The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-25

James.
&c, Cousin Jamesw cried Isabel, con-
WINGED at once, ''bless you! You have
sBless you, sir!b echoed Walter, also
very mnch affected.
"An right rejoined Cousin James, dry
ly. "a brilliant, and, let us hope, feasible
plan has occurred to me, which for the
my bosom. Will you trust implicitly TO
sImplicitly," cried Walter.
Every well. Then-you travel out of the
"What!n
"Gol and when you come back to-mor-
for an answer to your note, and Uncle
Brown says Mo- which he undoubtedly
will, submit quietly"
"Give up Isabelf Never"
"For a time, young man-for a time! Be
diplomatic and trust to me-"
eyes, do, Walter" pleaded Isabel. 81
am sure you can trust. him."
Snow, them" said cousin James, when
the ardent lover had torn himself away,
"you are very young, and you are q fe-
male, but you look sensible. Can you keep
a secret?"
"Yes.n
"In try you. Please sit down."
When Mr.. Theophilus Brown returned
from his search for the recreant Ferguson,
he opened his blue eyes very wide on see
ing MS ana tne e4-6ramp ENJOY
ing a very lively tete-a-tete.
"Cousin Isabel and l." said James, with
a smile, ''are excellent friends already. I
confess 1 did not remember her when she
came in. Everybody has changed in five
years except Uncle Theoph."
gether admirfng this familiarity, but yet
compelled to admit hat his nephew was
evidently p~resentable.
Within a week Mr.. James Bartlum had
taken the Brown mansion by storm. Mr..
Brown was a widower, and since George
had gone away the dinners had been rather
lonesome, but cousin James changed all
that. An interminable talker, with a
knowledge of men and ann gained in
a schoolt to which Mr.. Brown and his guests
of anecdotes and chitchat, the young man
entertained his uncle's guests in a most
surprising manner. Mr.. Brown was vast
ly amused when he pictured the conster-
nation of his guests did they but know his
nephew's antecedents, which he wisely
told himself that his nephew aoas an edu-
Gated gentleman, Notwithstanding his
scampish adventures.
Isabel was completely captivated, to the
intense and growing wrath of Walter. He
had religiously kept his promise, and after
had been kindly allowed to make an
occasional call, on zach and every occasion
only to find Isabel 'not at homes
To the opera with Mr.. Bartlum; out rid
ing with Mr.: Bartlum; here, there, every
where with Mr.. Bartlum, until Walter was
reduced to skin and bone, and began to
suspect that he was being duped. Once or
twice at dinner he had essayed to commu-
nicate with his beloved, but the attempts
were always failures. Either Mr.. Brown
had his eye on him, or Isabel had not her
eye on him, or, as most frequently
happened, Cousin James engaged him in
spirited conversation until the opportunity
had gone by.
After this sort of thing had been going
on two entire months, the young lover had
made up his mind to ave an explanation,
orwell, anything!
The opportunity came the very next
week at a ball. After some little ma
neuvering he ran the faithless couple to
earth in a bay-window.
"Isabel," said he, trying very hard to be
calm, 81 have a right, and l do demand an
explanation"
IAN explanation, Walter?n said Isabel,
in the innocent, inquiring tone very effect
ually calculated to madden the average
man.
"Gracious heavens !" exclaimed Walter,
very effectually maddened, sis it possible
you affect ignorance? Do you think / am
blind? Faithless Isabel, had 1 not seen
with my own eyes
"Don't talk SO loud" ~interposed the
faithless James, soothinglly.
Don't you talk to me-" exclaimed Wal
ter passionately. SRI have a settlement
with you at another time and place."
"One momsnt," said Cousin James,
coolly. "Permit me to remove the lady
from the scene of strife"
Before Walter could i%nterpose they were
gone, and before hecould leave the window
his faithless friend had returned and taken
him by the arm like a school-boy.
"Young man." he said, with a patroniz.
ing air, "you are making adonkey of your.
self. After making all possible allowances
for your youth and inexperience, I can not
something of an idiot"
81 won't be talked to in this way" said
Walter, savagely.
so yes, you will. 1t is for your owl
good, my dear boy. Everything is going
along very nicely, and if you will only
"But l will not. l a been shamefully
deceived, and unless Isabel explains every
thing to my satisfaction I'l do something
"What will you do?"
81 dom know" (gloomily).
"Don't do anything RASH"
Eyes, I will: IIl expose you"
T whom?"
"To everybody. Toto Uncle Brown!'
Mr.. Bartlum was panic stricken at thi.
announcement.
"Wretched youth! you wouldn't dare"
"Wouldn't II" said Walter with a darl
trampled on with impunity. If I am
worm, I can turn"
With this dark and significant threat ht
burst away, in spite of the others effort
to restrain him, n was seen in the sup
per-room shortly afterward eating oyster
with a determined air.
The next day, about four in the after
noon, as James n Isabel were leavin,
the house for a drive, John Thomas accost
ed e with a message from Mr.. Brown
who would be pleased to see them in tn
library.
"Cousin James!" cried Isabel, in grea
t~repidation, call is discovered"
$50 it would appear" said Cousin jane
TRANQUILITY; "and there is nothing else t,
do thar to face the music like little men
Come along, cousin"
Mr.. Brown was seated in his chair O
state, and at a little distance sat Maste
Walter, looking very pale and rathe
s%heepish.
When the couple entered, Mr.. Brown lai,
his hand upon a dictionary, as if he ha'
half determined to knock somebody down
but changed his mind and said, with al
ill: "What a charming pair! Ha! ha
Yes; quite beautiful"
Anything wrong, sir?" inquired James
with exasperating mildness. "You kno
you are not careful in your diet"
"Diet!" roared Mr.. Brown, coming GU
strong as the old original Brown-"diet
sir! Confound your impudence, sir! D
YOU mean to try to humbug me? Do yo
mean to attempt to deceive me? Don
trifie with me- know ALL"
"Tell US, then"
"You-you are a villain, sir"
81 deny it,"
"You are-an ~ungrateful villain. hav
warmed a serpent in my BOSOM"
Meaning me, sir?"
Eyes, you. o, 1 shall not spare you
You have basely gained the affections G
my NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. girl"
80, papa!"
See"
81 suppose" scornfully, "that Mr.. Hay
man assisted your eyesight?"
HE did-and quite properly, too"
"Mr. Hayman is an interested party,
believe. He has ASPIRATIONS"
"Never o mind, sir, what hehas. la
talking about you now. You are engaged
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