The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-28

An hour later Mr.. Sylvestre's unman-
ageabie heart thumped more fiercely
than ever, and he felt more limp and
feeble than in all his life before, as he
was confronted in his sanctum by yes
terday's vision of beauty. He bowed
deeply and presented her a chair. She
smiled sweetly and accepted it. Then
pause. He, with eXpectant look, trying
to appear at ease, heard his heart beat
ing like muflled thunder, and was posi-
tive she did. His cheeks were afiame,
and his hand shook rs he fumbled
aimlessly among the papers on his desk.
She was the image of high-bred repose.
1t seemed to him that years of silence
We're intervening; in fact only the proper
interval had elapsed when she said, in
her cattiest tone:
There was a very extraordinary
article in your paper this morning"
advertisement" he corrected; then
flushed to the temples at his asinine
rudeness and indiscretion. If he had
betrayed himself, however, she did not
appear to see it, She innocently at
tributed his knowledge of her meaning
to his newspaper perspicacity. He felt
the perspiration running down his back
and willing up his celluloid collar, but
she was as cool as the biggest one in a
"lodge of cucumbers."
"Yes, the advertisement" she
meekly assented; Ibid you not think it
very strange one?"
Yes, he did
NuoC
she continued, in her soft tone, looking
straight at him, land dropped the
'mitt referred to: at least, this one
bears resemblance to that as de-
scribed. " She laid it before him.
g Yes, that is its mate" he exclaimed,
when
How do you know" she asked.
looking suspiciously at him; but this
time he was prepared, and had his little
lie quite ready. if necessary. as it was.
80, l saw the other when the fellow
came last night
THE fellow? 1t was a man then"
"4e-yes- oh-yes. Some, fellow
picked it up. l saw it when he came in, "
rubbing his chin and looking anywhere
but at her.
go yes, of course you would see It
then. How stupid | am" with smile;
then. as he deprecated such self-slander:
80 yes, l am. / sometimes do the
most ridiculous things. You could
scarcely believe them. As I don't wish
to shock you, though, | won't eni;ghten
YOU. looking iunocenly at him and
reading his silly. adoring soul as if it
were the page of an open book. He
began to say something, when she again
spoke:
Perhaps the man left it with you?"
go no; but perhaps ] can get it for
you" And at this moment it was lying
fairly soaked with perspiration Just
squeezed up as closely as he could get
to the heart that was framing those
tremendous-well, say deviations from
truth. Sylvestra had noyerrealzed until
yesterday that he had q heart, but now
he had real serious thoughts as to
whether it might not jump out OF his
throat. where it was at present chiefly
located, he thought, and follow her de-
parting footsteps.
More Of their talk we need not repeat.
Half the men in town and all the GIRLS
can fill it out satisfactorily. She arose
to depart, and gave him graciously her
card, for he was to come and report
progress" He sat down and lost him
self in a blisSful reyerie, and she went
home, walking on air." and all that
warm day went singing and carrying
on" about the house until she made her
mother actually nervous with her
fdgeting."