The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-03

of indignation. What / dare to suggest
that you will ever regard with patience
the dull talk of dull people! l venture to
predict that you will, as your personal
interest grows stronger. General conver-
sation becomes more or less of a per-
functory business when a man or a
woman has something to think of. /
pause for the reply.
Eyes, L am soldier, and 1 have full
filled my wish. Very shortly after that
introduction which is bearing its fruit
now, / was ordered to India, and 1 have
taken but one furlough since. When we
fall short of matter for conversation, If
that could ever be, we will talk of India
But distrust myself upon that theme.
| 1t tends to raving and incoherency. If /
declared in public my views, there would
be danger of a writ de lunatico in
qulrendo."
l must make an end of these quotations.
1t would be a pleasure to transcribe the
whole correspondence, but no pleasure, l
suspect, for the majority to read it. The
samples are enough to show how easily
these young people mastered the difficult
| ties of their extraordinary situation. The
| credit was due to the lady. of course.
Kate's first letter struck keynote which
summoned Loyalty to respond. Had he
! failed to do so, the romance would have
ended then and there. On the contrary,
his success was complete. She recognized
a man worth talking to, and forthwith
began to chatter-brightly, humorously,
| with familiar frankness; for it must be
borne in mind that Kate did not re-
gard her anonymous correspondent as a
| stranger. The familiarity, however, was
intellectual. As her interest grew she
felt more and more disinclined to en-
courge the hope of a personal intercourse.
! That would destroy the charm. Uncon-
| sciously she admitted that some time, by
some abnormal means, they would be
! brought face TO face, but not with her
sanction. And Loyalty was harmonious
all through. He wrote as gayly, brilliantly
| and familiarly as herself, but gave no hint
| of a wish to meet 1t is true that one
month only had elapsed when L resume
the story. He had no need to hurry the
action yet.
Meantime, Bulstrode castle became a
rendezvous for young ladies such as the
chateIaine thought likely to fascinate
Jack None of them bad succeeded ap-
parently. In truth, things seemed to be
going the other way. Kate overheard
| more than one remark that Capt. Bull
strobe was like knight of chivalry, and
an impulsive young person declared him
outright dear" He had that gentle
| and amiable calm which specially be-
comes a distinguished young soldier, and
| is specially appreciated by TIE sex His
air was thoughtful, but nothl funny es-
capped him, and his low q,det laugh
| showed keener enjoyment than the roar
of boisterous souls. Conspicuously hand
some, graceful in all he said and did, heir
to an ancient name and large estates,
| Capt. Bulstrode realized, in serious truth,
| the popular notion of hero.
Kate admired him warmly, as picture,
and liked very much what she saw of him
| in the same sense. But this inroad of
guests confined her to the schoOl-room.
| Though Mrs. Bulstrode had dismissed
| her vague alarms after observing Jack,
she was too shrewd 10 tempt the fates by
| thrusting a lovely governess upon the
notice of any young man. So 1t came to
pass that Kate only saw him at distance,
and never spoke. She had ample leisure
| for the correspondence in those long soli-
tary evenings. Even her little pupils
were less ignorant of the events preparing
She did not know that Capt. Bulstrode
was the admiral's heir; much more, that
this array of damsels was paraded for his
CllOlCC. LlAO NttollC ndO DCCA AANCll WIN
Young people more or less since she re-
sided there 1t was natural that larger
gathering should be made to celebrate the
return of a favorite nephew. But one
| day, about a month after the date of
those letters cited, enlightenment came
with rush. Her eldest pupil, charm
ing little madcap, suddenly exclaimed:
''Oh, Miss Shafto, they say that Cousin
Jack is going to marry Lady Norah |!
You don't believe it, do you? Say you
don't if you do"
'I know nothing at all about it, Mary.
Who says SOP"
az heard nurse -"
81 have told you several times, my dear,
that it is unladylike to listen to the SER
wants"
ooh, yes, when they are gossiping-
that's what you said, Miss Shafto. But
Cousin Jacks marriage isn't gossip. It's
landmark in history"
The child's droll emphasis and gesticu-
lation made Kate laugh. Before she could
interpose the hint was given.
"Nurse said to Wilkins, the new house
maid, that all papa's estate goes to Cousin
Jack. / know that's true. And papa and
mamma have been trying to persuade him
lOT years 10 IldIIy-dll1 1C MOuAdh uhIlA
now-and mamma got all these young
ladies here to choose from, and he's chosen
Lady Norah. Oh, l wish it had been any
of the others; don't you? l shall speak to
Cousin Jack-it's an outrage"
"You mustn't do anything of the kind.'
That was all Kate could say.
"Ohl but excuse me, dear Miss Shafto;
this is family matter. l must act in the
interests of the family" And she ran off.
Kate's mind was very quick. 1t followed
the chain of reasoning at glance and es-
timated the probabilities. Another SOL
dier might be found in this great country
whose relations had been urging him to
take a wife; another, perhaps, who could
write those clever, charming letters. But
the condolences were too many to be
thus explained. Mr.. Loyalty was Capt.
Bulstrode!
A painful shattering-not of hopes, most
assuredlv, but of ideals. Kate felt SO
angry that she paused, in sudden conster-
nation, to ask herself what Loyalty had
done to justify this temper. Why, Of
course He had violated solemn condi-
tion-he had failed to warn her of his
growing love for one of the beautiful girls
around him. Forthwith Kate ran to her
desk, and set herself to prepare the in
dictment which was to be Miss Troth's
farewell. 1t proved to be mighty difficult,
as the reader will understand If he re-
views the circumstances. Half an hour
afterward Mary found her still obstinately