The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-04-28


MacLeish did not answer. He seized
my arm suddenly and pointed with ont
stretched finger 70 the last elm Of the
avenue.
"TRefe i" he gasped; "tRere he is
again. !"
I saw nothing but two wheelbarrows,
plank, and two spades sticking upright
in the newly broken earth.
"Hold upl' 7 said. Don't faint
here, for heavens sake r and I shook
him roughly. He looked at me va
cantly, and T hurried him on. Presently
he passed his hands across his eyes and
drew deep breath.
Ny grave@cr his p lie muttered.
He said no more till we reached the
barracks, when he turned TO me quite
calmly and coilectedly: Laugh as you
Wilt can do no harm. I have seen
him again. The third time will be the
last. And be closed the door gently
upon ME.
[ hadn't a chance OF making many
friends among the Cinqhaven residents,
sociahle AMI agreeable as they were, and
was pleasantly surprised to meet some
Welsh friends established in one of the
parade houses for the season. They
were gay, hospitable set, with half a
dozen pretty daughters, and as many
sons, all holiday making as hard as they
could. Something was always going on
at the Pryse- Davieses, and and many
frix II, d. r,1I
come at any time. I conveyed numer-
Gus invitations to MacLeish- politely
but firmly declined. A picnic to East
cliffe bay-a boating party up the river
TO Lynas castle-an afternoon dance !:
finally seat on the drag to Northwold
races.
On our return from our walk up the
avenue, / found yet another OF Miss
Winnie Pryse-Davies' pretty little notes
lying on my table, and a second adj
dressed to Capt. A. MacLeish.
"A dance after the racesi Bless the
girls, what constitutions they have Is
it worth while bothering MaeLeish to
go, I wonder? What can make them SO
crazy to cultivate his acquaintance ?"
I gave no encouragement to Miss
Winnie's hopes OF his acceptance when /
met her on the parade that evening.
"Such shame r. she said. eve
want you all to come IN uniform. It
will make the room look so much better.
Yours is lovely, I know-buta Highland
dress !"
SWELL, there are some 93l men here.
Shall [ bring them r.
"0h, as many as you can, by all
means, but I had set my heart on your
Highland chief. Here three more Miss
Pryse-Davieses hurried up excitediy and
delightedly. "He's coming, Winnie.
Here's his note ("
/ could hardly believe my eyes.
"Why not?" said MacLeish TO me
that night. "I've been very ungracious
to your kind friends. Let me off the
races, and I'll be as civil as you please
all the evening. Next Friday, is it +?
Well, I hope they won't make a late af-
fair OF it. I'm going to shoot in the
match on Saturday"
So it befel that on Friday evening q
Respondent figure presented itself in my
room. Caolchairn in full ar-paint.
why, you are as bejeweled as an
old dowager going to court" said I,
gazing on him with respectful admira-
ton. You'd be worth something if
you were melted down." He was in
high spirits as excited as any school
girl at the prospect of dance asked
me no end Of questions about the Miss
Pryse-Davieses, and made me solemnly
promise him introductions to all Of
them.
"By the,way.T ought to have somemon-
ely with me, I said as we passed through
the barrack gate. We may want a
cab home"
Nonsense it's splendid night;
besides, I've plenty" And he drew out
his purse as he stood under the lamp.
!" No, it's all gold what nuisance
! noticed Q pair Of hungry eyes gleam-
ing out of the darkness as he poured the
money back, and I saw a ragamuffin
figure move slowly off. Lucky there
are two of us, [ thought.
It was a brilliant little dance. The
ooms were prettily and gayly deco
rated, the local confectioner had sur
passed himself in the supper, and the
Pryse-Davies girls looked as fresh as If
they had not passed whole day under
o broiling sun on the race-course.
is this wise ?" I asked Miss Winnie,
as we stood in the open French window
of the dining-room that looked on to the
parade.
s'Wnat? the open air? Oh, it never
does me any harm and the moon is
rising SO exquisitely."
81 didn't mean that exactly but isit
safe to leave these windows open Look
at the mob out there. The races have
brought all the vagabondage Of the
country together.
There was a small inclosure in front
of the house, and over the dwarf wall q
crowd of. shabby-looking people were
gazing in at the brilliantly lighted room.
"Ill send two of the men round to
order them off, she said.
The last that departed looked round
at me with the curious eager eyes I had
seen before.
Meanwhile the fun was becoming
rather fast and furious. They were get
ting up reels. One of the Highland
officers had brought his bagpipes, on
which the miscreant was distinguished
amateur performer. MacLeish was one
of the noisiest and gayest there. could
hardly recognize the proud, reserved
boy knew. The Pryse- Davieses were
bewitched with MIN and he with them.
What has come to you, MacLeish ?"
/ asked, when cal upon him, sitting
in dark corner alone, his face buried
i'll his hands. He looked up with a
queer, wild smile.
Tim not mad, Jones, or melancholy.
I'm fey !; that's what it is.
"Come home now, there's a good fell
low it's past 2, and you wanted to be
earlv."
Not bit of it! Two yalse with
Miss Winnie, and half dozen other
dances to dispose of"
The other men departed by degrees.
MacLeish staid on to the last, and I
with him.
might have left him, but some In
stinct detained me. At last we took
leave.
Our shortest way home was through
Lady's avenue, and I took it without re-
Election. Half way through the grove