The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-12

'1ilio o'tio ououlu say CtEtG you afo
as severe rs you are beautiful.
Brutal insolonce,' indeed. That's
complimentary" and ho laughed
heartily, but with such provoking
and superior calm that sho lost all
! patience.
"Go your road, sir" she said !;
"this must end"
"My road, madame, is yours.
Wherever you go will"
"But do not grant you permis~
sion to accompany me"
Il asked you for none; I permit
!, vself."
This is too mucb," said tho lady,
, i'tvlng her umbrel la travelling
Umbrella with busincss-like han
dlo
"Srike, but hear me-" said the un-
known, laughing pleasantly. "In a
passion you are absolutely oharm-
ing. Why do you fear MOP
81 fear, sir, to be seen in company
with any one with whom l am not
acquainted. Further, whatever
your object may be, such forcing
OF your company upon mo isl
cannot find words to qualify it.
You know who I an and vet YOU
darc"---
Gas you say, I dare. And if you
wore not what you arc, believe me
madame, in spite of your beauty
and grace, ] would not be seen
walking with you. J. am hard to
please, and unless u woman is ab
solntely perfect she has nothing to
hope for from me. AS for you. You
plcase me more than L can tell, and
it will not be my fault if we arc
not soon on plcasanter and more
intimate terms. At watcl,ing-
place, you know, we are not quite 50
strict in these matters--"
You may not be, sir; but / give
you warning that if you daro to
present yourself at my door it will
be closed in your face"
"That makes no difference. If
you don't wish me to visit you,
suppose you como and soc me"
She stared at him with all her
eyes.
"To ~night-to supper-what say
you? / have Il French cook"
The insult was not to be brooked.
Whacll went the handle of Nine.
de Ms umbrella across his face.
The bow was n hearty one, but
with u gracious smile he picked up
his hat, bowed as he replaced it, and
resumed:
"You will sup with me tonight
then Indeed, it is the least You
could do by way of atonement for
this little display of vivacity. You
had no right"
81 had Il right"
"Pardon me ; no words justify a
blow, though you may resent vio>
lence with equal violence That is
the law as any one will tell you.
No apologies You may think me
vain, but l assure you that no
woman ever refused to sup with me
and when you once have accepted
an invitation you will want to come
again"
"Sir !"
"Please don't be angry, 7 am
simply stating well known fact"
"My husband--"
"Your husband will not object.
We will have him to dinner with you
sometimes, but in warm weather
like this, supper is infinitely jollier
than dinner. I shall expect you
tonight. Good day." and with q
profound obeisance the unknown
departed.
The ambassador was finishing
breakfast when his wife entered and
told him her odd adventure.
"My child" said the Marquis,
"when you will insist on going out
on stills, and with your skirts glued
to you, you needn't be surprised
if
"But there was no mistake about
it; he know who I was"
"Thon, probably, he thought you
were rather a giddy representative
of Franco"
"Still I can't 60 and sheath myself
in q black MORE scabbard, as the
women used to do at Louis Phillipe's S
court"
"Not bad idea, by the way, as
representing bourgeois simplicity,
and inasmuch as we are Bepubli-