The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-10

much for Master Albert Orton's tender
heart. He sprang forward and seized the
unsuspecting cat in his arms, leaped The
grader fence like young deer. and kneei-
ing by Nanette he said soothingly: Here,
baby, here is the kitten for you Don't
cry, don't cry any more. Albert will hold
the kitty while you play with il"
Nanette'F heels ceased their angry ribra
ton, and she looked up through her tangle
OF curls and smiled adorably, while ripple
OF laughter replaced the walls of agony.
She sat up and strked and mauled the
poor cat with her rose-leaf hands, saying in
a cooling voice: pity tfty-tat-dood little
boy-Nanette like dood little boy-Nanette
hate bad nurse" This last with a con-
temptHous glance at the Disconnected woman
who stood near watching the proceedings
with doubtful eyes.
After that Albert and Nanette were the
greatest friends imaginable. He fastened
home from school toplay with her, and there
was no sacrifice on his part too great to
make for the qualification OF the small dam
sells least whim She might pound rock
with his slate, toss his marbles into the well
to hear them chuck against the water,
mix mud pies in his Sunday hat, break his
hoop and loose his bat, and there was never
a word ofcomplaint from his lips. To make
Nanette happy was his chief desire. She
was a most destructive child, and seemed
toy she touched. whether her own or an
others. AS a consequence she was most
unpopular with the children OF her own age;
they rebelIed at having their playthings de-
strOyed, and as years passed by and Nanette
grew more imperious and destructive. she
clung more aud more 10 Albert as com
paniOn aud playmate, because he alone al
lowed her 10 have aud do whatever she de-
sired
Nanette wa eight and Albert sixteen when
be was sent away TO college. She wept so
violently at the separation that Albert would
have nelinquished the project OF acquiring
an education had he been hisownmaster.
Nine years elapsed before they met again.
Nanettc's father died and her mother took
her abroad 20 be educated in a convent, and
then there was a year OF travel about the
Continent. During this time Nanette was
thrown with q party oil American people,
and became engaged TO Sylvester Cameron,
Young man az fine family and fortune.
Perhaps tire evident desine on Ars. SEiveS-
ter'Epart that Der son shCuld devote himself
TO a Cerrafn Miss Burris ln the party wns one
great cause in Fastening Naneftf' a betruthal.
Miss DORIS was very sweet Eiri srHsliiF
and earnest and. altlunwila tis af.llfs.nf aIlnn
rich relatives. Mrs. syiweater's AL aflsNF ffrs
read tlle woman teartIn her tTTra atHHsl afR
that she Possessed al thr Frs mtaa
a good Wiie.
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iuC ewes carried fhn mar MmM M
vester gave her hieaslFr wmh
Meanwhle NametfeE m
that the marriage HhrlHH
until a year bad naHae1 W
their American hnusF fn nnH
casion. and fuund Aifsa Hm
COLLEGE. settled in enc rEuEtt
winning laurrls as SIN mrEfF#
Bsforr tire riEht ncHaA4aH
SAM ffaaafF IN HH~Ha a|fHF Hr fHrf
OF Naneftr's auFraurhina
rumOr reached flrir ears ~ hr ffrurH Hn.
gagemeft 20 a ynun- woman vfsm Dr. bod
met whiie IN college, eauEilfrf 90 one ~
the professors
This Int or news seemed "a prnluce mn
extraordinary effect upon Nanettr. She
neither ate nor slept, ard she passed hoHrs
in violent weeping IL was only IN the
presence OF Albert. who called daily- that
she showed the least interest or pleasure
ia life. Finally she brCEp into tears one
day when h. was calling. and a climax was
reached. She vowed that she had always
loved Albert and no one else, and that the
thought OF his marrying another woman
was bitterer than death. Her own en-
tanglement she spoke OF as q foolish mis-
take, and surprised her mother by the an
nouncement that she had already broken
from il and had returned Mr.. Cameron's
ring. As the weeks passed by Nanette's
condition became alarming, and she seemed
on the verge of nervous collapse. Albert'S
sympathies were constantly worked upon,
his vanity flattered, and his old romantic
affection for his carly playmate revived
with the additional elements of passionate
admiration Of the young girls beauty of
person. He argued to himself that Nan
cites claim came first, and that the tie
between them was too sacred to sever.
Since she had not hesitated to break a
later engagement he ought not to show less