Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-06-02

- very pretty, ana enc 3nu aITeaO
. very friendly. / arm invited t
/ spend the day soor. Ira lsl
5 will see you later!'
She tonched her horse and wa
] gono, with 4 bright backward smil
5 and glance, and Standing walke'
8 on at swifter pace.
:. so, after all, I ana to be unde,
the same roof with kosellc,' h,
unused.
When Hamilton came up tha
night explaining his unavoidable
absence from Beechville at traiI
time. aud asking Standing to re-
move his luggage to his handsome
residence, Standing declined.
He went home with Hamilton
and spent the evening. Lydia Ham.
ilton greeted HIM with very quie,
and well-brcd reserve that was 60
habitual to her. How fair she was
Like a blushlng rose! And how
low her voice
sWhat a difference! he said,
mentally. as he walked toward the
hotel. 4 wonder how it would
have seemed if she had said Ira,
la! I will see you later!' when l
left2'
Three or four parties were out
on the balcony when Standing
came up the steps. Mr.. Hamilton
leaned down and called to him to
come up.
. 4 am smoking my cigar / can't,
he answered.
Shall I come down. said gay
voice, sand keep you from mel
ancholy y till you finish.
1t was Roselle.
Yes, come he said; and they
walked in the moonlight until the
others had left the balcony.
But that was Roselle's last hour.
Standing arose next morning
with firm resolve to keep himself
master of the situatlo
Most of his evenings after this
were spent with Lydia Hamilton.
She never startles-she is never
striking,' he said she is like the
moonlight
One day Roselle came down to
spend the day according to agree
ment. Hugh Hamilton and Stand
ing came home from a two days
hunt and found her there, and |
Standing remained to lunch. Ro-
selle had never looked better.
she always was; her rich
her fine figure, the gen.
eral tout ensemble Of the woman
made hel that; but she seemed to
fascinate and charm the gentle
Lydia with wit and repartee, instead
of shocking her, as Standing ex>
pected.
StaIding, who had been strange
ly nervous when he first found him
self in the presence of the two wo-
men, soon grew at ease, and made
himself delightfully."- entertaining.
i think Miss Somers, Or Koselle,
as you call her, is charming said
Lydia the next day to Standing.
I like her dash and sparkle and
she. seems so genuine and and so
earnest
Standing, who was easily swayed f,
by the opinion of others, felt his
heart Thrill. After all, Roselle
was charming.
One night he sat in the CONNER
cial room of the i'm, reading the
paper, and Hamilton sat a little
distance: also reading.
Two strangers, sportsmen from
London, were carrying on a con.
versation. Suddenly the attention
of Standing was called by their
mentioning a name.
Didn't see that dashing Miss
Somers- in the dining hall to-
night?' queried one. And the re-
ply came
Yes she is here--handsome,
and faster than ever, l should
judge. / saw her smoking on the
balcony with gentleman the other
night
There was silence for a second
Standing paled behind his news
paper, but did not stir. Then,
with a 1.-THE spring. quick. as a
young panther, Hugh Hxmll;on
stood before the last speaker.
You have lied and DETAINED a
friend of mine,' he said, in low,
quiet voice. 'Retract what you
have just said, or I will knock your
teeth down your throat
IL beg PARDON he said. Il
didn't suppose she was friend of
yours. l only spoke in jest
Il would advise you not to make
use of a fady's name in your iests
hereafter SAID Hamilton, as Ire
turned away.
The story of Hanrilton's defense
Of her name reached Rosclle the
next day It had spread through
the inn, as such news will, like
wild6re.
Tire next time she saw him
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