The Wahpeton times., 1888-12-06

Vel, surelyl This was beyond an
precedent! How could: y man look Go
essentially q gentleman and be 60 ILL
bred and obnoxiousf3 Violet was in
arage. When the buggy stopped
before Mrs. Harper's gate, the young
man kept his seat while he said:
II hope I may bepermitted to learn
the name Of my charming driving
companion, that I may know by
what title I am to cherish her in my
memory. In return let me offer my
card"
He had taken out his pocketbook,
and now extended small bit ol
pasteboard toward her; but she
would not even glance at it,.
"Will you be kind enough to let
me get outf" said Miss Dennis. In q
voice of scarcely controlled indigna-
tion. 81 have thanked you for your
assistance, but have no wish to
know your name, and certainly none
to acquaint you with mine."
And, scarcely giving him time to
descend from the buggy, Violet
sprang past him, ignoring his prof.
fered hand, and ran toward the gate.
Before she had reached it, however,
the words, s'My coat, if you please;
excuse my mentioning it," checked
her, and she was obliged to submit
to the humiliation of taking off the
big rubber coat. and returning it to
him. She felt that he was smiling,
but she would not look at him. As
the young man received the coat, he
said, gravely:
"Since you declined to read my
name, I mnst tell it to you. Allow
me to introduce myself as
But the young lady had by this
time turned her back, and was walk
ing rapidly toward the house, and he
paused abruptly in the utterance OF
his name, perceiving that she was al
ready out of earshot. He laughed
to himself-a laugh ofgenuine amuse-
ment-and resumed his seat in the
buggy, seeming in no way discomfit.
ed by the treatment he had received.
Miss Dennis, for her part, was thor
oughly, mortified and indignant; but
being sensible girl, she reflected that
she was going back to the city the
next morning, and need have no ap.
prehensions for the future, and so
she said nothing of her adventure to
any one.
Shortly after Miss Dennis's train
had left, next morning, the brown.
bearded stranger called at Mrs. Har.
per's, and actually had the assurance
to ask for Miss Dennis, in the easiest
way in the world, and offer his card
to be sent up to her. But he was in,
formed by the servant that Miss Den.
mis- had returned to her home in the
city, and SO he was compelled to re.
trace his steps with somewhat de.
jected and disappointed visage.
Miss Dennis's city home was q very
elegant and luxurious one, on Thanks.
giving evening it's decorations and
furnishings were to be seen to the
best advantage, by reason of the
splendors flights and flowers which
prevailed everywhere. There was to
be a grand family dinner given in
special honor of q young gentleman,
a somewhat distant relation, recent
ly returned from O prolonged stay
abroad. He had landed in America
some weeks back, but was now first
come to this his native city to pay
his respects to the family with due
form and ceremony.
Violet was looking her very lowell
est tonight, in beautiful white silk,
with natural flowers, and there was
unquestionably q look of eager an
ticipation in the eyes which she con-
stantly turned towards the door.
And there was really sufficient rea-
son for the heightened color that
shone in her cheeks tonight, for this
young cousin, Aurthur Darcy, had
been long ago settled upon, by all
friends of both parties, as O most
suitable match for her. The young
people were naturally SO congenial
and SO drawn to each other, that the
thing would probably have come
about of itself if their kind friends
had not been SO obtrusive, and final
ly reused Miss Dennis's naughty
spirit, SO that when young Darcy OF
fered himself she said she had no fan
cy for being married to order, and
met him with fiat refusal. Stung
by the rejection, Darcy sailed for Eu-
rope Immediately, and it was not un-
til after lie had left that Violet had
began to feel that, perhaps, she had
made a mistake. She was not girl
to repine, however, and she was ar
dent and young and fond of society,
and she had been a very gay and
popular feature therein during these
years, but she had never had her
heart SO really touched by any one
as it had been by the cousin she had
by her own act, bdnished, and al
though she had not been enough in
love to pine for him, she felt exhilar-
ated at the thought of seeing him
again.
When the door opened at last and
he came, looking very quiet and ele-
CANT in his evening dress, with his
smooth-shaven cheeks and brown
mustache and somewhat bronzed
complexion. Violet thought him
a good deal changed, and vet she
told him she would have known him
anywhere.
II was scarcely more than q lad
when l went away" he said, "and
these are the wears in which a. man