The Red Cloud chief., 1882-01-26

paratus in another. Glanc!nC at The
place where tie Dresden shephcrdc>s
ought 10 have ben. nv eve icll in
stead upon a pipe, which | took down
and filled. and then resumed my WTlt-
ing with considerable comp agency.
'.This NAV sound To YOU rather school
g~iTiish, and | NAV a wet confess tIi' II /
not many v"1r--porhaps months would lac
more accurar" since | icft the precincts q
a hnishIng-echoul. fiui,hiu-->rhool. in
decd, Much | learned there besides IN ar
OF doing up my hair. Ho&cycr,-tAe detects
: ~ my education ] must remedy mVself, and
try every day 10 devote a fcw hours IA
serious study. But n j. very hard to
secludc myself long enough TO accomplish
anything. People cali; ] must 20 10 garden
parties; | must hold solemn cvnclave will
The mil'incr and drc~--makcr: in short, !
have constant demand, 81 a most frivolous
nature upon my time.
4" Nj rn!s YOU Will probably laugh al and.
lest | write Vet more fooii,hly, | will bring
thi, letter To 4 CLOSE. IL YOU are not quite
disguised with mr, do write a"ain soon.
BEAUTIFULLY YOUR,
JAZZ BILL"
may rs well confess that | thought
this letter n surcc~Sfulimita,ion of some
of the cpistlr5 that | hal myself re-
cnitcd froIn feminine hands. IL sounded
enthusiastic and Ncry Mi~Sish, and
sent il off that afternoon with a bold
heart.
jack" quoth my uncle, who met
me as | came from the post Office, 81
verify believe YOU are making an ass of
yourself over some %lrl. | don't be-
li"yc il is the misses You are counting:
L il no muse; il is z miss" And with
this he passed on, c%hUcAling at his own
Wit.
As the DAYS went on. however, my
u%ncle's words seemed in 4 fair way I"
prove true. | thought only of Miss
Screvcn. Ny novel | left untouched.
and my rhvming dictionary ccumu
lated dust slowly. but surely. Fled
were NV visions of astonishing the
world with my genius. | lived only
for the mail from Boston.
As | rc-rcad the letters | received
from Miss Scrcvcn, | \ make some
excuse for my i~u:atuaIion. They were
frank and outspoken. and sometimes.
, indeed. tiH"cd with CynICI-m. but
! through them there hrcathcd Il Svmpa-
thy, Tenderness, that touches me even
now ~ | read them yc> Finally, AZ
my solicitation, she sent me her photo
graph, which showed her to bc a rrTl-
/ lar-fcatured. large-cyed woman, OF
rather Il serious cast. of countcnanc",
indeed, hut With 4 lurking smile in the
mouth that | could not but confess was
4 large one. She was not a beauty,
saw that. hut She had an earnest. in
trrcSiing face that grew upon me every
dav.
Little hy little | gave myself up to
thoughts Of her NV dav and dreams of
her 10y night. Her letters | awaited
with a fcNcrish Impotence, and If one
were DELAYED ! was in 4 torment.
MAKE no excuses for my folly, dear sir
madam; but pray do not forget that |
was only on" and twenty then. and had
fed myself plcntIfully with novels and
poetry.
The correspondence was kept up all
the summer and autumn; but in De
cember there befclt VIII ItwaSto me IN
awful calamity. Miss Scrcven did not
write. | sent imploring letter after
letter. but no response gladdcned me.
Has she Tilted you2' said Uncle
Dick, hcartlcSSly. when he noted my
pale face. In truth. | could not sleep
nor eat; | a consumed with fear and
anxiety. What could have bc!allcn
her?
endured it for just ten DAYS, and
then | packed my sachcl and went 10
Boston. BAH what Il day il was when
| arrived there, 1t had showed Il little,
and then a thin, cold rain began 10 driH-
| zlc down deSpairin%lv. The weather
suited me better than the garish SPLEEN
dor of the hotel. and | wandered forth
| that evening. half-unconSciouSlv wcnd-
ing nv WAY toward the street in which
| Miss Scrcvcn boarded. found myself
| opposite the house. From an upper
window y light struggled family be-
tween the closed shutters and thrilled
me through and through. Perhaps she
WAS there. i'll and alone. uncared for.
save by the merccnary landladv, or.
worse still, 10y a slatternlv servant. |
went M the steps and rang the bell. \
slip of a Girl opened the door To me.
and | handed her my card, saying me-
| chanicallv: Ask Miss Scrcycn if she
will see me-
trusted that ihc name. John Bel,
would perhaps lead her 10 suppose
that | WAS a cousin or the father OF her
! friend.
The slip OF n servant maid looked at
the card and then looled nj me.
=. Frances ~Screveng' she said, inter
negatively.
Yes" / replied. Then | took the
I card. ran m; pencil through the en-
rraycd name. and : rawicdmv illcgihlc
signature below il. The servant took
the card again and S&urricd awa,. ielv-
inc NE standing there ia the cold. dark
7 entry.
1t WAS several minutes before she re-
7 appeared. and then il was oalv To say
in a siug-sonE tone. Three flights NJ;
| first door 10 the right
went up the three flights and raped
nj the first door 10 the right.
\ voice called nut. Come in"
| entered a mcLium-SiIcd. plainly
furnished room TIA. WAS rciolcnt OF to-
/ hacco. with WHICH was mingled a faint
smell OF whisky. There were two arm
chairs. n large table. covered with a
faded cloth. aud an old-faShionei horse
hair lounge, from which. aS | entered.
a Young man rose. lie was thin and
bollow-eyed. aud 4 beard OF several
| DAYS growth made him look, TO say the
least. unkcmpt. Mr. Bell, presume
he said. offering me his hand and then
| drawing up a chair Tor me-.
..Ihave called to zee Miss Screyen,"
said l.
Have % indeed?" he replied in a
nasty. %sneerinC L
1t flashed through me AZ once. Ii
was her husband! She had deceived
NE,
May ask if YOU are any relation
TO Miss Jane Bel. OF DundaS. Wash,
ington County. New York, po>t-offic'
box 1922 he eIntinued, in The same
Sneering waw.
I suffered and (,tammered, tried to
lie, and nearly e(Soked myself TO death.
wanted to be diplomatic; l wanted to
sh.e,I her from Ms anger.
|, Who the devil are you, snyway;
IL am Joha BeEt.'a l answered
T. and md 5 ! have c~alIeat to see your sister
- hav-n't any sisi |er," said he, non
ehalan'ly' "thas<l am nv Owl