Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-20
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dAN ON THE LEFT,
IN on the left, Kste--do
He has looked frequently

"who .-tf"
II ca |. have not seen him."
"supt u look?n
81 prefer not l came to see the play.
Is lot Helen Faucet superb"
80, b. l wish you would tell me who |
that gentleman On the left is / am sure
he Knows you aud he is strikingly hand
some."
AT present the stage interests me. Be.
sides, If men art ruue enough to stare Al
strangt re, there Is no occasion for us tu
initiate tnvm."
Your lad, ship has no curiosity /"
Not ANY l exhausted IL some time |
ago."
ii sr ladyship was not telling the truth |
she was Intensely curious, but It pleased |
her at the time to pique the h1uorabe |
Selma Dorset
The play finished in tumult of APP |
plause. Lady kate Talbot forgot every.
thlng IN her excitement, and as she stood
up, flushed and trembling, she inadvent
emily turned toward the left. Instantly
she recugui2td presence with which she
ought to have been familiar enough.
Tue gentlemen bowed with sp extreme
respect Lady Kate acknowledged the
courtesy III a mauuer too full of sstonish-
ment to be altogether gracious.
My lady was silent all the way home,
and for some Reason Selma was not dis
posed to Interrupt her revere. II did not
seem 10 be all unpleasant one Hates
face had bright flush on 1t and her eyes
hello III them hght-s light that resem
BLEED what Selma would have called hope
and love- II my lady had not been already
married, and nerNdesIiny apparently set-
tied
Selma, when you have got rid OF ali
that lace aud satin, come to my room;
have something 10 say to you'
Selma Nodded pleasantly. She was sure
1t concerned the gentleman Oh tue left
Lazy Talbot sat IN "a dream like stiffness,
looking INTO the bright blaze on the
hearth. Sac scarcely stirred as Selma
took large char beside her and scarcely
smiled when she lifted one of her ooseneu
eutls, and said, what exquisite hair you
have, Katel True golden
Yes, 1t is beautiful. l know that of
course"
'of what are you thinking so intently?"
"of the gentleman on our left to-
night"
An, who is her He seemed to know
you"
'ae ought to know me much better
than he does. He lis my husband, Lord
Richard Talbot"
"Katu!n
II, Is rue
Il thou sul Av was in Africa, or Asia, or
Europe VI some where at the end of the
world
He Is now in England, it seems.
suppose he has just arrived. / have not
sstn LIN b fore.
IVA, ye ne staying, then?''
Il pr ulu~ the left wing of his man.
h 1ts.I,t. 4,
usual l4 ,ght. His apartments are
there.
IN Il ", do tell me all, dear. You
know ] romantic love affair, and
am SUI, VIC g ~ one"
Aou ~tTH never more mistaken, Selma
There Is 10 love at all in the affair. TIA
is the setlrl VI tue whole position.
though YOU were staying here thi
week, and might probably see or N. ct my
lord, IT was better TO make all clear t
you People are SO opt to associate wronl
with things they do not und, rstand"
10 be sure dear. l suppose Lore
Richard and you have hau little disagree
ment. Now, II | could only do anything
toward reconciliation, l should be 81
happy, you know"
NO Selma, there has been no qusrre
and you can do nothing at all between us
don want you to try. ust be kin,
enough to ignore the whole circumstance
Lord Richard and | understood each olhe
nearly four years ago"
But 1t Is not four years since you mar
ried3"
'Just four years--yesterday
And my lord has been away"
Three years, eight months and eigt
teen days, so far as | know
We'll this is a most extraordinar