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

of is, would Rowley mind?''
Mind his own business, I should say
rather That's what they have to swear to
do in the marriage service, haven't they?''
The lady to whom the question was ad-
dressed, Mrs. Rowley Dacres, shook her
head reprovinlY. She was youny and very
pretty; and Teddy We're was not averse to
seeing her make pretense of being angry.
Don't let me hear you speak SO fippantly
OF matrimony," she began severely, land
for your future edifcation, it is not the man
but the woman who swears to obey"
''Then why in heavens name don't you
do as 1 bid you?"
Gas you bid me! Come, that's rather
strong form, must say YOU'RE not Row
ley, are you?"
''No, worse luck for me, Pm not" and
the good-lookng fair face put on such an in
tensely woe-begone expression, that the
resolution of the beholder gave way.
Poor boy! it really was dreadfully unlucky
that he should be so desperately in love with
her, more especially since Rowley had taken
to be absurdly jealous of him, as if-now
that she was married-she could ever think
seriously of anybody. Only after you'd been
brought up-to cut your teeth, as one might
say-firting, well it was just little bit hard
to give it all up at twenty-three. What more
natural that when she came up to town for a
few days shopping Teddy should offer to act
escort to herl-it was such pleasure to
him, poor fellow And as there wasn't
single soul left to see them, what harm
could there be?
Notwithstanding. the lady never lost sight
of propriety-Garden was always near
enough for her to be able to say, "1Ve my
maid with mel
Now it happened that on the previous
evening Teddy had shown visible signs of be-
coming unruly. He didn't see why he should
be sent away. Why could he not stop-stop
and have dinner with her?
E'Why? Because, in the first place, it
wouldn't do; and in the second-I forgot
though" she said; ''being man, ought to
have reversed the order-there's nothing to
give you"
'That don't NATTER" said Teddy heroic
ally-''I don't care what eat.''
ooh, don't you; but do-you might be
wanting to eat me-"
Teddy threw a look intended to convey
that he could conceive no more delicious
morsel.
"There, there, good-by and go away, dol"
she cried. Teddy was forced to obey her
command that he should take his departure.
81 must take care not to let that boy go
too far,' Nina reflected when he had gone.
her lace SOII6QcQ WIFI a SUlle LEaG ulLGeu
across it as she assured herself that ten min
utes with Rowley would make her forget the
very existence of Teddy. Poor infatuated
boy
Possibly Mrs Dacres's velvety brown eyes
would have opened a trife wider could she
have followed the footsteps of her devoted
admirer, Teddy, wise in his generation,
made the provision of consolation a mat
ter of principle. Matters turned out as he
promised, and he only picked up his griev-
ance against Nina the next day when he was
urging her that they should go to his rooms
and have tea.
After that the question Of the tea became
question of who should be conqueror.
'If 1 give in again, I'll be hanged" said
Teddy to himself, and he brought to bear
the various resources he was master of with
such effect that Nina was fairly beaten, and
confessed to herself that it served her right
-"he's been allowed to go too far, and this
is the upshot of it,
She made these reflections, however, with
face that told no tales, stepped into han
som with pretty air of being overruled by
will stronger than her own, and only in
sisted on keeping up her ungainly- sized
parasol because ''the sun in ones eyes is SO
disagreeable.''
Now, as a chance would have 1t, instead Of
fishing in the country, Captain Rowley Dacres
was spending that day in London Circum-
stances had brought him to town early in the
morning; but, to his discredit do tell it, he
hated shopping, and hadn't Nina told him in
every letter she sent that she was with the
dressmaker every hour of the day! During
those few months they were engaged, what
purgatory he had gone through. He was
lover then-he was a husband now, and he
IUhict1a1 tho OF M q lar nna I'm nv
the name of ''Not for Joe.''
The first few bars had but just escaped
him, when who should he stumble across but
an old chum, Nick Walcot, who gave a mys-
ferrous wink of his eye saying, CAN right,
old fellow, Pm going somewhere, and I'll
take YOU"
The somewhere proved to be small bijou
residence in the neighborhood of Thurloe
Square; and, arrived at the door, it sudden
ly struck Rowley who lived there.
ooh come, 1 say,' he began, drawing back
step or two, 81 don't half think this'n do.
Pm married now, you see, and I've given up
this sort of society,
Nick looked at him with an air of injured
surprise.
'sWhat do you mean?'' he asked. "There's
nothing against Miss Fisher that know off,
Rowley fastened to disabuse my prejudice
against Miss Fisher. ''Only, don't you know,
women get an idea, and though my little
wife's the best sort in the world, if she got
scent that I'd been lunching with an actress
instead of going straight off to her, there'd
be the very duce to pay.''
''Fiddle de dee! besides, how is she to
know? who's to tell her?'' And before there
was time to answer, vigorous pull was
given to the bell.
"Confound this fellow; I wish I'd gone
straight off to Nina. What fool I amp
These were the reflections of Capt. Dacres.
Coop gracious on me! Captain Dacres,'
said Miss Fisher, "what time it is since I've
seen you, to be sure; took it for granted
you were dead"
'EDeadr' repeated Nick Walcot "Why,
he's married; didn't you know?''
sob, it's about the same to me-" laughed
the lady, and then, she called, "Doady say,
come in here-there's a surprise for you"
And in answer to the summons a young
lady appearee who threw herself into dra-
matte attitude, exclaiming, "Whatl Captain
Dacres! Well I never! Why-who'd
thought of seeing you!'
Certainly it was not Captain Dacres who
had anticipated that pleasure, for while re-
spending with the best grace he could COM
mand to the chatf and banter which began
to be darted at him, he was consigning Miss
Fisher, and more especially the ELUSIVE
Doady to every depth between this world
and the one below.
The announcement of luncheon opened a
more cheerful vista. ''Here 1 am, and
must make the best or it,'' thought Rowley,
following, in company with Doady, Nick
Walcot and Miss Fisher. ''But if ever any
thing of the sort happens again may I be
tarred and feathered. To think 1 ever
thought this woman pretty, and to fancy
that to this day Nina is jealuos of herr