The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-20

Tie grew more HcTCe.
"What have you done? What you
shall never have the chance of doing
again-made fool of me :" he thun-
dered forth, his generally clear voice
thick with passion.
Remember, the Colonel was madly
In love and bitterly disappointed, and
the storm in his breast as | told you be-
fore, was even hotter than the storm
ing of Magdala.
81 don't see how it can be" said
Enid with provoking calmness, going
up to the Fireplace and putting her
tiny white-slippered foot Oh the fender
"If you have been made fool of, as
you say, you must have made yourself
one, Colonel Verschoyle."
The pretty lips once more wreathed
themselves in that mochng style, and
he was beside her in one fierce stride.
"Enid," said he, "you know you
have done wrong; you have played with
me long enough, but it ends now.
Look here.
She looked up all sweetness aud sur
prise, but think she shrank little as
she met the blaze of passion in his
eyes.
"Look here" he continued. "Slnce
you have found some one else to kiss
and fiirt with, you can let me go. |
have been miserably mistaken; but 1t
can't be helped now, only we had bet
ter part. You have shown me plainly
enough this evening what you are"
"What am n" she asked simply.
ga flirt!" he exclaimed-"a heart
less fiirt, and we must part"
"Oh yes, if you wish it, l suppose
we must" said Enid; "but you have
said hard thing of me-a thing have
never heard before; and | would not
stand it now, only see you are very
angry ana don't quite know what you
are saying. never flirted in my life
sir !"
The sweet eyes looked into his, but
he was too irate to see their sweetness.
'.YOu let that-that fellow kiss you
in the conservatory ~ he cried. "What
more would you have, or do | need, as
a proof of what you are?"
The color came into her cheeks. ooh
then you saw that, did you?" she said,
and she gazed down thoughtfully into
the fire.
"Why did you allow it ?" he demand
ed.
"Because--Oh, because ] like him."
she replied; "and then you see, stu
pidly let my maid put sprig of mistle-
toe in my hair to night, and so sup
pose he-couldn't help it."
She was laughing now, and her face
was flushing brightly, until it looked
lovelier than he mad ever seen 1t be-
fore.
Almost roughly the Colonel seized
her round white arm, and the laugh
died away on her lips.
"Let me CO." she said; "yOu hurt
me; please remember you are not in
Abyssinia now, and English people
have feelings"
"Then where are yours, pray!" he
cried, ENID Vavasor, answer me,
why have you trlfled with me?"
His lips were white with suppressed
passion, and though she struggled to
free her arm, he held it still.
"YOu told me you loved me-" he said
hoarsely.
She smiled family as she replied, 81
told you the truth, Vivian"
"Then why have you been false to
me?" he asked. ENID, cease this
mockery, ana tell me what you mean
by your conduct this evening? ?" he ad-
ded, stamping his foot until the whole
room shook.
"Oh, dear, you do frighten me sop
said Enid, shuddering and looking pa
thetic. 81 wish you would be more
considerate, and not treat me as If /
were a great strong man like yourself,
and could fight it out"
He let 60 her arm with contemp-
tous exclamation. She had tried him
very much, and as he said to himself,
that he was not man to be trihed
with, and think it was wonderful he
kept as calm as he did.
"rhere is nothing more to be said
then; we had better part now, and let
the world think what 1t will of u.s." he
said in low cold voice; and Enid, who
was watching him keenly, saw how
deeply he was reused.
For moment she hcstated, and a
look of contrition passed over her face |;
the next instant her lip curled with
the old expression Of laughing dcris-
! ion.
"The world will wonder when they
hear that Colonel Verschoyle has Tilted
Miss Vavasor," she said.
"They will never hear that, and you
know 1t. There shall never word 90
forth against yon from my lips" he
said sternly.
"Then you give me up? May 60
away nowr" she asked, like child
who had just been reprlmanded. care
we to say goodbye hereT"
A little white gloved hand was offer
ed to him, and the sweet young face
was raised towards his, but his heart
wae growing bitter against her and her
playful coQuetry; so he did not take
the outstretched hand; he only bowed
low and said, "That is the best thing
we can do"
Enid Vavasor's eyes rested upon him
for moment as If she were about to
speak, and he watched with a heart,
the quick fierce throbs of which told