Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-08-30

| HOWg one mas COInc-d anu again gone,
he concluded, so disappointedly that
the girl frowned again, and with the
least perceptible scorn.
81 saw only an ordinary mortal
dressed rather elegantly in vanishing
effects of blue and yellow" she said,
in her quiet and uncompromising way.
81 fear you will be obliged to en-
Tighten me-" he remarked pleasantly.
81 do not conceive what YOU may
mean by vanishing effects in the clothes
one wears"
81 mean,' she instructed him, the
frown changing to smile, "that the
fabric itself is shot and shaded with
different colors that brighten or fade
away in different lights. And" she
said playfully, ''your mysterious ram
bier among the frs yonder seems not
unlike the colors she wears-she APP
pears only to vanish and then appear
again. But absolutely believe, Al,
that her vanishing effects have be-
witched you"
He checked her playful raillery by
another gesture of his soft and shape
ly hand.
There she is again." he said in a
sort of ecstatic whisper. "Did you
ever behold any human thing so fair?"
An she was fair indeed-this strange
stroller-with her perfect face, her
eyes of dazzling blue, her stately and
slender shape. Her golden hair gilt
tered and cleaned beneath an immense
white hat as she stood there, half in
the shadow, half in the sunshine and
in the shade and the light, her marve-
lous dress shimmered with curiously
fleeting and elusive tints of azure and
amber, of jasper red and peacock
green. AS yet she was not aware of
their propinquity; and as she paused,
gazing down into the deep, glistening
lake, she lowly warbled:
81 would be mermaid fair
would sing to myself the whole of the day;
With comb of pearl would comb my hair;
And still as combed would sing and say,
What is it loves mel who loves not me9"
AS she sung, Alfred Luray regarded
her with look so intent, so absorbed
and so admiring, that the girl beside
him sighed unconsciously.
Come, AL, let us 60" she said
coldly. 81 dare say we shall meet her
at the hotel, or somewhere about Garn-
wOld village. And | suppose ] shall be
compelled to recognize her as an old
acquaintance" she admitted reluc-
tantly, as the fair vision again vanish
ed.
"Will you, indeed?" he commented
in gratified surprise.
Il knew Celestia Ausley long ago."
Annie responded with a new gravity.
81 never liked her; and am sorry she
has come to Garnwold."
"Why must every woman dislike
another who happens to be beautiful
or in any manner superior?' the young
gentleman queried laughingly.
Il only dislike shams," the girl an
swered in her blunt and direct way,
and gilded sham more than all. And
| shall be sorry if Celestia delude you,
as she has succeeded in deluding many
another who perhaps were less-"she
hesitated, a delicate pink flush waver-
ing over her calm features.
LESS whatP" he inquired, smiling
with a certain indolent equanimity,
that her bluntest and most uncompro-
missing candor could never provoke.
LESS weak, l am afraid, Alfred"
she said with astonishing composure.
you are more candid than fatter-
ing, Amie,' he returned uneasily but
with no vexation. "But after all /
love you the more dearly for your utter
frankness always and in everything.
And you need apprehend nothing that
will ever cause you one slightest regret
for me-"
And he meant what he averred
But, nevertheless, as time went on, he
became unmindful of his promise
mindful of nothing but the fascina-
tions of one fair woman, the beck of
whose small white hand had a charm