The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-06

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bellies had been through the whole campaign,
and reached the end desired of maryland given
to none. She shrugged her shoulders in answer to
Lady Waverley's expostulations. Even in the
marriage VOW you have to own you take a man
for better or worse, and with the worst alter
native before my eyes / cannot turn my back on
single blessedness. Let me be, my silly old
May might be happy as ian old maid, but miser-
able with an unsatisfactory husband"
Il wish that tiresome Captain Vivian had
Kept out of the way
Just what he has done" An involuntary
sigh escaped her. six months in England, and
we have never metl l wanted to see him to ask
after the Rowlandsons.
Why didn't you write him a note and tell
him solH
ask him to come up from Cornwall, or down
from Scotland, to tell me if Mrs. Rowlandsons
last baby had cut its teeth!'
AT least it would have broken the ice.n
If there is any ice 1should be the last woman
on earth to break it. You ought to know that
by this time.p
Don't freeze me in order that 1 mayn't forget
it, laughing softly. Put on your ~prettiest
gown tonight
''Why9" covert eagerness in her tawny eyes.
Because Guy doesn't care to go out with
dowdy women"
'Pshawl Ireally thought" She paused,
her level brows drawn together, as she felt an
inconvenient blush in the act of convicting her.
THAT Captain Vivian would be there?n with a
mischievous smile.
1T would make no difference to me if he
were, with great decision.
StOf course not; SO shouldn't have thought of
mentioning it,
IN order TO please Sir Guy, Mabel Lorraine
seemed to have taken immense care with her
toilette that evening; and when she entered Mrs.
forresters crowded rooms more than one pair
OF eyes followed her movements with tervent
admlratlon. Her eager glance had told
ner that her old friend was there, and
her heart beat tumultuosly, when, for
the trst time after many years, she found her
hand In his. In her struggle for outward COM
posure she tell into the extreme OF apparent
coloness. her long lashes dropped neryously on
tne Velvet OF her cheeks, and her lips parted In
a chilly smile. Unable to Judge by anything
but outward sight Vivian drew back, disguised
ana disappointed.
Let me Introduce you to my cousin" she
said hurrledly, and before she had mentioned
her name Mrs. Forester BUSTED up, and asked
her to take a place IN the second row., which
Major Wentworth had been keeping for her all
the evening. Wishing the amateur theatricals
at the bottom of the sea, Mabel obediently fol-
lowed her hostess and found herself, to all in
tents and purposes, a prisoner, with the faith
full Charlie by her side, and bent on making all
the running now that he had distanced his rivals
by the craftiness of his maneuvers.
Frank Vivian, savage as the typical bear with
a wound in his ear, dropped into the seat beside
Lady Waverley, determined to show his faith
less love that, although she had chosen to go off
with another, he was by no means left lament
hS. . II OulhcO II I'LL no ASu " Ol0
Lands End; now that she didn't smile on him,
with the true perversity Of man, he felt az,
grieved, and resolved to call in Chesterfield Gar
dens on the first opportunity. With no less than
three objects in vfew-to stab Mabel to the
gain an invitation to the baronet's house-he en-
tered into a desperate Irritation with the pretty
girl, who was, as he supposed, Lady Waverleyis
cousin.
He was so good to look at, that she could not
help raising her ewes to his face with a beWitch-
ing smile. He was Mabels particular friend, 50
of course it was only kind of her to be civil
She wanted to get him on her visiting list, for
Ma6efs sake, so II would not do to begin with a
snub. All these reasons combined to make
Lady Waverley as charming as possible.
An arrant but harmless coquette, she was &C
customed to t1attery as the natural sauce to con-
versatlon, but Captain VIVIAN, with the far,
frank face that seemed to mean no harm, went
further than any other man on SO brief an &C
qualntance, except. SIR Guy, and he had meant
TO carry on the prize from the beginning. a
thrill OF pleasurable excitement darted through
her near1 as sne nsIeneu 70 MS musical voice,
gradually SINKING I'LL little ABOVE a Whisper, as
sne looked lnto tne earnesG eyes WnIcn seemed
TO express IN their teryent glance al that the
auoacions tongue Ied! unsalo; as sne 1elt mat sne
was nlrtlng, really Mrtlng, DuS only Ior MaDels
SAFE
lou nave never oeen 70 Cnessernelo daruens
70 see your ora Irlenuss ana she Threw q laugh-
ing glance toWaro mat Unused MAIDEN, VINO
anew very well WAao was passing DehAnu nor
oack-
An old friendship after the interval OF years
is apt 70 grow musty, l prefer going IN Ior tne
new,
very ruoe 10 my cousin, WIN a snrug OF ner
white shoulders
rs not the fault yours II you make any other
answer lmposslbleF
Mabel is the dearest woman under the sum-"
she replied, with sudden lrreleyancy.
i agree Win you, was the quiet answer; "a
caprlclous woman IS dear at any price.
You do ner gross injustice II you don't boz
heve me, ask Slr Guy.
Hardly; you are told not to trust your dearest
friend about a horse"
How does that applyY' raising her eyebrows.
perfectly. A man IS bound to tell any
amount of lies about his wife. They are