Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-09
Terminated Peacefully.
By FLORENCE MALcoM.

not excnanged word for o half
hour. Suddenly the former, who
lad been reading, broke the 81
lsnce with
"Hear what Tennyson, the
adorable, says:
Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all
Do you agree with him, Minnap"
Miss Gilbraith's eyes flashed
with subtle merriment.
II have neither loved nor lost, ;"
she said; therefore, l cannot
give your question just an
. swer.
"How cool we arel We have
never loved, we have never lost,
and yet could swear that he fell
as If dead, one summer night not
many years ago, when young
Mcdonald and his bride by
chance dropped into the saloon
where we happened to be taking
an ice cream with our present
companion
Minna Gilbraith laughed softly.
'sIt was the heat of the atmos-
j phere protesting against the cold
<Spess of the cream. / tainted be-
canse the thermometer stood at
so degrees Fahrenheit"
The colonel was disconnected.
Miss Galb, aith's merriment in
creased.
1.-The truth is, Colonel Philip,
you are jealous-jealous because
M. looks 80 interesting in his
widowerhood. He and / were
talking about the affair last night;
and do You know what he said
about you. Phil? He said you look
ed ike the picture of Marius con-
templating ruined Carthage
Carthage, in your case, being re-
presented by the shattered wine
glass, and tnat you--"
"By heavenp cried the colonel,
"I'll break every bone in his
body. I'll make Carthage out
Of him, and that, too, before I'm
many hours older"
The colonel's wrath was terri
BILE to behold,
"pon't make goose OF your
self. Phil" said his companion,
with serene, provoking smile.
"To tell tho truth. M. did not
once mention your name last
night. but / thought l would fib
q little about him, in order to see
how you stand fire"
The colonel was not a rrofane
man in general. 1t was, there
fore, proof conclusive Of the ex-
Qitsd state Of his feelings that an
oath issued from his lips, as Min
ma capped the climax Of exaspera-
ton, by producing her dainty
handkerchief and tying it over
her eyes, saying:
Dear Phil, indeed l can't en-
dure those eyes of yours; their
! saucer-like dimensions, inderen-
aent Of their ghoul like express
zion, send q chill Of horror to my
oor, cowardly heart. Anger
d. not improve your conte-
nance; your featureslook better in
repose. / shall remain blindfold-
ed until your eyes return to their
sockets and your face assumes the
hue Of quiet, respectable, Chris
tian gentleman"
It IS unnecessary to state what
expression the colonel madeuse Of.
sufice it to say that it was SO
violent as to cause the 'kerchief
to be instantly removed from
Minna's eyes, in which blue orbs
merriment suddenly gave place to
anger.
"How dare your she said,
stamping her small foot indig.
nantiy. How dare you utter
such words in my presence?"
"By Jove! Minna," exclaimed
the irsscible colonel, 'do you
think I can stand everything
tamely? You treat me like dog,
and expect me to endure like one.
I'll never set foot in this house
again"
Ninna began to see that it was
high time to change her tactics.
ssDear Phil, I really didn'i
mean to make a butt of you; but,
indeed, your fancy about Mr.,
Mcdonald was so irresistibly fun
ny that / could not help enjoying
myself at your expense. You pul
the fact Of his being here las
night and the fact OF my faintine
In his arms two years ago togeth-
er. and make an qfaire du ceul
out of the combination, when yo,
know, Phil, that l never caret
for anybody but yon."
"Scoundrell" cried the colonel
With fierce and sudden emphasis
"Do you mean me, Phil9" ask
ed Mlnna, demureiy.
II mean that whelp, McDon
aid. What did he want here las
night?" By Jovelif I ever hea
tell of his coming here again t
SEQ you Tll--p
Minna raised herself on tip-toe
end laid four small fingers acros
the speakers mouth.
"There. Phil, don't say anotl
er angry word tonight, You'v
been as cross as bear eyer sine
you came. just because / haT
pened to make the innocent r
mark. Mr.. Mcdonald spent I'll
evening with me-. you thro
yourself into a chair, take up
book, and read and sulk for fu
half hour, at the end of whit
time you fling Tennysonian di
itch at me, and proceed to NAL