The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-14
LOVE A LA MODE.

| you! 1t does seem such an age since you
were here, although we've nothing to amuse
! you, for do you know the Halketts have
gone? Mrs Halkett's grandfather must
choose to be taken ill-tiresome old mani
And not content with running off herself, she
must needs drag her sister away-Cela
Young. You remember wrote about her;
such a charming girl And here we are, left
with nobody but Carrie and Hattie Went
worth don't know what you'll say"
Say that I'm very glad they're gone, my
dear Fanny. My only regret is that Miss
| Wentworth did not accompany them"
| Monty" and the speaker shook her head
regretfully. Not that really anyone need
mind Hatty, for since that ridiculous notion
of hers about Tom. Carlingford throwing
her over, except to sit and abuse all the men,
she might as well be dumb"
| The gentleman addressed as Monty curled
his lin disdainfully. He was evidently about
to give vent to some very cutting sarcasm,
but apparently recollecting that the subject
was not worth the trouble, he heaved instead
a very profound sigh.
Pm sure you would have liked Celia
| Young, Monty ard she was expiring to meet
you"
THANK heaven, then, for sending her
| disappointment! Fanny, 1 see you don't
| believe me, but give you my solemn word
| thai have done with women forever. One
| has managed to completely blight my life, to
| break my heart and half kill me; and |
i think, if you ask me- that is about enough"
/ "Unfeeling, heartless girll'' was murmur-
e6 sympathetically. How you must de-
spise her!"
/ I'll What, because discover that she has
been dealing falsely with me-trihing with
me-do you suppose that can cease to love
her? On the contrary, the hopelessness of
herever being mine but adds fuel to the fire
| and increases my torture. As long as | live
l shall never cease to worship the girl
neverp' and making a great display OF a
| cambria northumberland embroidered
with a most elaborate initial, the disconso-
| late lover sank back in the carriage as if
| thoroughly overcome by despair.
Fanny, otherwise Mrs. Stanhope Rodney,
sighed audioly. Monty Curzon was her most
| petted cousin-one of the best-looking men
| about town. universally spoiled, and hith-
erto the greatest adept at a Irritation to be
met with in the United Kingdom. For years
he had carried everything before him, had
| raised hopes only to scatter them, wounded
| hearts which he left for Others to
spread salve over had come, seen, and con-
| quered; loved, laughed and ridden away.
| All at once Fortune bad refused him her ia
ver Just when chance had thrown him in
! the way of more than his match in an arch
| deeeiver, who was not only willy enough to
| lead him on, but she called "DIlly-dilly-
duck" until she actually effected his cap
ture, and then, with Captain Curzon at her
feet, was never more surprised than to find
that what she had meant as play he had
taken as earnest Naturally she had pre-
ferred him because be had seemed to prefer
her. but, setting aside her engagement to Mr.
| Eol (ufh oh ha had
| in the world knew Of how was it possible TO
conceive that, after having been told fifty
| thousand times that Captain Curzon never
meant anything beyond Irritation, she
was all at once to suppose he intended any
| thing more with her. Captain Curzon's
friends said that Miss Lyster had behaved
abominably; the structures passed by the
| ladies were particularly severe, The men
! took more lenient view of the natter
some we're even heard to say that he had
only been paid back as he deserved to be.
| However, as it seemed to be insisted upon,
Captain Curzon was regarded as heart.
| broken, and this forsaking town and burying
| himself in the country was a certain proof of
his suffering and his despair.
The short drive from the station accom-
| plished, and Captain Curzon put in pos
session of the Coolest of bachelor apartments,
| Mrs. Rodney FASTENED to the boudoir, where
| she found her sister Carries kindly middle
| aged spinster-and Hatty Wentworth seated
together.
| "Ive brought him back with me, but oh, so
altered. You'd hardly know him for the
| same"
g" e was room for improvement, wasn't
til q aid Miss Hatty, ironically.
| n, rodney treated the question with be-
| coming contempt.
| "You have never vet met Monty Curzon,
Hatty," she said crushngly.
| 'Oh, yes have though; only | was never
enough talked of to make it worth while for
him to want an introduction to me-"
MY dear, don't be spiteful! Besides, in
the present case it is most unfeeling in you.
The poor fellow is crushed-absolutely heart
| broken"
Miss Wentworth laughed derisively.
| Really, Fanny it is too absurd OF you!
Heart-broken! AS if any man had heart to
| break. The whole of them are altogether
made of cast from
"As I've told you before, Hatty," Mrs.
Rodney delivered herself sententiously, sit is
pity to judge all by one bad specimen.
However, you're certain to alter your opin-
ion before long, for suppose you don't mean
to be asspinster forever"
Heaven forbid" cried Miss Hatty tragic
ally. "My only regret is that l can only
marry one man. l should like to have the
tormenting of thousands for all l am being
made to suffer-" And having delivered her
self of this exalted sentiment of humanity,
without waiting for reproof, which she fore
saw was in store for her, the young lady beat
a hasty retreat from the room.
'Oh, dear, dear! What pity it is that girl
makes herself so silly" exclaimed Mrs. Rod
ney, irritably. II do wish that Stanhope
hadn't persuaded me to ask her here; L m sure
it was very ill-judged, Carrie"
Miss Wentworth. cousin on Mr. Rodney's
side of the family, was pretty girl with
great store OF attractive power which had
never failed her except in the instance of Mr..
Tom Carlingford, who, having been played
fast and loose with by her for an indefinite
time, had at length 5rown FESTIVE and
escaped this tyranny by removing his allie
glance from her and placing it and his hand
! and fortune at the disposal of simple unat.