The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-14

ga successful belle is always a tar.
get for slanderous arrows of 9th.
err girls who never firt he.
cause opportunity is wanting, and
Mary was severely criticised for her
little penchant. l don't think any.
thing beyond mere fun and q girls
natural cruel desire of conquest ever
unlimited her. She was an only child,
and her parents were consequently
blind to her faults, if she had any. !
never saw any myself" added Bar.
ton, striking u lightwith pronounced
vigor.
at was gay winter when business
first brought John Torrance to this
city. We were classmates at Yale
and lie looked me up us soon rs he
arrived. Ofcourse was pleased to
SEQ him, and n little dinner Mt the
club followed, just to introduce him
to the fellows. After the cigars were
lighted there was some little gossip
about balls aud dinners and girls.
think someone must have given him
points that night, fol when, IL few
days later, l proposed introducing
him ut the home OF my friend, Miss
Hastings. he actually declined. AS
had rather counted on seeing him
succumb to those speaking eyes,
WAS surprised and disappointed. He
did not like tlirts he said, bluntly
enough, and his business claimcd q
great deal of his time. Hc was hold.
ing out in the role oil virtuous disap.
prevail. The little remarks about
the 'beaux vcux' had created in him
Il fine disgust. Now, take my word
for it. ita man starts out to dislike
IL girl he isiust us good rs gone il
she happens to know it, for l told
her myself, with view of putting
her up to something extra.
But she laughed. and said she, too
WAS much occupied and could not
waste IL short life in vain pursuits
But believe, Notwithstanding, that
she then iirmlyresolved to have john
Torrance in her train and trail him
through the dust.
Shortly after the cards came out
for the Reynolds grand ball. AS
was my habit, l called Mt the
Hastings to see them about going,
and asked Mary what flowers
should send her. She said il she went
she would have white buds and Il
white dress. As n rule she did not
affect white. for she we'll knew that
something heavy and gorgeous he.
came her more.
"But it is very uncertain that l
shall be there. l sm afraid / won't
have IL good timc," she said, with a
wicked laugh.
1t was only by Offering to dance
all her unengagcd dances with her
that finally persuaded her to go.
AS she never had any unengaged, it
would not have been well to depend
on that for Il waltz.
/ The night of the ball l waited in
the hall to take her down stairs, and
when she did appear she had carried
out her intentions saw. Instead OF
her usual gorgeous raiment, she
wore thin white dress, fastened
close at the throat, and n soft, white
sash about her waist, with one OF
the roses had sent her in her hair.
Iamrcgrettingpast misconduct"
she said, in explanation of the white
gown. 81 don't think l shall dance
Very mnch. Perhaps no one will ask
me-"
took no notice of this outrageous
I fishing, and when we reached the
ballroom she forgot her eccentric
repentance and had as nnany part
ners as usual, although not looking
the best.
was standing nenr the door hold.
ing her tam and flowers, in my role
of elder brother, whenI saw Torrance
coming my way. He was not dane
ing much, and looked bored.
"Parties IRE all alike" he said
':sce one, see all. The usual number
OF beauties. buds, and wall-fowers
must be growing old; parties bore
me. and the women began to lool
artificial"
"Of course,"I said; zone make.
allowance for colors seen by candle
light; but this is not the only place
and, allowing for artistic weakness
there are lots of nice Jolly girls left. >
There's one. now. She looks
! Jolly with n vengeance. growlc,
/ Torrance, indicating Miss Cutter
f, land you know. George, she was /;
lligh-tivcr,. "And there's Mis-.
Davis. the lenuty; l know her
That girl in yellow is ugly enough t,
stop Il clock. Over there in white i,
rather nice girl-lovely, too, she is
and seems very young anu ingenuc
and that sort of thing, that rather
admire. Present me. Barton, if yor
know her. think Ill dance"
81 think you won't dance very Otter
with her, old man." said to myself
and chuckling to see the game in my
own hands, l crossed the room Will
him. Without ever requesting hel
permission, and purposely naming
him first, "I4et me present Mr.. Tor
rance to you, Miss Hastings" said
Torr:lnce's face was us good rs q
play. and as Mary lifted her eyes
looked for one of her all-conquerine
glances, but instead she FLUSHED 1
beautiful crimson, and slightly turn
ed her head from Torrance's evident
astonisllment.
i WAS provoked with her for losing
such an opportunity, and, as Tor
rance seemed a little confused in hi.
IDEAS, lleft them to adjust their men
tai tnlance'nt their leisure.
did myself the pleasure of watch
ing them, however, and Mt the end o
the dance, when another partner
clnimcd Mary, John carefully avoid
ed my neighborhood. and hung
around trying to get u word in nov
! and then with the late object of Iii
S..mnation.
Hunged in the dool
apparently wha'
lde himself very
recovered he,
akild l, who knew liel
see that she was exert
ward his undoing.
Is always so charming
Use things so sweetly that
i've fallen in love with hel
Ind fhurn hocu tI,o cboflo,y n