St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-15


the address of Mrs. Chetwode's house.
Bursting into the room she cried, "Oh,
Bella. such a horrible thing has occurred!
Do help me.'' And she told her the whole
story.
Mrs. Chetwode said something by way of
calming her, and then she rang the bell
''Tell Martin to 90 to Mr.. Dacres,' and say
she will not return to dinner, I've prevailed
on her to stop with me. Now, my dear, we
mnst trust to Providence to helpus through"
'sBut suppose he saw meg"
ooh no, Wen suppose he didn't see you;
and 1 think you may trust Teddy-he's got
his head screwed on the right way"
Nina wiped away the tear, which had
flowed over.
~ didn't care for Teddy. What could
boy like that possibly be to mes Why, of
course love Rowley dearly-more than l
could tell you, And to think I should risk
it all in this stupid way. Oh! it's my abo-
minable vanity, that's what it is. Aunt
Jane always said it would be my ruin, and
so it will be-after this, you see, Rowley will
believe anything of me. Oh, Belle, what
shall / do! I shall die.'' t,t.s
''Well, my dear, it's the best thing that
could happen to you if you are going to be-
have in this absurd manner If l am to
help you it's not by letting you sit there and
cry.'
'Wh-at do you wish me to dog"
''To dry your eyes and come down with
me to dinner and chat away as we always do.
If your husband was going home Martin will
bring back word that he is there, or else
he will come here and fetch you"
ssYou took the message?" Mrs. Chetwode
asked as the two ladies descended to dinner.
eyes, ma'am."
Greatly, Nina, ought to have ordered
better dinner for you"
"Oh, I'm not a bit hungry"
'EBut you ought to be, after going about so
much as we have to-day. By-the-by, how did
you decide about that hat | saw! Do you
think it will suit you? Describe it to me-"
Forced to answer, Nina was trotted by her
friend from one subject of toilet to the other,
until there came a laundering knock ON the
door.
'Dear, bless mel What a late visitor! Who
can it be? Martin, just go out and look
never mind the door, and Mrs. Chetwode
jumped up and stood so that she could hear
the inquiry SIS Mrs. Dacres hereg"
eyes sir, the ladies are at dinner"
ooh! Ali"
Captain Dacres, is that you?" Belle had
run out to meet him. 'sWhat surprise
Nina, fancy, here is your husband, DEAR"
and she preceded Rowley back into the din
ing room.
''Rowleyl" For her life Nina couldn't say
more-every atom of color had forsaken her.
''My dear child, have frightened you!
I'm so sorry, but found after all, l had to
come to town. Carne has mace such an
awful mess about the gun he was to get for
me, and sol didn'twrite. thought I'd sur
prise you"
''Nina laughed out like boisterous child.
"What silly thing 1 am" she said. II
was afraid something had happened"
Rowley put his arm around her, for though
she was laughing, her voice sounded like
crying all the time.
Under other circumstances he might have
been more struck with the little embarrass-
ment which she could not perfectly control,
but at the moment he was not quite himself
either That impudent Doady Donne had
PLAYED shameful hoax on him-had actually
had the audacity to declare that she had seen
his Wife-Nina, Mrs. Dacres-in Teddy Vere's
hanson The bare notion made him furious,
and-though telling himself all the while that
he didn't believe it-until he had found Nj
ma seated with her friend it was impossible
to feel any security.
'"Pon my life, it's too bad!' he was say
ing mentally.
While these reflections occupied his mind
he was giving scraps of news to Nina, and
answering Mrs. Chetwode, who was frankly
saving that she hadn't q morsel of dinner to
give him.
''But don't want any; I've only just had
most enormous luncheon.
Luncheon! Whereof
"Why, my dear, at the station-ham, beef,
beer-you know-Veal pie-that sort o.
thing''
Crowley! how could you! You'll be awful
ly i'll, you know"
''Not bit of it, not I. I''-but at this
moment rat-tat-a- t-tat went the knocker.
Oh! agony-there wasn't a doubt this was
Teddy
81 say, what game-here's another visit
DRIP remarked Captain Dacres cheerily.
Gone who is expected, 1 shouldn't Won
der" Mrs. Chetwode, as usual, rose equal
to the emergency. "We may as well let the
cat out of the bag, Nina, and tell him. We
have got young man coming to take us to
the play" and turning to Martin she said:
''ahow him into the boudoir if that's Mr..
We're"
''Mr. We're! What, Teddy! Here, stop, I'll
open the door'' exclaimed Rowley, hastily.
'Don't you CO."
''But why?'' interposed Mrs. Chetwode,
amazedly.
because it's interrupting you so awfully
in your dinner. No, no, we'll go upstairs
together-it'll be all right you'll Sect
'1'm not going to leave them together.
Teddy" called out Mrs. Chetwode, ''come in
here. Have you bought tickets for the Com
edy?"
Tickets, eh?''
ooh, it's no use Disgusting; we've''-
'sNo, nop' broke in Rowley, mot bit.
know all about it, old fellow; they've told
me what you've come to do-rll go with you.
By Jove, capital idea. Ha, ha''
sob, it must be the beer" thought Nina.
MRS. Chetwode, Pm awfully sorry,'' be-
gan Teddy, ''but do you know, I've made
such a mess about the Comedy; they amt
playing that piece at all there now. hope
you'll both forgive me.''
GLOW tiresomel What a naughty boy you
are'' said Bella. "Now there's nothing for
US to do.''
''Nothing to do,' said Rowley. s'Not bit
of it; we amt going to be stumped for one
failure; we'll go OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shall it
be, Nina, eh?"
'Any place you like, dear, so long as am
with you, " the big brown eyes seemed to say;
and Rowley, looking back again, thought,
"And could doubt her-bless her heart the
darlingl' while Nina kept repeating, ''This
will be lesson for me as long as live.
Never again, no more firtation-never,
never, neverT'
Later in the evening Nina and Rowley
went off together.
care we to follow the turtle doves?" said
Teddy with sarcasm.
Gas you please" said Bella, Shut it
doesn't in the least matter-you know I've
scolding in store for you, Teddy?"
''No, not now,'' and he held up his hands