Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-03-25

the board walk that led from the gate
to the front door, finishing by crying
herself to sleep, both times.
The day before there had been par
ty at Janet Bondron's, and if she had
waited for Victor to come by for her
as she generally did, she would have
had to stay at home. But Janet had
sent for her to come and help make the
cake, and she dressed there. and Vic
tor brought Miss Chanute, and scarce
ly looked at poor Charly all the even
ing. Charly's heart ached in Il very
strange way that night, and though
she tried to be very gay, lest any one
should imagine she cared, she had hard
work to smile naturally, and nobody
was deceived by her pale gladness.
Janet made her stay and sleep with
her; and when she got her alone. she
gave the poor little girl good shaking
and some odd advice.
Don't you let him get ahead of you,
Charly. l always said he was a hirt;
and now he's off, you just let him go,
and if ever he asks you to go anywhere
with him again, don't you go. Tell
him you're engaged; and I'll see that
you are. You may consider yourself
engaged to me my dear for any length
of time. I'll see you have a beau, if it's
nobody but brother Thad"
Charly thought that was pretty
sharp practice, but Janet never let her
go till she had promised to do as she
said; and then, the next morning, Aunt
Rhoda, hearing the news, opened her
batteries in the manner related.
Rather reluctantly, Charly came to
the resolve to act upon Janet BondrOn's
advice. She went to church the fol-
lowing Sunday evening with Janet's
brother, and listened with great appa-
rent interest to the sermon, though
Victor and Laura Chanute sat only half
dozen seats away. and Victor's hand
some eyes sent MANY IL curious glance
in her direction. She was very wretch
ed, but she kept a pretty good face on
it, and Thad. B0ndr0n was just the
companion for her under the circum-
stances. He knew when to speak and
WI II to De silent, and he had amarvel-
Gus faculty III choosing safe topics for
conversation.
Thad. was Il bachelor, and rich, but
about us harsh contrast in appearance
to Victor Disbrowe Us Vulcan must
have been to Apollo. He was not
beau TO be despised however, by any
means Very few of the Hazelwood
girls would have hesitated, if he had
asked them certain leading question
on the subject of matrimony; and the
conclusion generally, ,on seeing him with
Charly, was that Victor Disbrowe had
been "mittened" in favor Of Thad. Bon
drOn.
Thad. had always liked Charly. He
had watched her grow up very bios
som for prettiness, sweet as a wild
rose, SO t-spoken and gentle-tempered; a.;
and his sister had private means Of
knowing that he was far from uncon-
scious of all.
Miss Janet, without doubt, knew
what she was about when she suggest
ed as Charly's escort, in a certain
emergency, "nobody but brother Thad."
Singing-school met Tuesday evening
and at the usual time, Charly heard
the familiar jingle of Victors' sleigh
bells come dancing down the snowy
streets. How many times her fond
little heart had kept time to the mu-
sic! Now she only shrank and COW
cred her face with her hands. Was he
going to take Laura Chanute? Nay,
he had stopped at her gate! he was
coming in! and Charly began to trem-
bic violently, like the little coward
she was
} She went To the lnor hnrSnl when he