The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-09-09

And now that you have painted my
ideal woman would you mind depict
irg your ideal man ?'
"Oh, he is tall, real tall and slender,
witu pierc ng eyes and white hair and
beard, and an enormous bank &C
count"
81 see the money question still pre-
vails," said Lance, with slight sar-
cssm.
Oriella operei her beautiful big eyes
very wide.
"Why, of course it does. The ambi-
ton of my life is to marry rich. But
Pm tiling you, I'll come again to read
just after dinner. We understand each
other now, don't we? We may as well
be friends"
Lance smiled, an d held out his well
hand to her.
Il was nearly winter before May
Croft was desolated by the departure
of its guests, and Maude Sanborn VEN
up to town with Miss Gladmvr without
being able to discover that her two
cousins admired each other one whit
more than when they first met. Still,
as Oriella remained in New York for
the season, instead of returning to her
home in Baltimore, they two saw
great deal of each other, and grew,
slowly, more and more confidential
friends, until when, in March, some-
thing of importance befell Oriella, she
made Lance the first sharer of her
secret.
"Be sure and be at Mrs. Chandeliers
dinner-you said there was some doubt
about it-because / want to introduce
you to Mr.. Jarvis Jerome. have at
tanned my ambition at last He is al
most millionaire, and has asked me
to marry him. Of course, 1 gracefully
and gratefully said [ would. | want
you to congratulate nae. o. G."
Those were the hastily-scribblpd
lines she sent lowering; and lowering
tire = them into the fire with NUT
tered curse.
"What do care that she has en-
gagged herself to jarvis Jerome? ?" he
questioned of himself, fiercely biting
his lip until the red blood sprung to
his pearly teeth. And then he wrote
his regrets to Mrs. Chandelier, and
packed a satchel and went out of town
for a week.
When he got back he went straight
to see OrielIa and congratulated her.
ooh, don't talk about that now.
It's odd" cried 0 leila, impatiently.
why, I've been engaged a week. I
want to tell you about Maude'5 April
fooI-day party 1t is the fifth ami
versary of her wedding, you know.
We're to go down to May Croft-there
are about forty invited-and to have at
King and Queen of Folly, and ester,
and all manner of fun. You'll go?"
EYES," promised Lance, and be
went. And while the carnival was at
its highest some one proposed that just
before the unmasking took place the
host and hostess he remarked. A
young clergyman, chum of Ned San
born's was among the guests, though
not among the makers, and we'd
ding would be just the imposing finish
needed to the reveI. In a minute a
place was cleared at the end of the
long salon, and arrangements made
for grand ceremony; and presently
the bride in her white satin domino
came in on the arm of a gorgeous cour-
tier, followed by another white satin
domino, and some dazzling April
fairies wreathed in crocuses and glitter.
ing with rain drops.
The cortege advanced to its place,
and the two satin dominos stepped for
ward and quietly assented to the cler-
gyman's questions, and were pro-
nounced man and wife. Then the sig
nal was given for unmasking, and
Lance lowering and Oriella Gladmyr
stood looking into each others eyes,
her face growing white as that of a
corpse.
AS Oriel's color died Leverinz's
grew-to dusky, passionate red that
darkened face, neck and brow but
presence of mind did not quite desert
him. He caught Miss Gladmyr in his
strong arms and swiftly carried her
across the hall and into the opposite
room.
"Oriel Oriel Don't look like that"
he cried, kneeling beside the sofa on
which he had placed her. "For Gods
sake forgive me ! had no idea it was
you-Ned wanted me to change
dominos with him to play a joke on
Maude. 1t was only a joke-all a
joke! Oriel, will you speak ?'
Bring Maud here-it was all her