The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-27

70 LEI 4F 0e power q LEI IAell1A-
lions upon this simple country youth
IL would Be . curious study-aa anus
ing experiment and what fun 70 talk
IL over with Blanche D.hingtol when
they melt
Alas for Richardi How calmly and
unsuspectingly he fell into the snare I
A few smiles. q few little beHitching,
coquettish ways and Chances. and lie
was b slave Of the enchantress-
Once she asked him TO untangle q
flower from her hair. and she let him
timidly draw q long. soft ringlet
through his awkward fingers. with n
touch As though he feared Il would melt
In his grasp.
He was very shy and modest, and it
required . good deal Of encouragement
to put him At his ease, and give him
confidence In himself a. regarded her.
He timidly touched the dainty hand ex-
tended to him for assistancei and once.
when she fancied she had gotten q
thorn into her little finger. and begged
him to extract ii, lie touched it so GIN
gerly. and looked so embarrassed, that
she did not know whether to be most
amused or provoked at his stupidity.
"a penny for your thoughts. Mr..
Richard" she said. one day. when he
had sat for some moments contempla-
tiFely twirling his. thumbs. while she
tied up the flowers they had been gath
ering in the garden.
We'll" Richard answered, slowly,
Al was thinking Of you"
.Indeedl What about me-good,
bad, or Indifferent q"
II wouldn't have any but good
thoughts about you. Miss Sylvy." he
answered. seriously. with his large,
mild blue eyes fixed upon her.
Sylvia looked down and showed her
long lashes TO advantage then. sud
denly looking up :.
II wonder Just what you were think
ing about me ?" she said, half archly.
Why. l was wondering whether
whether you would syer get married"
mot unless the right man Offers"
she said. with . sigh.
"Would you tall me lust what sort
OF achap you could fancy, Miss SylvyP'
inquired Dick. Anxiously.
Amy g~ood-looking. clever. honor
Dick crossed ono knee W another,
and t~hougbtfully stroked his chin.
II aiIt o Bit Ike that" no said,
slowly, "sxcept the honorable part.
Nobody can evsr ssy l amt honorable
In my deaHnz I'd scorn TO do what
wasn't right But rs for good looks
and c~leverness why. you know. Miss
Sylvy. l can't make no prctencs u
them." Ar.l
Sylvia delicately sfrove to rszssure
him hinted her liking Of tall figures.
fair hair and blue eyes. and was snro
he was ~cleverer naturally than most
men Of her acquaintance. But poor
Dick only grew more melancholy. and
she sometimes that evening cznglt him
looking ct her with q hopeless Fort Of
expression She turned away her head
and bit her lip. wishing that Blanche
were thnre to SEQ the dcspairiDg, love-
sick youth. As to feeling anything like
COMPARISON for tho pain she was caus.
ing, tho thought never occurred To her.
Il don't know what's come over onr
Dlok," his mother that evening remark
ed. with u sigh HE amt tho snmc as
ho generally liz; not go bright-ookin',
ard I.think bo's falling of in Hesh."
1t was the Erst case Of genuine, old
fashioned. lovc-lorn symptoms that Miss
Markham he'd ever met with in her
varied experience. and proportionately
curious and amusing.
But on the following day something
occurred which for tho time put Dick
out OF her thoughts
Returning from = stroll. she found
seated In Mrs. Highlands homely parl-
or a new lodger-a gentleman.
He had been here once before, Mrs.
Higham told her, and had come again
this season for . weeks fishing and
shooting. He was . clever. rising
lawyer. and rich. Miss Sylvia had
heard Of tue Cartoons.
Yes : Sylvia knew all about this dis
tnguished family. and abe had heard
Of tho eldest son-clever, handsome,
Lewis Carleton, and she could scarcely
believe In tho good fortune which had
thus thrown him in her way. No won
der that her amusing experiment on
Dick was straightwsy forgotten.
A country-farm house is, as every
body knows, o wonderful place for fall
ing in love. And In this case, with
two such young persons thrown con-
stantly together, Is would have been
somewhat strange had either escaped
tho fascination Of the other.
Sylvia, indeed. who had commenced
playing of her charm in tho serious
determination Of winning, II possible
this most desirable part, soon discov-
cred, to her own surprise, that she was
becoming really interested in the young
man-thst her heart beat faster at bis
approach. and that she blushed natur-
ely on meeting his glance.
She could see that he admired her
but be wa digniied. and not very de-
monstraive, and her great anxiety was
lest he might escape her, after ali.
There were bright sunny days at the
old farmhouse. Sylvia and Mr.. Garlic
ton strolled about the garden. and by
the pretty stream In the meadow. And
there were long rainy days, in which
they sat BY o coy little fire and played
chess. and read poetry, and chartered
togsther:
Lhua and start, and with an anxious
look Of doubt and inquiry. slowly re-
lreat and neither could help but notice
tho close watch which he kept Upon
Them. and with what serious anxious
anxiety no observed every look and
word that passed between them.
miss Markham" said Lewis,
day, II fear you have made . victim Of
this young man."
"What an idea 1 hope you don't
eccusc mo of flirting with tho poor
tellowp"
by no means. Tho woman who
eould do that must be thoroughly heart
less. 1t would b like angling for q
poor innocent gudgeon, merely to
throw him of the hook and see him
gasp his life away on the sand. I detest
~ 1irtsr"
And then Sylvia knew she must b
cautious in playing her game with Mr..
Carleton, and she became NJ once the
FOUL Of sincerity. and A~rtleanex, and
ruth.
But one DAY Lewis had como fishing,