Louisiana capitolian., 1880-04-10
gers, but not a muscle moved beyond
what accorded with we'll bred indif.

gers, but not a muscle moved beyond
what accorded with well-bred indif:
ference.
"Ah! good evening, Mr.. Ray"
"Oh, Mamie, are you glad to Gee
me I" said Lennox, feeling that biz
heart was chilled within him.
"Oh, to he sure, Mr.. Ray, quite glad.
Allow me to present my friend, the
Count Dc Beaurepaire. Mr.. Ray
MONSIEUR
Lennox hardly deigned bow to the
Frenchman, and offered his arm to
Mamie.
"Ydn will walk with me a little
while p
"Thanks-but the music is begin.
ming, and promised to dance with
Blair"
"But afterwards" said Lcnnox, the
chill growing colder.
"But nm engaged tO Mr.. Thorn.
tom"
"Whcn, then I" demanded Lennox,
with q Jealous pang.
"Really, my card is 80 full, hardly
know. ! will, however, try to spare
you a waltz somewhere"
"Good Heaven! Mamie, what af.
fectiOn is this p
She favored him with a well bred
stare.
"Pardon. l do not understand you.' y
And taking the arm of her escort,
she walked away with the air Of al
empress.
Lennox sought his sister.
"Laura, how have you changed
Mamie 60 I" he demanded.
"Yes, she is changed. Isn't she
perfect I"
"Perfecti Rather too perfect ia
suit me-" growled Lennox.
"To-morrow shall see more Of
Nannie," lie thought.
But tomorrow, and tomorrow,
and tomorrow, it was always the
same, and that elegant Miss Irving,
as they styled her, was always in de.
mand, aud poor Lennox, at the dis
tance at she kept him, looked on al.
most lieartbroken, varying between
wrath, jes.lousy, pride and despair.
"Nannie," said he one morning,
when he found her u moment alone
show long is this tn last I"
~ believe you wished me to come
here to improve my manners, Mr.. Ray;
to acquire the elegances Of society,"
she said coldly.
"But, Nanuie-'
wWell, if you are not pleased will
the result of your own advice, l an
not to blame. You must excuse me
now, Mr.. Ray, I am going to ride
with Count Dc Beaurcpairc."
And witla graceful gesture ofadicu
she left him sick ut heart.
That afternoon, Lennox walked
unannonnced into Laurl's room.
81 thought I'd drop in and say
gN"dby before you went down stairs,
said he. III leave Tonight"
"Indeetl! Where are You goiDg7'
asked Laura.
"Oh, l don't know!!" was lis savage
reply.
"You can take II note to George fol
me!'
ayes, if you get it ready" said he
every WE'LL will write it now."
Laura lett the room, and Lenno,
stood moodily at u window.
Presently Mamie came and stood
near him.
"Are you really going away' sht
asked.
ayes, am," was the short answer
"And wont you tell us where" !"
81 don'tknow myself-neither know
nor care" he growled.
She slipped her hand in his arm
with the old caressing movement ht
remembered so well, and spoke gent
ly, using his name for the first time
since he came.
"But, Lenuox, dear, ifyou go away
off somewhere, what shall dol"
He turned suddenly and caughthe'
to his heart.
ooh, Mamie! Nannie!" he cried, pas
sionately,if yon would only come back
to me, and love me-ifI could recover
my lost treasure, l would not go any
where. Oh, my lost love, is it tot
late I"
She laid her face down against hi
shoulder, and asked.
"Lennox, dear, tell me which yor
love best, the Mamie you used tt
know, or the fashionable young lad,
you found here'"
"Oh, Mamie, darling!" he cried
clasping her closer, 81 wouldn't give
one toss of your brown curls for al
fashionable youngladies in the world.
"I'hen you will have to take you
old Mamie back again, Lennox, dear.
And Lennox, passionately claspini
her to him, begged to beforgiven, ant
vowed he would not exchange his pre-
cious little wild rose for all the hot
house flowers in ClristendOm.