The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-01-24

us cIuSaQe Hgalnst women heartl
4 propose to expose him and punis
him as be deserves. GoWiih me L
morrow night to Mrs, Dorchester
lawn party, Rose WILDE present alst
and ifthere are not some astonishin
developments my name is not vii
Holland.n
Our heroine possessed a good dea
ofgood sense; she had rather die thai
know that she had been imposed up
on by a contemplate airl, so sh
agreed at once to the proposition
which VIII had laid before her, an,
thus the trap was set.
The next morning Mr. Drury re
Equested the pleasure Of attendin,
Miss Lena to tie lawn party; sh,
thanked him sweetly, but regretted
that she had made prior engage
iment with M. Holland and his cous
in, Miss Dalton. She glanced curl
ously at Mr.. Drury as she mentioned
that young lady's name, and saw
that his face crimsoned at snce.
The party at Mrs. Dorchester's was
quite a pretty affair. The lawn was
brilliantly illuminated, there was
band of music, rustic seats in COSY
hooks for firtations and all the usual
concomitants Of such a scene.
In pure white, Lena was one o.
the prettieSt girls present. Evident.
ly Mr.. Drury was Of the same opin.
ion, for his efforts to monopolize her
we're strenuous, but Lena laughingly
evaded him. After a time he con
trived to beguile her into a walk in
a retired part Of the grounds and
once alone they seated themselves on
a rustic seat under a great tree and
very near tiny rose arbor.
"Now is our time, Rose" whisper.
ed Will to his cousin, and they hur.
ried away to be soon joined by pret,
ty little somebody in tiuttering pink
with roses in her yellow hair, and
just inside the rose arbor the trio
seated themselves to await further
developments. Mr.. Drury; bending
his handsome head, was saying ten.
derby:
"Lena, my darling, I have long
sought an opportunity to tell you Of
my love! Say that you care a little
for me, Lena. Ilove you 50 intense.
ly that my life without you would be
a waste, 4 desert, "a"
"Just exactly what you remarked
to me last night" cried a merry
voice." as Rose Dalton emerged from
the rose arbor. Is that the only
pretty speech you know, Mr.. Drury:
do you change the object Of your
hearts devotion as often as you
change your glovesl Only last night
you swore you loved me aIone!"
"And you asked me to be your
wife not a week ago." exclaimed an
other voice, as pretty Nellie Dexter
advanced and confronted the aston
ished and chagrined Drury. Sand
here" she went on, Indignantly, "i'
a note signed, Ralph Drury, which
found in the room of my younger
sister, only fifteen, in which Ire tells
her OF his lasting love. Girls, whaI
sentence shall we pronounce upon
such u mani"
Lena arose and came forward.
"He is not worthy the name o
mani" she said in cold, cutting tones
ale has been tried in our self.ap
pointed court and found guilty Of
wholesale women slaughter. W.
will drop his acquaintance forever
Good evening, Mr.. Druryp
Lena led the way back to the light
ed lawn, and in a moment more she
was waltsing with Will Holland.
Lena has been Mrs. Holland fol
several years now; she feels no re
gret for Mr.. Drury, and thanks hol
husband for the little plot which
saved her from the deepest humilia
tion.
Ifall the male llirts could be simi
larly disposed of, what a cleaning
away of rubbish there would be il
our modern society.
AClattering COsclence.
Ono of tbo nootest stor;os 70 that n