The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-14

ue, Miss Laura.
No. 1 answered. in . low and
tender voice. . heartashe.'
'Indeedr locking down, then pIspc-
ing up shyly. did not suppose that
you had . heart
1t is true 1 replied. forgetting the
declaration I had just made, L have no
heart. That was stolen from me long
ago
Really BY whom. If may inquirer
Fixing my eyes eloqusntly upon her
blushing face, l said senestly
would yoo really like to know I.
Shall / really unboaoa myself to you.
and sh -seveai TO you the secret
hope
And here. dispits myself Il broke
down.
OF course aid she gently. and in
the most innoceut and ertless manner
possible-'of eounse. I shall appreciate
your eonRdencs. Who 10 the iaiy, Mr.
Carleton -~sa-~.-
Il will show you her porzait,' aid,
carrying my brillient idea into excecu-
tion; and Immediately proceeded, with
trembling hands and beating heart to
produces her photograph which q week
previous she bad allowed me to steal
from her album.
l neld it before her. keeping my eyes
steadfastly fixed upon her expressive
countenance.
She bent forward her beautiful head
until it almost rested upon my shoulder.
She gave . start On seeing the pictsre.
Was it real Or Affected A deep color
flushed her fair face, then left L quite
pale.
She reised her head and said. coldly:
Thank you for your confiden"e, Mr..
Carleton. I hope that you may
And just then the door opened and
the hsteful Fitxroy was announced by
Master Jenny. Laura's brother. who,
as retreated into the hall, was distinctly
heard to say:
My aiu't it jolly They will both
be as mad as a couple of Tom cats in q
meal bag
1 slipped the photograph into my
pocket, and . moment later Laura's
aunt come to the rescue, and proposed
. walk in the garden.
To my suprise. Laura turned to Fitz-
roy and led the way with him, almost
entirely ignoring myself.
Her manner was cold and hsugty and
when l addressed her she answered
with chilling reserve. What could be
the matter Had she all along been
trifling with meS Had she encouraged
me merely to bring me to . point, and
then cast me of to smile on n,y rival,
the odious FitzroyY
The latter evidently perceived that
something was amiss between %, and
my blood boiled to witnss the conf
dence and boldness with which be took
advantage Of it. I cut my visit short,
determined to hays speedy explnation
with Laura.
But when. on the following day, I
called, the servant informed me that
Miss Laura WAS out. She had gone to
ride with Mr.. Fitxroy.
Next morning / called again, and
learned from the amiable Master Jem-
my that Fitzroy Was in the parlor with
sister Laura.
This looked alarming, and started
again in the afternoon, but on the
avenue met my rival comuing from
the house. I would have passed him
with cold salutstiop. bat he stopped
and shook me enthusiastically by The
hand.
My dear Carleton, excuse me, but
you must congratulate me on my good
fortune. I have been accepted By Giss
Laura. and I feel 90 greatful TO you for
giving me . chance
To ne = I gssped, in astonishmest.
why, yes. TO tell the truth, had
an idea that you were my rival. snd
that che liksd you. until s6e hsr1slf nm.
deceived ne. She told me yeoees6sy
that you had no idea Of such thing;
and that. in fact, you loved another,
and had confessed it to her.
~
why, yes; yon showed her the por.
trait of the lady. you know. Well. I
hope you may be - happy as ! sm.'
He wrung my hand. aud. needless OF
my agony, passed on.
1t 10 some artless story of hers to
deceive him. and excuse her conduct
toward myself, wss my thought. How
can . woman be 90 hsartlsss and nm.
principlsdr
/ retracsd my steps homswsrd in sn
IN uenviabls state OF mind. took out
my pocket book, in order 30 gaze once
moro upon the fair and false face that
had lursd me to misery. but found the
blue envelope empty.
Then I rsmsmbersd that when had
showed the photograph to Laura. AID
been interrupted BY Fitzroy's entraucs.
I had hastily clipped it into my breast
pocket, where Il had since repoeed un.
thought Of.
/ drew it forth walled 70 the win--
dow. turned it to the light, and eaxsl
upon the face of-Dora Armistead.
I was still staring with open mouth
and eyes. when my friend Frank hasti-
" and unosremoniously snteted.
Philip said be, stsrnly. may l ask
an explanation Of this tricky'
What tricky
His eyes fell on the card in my hand
and > green tinsls Of jealoosy ovsr-
spread his face.
How came you 10 exchange the
cards-tht photographsY' b. said fierce
". throwing upon the table the photo
Graph Of Laura; And how II il that ]
6nd you he.e ia solitude. eloating upon
the poatrait oe DosA!'
Take your Dors. Frank. Hsavsn
knows that / have no idea how shs
came here and that sincsesly wish ]
had never sseo her facet
Didn't you e1change the cards = h