The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19

because I wasn't going to set HIM up
but Just hirted awfully with De LanGy.
If was at Mrs. Jenifer's ball, and DE
I,ancv and I we're sitting on the stairs,
when T saw Fred and the classic Pamela
skipDing off to the conservatory. Amt
men too heartless? Twas sure he must
have something important to sayt her,
so 7 told De Lancy l wanted to stroll
about and look at the flowers; and OF
eourse he agreed, for he was mashed
regularly mashed. Ipassed as close TO
Fred and Pamela as Icould. They were
talking in a low, earnest tone, and l
heard something about "a scheme OF cos
mic philosophy"
Now did YOU ever! Theidea of drag
ring a GIRL off into a conservatory to
Whisper such iaw-breaking things in her
ear! I felt sort of relieved, Tor IT'S a
comfort, after all, to have a lover wnos
too big q goose too firt with other
girls.
while l was taking out my halr-plns'. L
began to think there might be more IN
it than met the eye. I didn't know but
it was the intellectual way OF making
owe.
I was very cold to him hen he
brought me chocolate creams. L told
him / abominated chocolate, and 1t was
very plain he found it too troublesome
to remember my likes and dislikes.
Well, then, in the midst OF this, he
had to go to st. Louis on business; and
while he was away I repented, and began
to feel sort of soft about him.
He had written he was pretty sure to
be home Thursday evening. L was SIT
ting bv the window, and the gas was
turned low, and somehow l felt blue
could see Mrs. Calvin's house, where
the horrid Pamela S~tonehenge was
staving; and, as I was looking two men
went up Mrs. Calvin's steps. 1t was a
hateful showery night; but they were
laughing and talking, and when they
put down their umbrellas L saw some'
thing that made me jump.
Fred has an umbrella with the funnl-
est head. an ebony skull with Rhine
stone ewes that flash in the most hfe-hke
wav. and there that thing was winklng
at me in the gas-light across the street
I was so mad 1 just cried-regularly
bowled. To think that Fred would &c
to see her first of all.
Well, who should walk in bright ano
early the next morning but Fred MN
self He looked pale-with remorse, !
thought. But icebergs and polar bears
we're nothing to me in the way OF cold
ness
He began, az wanted to see you hrs'
thing, Marie"
"Indeed?" 1 interrupted. 81 fee
quite honored."
He turned very red, and then stare'
at me. Then he said: what do 20,
I mean? What are you talking about :
I "Ohl of course you haven't an idea,
I I said; and as it went on from bad Z
!, worse. until he just got up n re
/, marked, with the wost dreadful dignity
n "You SCENT to be accusing me OF somt
thing: but as you will not do me tn
Justice to explain yourself, l Will %
d YOU good-morning and good-by, Mi
Cassidy"
q OF course I never meant him to g
IS on his dignity, and when L saw him g
ing I had half a mind to u after hi
Is only I was too proud. .
Two or three days passed, but st
be no sign nor symptom OF Fred. hlomm
was getting ready to go to Chautauqu
"a and the house was turned upside dow
IN and / was feeling distracted. At last
AS lust wrote him a few lines telling h
/ wished to explain something. W
ne ed all that day, and all the next, but
do answer came.
Then I got desperate. I just dec
ed life wasn't worth living, and Ia
I. superior, and go in for sociology q
on demonology, and all that sort OF thu
,er So [ told mommer l was gong
Cbautauoua with her, and she said
,rs was Glad I had awakened at length t.
en- sense of my own deficiencies; anu
started Oft.
ent 1t amt any fun to travel "
mommer. She always declares 81
fin suffocating, in the pullman, and
thinks the trains running o1 n u
EN- every few minutes, and drives the c
ductors half crazy asking questl'
ats Then she's always dropping her {
v glasses and handbag and handkerct
ant 1 tell her it's like the French exercl
find "Ou est lie mouchoir de ma mel
ncy But that makes her hopping mad.
like Chautauqua's an awful bore, d
Won know a lot of old drones and m
bed. mics going about and pretending
,rks eniov it so much. 1 believe they re
hate it, only they think it looks nice
just be profound. y.
. on And then Palestine Park! Oh,
how those Eastern people can n
Y al such guys of themselves, and dres
- bags that haven't any hang, or ut
; up anything, 1 can't imagine. Mon
be- would drag me about everywhere, t
bout prove my mind, she said. She n
ng- mania for measurements and cal