The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-13

i Will give you chance I1ai. Aate
will only laugh at you; we are to have
dinner parCy next Tuesday, brave
Madane's dislike Of you, and come"
Thanks. will. )"
Hal did not usually care for parties,
but he felt some interest In this one.
He went early intending to have a.
chat with Eugene, but Kate was the
first person he saw. She was coming
down the brilliantly lighted staircase,
foremost among a bevy of young girls.
Her face was radiant, her black lace
drapery glowing with scarlet geran-
Gums, there were scarlet flowers in her
hair, and bands of dull gold about her
neck and arms. Her arms indeed
were uplifted to her head fastening
| some recreant flower, and the action
had delayed her progress for one
moment. In that moment DIR. Hal
Romano passed the staircase and
knew her at sight, though he had never
seen her before.
''And it was of this beautiful girl,
Eugene could speak in terms of cold
approval !! [ never thought Eugene
was a puppy before"
The impression Kate had made on
the young doctor, was deepened every
hour of that eventful night. Kate
seemed to enjoy his society, and to
enter into the romance of his life and
profession, with an earnestness which
astonished herself, and made Hal ex-
ceedingly proud and happy. A hun
dred times the next day, he found
himself recalling Hates intelligent
face, her clear, keen deductions, and
her sympathetic attention. A hun
bred times he said regretfully to him
self, eff that girl had only been poor,
1 could have idelized her glove-but
ton"
At first Eugene liked HaPs enthusi-
asm about Miss Haynie, then it began
to irritate him; Kate was enthusiastic
J too, and he began to feel as if he was
badly used. In spite Of its unreasona-
bleness, the feeling grew, and it be-
came an offence that Hal accidently
| met Kate walking or riding. Such
accidents had never occurred before,
: and Eugene would not allow himself
: to remember that they could not have
occurred before Hal and Kate knew
| each other. Eugene was actually
l jealous without being able to find a
: single accident of which he could rea-
r sonably complain. His life lost that
2 even tenor on which he congratulated
: himself, and in spite of his system OF
'takidg things cool, he was more wor-
/ ried than he liked to acknowledge.
t Hates behavior also was not salts
factory. He thought her deficient in
D respect towards him, and had fits OF
S ill-temper and fits of repentance Just
as trying. She was Indifferent about
e their house, and upon the whole, he
e did not find this girl with no nonsense
: about her, very equable compan-
C ion. That if he should really fall in
: love with Kate, and she should make
4 him suffer as little Roma TraIto had
2 done
He felt these things very keenly
1 one night when there was a party at
Mrs. Haynes. Hal was there Of
i course, for Kate made much OF
< 'Eugene's friend and claimed credit
e for it beside. Unconsciously it had
d become a habit of Eugene to watch
Kate and Hal, and when therefore he
!, missed them from among the dan
GERS, he went at once to seek them.
t He found them standing together OF
it some stairs leading from the lower hal
o to the conservatory. Hal was speaking
In very earnest manner, and Kate
G was looking into his face with /
It startled, anxious expression. Both O
e them saw Eugene's approach, but they
:, made no attempt to change either thei
l. attitude or expression. On the con
S. trary they seemed to wait for him t.
join them. He did so, and in no ann
able mood.
Il Eugene, said Hal, "you mus
IL help Miss Haynie to get this compan,
away; Mrs. Haynie is very i'll indeed.
g "Ill? Mrs. Haynie i'll ?"
E. eyes, noticed her appearance earl
k this evening, and have kept her in m,
sight; half-an-hour ago l followed he
v to the breakfast parlor, and found he
insensible. fear she has very hig
n fever"
. Then Hal spoke as the physician
:: it was second nature in Eugene t
y obey; and soon as possible he carries
e. out his cousins directions. Hal re
y manned i'll close attendance all night
and very soon ordered the Who'll
- house, for Mrs. Haynes sickness Gu
'0 minated in a severe attadk of brai
NJ fever.
No one had contemplated such a
lie interruption to the marriage prepers
tions. Eugene was very unhappy
o. here was Hal, Lord Paramount i
70 Rates home, and Kate obeying ever
" word he uttered. Necessarily in tina
At long six weeks, battle for a life or deaf
~ to her, Kate came to look upon Ha
Il with very kind and grateful heart
Eugene was willing to allow that thi
II was correct enough, but he did nc
10 see why Kate should cut his interview
q so short, and be so unnecessarily COO
in For Hates non chaLe7lt ways had cease
~ to please him, he had seen lights
n Hates eyes, and traces of tendernes
10 in her manners which made him hui
bit ger to call forth her nature in il
e. whole rich strength.
IF. An so the slow weeks went over
All matters of upholstery and mill
a nary had been suspended, for if Mr.
IN Haynie died, the marriage would b
ev put off; and if not, there would
ne plenty of time for preparations durin
I'd her cOnvales:nce. The poor lad
i'd lowered long between two worlds
r. but at length came back to life, but
ne was three months before she was abb
he to sit up and take interest in til