Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-31

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Il say. Archie, old fellow, | would
cut that sort of thing, you know" wins
pered one of his intimate friends, after
he had bungled a simple figure badly.
Don't let them bring in any o
~ ne. It's not exactly the thing. you
Z 1derstand.
Thanks ~awfully," replied Archie
Leland. with an mmeaning laugh.
Don't worry yourself, I'm all right"
And then he went ON dancing
But he wasn't all right by any means
The dance was nearly over. the Hun
garian band was playing an enhancing
waltz as Archie Leland and Miss Aspin-
wall-Jones got up 20 start OF "A figure.
They danced alone on the floor, with
the exception Of the second couple.
Evidently Mrs. Aspinwal-Jones forgot
to give the signal for them 10 stop, for
they danced on and on.
And then the people looking on saw
him whispering eagerly 20 his partner;
they saw his flushed face and the giim-
mer in his eyes as he looked toward
her. Miss Aspinwall7Jones blushed;
she seemed 20 look away, but il was
only a glance that told her m
that she had been successful
II was very barefaced; it was quite
evident 20 every one in the room what
had happened, and they felt very sorry
for Archie Leland. Especially 70 be
cause he remained after every one had
gone. When he drove back to the no
tel hat night his ideas were very fogRy
and much confused.
When be awoke the next morning
with aching head, the first thing he
saw was a tiny note on a table by his
bedside. He lazily lookup the letter
and looked at the suPerscription with a
yawn-
He knew the writing; he knew ii
very well. The same hand had penned
the invitation for the german. For an
instant be wondered what Miss Aspin-
wall-Jones wa writing TO him about
Had he not een her scarcely twelve
hours before7
Then all at once il came over him
what had happened. He had a hazy
memory Of a kiss after everybody had
gone, and all that sort Of thing, and he
turned in his bed and groahed.
The note was very prettily worded-
not too familiar, but quite enough SO.
IL was a very well bred sort Of a note,
but Archie Leland read between the
lines.
Would he care to drive with Miss
AspinwaI7Jo at IL .3Ol And would
he take luncheon al the cottagei IL
would be quite informal. you know,
with only Mrs. Aspinwall-Jone pres
ent as the third person.
Archie Leland knew what that
meant He knew why the scheming
mamma was out of the way Just before
he left the house after the german. He
knew that now she meant 10 complies
the work her daughter had begun
She was 10 be a little reluctant 70 al.
low her daughter to marry him; she
would hang of a little, but before
Archie Leland would get way the
thing would be settled. He had fire.
quently had interviews with scheming
mammas before.
Then he read the note again, and as
the hidden meaning in the simple invi-
tation became clear to him he groaned
a second time. The touching aIlusion
to what had passed between them last
night was most artfully put in.
In spite of Archie Deland's resolution
before the german, there had been too
much champagne.
1t was awfully good luck, therefore.
that he met his friend Corliss Tucker
man at a late breakfast.
Hello. Tuck, old fellow" he cried,
with an attempt at jo~viality, where
did you drop from
"Oh, I'm up here for a day or two.
Anything to dor
mo. Beastly place. Wish I could
get away"
why don't you, them said Tuck
erman- by Jove, man, what's the
matterl You look as If you had been
cutting up rough about something.
What is itf'
'Wel,r returned the unfortunate
Leland. "if you'n promise to help me
out Of it, I'll tell you"
'Tn help you If / can"
well, you see, l went to a german
last night, and when / got back / found
I was engaged to a girl and l didn't
know anything about it myself, and /
want to cut the whole thing, you
know" blurted out Archie Leland, in
coherently.
"Champagner
"Er-yes."
Mice girlf'
well that depends" was the an
swer. II suppose | look at this thing
in a cold blooded way. Fact is, she
and her mother have been after me all
summer. I'm no great each myself.
compared to you, but then 1t would be
too bad for Miss AspiDwall-Jones to
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