The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-08-13
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with the prettiestg girlofthe season.
And The gallant captain fell des.
perately in love with her He
went home in the bright mistiness
Of an early summer morning in a
high feyerof excitement, for he be,
lieyed that Mrs Bracegirdle viewed
him with considerable favor.
Thenext afternoon he went 10
call on her She seemed to him
even more beautiful in the day.
light and a simple dress; he became
momentarily more and more in
love. And now he fancied that
not only Miss Bracegridle, but her
mother, regarded him with kindly
eyes In that case be bad but to
goin and win Hefesolyed 50 to
do, and left the house sofull Of his
passion and his thoughts that he
forgot-his umbrella, This was no
unusual circumstances. Captain
Fortescue was given to forgetting
his umbrelluj aud leaving it in q
hanson cabor any otherconvenient
place Thusi happened that this
which he had now left was the only
one he possessed. The next day
he knew Miss Bracegirdle was 60
Ing to an afternoon fete at the
Botanical Gardens. He intended
to meet her there. But it was
Showery, thunderous weather, and
he felt that to visit the Botanical
Gardens without an umbrella
would be dangerous and difficult.
Besides, an umbrella is often I'D.
mirably useful during the progress
ofa love affair.
He had learned by accident that
the Bracegirdles were going out
shopping in the morning. He de-
termined, therefore to call and ask
the housomaid to give him his
umbrella, This seemed exceed
ingly simple, but luck was against
Captain Fortescue. The maid who
admitted him on the day before had
this very morning departed in a
tour.wheeled cab with two boxes
on the top of it, her month" being
up" A new maid had taken her
place-one of u less smiling dispo.
sition than the last
81 called here yesterday after
noon" "said the captain, "and left
my umbrella; will you let me have
il?p
Something in the sternness Of
the eyes which were upon him
made him fulter before he had said
the lust word Of his request; it sud.
denly occurred to him that he might
find it a little difficult to prove
that the umbrella in question was
his own.
mo, thank YOU" said the maid.
ave had enough of that at my
last place. Tin not going to get
into trouble here, Better take to
an honest trade, young man."
With which piece of advice she
shut the door in Captain Fortescue's
face, leaving the officer astonished,
quenched and crest,fallen. He
went straightway and bought a
new umbrella. Armed with this,
and admirably attired in other
respects, he went TO the Botanical
Gardens, where he met Miss Brace.
gridle, who seemed more beautiful,
more charming and more graceful
than ever.
As soon as it seemed at all decent
he called again, feeling very con.
tented with himself aud his fate.
But when he asked whether Mrs.
Bracegrldle was at home and the
stern maid eyed him for a silent
awful instant, his spirits fell
strangely.
"she is not" said the maid, and
shut the door with an abruptness
that gave him a singularly discon.
solate feeling.
When, about an hour later, the
ladies came in and the maid
brought them some tea, she said to
Mrs. Bracegirdle. "If you please,
ma'am, that young man has been
here again who came one day with
the umbrella dodge. He asked II
you were at home-of course he
knew you were not-and suppose
he had some plan for getting into
the house, but l shut the door in
his face and would not listen"
"Thats right, Eliza" said Mrs.
Bracegirdle, "never give them a
chance to get inside the hall.
There's been too much Of that
stealing Of coats and umbrellas in