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so LIKE A WOMAN.
Do Won love her. uncle l''

." am too old TO indulge in the luxury
of rhapsodies," he said with a laugh, "but
I'll tell YOU this, Theo, am very fond Of
the girl, and very well satisfied that you'll
approve of my cnoice."
The speakers were Theodore Bligh and
his uncle, the elder Mr.. Bligh. The sub.
ject of the talk was a young girl, to whom
the uncle was engaged, and to whom the
nephew was a stranger: Madge Dundee
or Bonnie Dundee, as she was called.
"Well, uncles don't generally submit
their choices in such matters to their
nephews' Judgments" Theo Bligh said
recovering his normal expression of benig.
nant indifference as he spoke, and then he
added; al hope with all my heart that
you'll be happy.
You will meet her tonight at dinner, y
Mr.. Blgh said TO Theo. "She is coming
with her brothers and some friends of theirs
to see her future home.n
He did meet her that evening.
Z" think Mr. Bligh has been rather ner.
yous about introducing me to you," Miss
Dundee said, quickly making way for Thee
to take a seat on the sofa by her side
"he's m ore thar bali afraid that you won't
like mo, and if you don't it will make
him very unhappy" So she spoke, in q
girlish, almost childish outspoken way,
without seeming to consider or to mark
the effect Of her words either On the man
she addressed or on the bystanders. al
should have known you as Theo anywhere
I'd seen you," she went on "you'll bC
exactly like Mr.. Bligb when you're--''
She paused abruptly and colored little,
but a moment after she forced herself back
into composure, and resumed, "when you're
as old as he is, was going to say, but /
remembered that young men hate to be
reminded of their youth, and so bungled
and blundercd. Can you forgive me 2"
Could he forgive her Was the Bonnie
Dundee subtle, or only sweetly simple,
that she asked him this, in that winning
voice of hers? And, by the way, how did
she, with her Scotch name, come with
that touch of accent--that way of softly
resting on the vowels that is speciality
Of lrish-wOmen's pronunciation Of words
that they want to caress As he asked
himself this, he looked at her more obser-
vanity and wondered also how she had
come by that face and that expression.
In a remarkably short time the two be-
came the most devoted friends.
Bonnie Dundee was not mere Unsuitable
cOQuette. She was not a heartless fool,
ready and willing to play fast and loose for
the sake Of gaining little notoriety but
she was that even more dangerous thing,
woman afflicted with such passion for
pleasing that it became a fine art in her
hands, and when she was following it she
could not stay to count the cost of failings
OF success. 1t was new sensation to her
10 have the right to such attentions, and
admiration and love as Mr. Bligh lavished
upon her, and as Theo offered at respect
ul distance, on the score Of being his
mcle's nephew. 1t was new sensation
to her, and she enjoyed it to the full
Teyeling in it as one does in sunbeams after
long frost, or in dainty viands after a
long fast. The idea of its being wrong or
reprehensible in any way to gather these
roses of love and youth and pleasure, that
we're blooming in her path, never entered
her mind. She was not false or tickle in
reality, she was only intensely fond of the
excitement of being put upon pedestal,
and being only worshiped in the sight of
all men.
There came day when it was revealed
to her suddenly, so suddenly that it made
her dizzy, and then she behaved-like a
woman.
One morning, uncle, nephew, and Miss
Dundee met
"ThcO has been talking this morning of
eaVing US soon; before he goes, dear, we
must let him know what day he is to come
PACK and hail you as an aunt" 1t cost
Nf' Bligh more than a slight effort to make
'ls speech with apparent ease, for during
soe last few days he had not been blind of
ught But he succeeded in doing so, and
only he himself suspected the pain his own
words gave him.
Gomg Theo goingr p exclaimed Miss
dundee, lapsing from fun into surprised
%emnty in a moment, and laying her
ghlp with frank carcssng gesture on
lHeoS arm as she spoke. "0h, don't think
going, Theo | can't spare you've can't
Pl.e him, can we ?'
!, lhe mems eyes met for moment as
Madge spoke, and in that moment each
ead that the other knew all about it.
lie knows love her." poor Theo moaned
NJ DIS heart, and He sees / know it,"
vi ~, Bllgh thought, with not one whit less
e'l' And silence fell on them, and in
IlsI silence Madge saw things clearly at
10 recognize tbe love of one man in the
presence of another man who has right
" eei lealous.of it, is to be in position of
cnI a,s greatest danger and delicacy and diff
.uy Poor Madge fiinched for the first
aolnent ~ when she found herself in it, but
ri., ~ie next instant she recovered herself and,
'.u The generosity of woman, sought
,o %put them well with one another without
'gard to herself.
~ was selfish Of me to say | wouldn't
Yafe you, for it must be dull for you here
~ The fact is, Theo has spo,lt me, just as
=! brothers do, and | have fallen into tie
Eay o. ordering him about as ] do m,
"lIEettlng he isn't brother"
NWas terribly trying work for them all,