Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-31

Lldn was puAlng aDsliacleuly at cigar
cite.
do you think notr he said. There
are a good many ways to get out of a
thing of that sort" he added presently.
'Of course you want to do it quietly,
without any hard feeling or that sort Of
thing, and without causing much talk"
Now, see here, Tuck, l 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 as 1t 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; II she throws me over, that's
quite another matter. What a lido TO
have her give me my walking papersf
'Flirt desperately with some other
girl"
"Oh. no, my dear fellow. That
won't do at all I've tried that. II
doesn't throw the AspinwallJoneses of
the scent az all. They win hang on 10
me for all they are worth"
81 have it, almost shouted Corliss
1uckerman suddenly. That's the
idea exactly"
What do you meanf
Wait. old fellow, wait. III have
y'u out Of this thing in less than three
days. Then hope you will be a sad
der and wiser man"
'How are you going 70 dc itF'
'Nait and see what turns up. An
you have 60 do is to get me an intro
duction 70 Miss AspinwallJones. and
then look on and be properly indig-
nant You must not forget 70 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 puL-
Lled at his friends words il wa all
made clear that night when he intro
duced him 20 Miss Aspinwall- Jones.
Tuckerman danced with her so much
that there was a good deal of talk.
Il shouldn't think Leland would
stand that sort Of thing, said one TO
another. Cad To let a girl like thu
A~spinwall Jones play fast and loose
with him that way"
Il was rather hard work. but Archie
Leland managed TO look appropriately
miserable when he saT his friend Tuck
erman 50 very devoted
He didn't exactly understand il at
first He really thought Tuckernan
admired Miss Aspinwall-Joncs, and
then he remembered that conversation
Miss Aspinwall,Jones was fascinated
she did not attempt 90 analyze her
feelings. Tuckerman was so very hand
some, 50 very clever, so very jolly-and
10 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 il was more desirable for
her daughter 20 marry Tuckerman than
Archie Leland.
You must do your very best, my
dear, " said she. You know what l
mean. You must make the most Of
your chances. think you know your
game-play IT, viii help you"
And Miss AspiDwall-Jones did play
her game. Little by little she cooled
of The drives with Archie Leland
grew less and less. The dances with
Corliss Tuckerman were more and more
frequent. 1t was on the third day that
the climax came.
See here, Angelica, - Leland said to
her, when he had asked for a dance and
been refused, Il wish you would tell
me what all tins means. II you are
going 10 flirt like this go ahead and l
won't say a word. | don't care about
hampering you. II you like TO dirt en-
Joy 1t. But l hate to hear people talk
ing and laughing at you. that's all. It's
awfully bad form to go on this way,
and ] really wish you would stop it. l
don't want 10 be unreasonable, or any
thing Of that sort, but you must admit
yourself that it's not exactly the thing"
Now. this was just what she had been
waiting for. The young fellows out
burst furnished her with an excuse for
drawing herself up proudly and asking
what he meant. She was very sorry IL
she had done anything 70 displease him.
Eyes, you have" declared Archie
Leland.
Then. just because l am engaged to
you | am never 70 look at "a man again.
| never supposed you would insist on
anything Of that sort. Perhaps we have
made a mistake. Perhaps you would
like your freedom again"
That means you would like yours"
said Leland sorrowfully. Il see you
e really loved me. This ends il
all, l suppose. But may I not kiss you
once before | go"
II think you had better not" she
said primly, spurning an offer she was
only too ready TO accept a week before.
"Goodby; | hope we may always be
friends" And she proffered a limp
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