The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-09-25
A SAMPLE QUARREL.
Wherein Is Shown That True Love
Has Hard Time OF It.

Has q Hard Time OF It.
Undoubtedly, Captain Duncan, 1t
seems trihe to you, but since thstt
means that can no longer feel toward
YOU as have felt, that means also that
YOU can not care much for my good
opinion"
"But, Miss Chapman, l."
ut is really Of no use to discuss the
matter"
Pardon me, but there is use in dis
cussing 1t. That will, at least give me
chance to see how far you are de-
termiued to carry your injustice"
my injustice!"
That's what said"
Then it is your intention to be i'm
pertinent"
"Nonsense Come, now. Kate.
doesn't it strike you that we have gone
fast and far enough on this road? For
my part, l am sure that do not find
quarreling with any body very enter
tanning, and least of all quarreling
with YOU"
"You speak as if we were two chill
dren who had fallen into a petty
brOil."
mot quite; but we have come un-
comfortably near it. T"
II am sure it is not my fault"
ut is nobody's fault, Kate, and / am
anxious that it do not prove to any
body's fortune.
But why do you persist in doing
what have asked you not TOP"
"Am / trying to please myself in
taking Miss Dennison to the shore?"
"You are certainly not trying to
please me?"
'You would be better pleased, then,
If I broke my promise to her aunt,
who is ono of my mothers Oldest
friends, and did not take her after l
have agreed TOP"
'But you need not have promised. "
What has that to do with the ques-
ton now? II l have promised l must
fulfill my engagement, must ] notP"
"You seem to think so.
II seem to think so! Good heavens,
Kate, you are evidently trying to show
me that contrary to my firm belief you
can be one of the most aggravating
women alive"
1T is we'll to learn in time.
''In timer"
Yes, while you can yet draw back. "
''And / have given you right to
talk like that"
No, no; 1 do not require right. ]
assure you that when l make up my
mind to be disagreeable I do not wait
for any excuse"
"Then you are only giving me an
exhibition of histrionic talent. / am
glad Of it; / am sure you do it we'll,
but am too fond of you to enjoy it. y
so you think l am acting. am as
thoroughly in earnest as ever was in
my life."
But You can not be so foolish as to
insist that ! should break my engage
meut to drive Miss Dennison to the
shore. 1t is, after all, no great mat.
ter; we shall be back in an hour"
"A great many things may happen
In an hour. know how rapidly you
can get ahead"
"Kater
How do you know that in the
course of an hour you may not become
engaged to Miss Dennison! / am sure
you did to me in half that time"
Perhaps she will not be so easily
persuaded as you WERE"
Captain Duncan"
"Wellp"
And you pretend to call yourself a
gentlemanp Very we'll, sir, If 1 was
easily persuaded to become engaged to
one who is capable of twitting me with
IT. have at least the spirit to free N.Y.
SELL from the engagement quite as
quickly"
There, there, Kate, I was only
forced to make n back stroke in self.
defense. l meant nothing at ALL
''But do"
''Then am to understand that
you are to understand that every
thing is over between u.s."
Forever"
Certainly"
And not to be made up tomorrow
morningP"
''Of course not.
Nor the day afterp"
Never"
Then / am of course free to do
wat like in the way Of making new
ssw
IL is nothing to mo what you do.
you are not restrained by sense OF
ueceucy there is nothing to prevent
suuf becoming engaged again within
wents-four hours"
Very we'll. thought I would like
s. understand thoroughly just where l
s1vs before started for the shore
,a w alss Dennison. She is SO con-
Nssseeeoly handsome, an hsy auas did