Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-24

thing OF tlaJ sort, he duutu presently
''Of course you want 10 do it quietly,
without any hard feeling OIL that sort of
thing. and without causing much talk
Now. see here. Tuck. | don't mind
speaking pretty plainly with you. There
must be no half way measures. ! don't
care how | get out Of it, so long a. it Is
done honorably-that is, as ~honorably
as that sort Of thing a be done.
don't want it to get around that threw
the girl over after what happened last
night; If she throws me over, that
quite another matter. What an do 70
have her give me my walking papers,
"Flirt desperately with some other
girl"
"Oh, no, my dear fellow. That
won't do at all. I've tried that. 1t
doesn't throw the AspinwallJOneses OF
the scent at all. They will hang on 70
me for all they are worth"
II have il" almost shouted Corliss
Iuckerman suddenly. That's the
idea exactly"
What do you meanr'
wait. old fellow, wait. I'll have
you out Of this thing in less than three
days. Then 1 hope you will be a sad
der and wiser nam
Glow are you going TO dc itF
'"Wait and see what turns up. All
You have TO do is to get Inc an intro
duction TO Miss AspinwallJones, and
then look on and be properly indig-
nant. You must not forget TO be aw-
fully in love. though. II you cool of
it will spoil everything. Go in for the
high tragedy business and all that sort
of thing. and work up 20 a climax as
soOn as you can"
II Archie Leland was somewhat puz-
| lied at his friends words it was all
made clear that night when he intro
duced him to Miss Aspinwall-Jones.
Tuckerman danced with her so much
that there was a good deal Of talk.
81 shouldn't think Leland would
stand that sort of thing, said one TO
another. ''Gadl To let a girl like the
Aspinwall7Jones play fast and loose
with him that way"
1t was rather hard work, but Archie
Leland managed TO look appropriately
miserable when he san his friend Tuck
erman so very devoted.
He didn't exactly understand it at
first. He really thought Tuckeman
admired Miss Aspinwall-Jones, and
then he remembered that conversation
Miss Aspinwall-Jones was fascinated
she did not attempt 70 analyze her
feelings. Tuckerman was so very hand
some. so very clever, 5 70 very iolly-and
50 very rich. She had frequently heard
of him before. but had never met him.
Mrs. Aspinwall-Jones was at the bot
tom of the thing, however. She saw
at once that it was more desirable for
her daughter 70 marry Tuckerman than
Archie Leland.
'sYou must do your very best, my
dear, said she. You know what
mean. You must make the most OF
your chances. think you know your
game-play it. l will help you q.
And Miss Aspinwall-Jones did play
her game. Little by little she cooled
! of. The drives with Archie Leland
, grew less and less. The dances witt
, Corliss Tuckerman were more and more
frequent. IL was on the third day tina
, the climax came.
"See here, Angelica, a" Leland said 4
81. her. when he had asked for a dance anC
3 been refused. Il wish you would tel
3 me what all this If you ar
3 going 10 tlirt like this 60 ahead and
p won't say a word. | don't are abou
2 hampering you. II you like TO tiirt en-
Joy it, But | hate to hear people talk
5 ing and laughing at you, that's all 1t
J. awfully bad form 10 60 on this way
4 and | really wish you would stop 1t.
n don't want TO be unreasonable, or any
t thing of that sort, but you must ADM
yourself that it's not exactly the thing.
a Now, this was Just what she had bee
o waiting for. The young fellows ou'
burst furnished her with an excuse fo
drawing herself up proudly and askin
what he meant. She was very sorry
she had done anything TO displease hin
eyes, you have" declared Arch
-e Leland.
Then. Just because l am engaged I
D. TOT l am never 10 LOOK at a mah aSah
l never supposed you would insist o
ID anything of that sort. Perhaps we haV
made a mistake. Perhaps you woul
like your freedom again"
10 That means you would like yours
N said Leland sorrowfully. Il see yc
z. never really loved me. This ends
all, l suppose. But may | not kiss yo
te once before l 60"
no Il think you had better not, " 81
said primly, spurning an offer she wi
only too ready to accept a week befor
IN "Goodby; | hope we may always
I'd friends" And she proffered a lin
1t hand, which the young fellow press
| tenderly and then walked away slowl
Du with downcast eyes.
n When he got 10 the hotel he foui