The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-09-07


fellow. 81 shall put the letter where
she will get it, and she will never
know where it came from. I am
going there tonight"
Very well, George" / replied, as
left him, feeling satisfied that the note
was in safe hands.
"That lady 10 blue'' said my cou-
siu.
"No," said l, "the lady beside
her.
"Havc you not made her acquaiu-
tance That is Miss Wright"
"Any relation to Miss Emma
Wright"
"No; they are quite intimate, how
ever Let me present YOU
| fancied Miss Wright bestowed
look of more than ordinary curiosity
upon me as my cousin presented me
but IL had the effrontery to meet
her inquiring look as If unconscious of
the fact that / had met those eyes
before. and had received from those
lips sisterly kiss. As l seated my
self beside her overheard the words,
'taking everything into consideration,
l think very little blame can be at
tached to the gentleman" uttered in a
merry tone by person who was at
my elbow, but whose face was turned
from me. . .-.
spray, have done, Ralph' said
Miss Wright, as she tapped his shoul-
der lightly with her fan, faint blush
suffusing her cheeks.
"But the GOODNESS of the whole pro-
ceeding," continued the party address.
cd as Ralph, needless of her remon-
strances. ''The fellow even gave her
a brotherly kiss" o.aH
"Ralphr exclaimed Miss Wright,
energetieally, as the blood mounted to
her forehead, dyeing her face and neck
crimson.
-"Come, come, Wright, don't ask us
to believe that |" exclaimed one of the
group.
"Well, she cannot deny having com.
planned to me the next day that he
was exceedingly stupid--thinking l
was the offender all the while-and
scarcely uttered word !; that, in fact,
she had to do all the talking.
"We will take that with considera-
BILE allowance, too" replied one of the
listeners,
81 met the fellow on the road" re.
sumed the gentleman "and / must
say / never encountered man so like
myself in all my life
SIN truth, you are barbarin, Mr..
Wright, to tell such things about your
sister," exclaimed our hostess, with a
merry laugh.
GAS if did not owe her ten times
as much y said the young man.
"Ever since that evening she has been
teasing me in every conceivable man.
ner," he added, turning round sudden
ly toward her, and in doing so, en-.
my steady gaze, he ejacula
ted, with a perceptible start, upon
facing me, "There he is |"
Miss Wright flashed a meaning
glance upon him, then suddenly turn
ed toward me, as if to observe the ef-
feet his exclamation and manner
would produce upon me but l was
equal 20 the emergency, and maintain
ed an unruffled composure.
81 did not hear the first of that,
Miss Wright" said, as ! cast care
less glance over the wondering group,
and another of pretended astonishment
upon Mr.. Wright, who evidently felt
no little annoyance.
"Perhaps it is just as WE'LL" was the
reply, as she glanced at her brother.
Ralph really is unmerciful when he
begins. / am glad you did not hear
the whole; but now that it is out,
may as well give correct version of
The affair. Like an attentive brother
be permitted the crowd to seperate us
at the close of the Princess Strainer-
vOyoe's concert on Tuesday, and was
30 unfortunate as to mistake stranger
for him, who accompanied me home
withou: acquainting me with my er-
ror. Thinking that it was Ralph, and
hat his headache prevented him from
talking, / did permit my tongue to
perform rather more than fair share.
''Then all the blame must be laid
upon Mr.. Wright. He should be the
asst to mention it. His want of proper
feeling is very much to be deprecated +;
but let us hope that he will change for
The BETTER said our hostess. 81 think
even now he exhibits signs of repen-
lance"
Sand have you no idea who the
was, Miss Wright y in.
9uired.
Until lately she replied, placing an
emphasis upon the word, 81 had not
the slightest clew to the gentleman.
"Does she know the TRUTH" asked
myself. "Have l betrayed myselfs l
might have known that her woman's
instinct would detect me-"
While these and similar thoughts
occupied my mind l became engaged
in an interesting conversation with
Miss Wright. In the course of it al
lusion was made to the Princes Strain
ervoyce.
"Did ] attend her last concert 7"
"Really, was it the last or the one
preceding it, or the second? Ger
tainly attended one of them,
but which of them 7 My mem.
ory was so treacherous, Perhaps it
was the last at least, there was a suf
locating crush.
And the conversation went on as
before. The DEPRESSION removed all
doubts from her mind. ! at least had
known nothing of her adventure prior
to that evening, when her mischief
loving brother made it public.
! do not think l was romantic at
that time, and yet must convess that,
from the beginning of our acquain-
tance, entertained the hope that Miss
Wright would one day become my
wife was not disappointed
2 1t was perhaps six months after we
were married that | carried home in
my pocket newspaper containing a
fiattering hotice of Miss Lucy Walters
As Mrs. CLARK employed herself with
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