Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-09-19
,TAUNTON. VIRGINIA, SEPTEMBER 10, 1890.

what he was saying this inexpedient an
swer: "No more l do"
| The queerness of the situation and the
reply made Mrs. Landys-Haggert laugh
Then it all came out, and at the end Of
Hannasyde's lucid explanation Mrs Hag-
| CERT said, with the least touch of scorn in
| her voice: $50 I'm to act as the lay figure
for you to hang the rags of your tattered
affections on, am I?''
Hannasyde didn't see what answer was
required, and he devoted himself generally
| and vaguely to the praise of Alice Chisane,
| which was unsatisfactory Now it is to be
| thoroughly made clear that Mrs. Haggert
had not the shadow of ghost of an inter
est in Hannasyde. Only-only no woman
likes being made love through instead Of
to-specially on behalf of musty divinity
of four years. standing.
Hannasyde did not see that he had made
any very particular exhibition of himself.
He was glad to find sympathetic soul in
the arid wastes of Simla.
When the season ended Hannasyde went
down to his own place and Mrs. Haggert to
hers. cit was like making love to q
ghost" said Hannasyde to himself, land it
doesn't matter; and now I'll get to my
work" But he found himself thinking
steadily of the Haggert-C hisane ghost; and
he could not be certain whether it was
Haggert or Chisane that made up tho
greater part of the pretty phantom.
He got understanding month later
A peculiar point of this peculiar country
is the way in which heartless governments
transfers men from one end of the empire
to the other. You can never be sure of
getting rid of friend or an enemy till he
owe no 6ioc Tbara h,,k
that's another story.
Haggert's department ordered him up
from Dindigul to the frontier at two days
notice, and he went through, losing money
at every step. He dropped Mrs. Haggert
at Lucknow, to stay with some friends
there to take part in a big ball at the Chut-
ter Munzil, and to come on when he had
made the new home a little comfortable
Lucknow was Hannasyde's station, and
Mrs. Haggert stayed week there. Han
nasyde went to meet her. And the train
came in, he discovered, which he had been
thinking of for the past month. The I'M
wisdom of his conduct also struck him.
The Lucknow week, with two dances and
an unlimited quantity of rides together,
clinched matters; and Hannasyde found
himself pacing this circle of thought. He
adored Alice Chisane-at least he had
adored her. And he admired Mrs. Landys-
Haggert because she was like Alice Chi
sane. But Mrs Landys-Haggert was not
in the least like Alice Chisane, being Il
thousand times more adorable. Now Alice
Chisane was 'the bride of another" and
so was Mrs. Landys-Haggert, and good
and honest wife, too. Therefore he, Han
nasyde, was -. Here he called himself
several hard names, and wished that he had
been wise in the beginning.
Whether Mrs. Landys-Haggert saw
what was going on in his mind she alone
knows. He seemed to take an unqualified
interest in everything connected with her
self as distinguished from the Alice
Chisane likeness, and he said one or two
things which, if Alice Chisane had been.
still betrothed to him, could scarcely have
been excused, even on the grounds of the
likeness. But Mrs. Haggert turned the
remarks aside and spent long time in
making Hannasyde see what comfort
and pleasure she had been to him be-
cause of her strange resemblance to his old
love. Hannasyde groaned in his saddle
and said, Eyes, indeed" and busted him
self with preparations for her departure to
the frontier, feeling very small and miser-
able.
liz ldoU Jay VI ICl Stdy 1uChuOW
came, and Hannasyde saw her off at the
railway station. She was very grateful for
his kindness and the trouble he had taken,
and smiled pleasantly and sympathetical-
ly as one who knew the Alice Chisane rea-
son of that kindness. And Hannasyde
abused the coolies with the luggage and
hustled the people on the platform, and
prayed that the roof might fall in and slay
him.
AS the train went out slowly Mrs. Ian
dys-Haggert leaned out of the window to
say good-by. "On second thought au re-
voir, Mr.. Hsnnasyde. I 60 home in the
spring, and perhaps I may meet you in
town"
Hannasyde shook hands, and said very
earnestly and adoringly, 81 hope to heaven
shall never see your face again!"
And Mrs. Haggert understood.-Rud-
yard Kipling.