The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-10-02

the best fellow in the world: and how nice
she isiD
"VeryP
Olive thought he was nncommo,ly cool
about it; but after all, perhaps EVELYN
Baumme wa not the sally" of whom he
bad tell her
And how is SallyY' she asked
ssallyf
Lucy positively started
"Yes; the Sally You were going TO try
jealousy upon. Don't you reiuember' Did
il answers l never gave you that locket,
iii j."
Nor He had recovered himself by then
ant you might give it TO me now. My
bi tildaY is past You know"
Il wilt III get il the next time / go to
Gays'owr," Owe replied %But Won have
no. told me how Is the fair Sally, and how
you are getting on.'
@oh, she is all right, think, now, and We
Hre getting on vewry nicely, thank you: at
least, ! hope so, he added modestly.
~ am glad TO hear it" with little sigh
for her own disappointment
Or, that sigh, u went throu, n Lucys
triumph, with a sensation that was half
pleasure. half pam think if the redoubt-
able Miss Smith had not been sitting Gu the
other side of the room discus ing certain
matter of gossip with Mrs. Weyland, WHO
was bored to death, but too Toiite TO show
it. Lucy would promptly, there and then,
have taken the darling of his heart III MS
arms, and begged her never, never, never,
so long as she should live, let him hear her
sigh like that again.
But alacki alas! there sat Miss Smith-an
exceedingly hard, dry and Ito Lucy mclan-
choly and announcement fact-a fact as
natural as life, and, like a nightmare or the
indigestion. not 10 be got rid of; and there,
too, did Miss Smith remain until he could
linger no longer.
"Disagwreeable oil personl" he said with
in himself. IL was just like his luck that
she should have but five minutes walk to her
own door, and that he SHOULD not only have
five miles TO drive back TO the barracks, but
should also have a man, one of his Old regi-
ment, and but passing through Gaystoun
with stay of one night, dining with him
that evening. On this account h. was re
Iuctantly compelel TO decline Mrs. Ney
lands invitation to remain for dinner at
Copplethwaitr
However, Mrs Weyland-who was, as she
had always been, very good friend 10 him,
an III truth would have liked him a. Son
III law-seeing his evident disappointment
asked him very kindly. indeed, to come the
following evening: so that he took his way
back to GaystOun barracks in a very lubt-
liant frame of mind
But, oh for the crosses and notifications
If eur poor human nature! When he reached
Nopp'ethwaite, ut seven o'clock the follow
NJ evening ha found the drawing room
Tull oi people, ard away went his dream Of
Il long and hhsfully quiet evening with
Olive, while Nj Wevland doz "A serenely in
big chair, ard Mr. Weylanl would Ger
ainiy remember an altimportant letter
which be must kindly post for her, which
would not take len minutes TO write, though
rom experience lie generally found it taI4
At least an hour
Poor Iucyi He YVES quite as disappointed
or a few mnuta, a Olive had been the
'revi9us day. lie hute dinner parties
hose where he met the people lie did knew.
1ni equally As much those where he met
,@ople whom ha had uever seen II" hardly
Knew which borel him the most woful'y.
san, even it IL was a stiff. stupid party,
Olive was there, and Olive. who had rCcNv-
red her spirits by the aid of few scaldiur
tears in the scrlIsion of her own chamb =.
and had Immediately called herself not a
'ew hard names ior her folly, was loukin.
iovelier than lie ever remem bcrei TO have
Eeen her, III rose colorad gown, with Il
great knot of stephanotis bloom upon her
bosom.
He sat best lie her. too-that was no small
| favor l fear his own young lady found her
| cavalier a not very entertaining person.
for twice when shs distinctly ad ircssei
| him he answered. with studied poltencss
ard that wise mir of imperturbable deiihora-
lion which distinguished him in general
society, "Er-yesl' and three time' "Aw-
no." and once "l-er-nev-ah heard Of i'll
AN awful duffer,' said the young lady
| who WIS of u slangy turn. to her stcr. wlic,l
discussing the party afterwards. Very
good-look ne, and with lovely eyes, hut such
| a duifer!'
| Oh; so taken up with Olive WevIand, g r
| turned the sister with decision. u was lust
opposite to you, You know; AM really the
| way he locked at her now AMI then wa
quite TOO Killing | don't think O i've cares
a straw for him"
"Never could understand Olive myself"
said the Young lady who hal gone in TO
dinner with Lucy But | can quite under
stand now that Capt Lucy really is con-
sider,,I The biggest fool in the army. never
sat next to him at dinner tofore; and really
at dancss. # n man waltzaS well. you don
think about anything else.
| However apparpn, the real state Of Olives
| fee,iu. mi,ht be 10 Others Lucy discovered
NOTHING II, drove hoHe with rs FAY and