The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-12-01
CLEAR AS SUNSHINE.
The Happy Termination of a Low
ers' Quarrel
IConyrisht. -. by the Author.l


"Nhat are ynu two fellows snigger-
ing over?" cried Capt. harrington 10 a
couple of subalterns who were giggling
usr a brace ot schoolgirls over pho
taaruphs. Something nasty, III be
bound"
Nasty! Never made Il worse shot in
your life, old man. En-, Colthurst?
It's about as nicey-pi-Ilv n picture ;s
ever you SAW. Ask Colthurst."
"I,athcr.' chucklcd CoIthurst, appre-
ciatiyc,y
'AnI it's not fancy picture
cl,hor, for took it myself with snap
shot af nav kodak, said Perry.
Here! Chuck it over if it's present
able cried harrington
Perry Skinned the Photograph
across the room 70 the captain. who
stopped. picked it up, glanced ut it. and
them sat suddenly down with the cx-
clamat.un which seemed to have been
wraaE f.om him by a turn of the rack
My GoG!'
'N Eat-what's the matter? Are you
ill?" cried Perry, starting up and hur-
rging across the room To harrington,
mo- for moment made no answer
Presently ne forced himself to look
a-aju at the photograph, when he
again groancd and Easped hoarscly:
''Whcre-?''
"Whcre?" echoed Perry in perplexity.
"Whcrc did You take this?'' cried the
captain, with sudden ferccness which
made Perry recoil Il step.
III took it somewhere in ireland
Whore the deuce did take it now? Oh.
To bc sure! 1t was near Inchichree.
There was n sudden shower and | ran
.Es. -,
only stopped at the entrance by the
sight OF NileseVtwo spouning together.
just then the sun burst out again, and,
as they were too much taken up with
each other to notice me, I could not re-
sisu taking d snap shot at them with
my kodak.
1T was gentiemanly thing TO do,
Mr. Perry the captain said, in keen
and cool tone, with surprising recov-
cry OF his self-commaud.
"What do you mean?" suffered
Perry, bhIshing scarlet
IF YOU were capable of understand
ing my meaning you would be inca
pabie of this he cried, in tone that
cut like whip-lash, pointing to the
photograph.
Then, with a whitening look at the
two foolish lads, he stole from the
room.
Perry turned an inquiring look of
perpIeXity TO Colthurst, who promptly
answered it.
You've been and gone and done it
now, my boy, and no mistake! It's the
girl he's engaged to. Inchichrce cas-
tie or house is her address, for I've
posted letters to her for him more than
once"
Good heavens!'' cried Perry, aghast
But, hang it allr' he added. lies
well out Of it, An engaged girl, like
that, VINO would sit on another fellows
knee, with her arm round his ncci, and
her check against his, - better found
out before marriage than after"
This also was the consoling conclu-
sion the captain tried TO persuade him
self that he had calmly come to; but
his wild. mad -ove for Kitty Power
cried aloud against 1t. If only he had
not known. If only he had been al
lowed TO live in his ,1iysian illusion
a FOOLS paradisc-but such a paradise.
Bat no. He was driven out from it
with this flaming sword which pierced
and burned and scared Lis very soul.
As he paced his own room to and fro
he had again and again tried 10 force
himself TO look at the photograph once
more and make assurance double sure;
but he could not for 4 long time.
When ne did al last look at it, he struck
it savageIy with his clenched fist and
cried:
'.Bv ---! He'll answer this to me."
And for some time he really did cher
ish the absurd hope of a duel with his
rival in Belgium hope which, like
lightning conductor, diverted his fury
from kitty-but soon, seeing its fool
ishness, he was again torn and tortured
with thoughts only of her.
How he loved and hated her! Wor-
shipped and scorncd her! Her? Whom
should he justly scorn? limself-him-
self alone, Had he not been warned
again and again and again that the girl
was u flirt? Did not his aunt no later
than last week complain to him in n
long letter of her conduct with Mr..
iolleston-this very man probably?
Knowing his aInt's English and old
maidish prudery he had been inpatient
Of her wooden warnings assured that
She had misconstrued the innocent
gnvcty and guilelcss abandonment and
the vistful winsomcuess Of an Irish girl
through putting upon them matter
of-fact English Interpretation
But ''ilirt" was a mild name indeed
to give n girl who, while writing
IA most daily letters to her betrothcd.
alive and nlight with seemingly the
most arlless love. could sit upon an
other mans knee mot brothers. for
she had nonel with her arm round his
neck her check nestled against his, aud
her hand smoothing the hair from his
ore head.