Litchfield enquirer., 1881-07-21
=, uhat m earth has she done7"

was engaged to me, anu JHtCu nc-loT MOL tagu. That's the whole story, Holroyd, and the less see of her for the future the better"
 ..Tben why doesn't she marry Montagu?"
 ..Sure. don't know" Jack returned for lornly.
 "Because," Major Holroyd continued, ''he has been running after her for three years, to my certain knowledge He worships the ground she walks on, and she always seems as if she detests him. To be sure, one never can tell what woman isup to, he ended i; '.but at all events, Jack, Idon't see that they need drive you away from us you've done nothing to be ashamed of.
 "No, exactly" Jack answered.
 ''Then you'll stay"
 ''Yes, I'll stay" holding out his hand and gripping his friends hand, display of feeling of which he repented instantly, and marched off up stairs, wishing he hadn't made such fool of himself. All the same Major HoIroyd standing staring effectively into the fire, did not consider he had made a fool of himself at all-
 "Queer concern that" he mutter. 'Tll keep an eye upon them"
 So he did but he learned remarkably little. The intercourse between Lady Beaurivage and Mir. Montagu was exactly as it had been afore- time-abject worship on his part, persistent snubbing on hers Jack Sinclair keptaloof from both of them, and spent most of his time with small Ethel, child of ten who had been a great pet of his Tn the old days, before he fell in love with Dorothy St. George. other wise Lady Beacrivage-andt time dipped on.
 He came in one afternoon after along days hunting, tired and wet, having missed all the others and returned alone. Just as he reached the hall he saw Lady Beaurivage, with three of the children clinging about her, coming down the stairs; and as he neverpet her. if by any chance he could possibly avoid her, he slipped into the library, thinking they would be going on to the drawing room. A moment later, however, the door of the library opened, and the four, not seeing the red-cpated figure in one of the keep window seats entered and went to the other end of the room, where was the fireplace. His first impulse was to get up and go away, but he could not do that without speaking to Dorothy, and if he did so Ethel would instantly entreat him to stay; there- fore he remained where he was, almost hidden by the curtain, and listened patiently while Dorothy related long fairy tale.
 "And then they were married and lived happily ever after," said the soft voice ten- derly, bringing the story to an abrupt termi- nation.
 ''Well, and what then ?'' Dick asked eager ly; ''what then. Dolly ?"
 "Oh, nothing more than that" she answer ed, with a soft laugh; ''what more would you have?"
 "People are always happy when they get married," put in Ethel wisely.
 "Who told you that ?" Dorothy laughed.
 "Captain Sinclair said so because this mor- ming l told him Jinks was going to be mar ried, and he sad, Happy Jinks!' Would you [. ''It would quite depend," Dorothy said ptIardedlv E<s if''" s'If it was Mir. Montagu ?" Ethel suggest ed,
 'Oh no, not at all!" very emphatically.
 elf it was Captain Sinclair? He's very nice you know, Dolly"
 ''Is he?
 Il like Captain Sinclair best of any one I know" Ethel returned critically; '.and he's got the prettiest dressing case I ever saw. And he's going to buy me watch and chain when he goes back to town,-a real one, you know so, Dick. you may have the old one mothers keeping for me. say, Dolly, if it was Captain Sinclair"
 ''Captain Sinclair would not have me-" said Lady Beaurivage, with what sounded to Jack like sigE.
 ''pll ask him If you like,' Ethel cried oblig- ingly:
 ''No, thank you" with genuine laugh.
 ''Tell US another story, Dolly, do," put in Jim imploringiy. L-...g .g-.. ..--
 Do you know that the bell has rung for the nursery tea, :" Lady Beaurivage asked. "and that you were promised some honey?"
 ''I forgot. Come, Dick, Ethel, let us go, ;" and away the three youngsters scampered, leaving the library to the other two occu- pants. 9 ~& e,e~9 IF r
 "And so they got married and lived happi- ly ever after," said one of them, moving for ward into the freight. Lady Beaurivage started violently, and jumped up from her seat.
 Il did not know you were there," she ex- claimed confusedly, wondering anxiously If he had heard what Ethel said about himself.
 My little friend Ethel," he said coolly, ''asked you if you would like to marry Mon- tagu, and you said, .sOh no, not at all! !" If it not too impertinent, may ask why you did not give the same reply when she asked you another question:"
 Lady Beaurivage remained silent. and Jack continued:
 N"Woud not the same reply have done? And how is it you have not married Montagu?" Ugh" cried Lady Beaurivage. without much dignity, but with very large amount of expression, at which Jack laughed out aloud. It might be that the laugh gave her courage, but certain it ia that she put out her two pret- ty hands with an imploring gesture, and fal- tered, Don't be cross with me any more. Jack!" She seemed to have parted with her dignity altogether.
 A heart of adamant must have melted be- fore those azure eyes shining through a mist of tears; and Jacks heart was not of an ada mantine quality, so far as Dorothy was con- cerned and so somehow his arms found their way round her, and the golden head was pill lowed on his breast. 5a 7 ,a &-%
 ''What did you do it for?" he asked af- ter while, without much regard for gram mar ff .- E. -~ rr-..ef --l.-a-s zs ET
 Ans then she told him of the conversation she overheard, and how she had determined to pay the Lady Killer outsin his own coin, never considering that Jack would object
 "And thought afterwards" she stainmer- ed, "that perhaps you only wanted an excuse to get out of it."
 ~- ''Oh my darling l" Jack cried reproachfpl- ly. ~ &
 And so they were married, and lived hap oily ever afterward. London Society.