Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-30

1t seems to rain bracelets. wish some d
come my way. Era.
Mrs. q Now, sir, I'll trouble you for an
explanation.
Ihr. L. An explanation. O, about the
bracelet. Are you quite sure there is no
mistake:
Mrs. Y. There seems to have been a very
grave one. Well, sir, your explanation?
Mr.. L. Mrs. Vaughan, I will make a clean
breast of it, and throw myself on your gen.
erosity for forgiveness. 1 ventured to in
innate before that for months / have
silently admired you, and longed above all
things to make your acquaintance. I in
some one who knew you, so that might
be properly introduced. l could not sue
coed. This morning read your advertise.
| ment. l knew how infrequently lost things
| were recovered. 1t occurred to me that
| perhaps your bracelet was of a pattern
which had been duplicated. l went to the
| jewellers and found that it was so: but
even if l could not have got one exactly
like, l should have used another as a pre-
| text for gaining speech with you. l ac-
knowledge my fault, but you ought to
| allow for the greatness of the temptation.
1Nrs. Y. (,riM indignation TINT is more ttan
ha!f assumed). So, sir, according to your
| own statement, you take advantage of my
misfortune to intrude upon my solitude
and my grief. Not content with logging
| my steps when move out, you sit at your
window, and keep an almost incessant
watch on my house.
Mr.. L. beg your pardon. How do yor
| know that watch from my window:
Mrs. Y. Didn't you tell me so awhile ago?
Mr.. L. No; l said nothing about the
window.
Mrs. v ., remember now; it was my
maid who informed me of your constant
supervision. [Aide.l l very nearly be-
trayed myself there. 1tOnd.l You would
not only insult me by forcing me to receive
gift of considerable value from an utter
stranger, but you would deceive me into
prizing as relic something that had no
connection with the supposed giver. You
invent, with a readiness which is certainly
suggestive of practice, an elaborate tissue
of false statements: and when an honest
man comes to restore my property, you
seek to brand him as an impostor. Take
your bracelet, sir, and go. Oblige me by
remembering that in the future. as in the
past, we are utter strangers. She tries tn
uncldtp bracelet, but Is unable to do so pith
one hand.
Mr.. Il. (aide.) She looks handsomer
than ever when angry. aloud, looking at
mica pair.
Mrs. y. Ihate pairs. can't get this OF,
the spring is SO stiff.
Mr.. l.. Pray allow me. [1dranciag.l
Mrs. T. No. [Aside.l Perhaps I'd
better. 1t III be more awkward still if ]
call Cranston. tAloudl Yes, take the
thing of.
VI. L. (tumb,ing ,cith bracelet. The
spring is very strong.
:: Mrs. Y. o, now you're pinching me!
Mr.. L. Pm so sorry. really believe
the bracelet doesn't want to come of.
Mrs. Y: Don't be so stupid. If you can't
undo it. I'll call my maid.
No don't do that Tharo
off. Now I'd like to know what I'm to do
with it.
Mrs. Y. Give it to some one You care for.
Mr.. L. But don't know any enc l care
for.
Mrs. " Then give it to some one you
don't know.
Mr.. L. Some one don't know. That's
absurd.
Yrs. Y. Yet you tried to give it to me,
whom you didn't know.
Mr.. l.. Yes, but wanted to.
-Nrs. Y. And is thero no one else you
want to know?
Mr.. l.. No one.
Hrs. 7. How lucky for you. 1t must be
expensive trying to make acquaintance at
seventy five dollars each.
Mr.. L.. There are soma pleasures whose
value can not be estimated by money. Tell
me, Mrs. Vaughan, is there not some hops
of your forgiving my rash intrusion?
HIS. v. VIII euueaVOr 10 40 SO.
Mr.. L. o, thank you.
Mrs. y. On one condition.
-Nr. L. WHAT'S it? accept it in advance.
Mrs. Y. That you never seek to repeat
your offense.
-Ur. l.. (ndfy). Then how shall know il
you succeed in your effort to forgive me:
Hrs. !. OTTER q Htle plase). You might
possibly get Clcmsntine to bring you here.
and then could tell you.
Mr.. l.. You'd a limit me then?
4Nrs. 7. l coaldn': refuse to admit her
cousin. if she brought HIM.
NJ. l.. I'll get her down to the city as
soon as possible.
Mrs. y. Don't be in any hurry. A month
hence will be time enough.
Mr.. L. A month!
Mrs. " Yes, a month and four days. ]
do not care to receive until my year of
mournin is up.
Mr.. l.. (going). An reroir, then, Mrs
Vaughan. In a month aud FIVE days |
shall call for your forgiveness
-Ragnus, in Harper's Weekly.