The Arizona sentinel., 1889-09-28

we got back again, and wanted to be
sure that it would be quite honorable
for me to follow my inclinations in the
matter"
Miss Dennison is bold, forward
creature, and the way her aunt has
thrown her at your head ever since
you came here is enough to disgust
any body"
do you really think SOP"
You know / think sor'
We'll, had hoped that you might
be above the ordinary narrowness of
your sex; but l should not have ex-
pected it, suppose"
Very well. Ipresume it is idle for
us to talk longer, Captain Duncan. l
will send you your letters, and here is
your ring"
''Oh, it is really no matter about the
ring; the letters l should like, so that
l may copy the good things out of
them if l should ever have occasion. "
"You are too, too horrid, and hate
you!"
Really, Miss Chapman, why should
you cry? You certainly broke this en-
gagem ent to please yourself, not to
please me, and do not see what you
can care about my conduct hereafter. "
''Xo ou know care and you are just
trying to make me miserable"
81 did not fatter myself that had
che power"
You know you have"
"By taking Miss Dennison to the
shore as 1 have promised?"
You had no right to promise with
out asking me-"
''But it did not enter my head that
you would care the least in the
world?"
But do care"
"And l did not realize that by be-
coming engaged to you had put my
self in the position of not being able
to do favor to my mothers friend"
mot even when that meant going
off to drive with forward young wom-
en- that were setting their caps for
you9"
well. it no longer matters, since
we are no longer engaged. shall
know better what to expect next time.
You see, this was my first engagement,
Kate. and l was not fully up on the ct
iquette of the thing"
las if etiquette had any thing to do
with it |! If you had really cared for
me you would not have wanted to go
off with that vulgar Miss Dennison, no
matter who asked you"
"Oh, as far as that goes, l did not in
the least want to go as it was. Now,
of course, when there is no reason why
/ should not flirt with her all have a
mind to of course it is quite different.
''Yes, quite.
'And, naturally, l shall be likely to
find the drive a great deal pleasanter.
1t is rather awkward, you know, going
off for a long, unchaperoned drive
with such an awfully pretty girl when
you don't feel at liberty to make love
to her. You feel as if you were falling
short of what is expected, don't you
know?'
"Oh, there can be no doubt that that
is what is expected in this case. That
is what you were asked to take her
for"
II dare say"
"And yet you could agree to do it
when you knew this, and you did not
even ask me?"
''But, because it was expected, it
does not follow that was likely to do
it."
bah! there was never a man yet
who had a chance to make love to a
good-looking girl that didn't do it."
"But you have never allowed that
Miss Dennison is good looking.
"You think she is; so it is the same
thing so far as you are concerned"
''Yes, l think she is; certainly"
There is no special need of your
remaining here to say that over and
over to me, so far as l can see. You
had better go and prepare for your
drive
There is lot of time Miss Den
nison never likes to be hurried, so l
shall make it point to be little late
1t will make her think she was ready
on time, and that will put her in good
humor."
Then you know that her temper is
so uncertain that if is necessary tn fip
ure closely to keep her even decently
good natured."
Nothing of the sort; she has only
little more vivacity than most of our
lackadaisical modern girls"
THAT is the advantage that belongs
to her as an antique girl"
"Now, really, Kate. that is too bad.
"But l am sure she is old enough SO
that one may be excused for not pre-
tending that she is in the first blush
of youth. "
1T is evidently of no use to talk to
you. see that l may as we'll go. 1
assure you that bear no malice"
Bear no malice! l should like to
know why you should! 1 do bear
malice"
$50 l inferred"
Haven't l cause?"
Zone never has cause for malice"
'1-am-I don't care; think you
are too cruel for any thing!"
There, Kate, if YOU are going to