The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-15
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By VIOLA RosEBoRo.

It was no thanks to Harry's wisdom 8
that be had not made decided blunder Q
IN his selection of a confidant, for Mrs. Q
Peytee, like many better woman, was
all but sure to find a man in love an |
odlous and tiresome or mobile and graf
flying spectacle, according as he was not
or was in love with herself, but now
she was moved to an unusual patience !.
with Harry, because she was sure that
the colonels eligibility for marriage
and in all probability his inclination to-
ward that state would be much increas-
ed by Charley's entrance upon it.
Il want to measure your finger, Miss
Kate, " said Harry, standing in front Of
her.
Mercy on US, what for?" said Mrs.
Peytee, leaning back and looking up at
him with brilliant black eyes.
Because l heard Miss Charley say
that you and she wore the same sized
gloves. ="
He was looking down upon her with |
pleased fatuous sense of being rather |
neat in his way of introducing his sub !
| ject and of shining little in this early
scene of the lovely happy drama he had
| in his mind.
Charley in turn was looking down up
on them both from the garnet window.
She now saw him sit down ON Mrs. Pey-
tees right hand, decidedly close to her,
take string from his pocket and begin
| what proved to be the troublesome and
lengthy task of measuring the forefnger
of her left hand OF course it was Mrs.
Peytee who took care that the little task
should be amusingly difficult, and of
course Harry was so innocent-in the
masculine way-that he was all unwarn
ed by his conscience of the coquettish
character of these delays.
From her window Charley could even
see the shy, happy embarrassment ON his
face and the quizzical, half languishing
glance of the widow.
Naturally from all this she drew con-
illusions, and inevitably, like most hui
man conclusions they were erroneous.
How natural and assured her mistake
: was, however, how little it resembled
the conduct so often displayed in the
first act of play by a heroine who sac
, | rifces all ordinary intelligence to the
interests of the playwright, probably
only those can fully understand who
have some knowledge of the curious and
d complicated code that governs Irritation
d and lovemaking in large sections OF
n southern society. An exposition of this
~ code would be interesting, it seems to
b me, but my present mission will be bet
a ter met by simply saying that Charley,
u according to the ideas in which she was
# bred, had good grounds for feeling that
A. she had looked upon more significant
at scene than any that had passed between
~ her and Harry, or that if he were only
a. flirting with the naughty Mrs. Peytee
ID it was only the more probable that hi
e. was only flirting with her-a form o
= amusement, this, by the way, in whicl
up to some rather indefinite point b.
was encouraged by society-that is t.
say, by the women generally. Sucl
things are mainly regulated by womel
nf in any society in the world, and it i
Oh perhaps not aside from my story to sa
, ne that Harry Williams was exactly tn
At sort of young male creature who neve
=; Has ally C1tdl luGl VI Nhdb dLO o11C SUI
so, tleties Of any such code, no matter whel
he lives.
at The measurement for that fatal riIl
nA was hardly finished when Charley turn
ed and flung herself face down upc
lso the hard floor. She had no consciou
'e or ness of right to blame any one 81
di- was conscious only of pain and the d
al termination to hide it.
ire Now, poor Charley was blessed
ICY cursed, as you choose, with an unusu
command of feminine powers of di
stimulation, aud her natural pride, Whit
was great, was REINFORCED by socl
yer training favorable to its strongest deve
. opment. Now, it put her upon cour
Of self control and play acting that t
the time seemed like to cost her cruell
re although, according to her lights, S
was behaving with just that virtue al
40 discretion which, if southern WON
>. are to be believed, should most endu
happiness. She treated Cousin XII
If with deferential cordially and Il
X Harry, when escape would have be
a. noticeable, with pleasant, elusive, moo
ing gayety He felt and could not I
1SH derstand saddening change in the te
perature, argue against the fact W
himself as he would.
ell Life i'll such place as this is as
the whole world had taken hashe'
y and the ordinary measurements OF II
orc were lost The long hours in sue
- household are more than weeks ar
life's ordinary routine.
By evening the day after she had
Us voted herself to this purpose Char
had contrived to spread asubtle imp
sion of slight but growing wearir
with Mr.. Williams society and of
4 awakening disposition to be interes
in that of another young man. The
= fees of tho mining company gave
unusual proportion of young men to
rd.r small circle of summer visitors at U
for tonia. That was its one great recomn
ne dation.
ottle In the meantime Charley was bege
the her father to let her 60 for visit &C
ROW the mountain to the Alpine Hous
# the iiiuoi la ~ r. .n ia aa,i a.tantion ~
rack saIeaiy. IL - o ,,,;,n say;no he'd
form anu pu' 81 AZ. aaa;,,r,. .het ba =
while ABOUT IL ai'e, 'no "o'e'
.ema. take her to that.
and Harry cursed himself for fool
ir OF carried himself bravely. with sim
, OF heart, but quite without that self
con- ing, domineering spirit OF pursuit
women love in lovers. He had hear
Blood e trre ~ coopetries. retreats and |
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