Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-17

"I don't belong to you yet, Mr..
Herne, and you shall not select my |
Bessie Wares black eyes flashed |
very wickedly as she adds:
81 cannot allow you to dictate 10
me-"
81 don't wish to dictate to you,
Bessie, but Warren Mann is not
fit associate for you, and ifyou value
my opinion, you will forbid his visits.
He is q gambler, and
"You needn't enumerate his faults.
He is nice fellow, and will 60 with
him when / choose" cried Bessie,
getting angrier every moment
81 never thought you were a fiirt.
Bessie, or that you would have trifed
with me as you have done. am So
ry."
"You needn't be sorry, Mr.. Herne.
We are not suited to each other, and
I am glad We have found it out in
time You are jealous and exacting.'
"Apd you are heartless coquette,
cried Tom, getting angry in turn. Il
once hoped to be angry with you,
but that hope 10 past. May Mr.. Mann
be more fortunate than L. Good
byc-!"
And with these words he left the
room.
"Oh, what have l done?" cried
poor willful Bessie, sinking to the
floor and sobbing as ie her heart would
break.
She was aroused by hand placed
on her shoulder, and, looking up, she
saw the smiling face of Floy Hayden,
who, seeing the flushed face and tear
stained checks, exclaimed:
"What is the, matter with you,
child?"
"Oh, Floy, 1 have driven him away,
and he will never come back, and L
love him so mnch," said Bessie,
throwing herself in her fricnd's s
arms.
'Who's gone? Who will never
come back?" asked Floy, slightly
bewildered at such an outburst from
one who WAS usually gay and happy.
"Tom," said Bessie. "And it
was all my fault
"Oh!" said Floy, beginning to
understand. "There, darling, don't
cry; tell me all about it," she said
soothingly.
Bessie managed to tell her story
to her friend, who said:
"It may not I've SO bad as you think,
dear; he will be back in the morn
ing to beg forgiveness ;he is as sorry as
you are"
Bessie was comforted by this, al
though she passed sleepiess night.
Morning came, then evening, but no
Thomas Herne. Mr.. Warren Mann
came, though, and made himself as
fascinating as possible. But he found
Bessie listless, and the very opposite
of the bright, talkative girl of the
evening before. He had never ap-
peared to her so shallow .s did that
night, or his conversation so non'
sensical and silly.
''By the way, have you heard the
news, Miss Bessie?" he asked.
NO" said Bessie.
"About Mr.. Herne?"
"What of mm?" said Bessie, be
coming very much interested.
"Oh, nothing, only he is going
abroad and, from what l hear, he
never intends to come back. Very
sudden, isn't It? Heavens! are yol
ill, Miss Bessie?" he asked, as Eel
face grew dcathly pale, and she
looked rs if she was going to swoon
Nothing" she answered, recov
cring her self-control by a great ef
fort.
1t would never do for Warren
Mann to know how much Toms de
parture affected her, and she com
menced talking of something else
striving to appear indifferent, though
it was hard work to keep back the
tears. Soon after her visitor tool
his leave, and Bessie gave vent te
her feeling. In moment Of ange
she had driven the man she almos
W orshipped from her, and for the sak'
of one who hadn't three ideas in hi
head. After time she went to hel
room, but not to sleep.
"He will find some one else to love,
and forget me-" she said to herself
and the thought was almost madden
ing.
Meanwhile, while Thomas Herns
was sitting in his room with his frienC
and chum, Charlie Graham, he wa.
moody and sullen, and Charley, no
ticing hi 8 detected look, said;
What's troubling you, old fellow
You look as if you were under sen
tence. Have you and Bessie beer
quarreling9"
"Yes," growled Tom.
"What was it about?" asked Char
ey.
II 81 asked her to cease walking ant
dancing with that confounded Aann
and s he said she would dance will
whom she pleased; that l shouldn't
dictate to her, and that we were no
suited to each other, and broke hel
engagement. ! am going abroad ol
somewhere / can't stay here ane
see her the wife of that fellow
"Tom," said Charlie you're fool
You know Bessie Ware loves you, and
yet you turned jealous and made a.
idiot of yourself. You deserve to b.
horsewhipped. As for going abroad
YOU will do no such thing; you viii
stay here and go to Bessie in thu
morning and become reconciled Il
her."
81 WON'T" cried Tom.
"Yes, you will. You have made
her cry her pretty eyes nearly out. ,
"That will do, Charley" sait
) Tom. ~
s'Will it? Then go to bed, ant
sleep if you can, after behaving il
such an insane manner"
81 will go just to get rid of you,