The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-25

we'll enough" she thought. And then;
"Brookes that Is twice to day Brookes
has been forced on my attention. II
did not trouble me long the first time,
and l dare say shall get rid of the Sec
ond intrusion quite as easily"
She took great pains with her toilet
but she always did that. And though
she was dressed on time, she kept the
gentlemen waiting for her full quarter
Of an hour. But IS she never kept
Charley waiting she hoped he would
understand her motive, and do all in bis
power to make the Englishman feel that
he was waiting on woman. Somehow
she had got the idea that MIR. Brookes
would feel 1t . humiliation. But II he
did, he had either admirable self-con-
troll or really fine manners. He chatted
with Charley, quito oblivious Of the
lapse Of time, and rose to meet Miss
Tyrrel with an air Of such indifference
as TO the opera, that Julia really had the
impression that he would just as will
ingly stay where he was as 90.
And he was nice fellow, too. In
spite Of his scrupulous toilet and his
formal manners, be contrived to make
the night thoroughly delightful one to
Julia. He did not give her an oppor-
tunity to say q single saucy thing; he
was so charmed with America and ev-
cry one in it that Julia declared che de-
served to be New Yorker. However,
Mr.. Brookes," she added, with mock
seriousness, s'good Englishmen come to
New York when they die"
Gentlemen generally "talk over" the
ladies who have adorned their evenings,
but Mr.. Brookes did not make single
remark about Miss Tyrrel. Charley
wished he had. He had watched the
two with q burning heart all through
the opera, and he told himself with jeal-
Gus anger that July had never looked
SO lovely or been 50 brilliant and enter
tanning.
+" And that Brookes," he muttered,
/" did nothing but watch her. He is in
love, Of course; no fellow could help it;
and he has nothing to do but buy the
ring and order the wedding cake. Fiji
ty thousand pounds year, and title
coming by-and-by--and l have fifteen
dollars, and no particular pros
poets Of any kind. Of course July will
take him--any woman would; and
though July is an angel, she likes silk
dresses and things Of that sort. Iwish
hadn't been such fool! : only want
cd him to see what wonderful girl
loved me, II was poor devil Of a
writer, and now III bet he cuts me out.
Serve me right, tool"
To such reflections as these poor
Charley's pen and scissors went all the
next day, and many days afterward.
For Mr.. Brookes having made Miss
ryrrel the regular formal visit, went
again and again, until they were very
rood friends.
II am going with Mr.. Brookes sleigh
ng tomorrow, Charley" said Julia,
me evening, . month after their first
:" suppose you viii be going to Eng
and with him some day soon. When
ire you to be married."
"Charley Rath, you ought to be /
Of yourself! DO you think
vant to marry every man who treats me
You have not time to take
ne riding. you dear old busy darling,
md must refuse the goods the gods
provide unless they send them by your
landsp"
Then poor Charley was all penitence
md confidence and alteration. Some
lines he had . chivalrous feeling of
for his rival, and half per-
uaded himself that he would be willing
D surrender Julia to man SO able to
make her happy and honored. Then,
gain, he had an insane hope that his
lotel would burn down, or his horse
brow him. or his dinner choke him.
lie did not do his work very well in
hose days; but his chief excused him.
1e had suffered himself once from ssper-
ldious woman" hecorrected Charley's
roof with sigh, and hoped the at
ack would not last long.
To Julia the winter passed very hap
lily. She loved music and riding, and
dr. Brookes was always glad to crafty
hese tastes. She had no suspicion that
le regarded their pleasant companion
hip in any other light than one of mu-
ual entertainment. OF course Mr..
3rookes knew that she loved Charley
sath; he had often seen them together.
md she had never attempted TO conceal
he relation in which they stood to each
'ther.
One beautiful spr'ng evening, Julia,
HARLEY, and Mr.. Brookes stood to-
.ether at the open window. Suddenly
srookes took out his pocket-book, and
aid, "Look here, Mr.. Rath''-and he
lnfolded q ten-dollar bill and smoothed
carefully out-s'do you see any thing
emarkable about that billP"
" No." said Charley, carelessly. ut
GEMS good enough; but am no ex-
,ert."
Julia glanced at the bill and smiled.
: I can guess what you mean"
Impossible"
" Yes, can. There Is .sWilliam