The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-11-24

fumed, crowded ballroom, question
was asked, aud aulanswer tremulously
whispered, % which transported two
young people into a paradise of theil
own creating, where there were only
two, AMI no room for any other besides
No wonder that at such moment all
minor sublunary considerations were
forgotten.
But, when brief hour had passed,
and they emerged once more from the
rosy pavilion whittier they had retreat.
ed among the flowers, there loomed,
dark and erect in the distant doorway
of the adjoining ballroom, tall martial
figure, whose gray head lowered above
the company vision which sent sud-
den chill to the ardent lovers heart.
"By Jove" he exclaimed with a
start. "There's the Colonelp
The sharp ejaculation breaking in
strangely upon the dulcet tones of love,
astouished the pretty creature who hung
on his arm.
"What of the Colonel?" she asked
softly. "Why should he not be here,
poor MANI"
"Because am here who ought to be
on guard in-Street, and because L
shall be cashicred to a certainty if he
sees me-" was the abrupt reply.
"Oh, do go away this minute. Do,
dear Harryw she pleaded in terrified,
beseeching accents.
lie looked at her, then around him,
irresoute for a moment. The Colonel
had turned his back and was moving
into another room. No, he could not go
just yet, the temptation to remain was
too strong.
"Leave you now when we are happy
and are to be parted so soon2 No, l
cannot, darling" he whispered fondly.
''But never fear, we will keep out of
his way"
She did not urge him any more. She
did not fully understand the magnitude
of the offence, nor the risk it involved,
and was too glad to keep him a litf'o
longer by all available means.
There were number of reception
rooms in the tocdle where the ball was
held, all of which were thrown open for
the occasion.
Keeping cautious eye around them,
the young people contrived to pass from
one apartment to another, whenever
they detected the dreaded form of the
Colonel approaching.' After time he
settled down quietly at whist-table in
the distance, and they gave themselves
up with reckless gayety to the enjoy
ment of the evening. Another hour
passed, and supper-time came, and still
they danced or fingered in quiet hooks,
and managed successfully to elude the
eyes whose recognition was so care
fully to be avoided.
w hat u cUmIurJ mat he is such
maypole, and may be observed from
ATARI" laughed the girl, who had eau gh
the infection of her lovers audactiy.
At length the dreaded time for part
ing was at hand. The early morning
train was to bear away the lady to her
fathers summer residence, aud thus to
separate for while the newly plight
ed pair. What wonder, that in those
last few precious moments they forgot
all precautions, saw and heard nothing
in each others all engrossing presence.
He followed her to the hall, and folded
the shawl carefully around her grace
full form; for another happy minute
yet he stood with her hand locked in
his, meeting all her heart shining ont
through her blue eyes. Then the car
riage door closed with sharp bang,
which struck cold and heavy on his ear,
as tho rolling wheels bore her away
intv tic night.
Perhaps his eyes were somewhat
dazzled by the bright parting glance
he had drunk in so eagerly, for all 9TH
er things around looked dim. Present
ly he turned lisAessly to take his hat
and depart in his turn, still feeling like
one that dreams. Suddenly, however,
something impelled him to look up,
and what was his dismay, when he
found him self face to face with-the
Colonel!
There was q crowd of departing
guests in the hall, end as they gathered
and jostled each other, the two men who
had been thus unexpectedly brought
together were again borne apart. The
recognition was but instan taheous
therefore, and in another moment the
junior officer had contrived TO mingle
with and disappear in the crowd. But
by the stern, astonished gaze which
had met his eye for that brief ms tant,
he knew that he had been identified,
and that the Colonel fully remembered
where he ought to have been.
If he still ventured TO retain any hope
that the recognition had not been COM
plete, such hope was promptly dis
PEELED by the order, which presently
rang ont in ominous tones from the
colonels well-known voice of thunder.
"Drive to the Royal Bank instantlyl"
it said with awful distinctness. "And
go as fast as you can"
Captain Kendall had managed to
slip unobserved through the doorway,
and he now stood in the street.
What was to be. done? The car
riages that were in waiting there were