Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-12-04

ment / didn't even have chance 20 say
good-by 10 him Do you think, really,
that he was smitten in that quarter
THAT'S what certainly heard, said
Withers; ''and as soon as you get to know
young people in society venture TO say
that You can readily find out all about it,
These girls all know one anothers secrets
and are generally pretty ready 10 tell them.
That's the result Of my experience.
It was evident that Amos WitheFs' eoas
in was not TO be neglected in the Queen
City Two parties at private houses, a re-
ception at the club and three dinners were
the invitations which he found awaiting
him at his Office Half an hour was occu-
pied in acknowledging and accepting or de
| clning as happened to be the case, these
evidences of hospitality; then. having no
especial interest in the morning paper his
thoughts again reverted to what Mr.. With
ers had been telling him about Miss Vim
cent and the possible relation between her
and his regimental comrade. lie had been
very much impressed with her the night
| before Her beauty was of such rare and
radiant character, she was so genial and
unaffected in her manner, so bright and
winning, with such an evident liking
4 for his society, that Mr.. Noel had come
away fattering himself that he had made
I in this quarter most favorable impress
sion He had thought Of her very much
as he went home from the party-of her in
terested face, as he talked or danced with
her and she danced delightfully."-, and was
so good as to say th@t his step perfectly
suited hers. He remembered now, too, her
remark that il was SO delightful TO dance
with army officers and graduates Of the
Point; they all seemed 20 feel So thorough
Is al home on the floor
Noel was not graduate Of the Point BIZ
any means, but he saw no reason for dis
enchanting her on that score. lie was
quite as good rs any of the West Pointers,
in his own opinion. and ia society was
very much more ut home than many Of
their nuni3er Is dancer he was looked
upon in his regiment and throughout the
cavalry as one of the most accomplished |
in the whole service Aud an this interest 1
and an this cordality be had accepted I
without hesitation rs a tribute - his own 4
superior qualifications aud attractiyeness. |
II was therefore witl "A feeling akin to /
pique that he heard Of this possible en- /
gagement existing between her and Capt 4
lane
In All the Eleventh cavalry there WINS no
man whom Gordon Noel feared and posi-
bly bnted more than he ala Can't Lane
This arose from the fact tbat Lane ~ adiu
rant of the REGIMENT had seen All the com
mnnicatiop. thar missed from, time 70 time
relative to Noels absence from his com
matid when his service. ,yere most needed
and when any man Of spirit would have
taken ever, possible precaution 10 be with
it, He knew how silent Lane had always
been. and how thorougb a custodian Of
relgimeutnl secret, lac was considered But
all the same tlle mere fact that Lime knew
all these circumstances so much 10 his dis
advantage. and had seen all his lame and
impotent excuses. had made him fear him
as a possible enemy. and hate aim simply
because ne stood in awe Of him.
No one. 10 watch Noel in society or IN
the presence of his brother officers. would
sunpose for n moment thai he Hooked mon
Lane with other than feeling, of The warm.
est regard and conradeshiD. II was o1lv
in his secret thoughts. VIII Fl he admitted
to no soul on earth. tha, .,oel realized
whit his real feeling, were toward a man
who hal never done him a wrong. but who
had treated him on an occasions. public
and private, with courtesy and coasidera-
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