The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-14
ONE WOMAN'S METHOD.

one source of inhuence-beauty-and
that, after all, is no mean power.
Belle was a blonde-plump, tall,
1.-THE and slender, with a peculiar
floating grace in every movement that
was one of her chief charms-bIue eyes,
somewhat small but soft, and shaded
by light lashes, dark eyebrows (they
were penclled, but every one didn't
know that, and hair, long, thick and
fine, of the true golden tinge, which she
wore rolled back in the fashion so be-
coming to fresh, young faces.
What need Belle care if Miss LIE Growle
did whisper that her features were not
beautiful, her expression deficient, and
that when she had lost the freshness
and coquetry ofyouth, that she would
be positively an ugly old woman!
Ralph AUSTIN and Carlos de ArrOndO,
her Spanish lovers, didn't trouble
themselves to pry into the future.
They beth loved, and were ready to
quarrel for her. No one was more
alive to this fact than Belle; nobody
could have looked more unconscious
than she did, flirting her littlefan with
lazy grace in her fathers parlor, man
ifeSting her temporary dlspleasure
toward Carlos (who stood glOomily
silent near herr in no other way than
by her determined Inconsistencies of
his presence, and a marked and quite
overwhelming increase of pOliteness
toward Ralph Austin.
Ralph was born brave and modest.
As a consequence he appeared to adj
vantage. Bellies feigned admiration
began to grow dangerously real. Her
soft blue eyes sparkled with excite
ment, the pale flush Of her cheek deep
ened into rose, and Carlos, who saw
and read Alright the changes other face,
turned and walked sullenly away.
Belle, half intent on revenging her
self, half sincere in her admiration of
Ralph, passed the next two days very
much TO her own satisfaction. Then
somebody, perhaps Carlos himself,
wrote Carlos TO come and spend a few
weeks, nobody knew precisely where,
and Carlos went. The effect on Belle
was disastrous. When shefound that
he was really gone, she rushed at once
10 Viva Harrington, her cousin.
Oh, NTvia, he's gonel he's really
gone
Who's gone said Viva, looking
up ceoEy from the sofa on which she
-nr a-5w~
@Why-Carlos,"
ssWels'
Belle threW herself on the floor near
Viva and leaned her head on the So
a's edge.
Il am perfectly miserable,'
Why asked the provoking Viva.
Why You ask. Didn't / tell you
Carlos was gomez"
ADont you mean Lieut.. Austin?"
mo. Idon't Tiresome thing"
But whether this last referred to Vi
wa or the lieutenant this deponent
knoWeth not.
Viva well, Pm glad you have
your eyes open at last. | always
aid think him prosy."
"Prosyi He's no such thing-he's
entertaining, and agreeable, and witty,
and lively, and fascinating, and the
dearest fellow in the world, and L.
haven't treated him well-I know /
haven't
VIVA smiled s~cornfully.
You should have thought of that
sooner"
81 know ] should, you hard-heart-
ed, cruel thing-but he did firt with
Rose Kenyon, and / was so angry /
wish | was dead"
just then came a tap at the door.
II was Ellen, Bellies maid.
"Lieut. Austin wants to know if he
can see you, Miss Belle. He said some
thing about being ordered off sudden
ly."
Tell him / will be down in a mo-
ment, Ellen
Viva said nothing, but she looked
volumes; but that didn't disturb
Belle. She gave a touch to her hair,
another to her eyebrows, shook out
the dress, smoothed her morning
skirt, settled her cuffs, and went down
to the drawing-room where Ralphwas
r~ervously waiting for her.
81 am ordered Of, Miss Belle. was
his first s~alutation. 81 must 60 with
in the hour"
ssOh, dear, Lieut.. Austin, what can
we do withous your"
will you care?" he said softly and
eagerly.
Care? Why of course / snalll
We shall all miss you"
Ralph seized her hand and carried
It to his lips.
belle, will you write to me?"
Yes, yesl Good-byel" And Belle,
VINO really had the conscience to
be- ashamed Of herself, burst away
from his OBTAINING grasp. and ran to
her USUAL resource in time of trouble
Viva Farrington-apd: ooh, what