Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-14

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Harvard Hail." said Belton, and was
of, chuckling to me, "We've cooked old
Camlion's goose for him this time, at all
events ~
Perhaps he had, though not in the
way he imagined. What induced Miss
Rosalind absolutely to lay herself out to
captivate Camlion of all men ? Was it
from subtle feminine perception that
no woman had yet won him. when yet
he was worth any woman's winning? |
Was it, perhaps, that she was really i'm
pressed by something in the mans noble
simple nature that revealed to her pos
sibilities she had never till then sus-
pected I? Or was it mere whim, because |
she was weary of being worshiped. and
wanted to have the novel sensation of
finding herself on the soliciting SIDE? | |
cannot say but at all events, she did
lt-how effectively and lastingly no one
knew until years afterward. Meanwhile
it may be remarked that she and Cam
lion did not make their appearance at
Harvard Hall, where Fred waited for
them until his patience was exhausted.
On the contrary. they kept together by
themselves all the rest of the day and
evening; and it was not until the IL
luminations were over, and most of the
merry-makers had disappeared, that
Bolton came across them, wandering
arm-in-arm under the trees at the out
skirts of the college grounds. They met
his rather discounted greeting very COM
posedly.
81 thought you two must have de-
camped. for good p he exclaimed, with
reproachful look at the lady. "You
know, Miss Capel, you were engaged to
dance the first waltz with me at the
hall, and afterwards to come to my
spread, and
81 found better employment, inter-
rupted Miss Capel, with glance of SUI
perb insolence.
Her white hands. which Belton no.
ticed were ungloved, were clasped over
Camllon's mighty arm, and now she
looked up at him, in the bright moon
light, with what seemed to Belton an
expression of secret intelligence. Cam
lion bent toward her and said some
thing; but in SO low tone that Belton
did not catch it. Miss Capel then turn
ed to the latter and demanded brusque-
ly whether he knew where her brother
was.
II came to escort you to him." was
Belton's reply.
She allowed her hands lingeringly to
leave Camlion's arm they confronted
each other for moment, their eye:
meeting.
''Don't forget she said to him a
length, almost in whisper.
II shall be there" he answered. lift
ing his hat as he spoke.
After another pause she turned away
from him slowly and began to move to
ward the college, quite ignoring Belton
who nevertheless walked beside her. H
: addressed several remarks to her, t.
: which she vouchsafed no answer what
, ever. At last. being piqued. he said;
"Well, Miss Capel. hope you've en-
joyed your visit to Harvard and th
; men you've met here"
II have met only one man here" sh
, replied. facing him imperiously. An
E this was all he got from her that even
/. ing.
E Next morning Camlion was not a
! breakfast; but some hints of his ad
venture of the previous evening ha
: leaked out, and Belton had to sustai
r q good deal of chaff about the manne
s in which he had been "cut out" a
: for Miss Capel, it was known that sh
: was staying with her brother and fathe
s at the fremont House in Boston. Aftt
: breakfast, curiosity or idleness carrie
< me round to Camlion's rooms. | ws
y surprised to find him hurriedly packin
: his trunk. his usually healthly-lookin
| countenance very pale and drawn.
asked him what was the matter.
c "I'm going home," he said. 81 G
$ telegram this morning-somethir
a very bad has happened to my father
$ muttered my sympathy. Present.
a he resumed: ..You were introduced
n Miss Capel, | think Will you s.
It her before she goes. and tell her-say
q would have come if it has been possible
> and-I hope | may see her again son
t. day ?"
le l promised, wondering, that I wou
u do what he asked. and soon after l ba
e him good-by. We did not meet aga
= for some years. When l called on t
ID Capels to deliver his message. they we
8. not in; and | did not have another Q
y portunity of discharging my commissio
t. In the course of few days the new
at papers contained the information, th'
ID something having gone wrong in t
at banking house of which Camlion's fat
e. er was manager, the latter had comm
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