Telegram-herald., 1891-11-22

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uever 30 desirable 49,
Miss Farwelrs partner felt Aasssssd
st her look of relief when he Joined
her and hsr haired sxal>nAsaoa ID
s'How long you WERE
He conplimsntsd her On her ssdAans
sppearanes ~ the eloss Of the ball. noe
saspeetiag that II was outraged pride
thar made her cheeks red and her eyes
sparkle
She was conscious only Of 90 strong .
feeling OF Indignation that WEAKNESS
ard everything else was turyotten -
cept . Geterminstioa - show 70 the
world in general. and ono couple Ia par
tieulAr. that she was not the unsephis-
ticatcd girl shsy imagined her 10 BE- To
herself abe Indignantly denied The sup
position shss ~ had been fisttng with
her. or that she was In love with hin.
They were simply good frasnds. and b
nigh: be engaged 70 bali . dosea
bright particular stars" for Ill the dif.
ference il wsnld make 70 her except In
her opinion Of tho man. She assured
herself that the dstestahls gossip she
had heard would not alter her opinion
or regard for him; but IS she lay with
throbbinR temples while the gray morn
ing light was stealing into hor room.
she found that her opinion Of the man
had considerably altered. She reEnem-
bersd the walk home with burning
sense of humiliation, his smile as they
stood in the porch snd looked down At
her blushing face: he had tried TO play
upon her feelings, she told herself, and
smiled to sec how eaaily he could innu-
ence her. Indignation at herself for
yielding so to his influence made her
more indignant at him.
She awoke after few hours of not
very refreshing sleep. The incidents Of
the previous evening seemed to have
troubled her dreams and now came -
torment her the first moment Of wax
ing. Life this morning seemed very
nat and improbable. She told herself
that this feeling Of oppression was alto
gether out Of proportion to the occa-
sion, and clasping her Anglers over her
eyes resolved to think the matter all
over calmly, and by 20 doing convince
herself that there was nothing in il
worth being unhappy over. and then
Danish it from her thoughts entirely.
She disposed of the Conversation she
had heard ut the window without much
difficulty. She recalled that Mrs. Gray
was one Of the ladies whom she had dis
liked from the arst. She had perceived
her gossiping propersities 1T their first
meeting and had taken no pains to cul-
tivate her acquaintance. As for tho
gentleman with her, sho had danced
with him once and should not have re-
membered him again but for the Incl
dent at the window. Then what pos
sible difference, she asked herself. did
their opinion OF her make; and. she do
cided that it was not worth remember
ing. The other incident of the evening,
the walk home, it took her longer to
dispose OF. and calmly a. she tried to
think of it, she felt her checks burning.
She wcs quite honest with herself, and
owned that in remembering il lay the
greatest ID q, and why should it?"
she asked He was not the only officer
who had been sentimental (she felt
that ''sentimental'' was not the righ3
word, but could not think OF better
one). not the only one who was ru-
mored to be engaged, and had tried to
get up Irritation, and why should his
behavior trouble her more than tho
rest?
She WINGED . little - abe remen-
bered that her own behavior IN this
case troubled her . good deal. She
could excuse it to herself by saying that
she was nervous and upset, but she
could not excuse it to him, and the
memory Of his triumphant smile and
the words: ''He is not above flirting
with the unsophisticated young ladies
who fall victims to his charms," made
her forget her resolution to think the
matter over calmly. She would feel
better, she told herself, when she had
shown him that she was not ''vic-
tim" In the meantime she would re-
cover from her disappoin iment In dis
covering what his real nature was and
should remember In the future that
"heroes in battle might have contempt
iblc weaknesses in times Of peace" She
Law very still for few minutes, feeling.
rather than thinking, from what q pedes-
tai her hero had fallen; for she. too,
had heard of his record in TO, and od-
niring him for that, had been quick TO
attribute TO him every other praise
worthy quality. She had heard hints
Of his engagement from more than one
of the ladies, and remembered now as
proof conclusive that she had not been
In love with him, that these hints had
not caused her the slightest pain And
he imagines that I care for him!" aha
said 20 herself, and added aloud, enes.
gcticaly: "It's contemplate"
Her aunt was stil in bed when she
descended. and feeling little alarmed
she went directly 10 her room 10 inquire
how she was. She found her ven -
ever, as she lsughingiy declared. but
TOO lazy TO get M.
II felt one of my nervous headaches
coming on che said. land thought u
better 70 60 home and keep quiss- ]
think by doing 90 have wsrded 1t on.
Am going 70 keep quiet little while
longer. though You haven't had your
breakfast ret have you. desr7
mo, and don't believe want any"
"Noasensel SO and drink cup OF cot
Zee at any rate. and see II 10 WON'T bring
q little color back 10 your chseka ]
shali leave instructions with Capt.
Ralph another time to bring ron home