The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-06

A Complete Novel Patterned After the style
of Amelia Rives..

BLIZZARD l.
Mss Barbarity Pompadour returned TO her
old Virginia home on dark, tempestaous nkns
which had been specially selected Tor ner oy the
author 80 that che could arive .us'u .ss. ~
brush her face rs che dashed onward 10 'ne
gloom.
rushed into her arms, kissed her. ana 'nen us
appeared from the story -
Barbarisy was dashiug young widow VINO
had lost her husband, Valentine. three years
before. She was now back ct the home tney
had occupied. aud as soon a. she mao recossreo
from the enervating effects Of her aunts KISS
che asked to be shown TO her room. Ii was her
bridal chamber and its familiar aspect threw
her into commissions Everything there remina-
cd her of Valentine. She had strength 70 pear it;
however, until she discovered haifsmokea
cigarette in her manicure set She drew back
in horror for it was one Of Walls stubs Sns
picked Il up at last and kissed II passionately.
BLIZZARD IL
The next morning she got up feeling much
better and went out into the woods She 70.
turned In the evening singing white Wings"
AS she entered the drawing room she was met
by her husbands cousin Dock Jeerins. and sne
tainted at the sight of him. for he was the very
image of Val, and be bad many OF tho latters
nrtless Virginia ways. such ss expectoraung on
the floor and eating pie with a knife. The pros.
pect OF MASKING Dock. however, soon restored
her TO consciousness; when Dock saw her pro-
file he acknowledged himself mashed
A few days after. he called upon her as she
was seated ia the crotch OF an old tree. ana
avowed his admiration for her profile. They
couversed jaunty for awhile, and then stepped
out of tho sun fecked forest into the teeth OF .
storm that had been hanging around the woods
until the author should need IT,
In burst Of passionate longing she SAID Ia .
low, sulphuric whisper:
sYou understand me
LET me give you one Of my ealvanic thoughts
said he; II like YOU"
She gazsd at him with sparkling eyes and
allowed him TO hold her hand. Then. after
raving about Valentine. when the storm let up
little. she permitted Dock to throw his arms
arms around her.
BLIZZARD III.
For three weeks Barbarity did not see Dock.
But one afternoon he came around, and after
kissing the back Of her wrist, ss was his courtly
habit, he took his seat in nesting fashion on
the door-mat
The kies burned into Barbarity's conscious so
deeply that she dismissed Dock ran up to her
room. and drowned her remorse by standing be-
fore her mirror, where she proceeded 10 address
few uncompsimetary remarks TO the image
therein. She grew cold with horror that she
froze the FIRE In the CRATE.
Dock, The living, and Val, the dead. were now
| pronounced rivals for Barbsritye affections. 1t
worried Dock great deal, but Val pursued the
even tenor OF his way. and didn't seem to mind
| il At ALL Dock finally retrested to New York.
ding him farewell forever. He accordingly
| lighted four gas-buruers in HE room, took
| Turkish bath, and went to comic opera
~ 81 BLIZZARD Nv.
A few days after she teIegraphed him, Come
| to me-
Hepacked his valise and went back to vir-
| ginia, where he was welcomed by Barbsrity with
| all the fervor of human Vesuvius She sank
| into his arms
A weex of ecstasy followed. Dock and Bar
bsrity were dreaming loves young dream. They
we're now the brink of matrimony, but
Docks good fortune had not quite deserted him.
One day terrific storm, of the authors best
construction. broke loose. and Barbarity was
caught IN it. She Was terribly frightened By the
thunder and she discovered by the glare Of the
lightning that she couldu's marry Dock When
she got home she 90 informed him.
And be. after telling Barbarity that be had
had his opinion OF her all along, put his wearing
apparel into his valiss and went over to the
nearest saloon In the meantime. Barbarity bad
gone up 70 her room and donred her wrapper