The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-30

hours. I eat down with my work. while she
played on for tome time. | thought the
cause OF her suddenly aroused interest la the
Chsutauqua work 30 very apparent, that 1
wes not Ia The least surprised when. Ne We
Archie Ethridge take much interest in the
Chsuiauqua wsfkY'
Smiling at the indication that he had been
foiemeAt m her thopRhta OF tho work told
her ot his active work during the previous
year, OF HE successful endeavors Co keep
alive the oflsntimes tagging intsreat on the
younger hnd less energetic members OF
our sooiely. Then full Of my pride add al
mifetson ot my friend, talked n long time
oi him, tellibH her much OF HE really llne
character. She listened quietly aud with
evident interest. hut said, ~ stopped with
a sudden susploIon that | had said quite
enough ~ ham, ~ rather think, Madge
dear, II what you nay of him 10 unbiased nv
your evident liking FOR the ibiefaitlng youth,
that he IL quite able 90 bear the results OF
mild hlrtalion Win me- At any rata shall
nv it-and you needn't shake your hsad nj
me- you dear, conscientious little goose"
che continued, coming over and sitting down
IN my lap III Ia not likely 20 amount %
anything, and even n II doea | m not likely
10 suiIef"
Can You imagine me, pale aud thin, the
Victim OF unfeopfuosted aieolion7' abe Ia.
CURED raising her head from my shoulder
10 look naneily into my fsee with her merry
eyaa. l could not, and told her no, but abe
only laughed aud accused me OF being 40
entirely engrohaed In Arohies character that
/ found II hard ~ appreciate Auy bat the
very exterior merits ~ another,
The storm war less violent the next morn.
Ing, and evening brought the Two preylnna
nor usual nonehalant air iisss Kept Arche
EsibfIdse near her almost oil the avenlng,
aud once, during paute Ia The conversation,
che locked over al me with her prnvohina
smile and raiesd her ayea IA ma inlerrogatlye
way ~ though asking II noticed her suo.
oessiai attempts TO monopoliHs his atsn.
lions, My tlne was dnvotpd ~ Father for
the was tally behind Ia her work, end was
anxoup that abe should keen up her inter.
cal, 60 left Archie aud laAa 10 their own
devices An tho evening wore on | was
amused and lalf indignant nj tho interest
she manifested Ia the books lying on the 10.
lie table before them. wah hura II waa all
assnmtd, and resaived Ia Jet them alone,
aud LEI Archie md her out himneli When
he leit he said, ~ have piomisad Miss Llasa
10 help her make ap this years work, =, will
come ~ tomorrow evening, II agreeable 10
you, Madpa,"
I was boiling over with poorly concealed
rage, but tod him he knew that lao was al.
ways welcome. Not only the mex, evening,
but many evenings aitefwAd, nav these two
banding over The hooks she had pradielad
would be 10 dry. or course l waa faithful
IN my part OF the rsadlnf, but II was eener.
ally. done in the clear, bright afternoons
while Llfth and Archie were walkihg ar dry,
IL q through the vooda. Many times sat at
The window and watched there two going or
returning, and WAS half glad and halt aDfry
that 10 muat 90 aeon end / knew A. must
como soon, and almost regretted that had
not warned HIM az her Intentions. Surely
our long acquaintance waived all naoelity OF
lA.R lk kafs VhssA aI II raj
them The pain that must sursly come when
he Tod her with his lips what bis eyes had
already faid-thpt he loved her bsttsr than
life itpelfY | blamed myself many times ~
the holidays. aud with them the close OF her
Walt, drew near; bat ~ was too latc then and
! could only wait. My romonatraaoea with
on assurance that II was Archie
who was flirting with her. 0,s
afternoon, jast week before the
time fet fer her departure, he CANA for her
10 take walk With him. As usnal plead.
80 household duties AZ an excusi for not &C.
cofppapying them, and from my window
They made such handsome couple, re-
ileetod. II did seem pity that--and then l
turned away md forgot them.
When they returned the altered expression
on both faces was plainly evident but IL was
not tho change he'd expected TO see; aud
when Archie ssked me 10 congratulate them
could only stammer out wish for their
future happiness. After he left LISA told
me all about IL.
II told him about my resolve to irt with
him." she said, with little pout, and hs
only laughed mt me. But, seriously, Madge,
dear, did grow interested In the reading,
and we mean to keep 1t mp. shall always
brought me SO much happiness" BRIAR.