The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-23

miss Dsyenant,n added Horace, ~
the one girl in the world for me, "a
one OF these days 4 intend 70 ask hs
10 be my wife, so / wish you TO see hes.
Clement. and tell me what you think
Of her; and, by the way, don't forget
to throw in q good word for youzs
truly"
OF course Clement Hastings called
ON Kate Dayenant, and, at sight .
fell in love with the beautiful girl
whose character was as lovely as we-s
her face and form
And. at 9 glance almost. he discov-
ered that her opinion of Horace W.
such that, when she was asked 70 b.
come his wife she would not refuse. for.
when about to take his leave, she said.
earnestly:
.-Oh, MI. Hastings. please write =
Lieutenant Mervyn and ask him to b.
less rash. for you do not know hos
very reckless be Is, and the officers and
men say he will surely be killed; you
will tell him 70 be careful. for / knou
YOU nave influence with him, - be has
ever spoken of you SO highly"
Clement promised, but in his hsazt
there cameths first bitter thought b
had ever had against his friend. and b
muttered, as he walked back TO ~
room:
III be throws his life away 1t Is ~
my fault; and then Kate Dayenant may
learn to love me-"
To win admiration from Miss Dave
nant. Clement Hastings worked VIA
redoubled energy. and. with the hAa
dozen PLAYS he had written, sSnt eronl
manager to manager. begging . rse4
them what be knew would make thsA1
fortune and his own. should they pai
Il on the stage :
But the managers thought differently
after hearing several acts Of each play
read, and declined them, with the adj
vice to the writer that, II he perSe-
yered, in time he might bring out .
drama that would make o hit
.'In time ! shall be an old man; but
these fellows are fools. cyclists, who
alone think they know what will suit
the public; but l will try again, for I
must write something brilliant to find
favor in the eyes Of Kate, for she actu-
ally yawned behind her fan when !
read to her last night my learned ar
ticle upon the Immortality OF the
Brute Creation, I am afraid my style
may be n little too heavy" and enter
ing his rooms Clement found there .
box that had arrived from India, ad-
dressed to him.
1t was from Horace Mcrvyn. and con-
tanned q lot Of Indian curiosities, o few
specimens Of native arms, and q roll OF
manuscript.
well, what Is thisp" And Clement
took up the package OF paper and
looked at IL.
.'Whatl a play, and written by Hor-
ace? Why, the man is crazy to think
that be can write, for how he ever
passed through Woolwich. l cannot
understand-ohi here is his letter."
and opening it he read:
GHoRABAD. Sept, Is.
any DEAR OLD CLRM.-I send you herewith .
few so ivenirs that may be acceptable, as they
KAT W il 8 me that you call often, and she
likes y ~ immensely; but don't fall In love
with her, Glen, for you know she is my bright,
YOU have doubtless seen recount Of our
hard work her. 50 FL not bore you With re-,
pesting the 81 ry, and have but q moment to
Yours, HORACE MERvYN.
n. s.-Just received orders TO move upon
the hill tribes, and expect a hot time, but hops
by the WY, I have employed my leisure
hours in scribblinq, and, Just to please Kate,
/ ing about it, and I have Kept it as q dead g
crct from my brother ~oficers, not being Will
ing 70 b laughed at as a pedantic fool l nov
send 1t to you, and its title Is The .vagabond.
sOf course you can at a glance decide upor
its merits, II # has any. and bring Il out fol
make cirar-iIghters Of It, and as you love me
do not tell Kate. Goodbye again.-HoRAcs."
.sWell. here goes for the first cigas
lighted with his nonsense" and the
title page was rolled up and held In
the blaze; but as Clement Hastings sal
.musing and smoking, his eye fell upon
the opening words of The Vaga
;bond,'' and something in them caused
him TO read farther.
Continued on third page.