Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-09-26

decency, there is nothing to prevent
your becoming engaged again within
twenty four hours
Very we'll, I thought would like to
understand thoroughly Just where l
stood before l started for the shore with
Miss Dennison. She is so confounded-
ly handsome, and her aunt did drop
hint that the girl was greatly taken
with me-.
well, we will say with the uniform;
the fact remains that there is no telling
what might happen before we got back
again, and l wanted to be sure that it
would be quite honorable for me to fol-
low my inclinations In the matter.
Miss Dennlson is a bold forward crea-
ture, 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 so?
You know I think so 7
We'll, l had hoped that you might be
above the ordinary narrowness o your
sex but l should not have expected it
l suppose.
Very we'll. I presume 1t is idle for
us to talk longer, Captain Duncan. |
will send you your letters, and here Is
your ring
oh, 1t is really no matter about the
ring, the letters | should like, so that l
may copy the good things out Of them
If should ever have OCCASION.
You are too, too horrid, and | hate
you?'
Really, Miss Chapman, why should
YOU cry? You certainly broke this en-
gagement to please yourself, not to
please me, and | do not see what you
can care about my conduct thereafter.
You know | care, and you are just
trying to make me miserable.
1 did not hatter myself that had
the power
you know you have
BY taking Miss Donaldson to the shore
as have promised p
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 did not realize that by becom-
ing engaged to you l had put myself in
the position of not being able to do
favor to my mothers friends
Not even when that meant going off
to driye with forward young women
that were setting their caps for you?
We'll, it no longer matters, since we
are no longer engaged. l shall know
better what to expect next time. You
see, this was my first engagement, Kate,
and l was not fully up on the etiquette
Of the thing.
AS if etiquette had anything to do
with it If you had really cared for
me you would not have wanted to 80
off with that vulgar Miss Dennlson, no
matter who asked YOU.
'Oh, as far us that goes, did not IN
the least want to 60, as it was. Now OF
course, when there is no reason why /
should not fl rt with her all | have Il
mind to, of cours. 1t is quite different.
Yes, quite.
But naturally l shall be likely to
find the drive u great deal pleasanter.
1t is rather awkward, you know, going
off for Il long unchaperoned drive with
such an awfullv pretty girl when you
don't feel at liberty to make loye 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 expec' ed in this Case. That
is what you were asked to tax = er for.
1 dare say
'And yet you coul'l 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 | WIS likely to do IT,
B ,h there was never man yet
who had chance to make love to
good looking girl that didn't DO it,
But You have never allowed that
Miss Dennison is good looking.
You think she Is, 50 it is the same
thing 8, far as you are concerned.
Yes, think she is certainly.
There is no especial need Of your