Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-09
A NEW YEARS CALL.

w GIL, AOW diA yOo 4OoNO Jul
Miss Haviland. last EVENING"" e
"Ohl as well as usual, john"
"Ahl old boy, I m afraid you're terribly
struck in that quarter, hey?"
why, what do you meant"
"Oh, that's all right" my boy. replied
John. you're not the first one who has
done homage to the fair Miss Edith's
beauty, can assure you; but let me give
you a piece of advice-don't get too deep
| into the mire of u ISIS Edith's affections. "
"Why, Miss Haviland and have only
| been acquainted for about three weeks, y
| exclaimed his friend.
Exactly" said John, "and in hat time
you've spent upward of dozen evenings
ut her house. tell you, Rob-, it's Begin
ming to be talked about"
why under the sun can't people mind
their own affairs. Whose business is it If
choose to spend my evenings there iLstead
of ut homer" q ked the other.
''Ali very we'll, Rob; but Are you moi
aware of the fact that Edith Havi- and is al
ems sged woman
Certainly not. You never mentioned
the fact to ms before"
Il never dreamed of your drifting into
your present course of proceeding, or
| would have informed you sooner" replied
John.
Isn't it rather singular that Miss Havi-
| land never alluded TO it in my presenceT
Robert asked.
Nv eli, yes" said John, "but neverthe-
less, she has been keeping company with
Capt. Dudley for some time passed, and il
l understand rightly, the nuptials are to be
celebrated directly after the holidays"
"ihats news 10 NE, John; for, judging
from Miss HaViland's conuucs, l would
never have believed such u thing,
'Ah, 1t ought as much. But here comes
my oach, aud FL have 10 leave you.
Take care OF yourself, old boy. See you
later"
And so saying. John Ashland sprang on
the STEPS of u passing Car.
just three weeks before Edith Haviland
and Robert Emerson had. met at soclaole,
and lie had escorted her nome. Accepting
her invitation to Call upon her, he spent d
very pleasant evening So pleasant In fact
that he had taken the earliest opportunity
| To repeat the visit and had been u frequent
caller ever since.
Miss HavIland had favorably impressed
him ut their first interview and, judging
from her actions. 1t was hard to credit
what he had just heard. To. be sure John
Ashland knew her q great deal better tn al
he did, for the two families were very init
mate, and it was mainly due to this init.
macy that he, being friend of Johns
" eAS 81 wa iSSCAECu w VIC hofilhbdSs w
SO short an acquaintance. Nevertheless
the1 young lady had obtained such an ex-
allied pos Llon In his estimation that he wal
half inclined to doubt what his friend had
just told him, and attributed it to some
mistake on his part.
But pshaw," he argued as he wended
| his way across town after parting with hi.
friend, what in the deuce would Jack tel
me nythlng like that for if it wasn't true
| That's all nonsense; Jack has done me
favor. and have barely escaped making
| fool of myself" $3.50
All day long at the Office his thought
| were.busy over it. and when he started fol
home that evening he had mentaly re-
solved to cancel all future. engagements
with Miss Havilsnd and to thank Jack fol
his timely information.
John Ashland laughingly congratulated
him on what he termed his lucky escape.
Time wore on and the holidays approach.
| ed. Rob Emerson had met Edith Havlland
| two or three times on the street, leaning on
The arm of his friend John; and she had
passed him with bow, as cool and indiff.
erent as his own. He wondered q little al
seeing John with her so cftsn. Where
couio Capt. Duuley be keeping himself
He great desire to behold tn t gen.
| ilemen, and see what sort ola looking In.
dividua! ne was, but although he healG
him spoken of among his fir ends, he hac
never et CHANGED to meet HIM. r
| New Years arrived and Robert deter
mined to take advantage of The privilege
granted by The day and include Miss Havi
| land IS name in the list OF persons he in
tended to Call on. 1t was about dusk wher
he sprang up the steps of the fine brown
| stone trout owned by the Hav Hands, anC
Rang the loud sounding gong. The doul
| Was mined lately opened, an he was ush
cred iuto The parlor. The chandelier wal
lit. and directly beneath it, facing the dool
| to welcome the aller, stood Edith, look.
ing Il. ore beautiful than be had ever seer
her The other occupants of the room were
his friend John Ashland, anu q tall fno-
| looking man, wnom he had never seen be.
fore. Both were seated in front of the CRATE
| eng geo In conversation, aud both rose If
| l. It'll and he approached.
mr.. Ene o d, said Edith, "a low 10,
| to Introduce YOU to capt. Dudley Capt
Dudley, Mr.. Emerson"
Happy to know you, sir" remar1 cd
the Captain, as they clasped bands.
sup lose you Two gentlemen require
no Introduction" said Edith, with a smile
| glaDcing from John to his friend
| 1t IS altoS ether unnecessary, Mis-
| Havllsnd, l can assure , GU laug he'd Rot
as be took tt g chair preferred by Mis-.
HavlIand, d sea,ed himself before The
| cheerful ire turning in the crate. A live
ly conversation followed and presently
| Capt. Dudley rose, saying:
'As have still number of calls te
make, you will have to excuse my seeming
abruptedness in leaving. By the way
Miss HavllaDd," he added, turning t.
! E 18th, do You imagine our friend Johr
would have Any objection to leaving you
IN Mr.. Emerson's company for few mo-
ments while he takes run over to tn.
Crawfords with e?"
Why, certainly not, Capt Dudley
replied Edith. mr.. Ashland has no rig b
Whatever TO make any objection to such al
arrangement" rs- -~z---s .-e
VI course not, Captain" cried Ash,
aho, springing to his feet embarrassment
piaInIy expressed in every feature. Turn
to Emerson, there was almost q nercenii-
Die sneer In his tone as he said: ssYou
persume, have no objection to NV beins
absent for few momentsls
Robert who had been a silent and mys
tilted listener to the above bit of converse.
ton, was stuDg by the lack of delicaev in
this last remark of one whom he had al
ways considered friend, and rising. b,
aaid: a =.
| John Ashland, came here to call o,
Miss Haviland. and such being the case,
fell to see how either your presence or alb
| sence in any way concerns me-"
There, there" said Capt. Dudley, s.
merely ventured the suggestion; if it viii
cause the slightest unpleasantness, bel
''Not the slightest, Captain" interrupt