Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-11-02

] while with sympathetic blue eyes and
face, in which the searching March
sunshine could find no flaw.
yesterday? Let me think"
"A meditative droop Of the head,
and one faultlessly-gloved index
finger laid on the babyish, rosy lips.
"Oh, yes looking up suddenly,
there. was Q letter for Miss Grantley
/ Yesterday ay-square, white. I took it
toaher myself
did she read it?'' he asked
breathlessly.
/ "Yes. Tore it open, glanced
through it, laughed q little, and
flung it on the school-room frep
He clenched his hands tightly to-
lgether in all the anguish Of mans
dead hope.
.'Oh, Mr.. Deane," in pretty fearful
distress, ':.what have I said? Perhaps
it was not your letter. 1 am SO
sorry ny
''Thank you, Mrs. Caryngton, for
1.-The shock which probably my conceit
deserved. Butt with bitter laugh,
i"I own 1 did not think woman could
be so loyal for three short months.
Good-bye!"
He held out his hand with a care
Hess, friendly gesture that stung her ;
for friendship is, perhaps, the worst
enemy real love has.
| For the first time, she whitened to
the very lips. Under all the glitter
ling sham and tinsel of her life lay a
love as true as natures like hers are
capable Of feeling, and that for the
man before her.
"Au revoir, is it not? ?''
| s'No, it is adieu. l am going
away"
"She was playing for high stakes.
Was she losing? One more venture.
'sMr. Deane," leaving her little
grey hand in his, speaking with shy
est, trembling confusion, II am sor-
ry for what have said-sorrier still
for what am obliged to say. For,' -
lifting her troubled blue eyes to his
anguished grey ones, sit will be 8
cruel Kindness"
"Go on"
! .'Well," faltering just a little, and
effectively dropping, golden lashes-
5fs'since Miss Grantley accepted my
proffered position as governess to my
little girl, "a gentleman has been a
, the house almost constantly, and
oh, Mr.. Deane, how l shrink from do
ing you this harsh favor-she seem'
to like and s-s:ts.,ss
''Stop!' he cried, hoarsley. ''Mis'
Grantley is privileged to choose he
own friends. cannot listen to. this
You mean well, but-forgiye-m'
e Igood-bye!"
1 Her poisoned arrows had gon'
q home. But none the less terrible
. lis the death-stab if the hand whicl
,
plunged the dagger was small, an,
!, jewelled and fair!
:, Three years later. s
: Such crowd as blocked Grosveno
l Place had not been seen for man,
e months. For tonight that brillian
little Parislenne and society pet
Madame de Viyarol, gave ball.
Carriages rolled up to her door il
an endless string. Ladies, steppin
: daintily out on the carpeted, canopie'
pavement, swept up wide marbl
steps, and into very bower of bloot
, and beauty-into the softened ra
. dance of many lights, the tremendu
Gus crashing Of master-music,, til
4 fragrance and glow Of tropical flow
efs.5l .saos. aahaF z4f.rl#5 ss.7 81
r Many, outside the fairy land O
S Midas, and participating in this even
of the season only through the news
papers, wondered, with a vague SUI
q prise, why their ''little affairs di
> not go off so well.
They forgot that very seldom d
: the wheels of artistic taste ru
y smoothly. unless bound by the mag
, ic ties of wealth.
Il Within, the graceful little hostes
d fitted here and there, laughing
. chattering, bewildering; ready eve
g with fash of repartee, the diamond
; like sparkle of wit, the latest mot!
She dropped her cavaliers ar,
+ with a quick lightning Of black eyes
: as girl came towards her down th
= long -waxed room.
e "Ah, Mademoiselle Grantly yo
IS here? And you, too, nsonamif'
/. Vivian, a radiant, girlish vision, q
:, pale, rose-satin and foamy lac
; laughed and bowed as the vivacior
g little French-women gaily chattere
y on with her pretty foreign accent.
~tt'And you do look $3.50 beaiit
d fulg'is iaa1 -.. <e rsa. s2 %
= Yes, rarely beautiful, with tho
& large, dark, lustrous eyes ashine, tn
drift of carnation in the oval cheek
u Changed somewhat since we saw h
y three years ago-a little more W
manly, but infinitely more charming
tn Sitting there, in the balcony, wi
III the silvery gardens before her, al
e the sweet, delicious, dreamy, wall
: Strauss waltz floating to her ear
she fell to dreaming of the past.