The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-18
A FAIR INC0NSTANT.

Miss DudleiIh Rhodes had honored
Mrs. Secretary Van Pedigree's fancy
dwsS party by appearing as Greek.
say-honored, because Miss Rhodes was
n profeSsed beauty, who lent eclat and
Importance to any assemblage which
sIe gracCd with her presence. She
suited the costume she had chosen. She
had the Greek beauty of form, as well
.as the Greek beauty OF feature, or rather
countenance, because the harmonious
irregu arity Of her features suggested
only certain phases of G. eek art. Blu,
she was indiSpntably beautiiul-grand
ly, royalty beautiful.
TO her presently came her host, pre-
senting II stately parsonage in the guisc
os an Oriental, but whether reT resent
ing The n0wery and elestial kingdom
or the empire of Yapoun, Miss Rhode.
could not determine. Tie band wa
,clsshing loudly, and she failed besides
to catch the name pronounced by tbs
gracously smiling SECRETARY; il was
foreign name, however, she opined-
Italian, perhaps. The man himself
looked Italian; olive complexion, dark
hair, dark eyes, strikingly handsome
1t struck Dpdleigh as odd that he should
bain cQs pc. There was n dignity, a
6ompoa - about him at odds with the
friVls1ty, semi vanity OF masquerading.
The secretary moved on, with parting
smile upon conquering beauty. Con-
querng beauty opened the conversation
with hernew acquaintance. He replied
4 in accents that were foreign past all
7 question, and with n C rtain impressive
ness of mien which arrested the some
what base attention of our spoiled child
of ii heroine. She gave him a second
thought and a second look. 1t o ,curred
to her that the costume he wore must
be very accurate; it was made of heavier
and darker stuffS than other costumes of
the kind she had seen.
You are not dancingP"
"No; l only dance quadrilles.
There fore do not like balls"-with
pout and frown combined that lust
missed being disiguring.
mop l do not dance either. But /
like to watch the Others"
'' detest watching ut other people DO
things that look like enIovment."
"Oh, then you would enjoy this
yoOrself? Why do you notP"
Dudleigh owned two or three reasons.
She mentioned one. " l have no ear
for music"
Her companions deficiency in this re-
spect was 50 marked that he had actu-
ally sunk to that lowest level of ignor-
ance OF his ignorance. He had vague
notion only what his beautiful compan-
ion meant. Verify, Strauss would need
an Interpreter for him. A Frenchman
sauntered up and entered into conver.
sation with the beautiful Miss Rhodes.
Her Oriental and he were already ac-
quainted. The Frenchman was fluent
only in his own tongue; therefore of
necessity that must become the medium
of intercourse. The Oriental used it as
readily as English; but the Frenchman
was so much more loquacious that he
presently monopoized the reins of the
conversation. The Oriental, in lieu of
talking, observed: for example, the diff
ferent points in the beauty of Miss
Rhodes; her tranquil aspect; her wavy
dark hair, arranged low over the brow,
and low in the neck; her fine white
throat, encireIed by q single row OF
pearls scarce whittier; her serene dark
gray eyes; the purity of her complex
ion.
He was recalled to himself by Dud-
leigh's addressing him. " was trying
to put this into French for Mr.. lie Noble:
go Better hitAyears OF Elrope taan Il cycle OF
Dudleigh realized directly that he was
ldDlLul Will lllG quOsdtlOHs but Sllt
was at a loss to understand the look he
gave her. lie helped her with her
Erench, however. Then he added,
quietly; "As for the subject-matter of
your quotation, that may be a matter of
opinion. Let me quote back to you, in
the words of another poet:
There is nothing either good or bad
But thinking makes it sO.'"
Dudleigh laughed lightly. "Oi
course you are bound to uphold Cathay
TO night, Al" murmuring the name.
" You must converse in character. "
lie gave her another look, half smiled
no not so much as that-quarter
smiled. M. lie Noble asked her to prom
enade, and she left hun. He looked
after her with grave admiration. His
hostess being uaengaged, he joined her,
talked to her for a while; presently