sat thus for awhile quietly enjoying
Inc still beauty OF the night, when suddenly
a solemn confidential tone Of voice, this as
founding news
Stella, / know there's q man around
Why J" was the hurried exclamation.
Well, very ~solemnly, ~ inhale the
aromatic odor known as cigar-smoke.n.
Phil held his breath and looked longingly
at his choice Havana.
Nonsense, !" said Stella. How absurd .
nothing more unlikely. This is the only
room that opens upon this balcony. / am
quite sure of it.ri4 .t9-atHH1 800 7Tl
Perhaps, but I am not convinced" said
wilful Nell, us she looked around once more
That cigar-smoke settles it. It's a yery
good one at any rate, SO 1 don't seriously
object" ifrsI
Yes, you're mighty right it is" solilo-
quized Phil MS he gave one last puff and
threw it into the grass below lest It should
betray hin. :. What in the deuce is a fellow
to do, anyway. Has he got to be tyrannized
over by the fair sex all the time, visible or
invisible y" 1Tf--' - =
Happily for him just as Nelrs bright eyes
searched the end Of the balcony where he
was sitting, the moon kindly disappeared
under n cloud, and the long branches of the
huge sycamores swept the floor and COM
pletely shadowed him. I7nisg Hi saaf
"Hal " murmured Phil melodramntically
as Nell finally subsidized and began to unfas-
ten her bracelets leisurely. "This is inter
esting. to say the least. Are they going to
sit there all night, 1 wonder?
What is fellow going to do ? If / nrise
and glide noiselessly to my domicile, the fair
creatures will be sure to 'espy me and mis-
take me for a ghost or a burglar, n I shall
have q case OF Mysteries on my hands imme-
diately; and, by Jove, Phil. Lambert, it
would take q fellow with even more cheek
than You possess to your presence
ut such an hour as this and coolly bow your
way past two charming young ladies whom
you have known for the short space Of q few
hours only. Il " - .allJ79i3 .rH9l,
However, I might ms well take it philo-
sophically, l suppose" and he leaned back
in his chair with a m~nrtyr-like resignation
worthy of a better cause. As If it was any
great hardship after all to sit in the moon
light and look at NclIs pretty face and
sparkling eyes.
"say, Stella, let's count the stars" said
Nell.
"Count the stars ! " said Stella, absently,
"what do you mean ;" isa
"Oh, you know, count nine stars for MIN
nights, and then after the nine nights-wh,
let me see what does happen after that
oh, yes, the first gentleman you shake hand
with is to be your future happiness. oh, III
lots of fun, just try it for once. Idon't know
how many times I've begun, u l Away
forget to continue it long enough. ] Am go
ing to try it faithfully this time. though.
and Nell lifted up her deep blue eyes an,
began counting the stars with all the limo
cent gravity of q child. ri-a,4g r
Think I'll manage to be around aboul
that time myself" thought Phil, looking
admiringly at Nell's arch face uplifted in tn,
moonlight.
well, Nell, I" said Stella after n pause
"what do you think of Nettie's countr,
home ; isn't it superb?"
ITS perfectly enchanting. I didn't fee
o bit inclined to accept her invitation, bu
l don't think I shall be really bored aftel
aIl."
Indeed you will not regret it, / know
Look Just beyond us is the river. You car
Just catch glimpses of it through the trees
We used to row down there every evenin,
during last summer As soon as we are al
acquainted we will have a jolly time, know
Nettie is a charming hostess"
Eyes" sighed Nell If there were onl.
some nice gentlemen here, it would be NOR,
than lovely"
"Whew nice gentlemen /" echoed Phi
rs he leaned forward and pricked up his ears
Hadn't she seen him Phil Lambert, tn
very darling Of charming demoiselles, an,
kind mammns, and the incest young man i
town. Surely he must be dreaming. Blu
his vanity wa to undergo q still create
shock.
."why.n said Stella, "weren't you intro
duced to Mr.. LAMBERT He's charming,
think. So entertaining and handsome. .
perfect gentleman, 1 am sure
THANK you," said Phil, mentally
you're a darling.r On H. "a
MI. Lambert-let me see-who is he !?
said Nell, lazily, as if he were scarcely wort
the effort of a thought, while poor Phil Sc
on the anxious-bench
Yes. don'tyou remember the gentlema
with the d. d. moustache girls do use SLANG
thought Phi) and the melancholy dar
eyes3"
I'D. dr." said Nell. shortly I" explain.
Ozark and dropping" answered Stell,
laughing /; I'm one ahead of you now
"Oh, yes" said Nell, as though just dim
conscious Of his existence, while Phil leane
forward eagerly. swell, I think he's sir
. ply-hor,id."
Phil leaned back in his chair and groane
The groan was audible, and the cha
squeaked.
MERCY l." calculated Nell, "what W
that ? l know l heard somebody"
ITO be Continued.)
CHAs. EMERSON. GEO. II. YVES
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