Louisiana capitolian., 1880-05-22

Lynn Naples was bluc-eyed, tendel
hearted fellow, with nothing rcmarka
BILE about him but his purity Of charac
ter and domestic tastes, contrasting
strongly with the habits Of the young
men of the present day.
Though six-and-twenty, his mother
; had hitherto been the sole lady Of hi,
love, and she was surprised to hear hin
cxclaim suddenly' out of reyerie, the
next day:
Wasn't she beautifully
Who, Lynn"
The young lady who offered me hel
carriage
You forget, DEAR placidly over bel
knitting; 4 did not see her.
And Lynn continued to wonder. He
had left the ph,cton at the st. James
Hotel, and the proprietor had assured
him that all would be right. Apparently
the episode mad closed.
On the contrary, Annie Lorraine, re-
markably independent young lady fol
one Of but twenty years of age, had
taken pains to inform herself that Mrs.
Naples was not seriously injured. She
asked hundred questions of her infor-
mant-who chanced to know the Naples
and learned that they were in moder-
ate circumstances perfectly respecta-
bic; that they lived in fiat in Hotel
Dighton; that Flynn was u dry goods
clerk, and supported his mother and a
young sister.
Percy Dudley stood by chatting.
1T seems to me you are very much in
tcrested in that fellow, Annie" he said
ironically.
4 am, | think she answered care
lessly. 70
Dudley looked at her from under a
frowning brow. He, Percy Dudley, the
irresistible, the best match Of the sea-
son, had paid this girl the most unmis-
taxable attentions for four months,
without the slightest sign Of having
made but the most ordinary impression
upon her.
Yet he continued his suit since there
was not another girl worth one hundred
thousand dollars in his set, Eor any
where that he knew of, to be had.
His jealous eye observed that in driv-
ing with Miss Lorraine, they never
passed the store where Lynn was en-
ployed without hel turning her glance
towards the entrance; and once, when
he chal~cd to be filing "a lady's carriage
with bundles, she bowed to hins with a
faint flash upon her lily face. u
From hat moment Dudly hated Lynn.
Though he did not for u moment enter
tain tie thought that Miss Lorraine
gave him more than passing approval,
and he could see that the young man
had something noble and attractive in
air, he was Jealous even Of her mere res
pcct for him.
1t was mere accident that the two met
again and again during the winter, at
church, at fair, III Il picture gallery,
where Miss Lorraine offered Lynn the
sweetest courtesy, but it inturiatcd
Dudley.
Curse the fellow. III make him eat
his own throat before long" ne nut
tered.
He caught Lynn out and obtained an
! Introduction. It was in a concert
room.
Good many ladies present. Blythe
way, there is Miss Annie Lorraine IN
front. Do You know her, Mr.. Naples ?"
lhave the pleasure-slightly,' replied
Lynn, a flush coming into his frank,
blonde face.
Pretty, ch y
Very beautiful, | think. DO you
know where she resides, Mr.. DudlcyN
What, don't know! Oh, up town
somewhere" answered the other, catch
Ing at a sudden thonght. SO you don't
know anything about her cjrcumstan-
ccs p
no. DO youH
'SomctiIing,' carc'cSsly. She's an
orphan. Lives with an aunt. Blythe
way, my dear sir, she seems to know
yOu better than you do her
'Shc did me a favor last fall, on the
occasion Of an accident
'Ah! Well, well, it seems that on that
occasion you took the young lady's
fancy. In short, she fell in love with
Won
With ne y stammcrc1 Lynn, blush
ing tnriolsly. am not worthy the
honor