The Indiana State sentinel., 1881-06-22

you are pretty certain to wake in tolerably
good spirits the morning after. When.
opened my eyes and looked my soFrows
fun in the face, did not feel so thor0ng hlS
dismayed as before, and was further encous.
aged By receiving summons to leave Lily-
vile at once on important business. j
would be out Of the way at any rate. and
who could tell what might turn up? AZ
any rate, ought to go and bid good bye tc
Cilly Busse. i
Miss Cilly opened the door for me herself
She looked very fresh and blooming, and
though her nose did turn up, her eyes were
pretty, and stopped ut them and did moi
examine further. Her lips were round and
soft-so we're Ser cheeks So strongly was
/ impressed with her beauty that involun.
tarilv kissed Miss Cilly Busse, and after
had done so, / found that / hkedsit. Miss
Cilly did not struggle very hard, SO l did il
again. Miss Cilly said that was enough; 81
we went in and sat side by side ON the par.
lor sofa. Ifa gentleman does not want t.
make Immediate and desperate love to {
young woman, do not let him sit on sofs
beside her, particularly a small sofa-cred'
experto. / had not been in that position fiv'
minutes, and had not told half my future in
we're around Miss Cilly's waist, and hel
head on my shoulder. Consequently l be
gan to feel very bitterly at the necessity o
parting, and to express myself so enthusias
tically that Miss Cilly was absolutely moved
to tears. Yet, OIL the fckleness of youth
No sooner had 1 got out of the house, where
/ had Just been swearing eternal constancy
than / ferver 1y hoped never to enter il
again. Once out of sight of Miss Cilly, my
feeling toward her began to cool, and by the
time that was seated in the stage that wal
to bear me away was as impatient of the
chain that boand me to her as 1 had evel
been before.
1 sat in the stage, unmindful of my fellow
passengers, and weighed down by gloomy
reflections on my destiny. After q time
became nervously aware of the fact that my
opposite neighbor was looking at me
Being naturally aroused by this to return
the same, a sudden elevation of my eye.
brought them in contact with the glance o
two soft, dark orbs, cleaning timidly from
the recess of travelling hat. From that in
slant felt that 1 was gone-that 1 was
madly in love-that naught on earth should
separate me from the proprietress of those
heavenly eyes. cast Miss Cilly Busse from
my recollection. l was soon in easy con.
versation with Rose Mayland-such, she in.
formed me, was her name. found out
that we were both going to remain some
time, and that might call and see her if
liked. / did not find the least difficulty ir
visiting Miss Rose Maryland. After repeated
calls l became convinced that Rose reciprO-
Gated my sentiments; for she did not appear
bored by my visits, and thought that nc
humanity could stand two visits day, o
indefinite length each, without either being
bored or in love with the visitor. l would
have cast myself at Roses feet and declared
my affection; but there was that horrid en-
gagement with Cilly Busse-how to get re-
leased from it. Reduced to despair, 1 tried
the last resort left to me. 1 unbosomec
myself to Harry Sinclair. Harry Sinclair
was very handsome fellow and perfectly
at home everywhere and in every emer
gency. He used to visit Miss Maryland il
company with me pretty often, though Ros,
and he did not seem to talk great deal t
each other. When told him my unhappy
predicament, he pulled his cigar very VIC
iently; so much so that the smoke made hin
wink and cough violently. He had quite re
covered by the time had got through, how
ever, and he gave me the result of his medi
tations.
"My dear Greene"-my name is Adoni
Greene-"I must admit that you are in fix
1t is not so strange to be in love with onC
girl and marry an other-that occurs rather
oftener than you imagine. But to get en-.
gagged without meaning to, on one evening
fall in love with somebody else the next day
and get out of the first engagement the mex
week-that last will require a generalship
We will see, however. l am going down tC
Lilyville tomorrow, and will examine the
state of the premises. You hold yourself
ready to come down when l write for you
that's all. By the way, Greene, you hac
better not commit yourself with Miss May
land until you are clear of this scrape. fl
were you l wouldn't call there Just now"
As Harry was going to act for me so dis
interestedly, of course / could do nothing
less than take his advice in this respect, a.
well as other things, though it went sorely
against my inclination. The impatience
with which / awaited dispatch from Harry
was much augmented by my usual daily
occupation being taken away. A weel
passed with no news; two more days o.
anxiety dragged their heightened hour.
along, but, on the 10th, 1 received not'
which aroused me at once. 1t said:
DEAR GREEsE-COme down at once, and quietly
all is right far. when you arrive will give 70,
your instructions. Yours, Ii. s.
Harry was waiting for me and carried m,
straightway to his lodgings, where ne CAV,
me an insight to the state of affairs.
That evening Harry went again to tn,
Buses. gave him half an hour to get tn,
eldest out of the room and TO get fairly un
der way, and then followed. The hall doo
was open; 1 passed silently into the parlol
and there, in that very window where Mis-
Cilly had owned herself mine, discovered
her in the arms of Harry Sinclair.
Though this was exactly what / wished
and expected, yet for the moment my iudig
nation at Cilly's faithlessness overcame every
other telling. I groaned out her name
Cilly started-for moment seemed inclined
to rush out of the room; but apparently
doubling the advisability of leaving her TIVE
lovers together, she remained.
'sMr Greene" said she "this intrusion
eyes, sir" said Sinclair, "allow me to asl
when it became customary for acquaintance
to walk into houses without ringing at tn,
door2"
"Acquaintances, sir2 Ask that lady if
have not little better right than acquaint
ances; yes, sir, a better right than you to b,
tete-a-tete with that lady, to say nothing o
more intimate terms"
Cecilia" said Harry, with a most ad
mirably acted horror, sis it true? Are you
betrothed to Mr.. Greene2"
''No need to question, sir. Here I re
nounce all claim upon her hand; her hear
aoanna IN hava denartad from me- alraad "