Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-06
CISSIE AND CARRY.

menced his third year at Oxford, and
every one expected him to tako n high
place among the cleverest men of his
year when be went In for his tripos.
But young Gladbrook was no book
worm and owed his superiority in knowl-
edge more To the brilliancy Of his intel.
iect than " studious application. At
the age of twenty-one he found himself
his own master. with an income sufii-
cient TO keep bachelor In every luxury.
This would have led many young men
into excesses. but Gladbrook was steady
a. a rock. and above all things prided
himself upon being adamant to the fair
ssx-a fatal mistake in most cases, and
suggestive OF tho Scriptural warning,
LET him who thinketh no standeth be-
ware lest he fall" On the night Of the
university boa: race, in :.SSie year 49,,
9lsdbrook was sitting in certain stall
1t tho Vampire Music hall. In the
next stall to him sat his greatest friend,
Horace Morton. On the stage the Sis
tors Pool were delighting their many
admirers with their most fascinating
dance.
by Jove," said young Morton. whose
head was slightly swimming. "by Jove,
how those two poor girls whirl!'
YES" replied Gladbrook. they're
perfect whirlpools. In fact they ought
TO be christened 'Scylla and Charybdis,
for they arc whirlpools in which many q
craft has gone to destruction"
Morton was not too drunk TO remember
this and not so dishonorable as to try and
palm 1t of as his own joke. Consequent
ly next day all Seymour 9ladbrook's
friends were talking about his latest wit
ticlsn.
Now Gladbrook was perhaps the only
man Of his set who was not more or
lsss intimately acquainted with Cissie
and Carry Pool, 30 the whole story was
carried direct to them. together with the
name Of the originator.
Henceforth Clssie and Carry were
known far and wide only as Scylla and
Chary bdis. and they pretended &c appre-
ctate the jest, but in their innermost
souls they Especially the elder cherished
a longing for revenge against their in
sidious defafner.
Cissie (Scylla) expressed a strong de-
sire to meet the young wag who had
given her this Homeric nickname. and
n her lightest wish was law to her ad-
mirers tho meeting soon took place.
After this Gladbrook seemed to find
these sisters everywhere he went If he
was on race course they were sure to
be tho guests Of friend Of his. II he
went out TO supper they were always
In. hA L.,
drlfted into tho friendliest relations with
them.
II was quite evident to every one but
1ladbro0k that he was under very heavy
fire from the batteries Of Scylla. tire
which no man had withstood for long
She was then in tho first flush Of youth,
faultlessly beautiful In form and feature.
charming in manner and such q master
OF the art~ OF fascination that they ap-
peared to be part Of her nature. Glad
brooks friends first chaffed and then
warned him. He laughed at them and
called himself misogyuist At first it
seemed a II he would prove invulner-
able - the fusillade 10 which the lady
continually subjected him. He trusted
TO his srlnor Of indifference and was too
proud to retreat from danger. His pride
led to his fail. He fell as only brave
men do. utterly and hopelessly defeated
Tho capitulation Of young Seymour
0ladbrook. which caused 40 much diver
don and amusement to his friends. was
md to behold. The fact Of his having
been indifferent to other women all his
hfe made him givo himself heart and
soul TO this one. Cssie Pool was juh-
liant She paraded her tame lover on
every possible occasion, in order that all
nsn and women might see how COM
plete her victory had been. lie lavished
presents and jewels upon her until she
sparkled from brow to waist with dia-
nonds. and people wondered how much
longer young tiladbrook's money would
hold out. But in proportion as tho
spirits of the elder Miss Pool rose those
0f her sister seemed to give ont. She
became depressed and dull. The few
admirers she had dropped of one by one.
seeing that It was as hopeless for them
TO try and win her affections rs II was
for her to expect ono tender glance from
tho man she wo-shiped. Seymour Glad
brook is not the only man who has do
ssrtcd the substance to pursue tho
shadow. and, blinded by the beauty Of
The form. has ignored the purity Of the
soul. Carry's nature was as perfect as
her sisters figure, while IN Scylls's
character there was scarcely redeem
ing feature All mon who mako this
fatal error suffer for II either in fortune
pr srif respect.
The day Of reckoning came at Lat.
The jeunesse doree Of London was
thrown into the depths Of despair by the
nsws that the divinities Mt whose shrines
IL had worshiped 30 long were going to
seek fresh devotees In America, and
would make lengthy tour through the
StateA This blow fell like thunder
bolt on young Gladbrook. Ho was dis
rscted. She was far away. and he had
not the means Of following her. Every
penny Of his modest patrimony had
been squandered upon his onslaver. and
hs had no security ON which to raise
moro money
II was the night before the sisters were
10 sail, and he was sitting I'm mis- cham
bers. thinking dejcctedly over the situa-
ton. when his servant brought him Q
somewhat bulky parcel. which had been
left at the door by young lady In q
cab. Tho parcel was placed On the table