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II shall have pleasure In giving my ser
Vices to Captain Sutherland" replied the
lady, courtesying most gracefully.
"Your kindness, madam, overpowers
me with gratitude" said Harry.
"And now, my dear captain, havlhs
volunteered as your chaperon, 1t devoiVes
upon me, like the man In the snow, ~
explain the genus and species of'tne AMI.
mails around us, but before l beg'n you
must do me the favor to tell me Iairiy
and condidly IL that thing you dominate
your heart is perfectly unscathed ~ the
arrows of the little boy with the wings
Harry Sutherland sighed for his life
he could not have suppressed that sigh.
and for awhile he was even pcnsive.
"Admirably donc!' exclaimed the lady;
"a more feeling groan could not have en-
anatcd from an expiring pair Of bellows
pray, sir, did you practice with those In
struments ?---and the countcnance, too--so
melancholy softly sad-do you ever
read the Sorrows of Werter'T
eyes. lady, and sometimes feel them
mo doubt Of it-even now ! can fancy
you, In my imagination. seated upon a
rock, by Moonlight. whistling Loves
Young Dream, and looking most incffn.
Nton charming girl?'
Every" responded Sutherland. with u
heavy heart.
''Shc Is my particular friend, my most
especial favOritc."
"And the gentleman who Is now dane.
Ing with her is"
as John Montgomery--th idol Of our
sex, and the envy Of his own-one Of the
Ii
ton, yourself excluded, my gallant cap
tain"
and Is he attentive to Miss Hamil.
tonY'' asked Sutherland, somewhat earn
estly.
devoted to her." said she, and tappina
q gentleman who stood In their way fa'
military upon the shoulder, she introduc
cd our hero to Mr.. st. Clair.
"This Is the Individual" added the lady
"who calls himself my husband"
"Only when you are present. my dear
lin your absence I am always unmar
ricd," replied Mr.. st. Clair, go0d-humor
edly. "Captain Sutherland. accept my
sincere thanks for taking this lady Of
my hands; was just fearing that She
would be unable to find beau, In which
event she would have most probably dc
featcd a little Irritation which have II
view"
"Of your handsw exclaimed the beau
~: did ever woman listen to such impu
dence! but Ill be revenged, Ill make Cap
tain Sutherland shoot you, and marry mt
afterward; SO, sir, make your will a
once"
II shall. my love, and TO my mortal Tn
envy will bequcath you, a legacy, ha, In
har' and bowling to Sutherland, the hus
band passed on. thinking he made fav
orable impression by saying what III
deemed IN excellent thing.
LET me congratulate Mrs. 81. Clair up
on the possession Of 80 handsome and 81
amiable lord"
'Do, my dear captain" interrupted tn
lady, do, for really he II the most con
sideratc person In existence; he u 20 dc
voted and 10 studi0usly attentive to m!
comfort, that he intrudes his presenc,
about once week, at least once Q week
and then he entcrtains 10 nice q rcgnr,
for my feelings, 80 kind Of him, to en-
deayOr by every possible means to max
me forget that ! have pledged myself I,
love. honor and obey him."
There was something SO sarcastic Il
this reply. uttered as It was In q tone. o
extreme bitterness, and In vein total
at variance with her former manner, thu
Sutherland could not for moment bu
believe that truth dictated what prid
was struggling to conceal. Could an,
man on earth, asked he of himself, be In
different to 80 lovely u woman? 1t seem
ed impossible: and yet II must be til
case, In the present instance. She wa
evidently unhappy. There succeeded the
q silence unusually prolonged; Mrs. s,