Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-31

morse for his conduct
sYes; that y why came tonight" aid
his l9dship setting his glass in his eye and
assuming busine@-like air. Il wish to make
. very urgent appeal to YOU
@Pray spare yourself and me- said Min
vanstone, hastily, and in some confusion,
thinking be Was about to intercede ON Jacks
behalf; Il would rather not refer to the
past
Il am not going to refer to the past, !" said
Lord barley. Jack has had his chance, and
has made hash Of it. It may have been my
fault, hut that was pure accident Accord
ing to the original agreement it is my turn
now"
@Iord Darley." exclaimed Miss Vcnstone,
completely taken aback
Il told Jack should try my luck, now he
has failed, and, Of course, he could raise no
objection, said his lordship
Without further preface Lord barley pro-
ceeded to make q formal offer Of marriage,
laying considerable stress upon his social posi-
ton and prospects, and Speaking with the air
Of man who felt assured of success Miss
vanstoue at speeches with mingled indig
nation and amazement. Her natural impulse
was to decline to listen him, and to express
her scorn and contempt at his behavior in
scathing terms But she could not find ade-
quate words in which to convey her senti-
ments, and while in her agitation she was
vainly seeking them Lord barley contrived
to achieve his proposal without interruption.
Finding that he was calmly waiting for her
answer, Miss Vanstone was seized with sud
den misgiving that anything she might say
at this juncture would sound tame and spirit
les. She realized now that it was too late;
that she ought to have stopped him at the
outset by peremptory word or gesture. As
a matter Of fact, her furious indignation had
deprived her Of her presence of mind, and
though her spirit was raging within her, she
dared not trust herself to speak.
Lord barley replaced his glass, which he
bad dropped from his eye in the fervor of his
declaration, and glanced at her pale face
with evident perplexity. Another moment
and she woul have been forced, from sheer
embarrassment, to break silence, but to her
heartfelt relief, their tete-a-tete was inter-
rupted by the gentleman to whom she had
promised the next dance Miss Vanstone
rose Immediately and left the conservatory
without deigning to bestow word or a look
at Lord barley, who, however, contrived to
whisper as she passed him:
"Unless hear from you in the meantime,
will call on Monday for your reply"
No doubt Lord barley had awakened to the
fact that the young lady was not prepared to
accept him off-hand 1t may be that her 81
lence had led him to anticipate refusal, for
he did not attempt to approach her again dur
ing the evening. Probably he preferred that
she should have leisure for reflection, lest being
pressed, she should give an unfavorable re-
sponse At all events, when Miss Vanstone
was leaving the house an hour later, she
heard the linemen bawling for Lord Darley's
carriage, and caught sight of him as he van
ished down the steps.
Miss Vanstone was no less furious with her
self than with Lord barley. Her project Of
numerically snubbing him had ignomin-
iously failed through her own weakness. Shs
was more than ever convinced Of his mean
ness and treachery toward Jack, and yet she
had suffered him to make a proposal Of mar
riage unchecked. The worst Of the matter
was, hi, offer was still undisposed of, and she
had no alternative but to write to him.
She instictivel, guessed that a refusal con-
tanned in letter, however severely worded,
would afford no vent for her outraged feel
ings On the other hand, after her past ex-
perien.e, she doubted whether she could do
justice to her indignant sentiment at an in
teryiew II he had not expressed his inten-
ton Of calling upon her on Monday she
would probably have decided to treat his
offer with silent contempt. But she felt that
tn plan was out Of the question under the
circumstances, and besides, if Lord barley
was persistent, she would be forced to give
him an answer sooner or later.
The truth was that Miss Vanstone was con-
sumed by an intense desire to be reveDged
u,on l. r. Oarlsy. She wished, il possible,
to humii.ate him, and to make him feel how
she 6es;,i ed him for his conduct.
She WIS SO carried away by this un-
charitable impulse that she never
rested unit she had devised a means
Of effect;ng her purpose. The idea with which
her indignation inspired her was SO bold and
startling that it almost took her breath away.
By degrees, however, she became completely
reconciled to her scheme, which she finally re-
solved to put into execution. The initial step
was simplicity itself, for it consisted of
nothing more than an urgent note to Jack
Benson requesting him to call upon her
Immediately.
Jack came, of course, with his heart in his
mouth, scarcely daring to anticipate the
good fortune which awaited him. But he
was overwhelmed by the joyful surprise with
which he learned the condition imposed by
Miss Vanstone She stipulated for private
wedding to take place within three days
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