The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-21
THE BOGUS SIR HENRY.

OF course young Lockwood had no busi-
ness to fall in love with her, but he really
couldn't help it.
She was very tall and very pretty, and
very pleasant to talk to, and before he
went home that night from the assembly
he was head over heels in love.
At all events, he went away from the
assembly resolving to see more of Miss
Van Zandt.
This was not very difficult matter. BE
had found that she was staying with the
Aspinwall-Jo Joneses, and she had been good
enough to say he might call if he liked.
Lockwood was not exactly on intimate
terms with the Aspinwall-J oneses, and
since a certain episode last summer, in
which he thought one of his friends had
not been treated quite right, his relations
with Mrs Aspinwall-J ones had been rather
strained. However, he was not calling on
the whole family, and he strolled down the
road after a late breakfast in rather hap.
py frame of mind.
He really ought to do something. AL
though he was called young" Lockwood,
thirty was not very far off, and he really
should get married. He thought of this
in connection with Miss Van Zandt, and
the thought was very agreeable to him, for
he knew Miss Van Zandt was very rich
girl.
If he married her it wouldn't be for
money, of course; but then, you know.
money is very convenient and not to be
despised.
He found Miss Van Zandt on piazza,
and she was very glad to see him, at least
l-l,o fIals sV, oVvf hot
led him to believe that she meant 1t.
''It's very good of you, Mr.. Lockwood,
I'm sure, to come down and see me-" she
said
"You know it is your own fault" Lock-
wood smiled back, seating himself in a
steamer chair. For you give people in
vitations you must ow they sometimes
accept"
Lockwood said good many things, but
! he didn't seem to care much about talking.
| He lay back in his chair and watched the
| girls animated face as she talked, and saw
the clear brightness of her brown eyes and
the turn of her neck as she moved her
head. Her voice was very odd, with pleas
ant modulations and droll infections, and
her smile was sunny and cordial.
Lockwood wondered whether she was
patronizing or not, for she said to him:
"I am almost certain l saw you last year
| In London. l know you must be an Eng
Ishman."
Which was very reasonable, as Lock
wood was very large, with a great deal of
color in his face, and he had blue eyes
very blond hair.
Really, you are very complimentary,
but have never been abroad" he said.
She seemed so anxious to please him nd
find subjects that he liked to talk about
that Lockwood put her down either for a
! girl who had been in society very little and
had her head turned by the attention she
received. OF else a girl who merely made a
business of flirting.
But he found out a good deal more
about her before the summer was over.
Miss Aspinwall- Jones, who, by the way, diff
| fered from her mother in more ways than
one found it easy to throw them together.
1t was not difficult thing to do at all.
and so, after a german which they had
! danced together-the same german, by the
way, which was led by Archie Leland and
Miss Aspiuwall-Jo ones-Miss Van Zandt
burst into her friends room and began TO
| cry in very self satisfied way aud then
smile through her tears.
II had to accept him, my dear"
And then they embraced and kissed one
another and exchanged mutual conf
dences.
But the next day brought complications.
Mrs. Aspinwall-Jones locked the door after
the horse was stolen by taking Miss Van
Zandt off TO Hash-Bish falls on a picnic
aud leaving Lockwood out.
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tween the two. and finally ended in Lock
woods going away to Newport and Miss
Van Zandt's shutting herself up for day
in her room. from which she emerged pres
emily with suspiCiously shining eyes AID
very red cheeks.
Tell me about it, dor" said Miss Aspin-
wall.Jones.
II won't" snapped the other. in any
thing but an amiable way.
But I'm swfully sorry"
"Yes?"
Aud it happened that few days after
Miss Aspinwall-Jones looked very tearfully
al her friend. and they both smiled as they
agreed that mea were perfectly horrid.
There was not very much Joking about
It. even IL the men concerned were only
Archie Leland and CorliSs TCckerman
but young Lockwood wss an altogeehsi
different sort of s man, and he mopeC
about the Casino at Newport and Smoked
numberless cigarettes In moody coutsm
platior Of The world
He started very often to write to hei
and tell her he was wrong; but it WAS very
hard work. and the hait finished nete:
were consigned to the waste basket OF
burned On the third day he found nosS
at his place at the table. and he looked 81
the writing and then thought he reoog
pized it.
There was 20 mistake; the note W as from
Miss Aspinwall-Jones. He opened il, read
and whistled
Dear Mr.. Lockwood" ran the note, 81
don't know what you will think of me fol
writing IN this way, aud, for goodnsS,
sake, never tell Adele; but ! would iki
very much 20 have ycu come and visit q
In disgaise. II you can manage il, CONF
and visit rs as Lord Fitsn0odle or soEe
thing else, and you may appear at GU
dance on Monday. Come down and So
Adele, and judge for yourself how sh'
takes it-you know very well what | u,esC
Ple2se write me at o7ce. and perhaps nll
innocent masquerade will work"
Lockwood whistieo again aud took tk,
next train for New York OF course il wp
not because lockwood knsw acme nsws