Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-07-21
A REAL SWEET STORY.

1t was by far the worst quarrel they had
ever had, and they had temper, and they
we're. both of them, impulsive young peo-
pie with very little self control.
You are false selfish, untruthful man
like man," said she.
"And you are suspicious, unreasonable.
unwomanly woman" said he.
'Take back your letters" she cried.
flinging parcel tied with hyacinth-bIue
ribbon, on the floor at his feet.
81 WILL" he muttered between his
clinched teeth. picking up the parcel and
| throwing it into the fire, where it blaZed
| brightly for moment or two and then
flew in thin, uncanny fragments up the
chimney. AS the last fragment disappear
ed, Rick turned again to Lefty with frown-
ing brow, and asked as he had asked be-
fore, "Do you still persist in accusing me
t deceit and falsehood 2"
"Ido," she replied, ''unless you show me
the CHARM
81 will not show it to you, he declared,
! with violent emphasis. "If my word be
not sufficient, refuse to give you further
proof. And also wonder how you. be-.
lieving me false and untruthful, can be
willing to trust your future to me. And
to speak frankly, 1 think we have made q
great mistake in supposing that we could
spend the future happily together. for
l am fully convinced we are anything
but
| 1.-TWO souls with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one."
These lines were quoted with the most
sarcastic inf1ection). "And furthermore
I also begin to think that perhaps it
would have leen letter IL we had never
! made this mstake-if we had never met
in TACT"
"Oh. indeed, sir ~ with great assump-
ton of dignity. "Have you just arrived
at that conclusion have long been sure
of it. But there is nothing easier than to
part Your letters are already disposed Of
Tomorrow will send back your ring and
picture. And then, when am free once
more, can try to please my mother four
acquaintance, as you are we'll aware has
never pleased her,) and in pleasing her 1
may find that 1 am doing a pleasant as we'll
as wise thing for myself"
"Are you referring to Brougham
Brewn?"
| II am referring TO bruugham Brown ~
"By heavens!" exclaimed Rick, selling
his hat. ''this is too much. Lefty goodbye
forever!''
But Lefty began humming an air from
"Patience," drumming an accompaniment
on the window pane, and vouchsafed no
answer. Rick rushed from the room. The
humming and drumming ceased instantly.
and the whilom performer listened intent
ly. Five minutes passed and still the great
| door did not slam. sHe is waiting for me
to come out into the hall and beg his par
don, suppose" she said, with defiant
grimace, shut won't,' and she turned
again to the window as the door shut with
| bang.
And she flung herself on the lounge,
kicked off her slippers. and cried like q
summer shower. Rick gone and gone for
ever Rick, whom she had loved SO dear
ly, and who had loved her SO dearly for
two long years. And why !? Just because
that silly, Riggling Lena Varian, with her
pale blue eyes and straw-colored hair, had
chosen to tell fibs about him. And shaking
the tears from her lashes. she began scold-
ing herself as hard as she had often scold-
ed poor Rick. ''The Idea, Lofty Louns-
berry, of you believing that girl before
him! What possessed YOU He did fiirt
with her, that is true, but all men firt q
little with girls who persist in admiring
them. But he never gave her the little
gold pig-your Christmas gift to him
never How she got it can't imagine,
but he would have explained 1t If you had
given him chance" And then the moth
or, gone to Aunt Emory's for atwo days.
visit, came in for a full share of reproach.
"If she had let our engagement be known
instead Of insisting on waiting until Rick