Year: 1876

got through, however, and he gave me
the result of his meditstions.


my dear Greene my name is
Adonis Greene" must admit that you
are in fix. 1t is not so strange to be
in love with one girl and marry another
that occurs rather oftener than you
imagine. But to get engaged without
meaning to, on one evening, fall in love
with somebody else the next day, and
get out Of the first engagement the next
week-that last will require generalship.
We will see; however. am going down
to Lilyville tomorrow, and will examine
the state Of the premises. You hold
yourself ready to come down when l
write for you that's all. BY the way,
Greene, you had better not commit your
self with Miss Maryland until you are
clear of this scrape. If l we're you l
wouldn't call there just now"


As Harry was going to act for me 80
disinterestedly, of course / could do
nothing less than take his advice in this
respect, as we'll as other things, though
it went sorely against my inclination.
The impatence with which awaited a
dispatch from Harry was much augment
ed by my usual daily occupation being
taken away. A week passed with no
news two more days of anxiety dragged
their heightened hours along; but on
the 10th, received note which aroused
me at once. 1t said:


Dear Greene: Come down at once
and quietly all is right SO far. When
you arrive | will give you your instruc-
tions. Yours, HIS"


Harry was waiting for me, and carried
me straightway to his lodgings, where
he gave me an insight to the state of
affairs.


That evening Harry went again to the
Buses. gave him half an hour to get
the eldest out of the room and to get
fairly under way, and then followed.
The hall door was open passed silent
ly into the parlor, and there, in that
very window where Miss Cilly had own
ed herself mine, 1 discovered her in the
arms of Harry Sinclair.


Though this was exactly what / wish
ed and expected, yet for the moment my
Indignation at Cilly's faithlessness over
came every other feeling. l Igroaned out
her name. Cilly started moment
seemed inclined to rush out of the room
but apparently doubling the advisability
of leaving her two lovers together, she
remained.


"Mr. Greene" said she, "this intru-
sion"


Yes, sir, said Sinclair, allow me
to ask when it became customary for ac-
quaintances to walk into houses without
ringing at the door q"


Acquaintance, sir Ask that lady
if l have not a little better right than
you to be tete-a-tete with that lady, to
say nothing of more intimate terms"


Cecilia, said Harry, with most
admirably acted horror, "is it true
Are you betrothed to Mr.. Greene?"


No need to question, sir. Here l
renounce all claim upon her hand her
heart seems to have departed from me
already. FAREWELL -Cecelia-false one
forever"


| With these words, spoken in an an
| guish of manner which, for the moment,
was almostreal, | rushed frantically from
the room. Harry joined me. Then we
were both SO overpowered by the recol-
lection of our dramatic efforts that we
leaned against the fence and shook it
with laughter. 1t was the same place
where | had formerly carried my despair.


Well" said Harry, / think that
that young woman has had lesson
against flirting with two people at once.
As soon as you went / delivered to her
small sermon on the deceit of which
she had been guilty; but the words
which had been about to utter when
you entered have been driven from my
heart. In short, backed out in the
same frantic style with which you made
your exit. You did very well, Greene
very well-would have a fine effect upon
the stage. Are there any fried oysters
to be obtained in this quiet little place ?
Emotion makes me hungry"


Next morning / awoke with frantic
headache and vague feeling of remorse.
Every other sensation, was swallowed up
in the horrible agony produced by the
following epistle:


Dear Greene / hope you appre-
ciate the disinterestedness of my devotion
to you. l have freed you of your disa-
greeable engagement, and left you free
man once more. l hope your love for
Rose Maryland is merely imaginary