The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-05-27
HE AGREED WITH HER.

Are you writing novel, dear" asked
Kate Lawrence of her friend, Connie
LuttreIl, who bad been bending over her
writing desk for some time.
"More unfortunate business" said
Connie with laugh. I'm breaking ny
engagement with Leigh Summers.
Poor fellow"
"Oh. haven't seen him for year,
and dare say he'll be as glad to gee Of AS
| am.
"But-you are not i'll love with any
body else, are you?"
mo, but every woman has Il right to
charge her mind, said Connie impati-
ticutly.
The letter was posted, and in time an
answer came, pleasantly acquiescing in
Counie's decision.
Strange to say she felt annoyed that
Leigh agreed with her so readily.
Somehow she felt more wornout than
usual when vacation came, SO she went
to the seashore. Brighton was very gay.
Summers Leigh is coming tomorrow,
said an old friend, Colonel Gordon, whom
she met on the beach.
Chow odd," said Connie, Il cuce knew
a Leigh Summers.
CTS quite romantic history. He has
inherited fortune from maternal
ll,y
wished the family name to 1e perpetu
ated. So he has transformed his appella
ton, and splendid young fellow he is.
Handsome, polished, full of that ease
which springs from natural good breed
ing | don't know of MANN the rising
generation, that is-who has impressed
me more favorahly Do YOU not agree
with me, Miss Luttrell?"
IL don't know" stammered Connie
81 can't remember. It's ages and ages
since | have seen him. We were both
children then.
"Ah, indeed" said the colonel.
Things were indeed transposed now
One night when she was invited to a
reception at which Mr.. Leigh was ex
pected to attend, Connie S heart throbbed
unanimously.
"My old lover" she said to herself.
"My discarded suitor. l wonder what
he will say when he meets me.
Mr. Leigh met his former flame with
the utmost calmness, as it happened,
eve are old friends, are we not?" said
he. "May l have the honor of your
hand for the next dance? 1t is "A waltz.
| believe
So the meeting was over, and Connie
was angry at herself for fancying it
would ne different from any other casual
Introduction,
''Oh, you fool" she apostrophized her
self in the looking glass THAT night. ooh
you horrid, mean spirited little idiot. |
haven't particle of patience with you:
You ought to be shut up in convent,
or thrown down we'll, or something
dreadful"
And then, poor girl, she sat down and
cried bitterly.
The vacation went by like happy,
fevered dream. By turns Connie did
not know whether she was utterably
miserable Or unreasonably happy.
She wished herself back a thousand
times at Clayham and yet whenever she
thought of leaving Brighton she was
overwhelmed with despair.
"What is to be the end of this?" she
thought. so! course he will marry
Miss Nandeleur She is rich aud beauti-
full and exactly suited to be his wife.
Every body says SO, but
She turned away with a choking
sensation at her heart.
81, " she cried, Il who have always
despised lovesicE damsels, TO think tn at
this should benny fatel. Bat will go
to the ball to night -my last night here
and then back to the old life"
Miss EandeIeur was there in pale pink
tulle aud pearls and on her finger there.
sparkled crescentrf diamonds. Comics
heart sank when she saw the ring.
They are engaged" she thought
''Oh l knew was sure it would be so d?
But after Leigh had danced one galop
with Miss Vandeleur he crossed the
room to where Connie was sitting all
pallid and dropping.
"Miss Luttrell," said he gently, may
l speak to you?"
''He is going to tell me uow," thought
the the girl with jump at her heart
Cob, why does he select me for his
coniidant?"
But she answered with a shade Wy,
sickly sort OF smile.
ooh, certainly of course."
Connie, you accepted me once, aud
then you rejected me. -
"Y yes" faltered Connie, ''I-that is
I didn't reject you. | thought had
changed my mind but now-I am sure
| love you as much as ever did,
She spoke the rash daring words in
answer to a sudden light in his eyes.
The next instant her hand was clasped
tightly in his. Suddenly she withdrew
it with start.
"Miss Nandeleur," she cried. What
will she say?"
"Miss Vandeleur is just afliauced TO
Colonel Graham, my most Intimate
friend. Connie, there is but one woman
in the world whom I shall ever call wife
and that is you! Shall we begin our
love life again?"
SO they were engaged second time
and Kate Laurence was bridesmaid.