Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1886-03-04

have been very cruel oftentimes; but,
nevertheless, / love you and have
loved you ever since l first knew
you"
That's impossible, / say, ''for
was an infant in arms. Aunte has
often told me what friends our
mothers were, and how frequently
they used to visit each other and COM
pare babies"
But he disregards my 'ippancy.
Don't try to evade an answer,
JOAN" he says. 81 love you dearly
do you not like me the least bitp"
His tone is so earnest, that as l look
up into his frank, wistful blue eyes, l
cannot help but feel a drill OF com
junction for all my unkindness, past
and present. After all. it is not un-
pleasant to be loved so truly, even if
one cannot return 1T.
Certainly like you," hasten to
say. Haven't we always been
friends, almost as near as any brother
and sister could bep"
His frank face clouds. That's the
trouble" he exclaims. "JOan, | don't
want you to think me as a brother. /
am not your brother, and some day l
want to be something else.
/ rise.
IL wish you would not tease me,
Hart" cry. Il don't dislike you,
surely you know it; but please stop
talking of love-"
Dignity is becoming to Hart; as he
draws himself up with an offended ex-
preston, the thought strikes me for
the first time how very (not handsome
MIR. De We're with his swapping black
eyes, and his insinuating smile is that)
tine-looking Hart is. But l do not
tell him what is in my mind, and we
part not to meet again for some time.
That is how Ireceive and answer my
first proposal.
Poor Joan, you have succeeded in
driving away your sole admlrer,
Ethel says, banteringly, as after awhile
she notices. Hart's unusual absence.
Hart has certainly become discour-
aged and transferred his attentions
elsewhere
"And welcome" 1 reply, lightly,
but mendaciously, for. truth to tell,
find as the days go by that l miss his
quiet, unobstrusive presence more
than l could think possible.
Mr.. De We're continues his attentions
to my cousin, Notwithstanding aunti'
frowns upon him most decidedly. H'
has not lived long in this vicinity, an(
while here his conduct has been lire
proachable, but of late vague rumor
have reached her ears of career il
the past which would not bear inspec
ton.
But Ethel refuses to hear augh
against him, and stands up bravely TO
her lover.
How pretty she looks when she
indignant! surely it would be no har
matter to fall in love with my beaut
full cousin, even if her face were he
< only fortune! But that all RaOul ID
: We're cares for is her money, am col
vInced rs | looked into his shallow
false face.
1 Oh, if / could only lend her my ey e.
0 Time goes on until at length come
an evening to which both Ethel and
d have been looking forward with plea
. urable anticipations.
= Of all our friends, Mrs. tairfa
o knows best how to entertain. aud it
at her charming home that tonight
! grand ball is to be held.
But alas! evening finds me laid L
= with toothache, every nerve rackt
y - with distracting pain, and my chez
:. swollen far beyond the bounds
+Confeliness.
. You must not think of stayir
II home" l say, peremptorily. as Eth
J; proposes giving up her pleasure. Il
's u deed you shall not. Go-one mart
- is enough" "
~ She goes, dream of loveliness
T. ~ her maidenly tulle and pearls, while
go toto bed.