Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

m to his charge. BeIgarde mentioned TO
n him Alan's desire, and asked whether
q such an idea was feasible.
s. .Well, sir, +" said Wolf, "he can be
u ouiet enough. if be likes, and it graft
II fes him TO think he's acceptable in So
ciety. Our Governor does not mind
Il his visiting, only he must not have
N any thing but claret no spirits; and
we must leave by O'Clock so as to be
N back at the Yews by bedtime.
But there is lady at my house"
q remarked Belgrade.
II 1T does not matter Tor that, replied
%Wolh, che meets ladies AZ home and is
\ all right if he don't get what is bad for
81 him.
Z Very well, then. call cab, and you
Nmust come on the box"
N Fred Belgrade did not mind taking
Il stranger suddenly home, because he
n was in reality married old bachelor,
q of organized but not offensive selfish
ness, and there was always plenty for
NJ dinner. He had retired early from the
81 service, and before returning to En-
4 gland had visited New Zealand, with a
view of seeing whether he would like
n TO settle there. OF course his pension
"a would 90 farther in such place, but it
~ turned out too like India--too far re-
N moved from amusements, choice food
q and variety in drinks, and he decided
q that England would be best But ut
N Wellington very unexpected thing
happened to him. There was n widow
II living there whose husband, Captain
s Engle, had had something to do with
a the police; pleasant fellow, rumor
said, but too fond of his glass-dead in
consequence. She was not more than
thirty-fve. good figure, pretty face,
and one who did not mind bachelor
habits. The confirmed celibatc got
smitten with this woman and actually
proposed to her; but she, with many
Acknowledgements of the compliment
and gratitude for his kindness, told
i him, with tears in her eyes, that it
could never be. On his urging her to
say why. she disclosed, with apparent
reluctance, that she was not on terms
with her own family at home, and
should not be received by them nor adj
mitted into general society if she re-
turned.
mind on the widow, and being man
who cared little for his relations, and
who had habitually lived very much as
he liked, he told her he should ask
nothing about her antecedents, and was
quite sure she would make him very
happy, and was Just the person he
liked. So they were married. And
when they arrived in London thev set
tied in Matlock Road Villas and estab-
lished n very sensible modus vivendi,
founded on the determination that nei-
Their should bore the other in the slight
est degree.
As they drove along in the cab, Men
zies, who still, in droll way, retained
his whisper, assured Fred (for he had
overheard the conversation with Wolff
that lie was particularly suited for fe-
male society, and great favoritc in
that quarter.
IL occurred, however, to the Colonel
that he might have spoken, or some of
his friends might have spoken, in the
wife's presence of Alan Menzie's mem
tai condition; and, therefore, he thought
it would be better, lest she should be
frightened, TO present him under a
feigned name. He told this to Menzies,
who was delighted with the idea of per-
sonation, anu considered the idea of
deceiving Mrs. Belgrade a masterpiece
of cleverness and cunning. When they
arrived at the Villas Wolff went around
to the kitchen, and Fred, taking Men
zies into the dining-room, left him
there and went 10 his wife, who was
sitting in the drawing-room.
My dear" he said, a have picked
up m old acquaintance, Major Smith.
He is sometimes r9ther noisy, but
hope YOU will not mind will get rid
of him very shortly after dinner. His
man-serYaut was with him. and | have
sent the chap into the lower apart
ments, where / hope Susan viii give
him welcome
Mrs. Belgarde had a subdued, quiet
face, touched q little by time, but the
long lashcs still covered the limpid
eyes ana the good features remained,
if they seemed little sharper in con-
tour from the thinness of the cheeks.
Her complexion preserved, too, one
especial charm-a delicate, natural
tinge, like the faint pink on some al
most white roses.
a am very glad TO see your friend, "
she said, land there is plenty to eat
soup, fowl, sweet5read, and an open
apricot tart will just run and tidy
myself"
And upstairs she went Menzies,
still whispering, said he would wash
his hands, and passed into the labora-
tory, but returned TO the dining-room
before madame came down. Dinner
was served.
I'VE will sit down, " said Fred. Mrs.
Belgrade cannot bear me to wait for
her
And they had nearly finished their
soup when the door opened and becom-
ingly dressed in blue, which suited her
Light hair and fair skin, the lady Of the
house entered the room. But she got
no further than the threshold. She
fixed her eyes on Menzios, trembled,
and then growing preceptibly pallid
and CHASTITY fell back to the passage.
How sharp these women are,
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