Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-26

him and had turned away her eyes in a
| little fit of anger. He repressed an excla-
nation. If he had been in a civilized hop
room he would have said quite aloud: by
Jovel What a beauty" He had not ex-
pected her TO do half as well with her
white muslin and blue ribbon. He did not
know what exquisite beauty she in real
| ity possessed. The old excitement of the
dance, spurred on by the presence of youth
and beauty, came back to him. Should he
dance with her? He confessed that he
would like to, after all. He would make
her still more Of a sensation if he were to
dance with her and no other woman in
the room. But he would have to do it in
a rather patronizing way or she might
| think too seriously of it. He concluded to
| do it. 1t would be clever thing to tell
/ the young ladies at more pretentious af-
fairs, when he should go east ON leave Of
| absence.
He walked gracefully over to her and
babe her a good evening in his most gal
liant way. She blushed a good deal more,
but could not even reply. The school
teacher had the modesty AND discretion TO
retire from her side, just as he had ex-
pected he would. He knew that all in the
room were looking at him. He had to ad-
nit it was a bit celebrating He did not
forget his patronizing way, however.
"How pretty you are tOnightp' he said.
"Am II" she answered, blushing again.
Wonderfully" he answered, hardly
knowing whether his own admiration was
mock, as he wanted it to be- or honest.
do look like girls in the east when
they go to dauces;" she asked him.
Just exactly, although much prettier,"
he replied. He noticed that he was begin
ming TO be overgallant in the good old army
way. He concluded that he would dance
with her. "What," said he "in all this
world would you rather have me do this
evening than anything elseg he asked her
will you do it2" she asked in turn, but
with a strange earnestness.
Il solemnly promise" he answered |
laughingly
''Then take me and dance with me and |
talk to me just as if l was a live lady in /
the east, and as if this was great ball, |
with everything just as nice as it could be, |
and as if | was a-was a girl that you .
lEiked, she said.
He did it. 1t seemed like a challenge /
and he was a gallant. 1t was n great temp .
tatiOny he felt the iutoXication of her /
beauty and he was human. He danced |
with her; he paid her compliments by the
score until she was ecstatic; he talked to
her just as he would if she had been a
countess, and she was delighted. He
her until the little school
teacher went of home pale with rage and
and the other men began to
wonder if the lieutenant had fallen in love
with old WhiGtimore's daughter, and the
women became as envious as women can
become, which is a great deal. He meant
not word of it, but he was soon talking
If his love for her. Pretending sincerity
1t lovemaking was a trick he had learned
o perfection at West Point. He took her
nut into the moonlight, and talked about
icing as true as the stars are to the sun.
lie told her that even the trees and the
and the flowers were in love
With her, and jealous of him. He told her {
hat the bubbling Popo-Agie was singing !
Ter a scramble. He enjoyed it = great deal
t was more than enjoyment to her I
He walked home with her, too. when the
fair was over The road seemed never
efore so short to her, and never before so
lng to him, for he-was beginning to tire of
he Irritation. Besides that, it reminded {
i'm of the delightful times the fellows in
he artillery and engineers stationed in the
asst and near the great cities were having
IL the time, while be and all the rest of ,
he cavalry fellows were doing all the real
York Of the army, and it Is not well for a
avalryman to brood on these subjects So
hey were very silent until they reached
he shadow of the Whit1imOre house. Then !
e said, Good night andstarted to leave
% his surprise, as he did so, he found her
rms outstrstched to him and her face held S
p 20 his own. As l have said before, he I
7as human Moreover, he was a cavalry J
eutenant. He kissed her. i
Good night, he id.again, this time a Q
title more tenderly. I
when will you come Tomorrow" she
sked him. 4
He was a little startled The tone of her 4
dice told him that, as he had feared, the !
flair had gone a little too far However. s
was not possible, he Thought, that she /
Ould have taken him seriously. 1t was J
The odd contraIiness came
yer him again. 4
Il think III take a ride down the river
he answered colby.
And not come to see me rat all?" she !
]
Not tomorrow; parhaps some other =
ay," he answered lightly.
But you said that you could not live 1
n hour without me-" she said tremu-
Jusly.
"Oh, well, Nellie" he replied, that was
My in fun. OF course you must not be- 1
ieve everything that l have told you l |
vas only in fun. Good night" He turned \
N his heel and walked away in the direc- : :
ion Of his camp 1
Old Whittimore did not care for society. s
lie remained in the house this night and I
vent to sleep very early. He k1ew that I
Nellie would turn up all right, for she was 4
quite able to take care of herself He was a
several times during the night :
BY the shooting of the cowboys, who cele- :
Jrated the last dance of the first ball in the
Popo-Agie valley hy unnecessarily expend- !.
ng ammunition. 1t seemed to him that
here was one shot rather close to his house,
though, and if there had been another he
would have dressed and gone out and given
.he boys a piece of his mind. But it was {
not repeated.