The daily gazette., 1880-01-16
HER TWO LOVERS.

sis she pretty, Arthur, your lady
You would not think so."
"But you do, Of course. Is the lady
wealthy"
II have heard that she is very
wealthy"
Are you engaged to the fair damsel2n
"No, we are friends only. l hope we
will soon be more. 81 love her, my
peerless Barbaral You will see her
this evening, Charlie"
The speaker was grave, quiet, hand
some man Of thi ty, his companion gay
man of the world--young heartless and
handsome. T..
They were cousins, these two, but
very unlike; thsy had come together to
enjoy few weeks at a gay watering
place, and in Arthur Loring's heart was
an earnest hope that before he left sweet
Barbar May would be his afiianced
wife. ,-
As Arthur had said, they met Barbara
that eve, graceful, pretty Barbara, who
bowed and smiled, then put ber little
baud on Arthur's arm and walked with
him In the moonlight.
Handsome Charlie Grey watched
them with something like wickedness in
his dark eyes.
"Thes wealthy Barbara shall be MY
wife," he muttered.
Gayly passed the days at Newport.
Hearts we're broken and mended, firta-
tions ended in engagements, and en-
gagemeDts In quarrels. Ladies took the
usual troule to out dress every other
lady Men tiirted,. broke hearts, and
| spent money.
Meanwhile, Arthur Loring and Bar
bara drifted further and further from
each other.
When Barbara walked she met Char
lie, who escorted her home. If she
she rode, Charlie invariably followed
her. He begged for SO many dances
tnat he was always with her.
Secretly she turned him "the unavoid-
able" but he was very agreeable, very
Kind; and Arthur was so reserved He
did not seem to seek her society.
"She seems happy" thought Arthur.
Evidently Charlie has won the prize.
On, Barbara, my loveI No word of mine
shall make you happy, you shall not be
annoyed by my presence. But for as
heartless a man as Charlie Grey to win
| my queen-God help her and help ne?"
"Arthur. Arthur sobbed Barbara
when alone. ''What is all the world to
me without your love? oh that we never
had metl That Barbara May should give
her love to any man unaskedl At least
he shall never know L love him."
Charlie Grey was we'll pleased; he had
man aged things admirably, and was al
most sure of the wealthy prize.
But he must crush all Arthur's hopes,
and see that he avoided Barbara. Delay
was dangerous, so one evening Charlie
said abruptly
"Arthnr, you must know why am so
happy; TO. day the sweetest girl IN all
America promised to be my wife,"
81 congratulate you, Charlie; who is
she?"
barbara May, a friend of youh."
1t was well for Arthur they were sit
ling In the twilight, or Charlie would
have seen that noble face grow white as
| death.
The falsehood did not trouble Charlie;
perhaps if he had seen Arthur pacing up
| and down his room, with white, firm set
lips, and stately form bowed down in si-
| lent grief, his wicked heart might have
| felt remorseful pang.
BraSely did Arthnr Loring hide his
sorrow from all the CAV crowd, and
Newport life went on Just the same.
Barbara May was unhappy; all the la
dies said so, and said too that she was
"just dying" for Charlie Grey, and that
he was flirting with her.
How little people know of our hearts
sometimes
Arthur Loring noticed sorrowfully
that Barbara,s pale, sweet face was
growing white and thin, and her lovely
eyes were sad, and wore longing look,
also that she flired outrageously,
plunged deeper and deeper into the
gayeties of fashionable life; but for all
that she was not happy.
Arthur was thinking of this one afler-
noon, as he s.rolled along aimlessl up
and down the beach. Up at his hotel
pretty women and handsome men were
flirting, talking, reading and singing.
Poor Arthur saw in his Imagination his
cousin and Barbara happy together,
when suddenly he saw before him the
figure of woman. When he came
nearer, he saw there was something pc
cuIisr in her attitude.
"Oh, yes," he Thought, "lhat lady sit
ting there is crying. Crying at New
port how absurdl l supposed every
one was happy but myself; but how
graceful she looks. with hat proud head
dropping so sorrowfully p
However, IL the lady looked graceful
Arthur certainly did not, staring, open
mouthed, at the distressed fair one.
The lady's sobs grew louder, and at last
she moaned,
"Arthur, oh, Arthur If you only
snew how loved you'll
"Why, Barbara Barbara Barbara
Barbara May sprang to her feet, her
face perfect study-surprise, fright aud
modification combined. She stood there
moment, then a crimson flush over
spread the fair face, and gathering her
long garments closely around her she
flew. Arthur stood still, dunn mbfounded,
half whispering, "Barbara, my love!"
Miss May did not come TO tea that
evening, and the next morning at break
fast some one said =
In a moment Arthur understood 1t
all
"What's that about Miss May?" ques-
toned Charlie.
"She left Newport this morning.
"Heavens and earthP' calculated Char
lie
After deciding where he thought Bar.
bara could have gone, Arthur departed
for Saratoga.