Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-10

gave it up.
But that night dreams OF f~air-haired,
blue-eyed ballet girls disturbed mis- rest
and lett him the next day longing for
evening to come that he might go TO
the theatre and see his beautiful UNI
known again. But he was doomed to
bitter disappointment, and it was the
same every night that week. In place
OF his enslaver was a black-haired viva
cious French woman, who p~irouetted
about the stage with more facility, il
less grace han her predecessor.
At last he resolved to end this sus
pense, and one night boldly sent in his
card to mademoiselle's d~ressing-room.
He received a courteous to en-
ter, and was greeted in voluble French.
He asked mademoselle if she could give
him any information as to the name
and address of the young demoselle who
had taken her place one night. s
Jack Wainwright, with his sunny
hazel eyes, and close-cropped, yellow
hair, tall and aristocratic, was very hard
TO resist, and certainly this little
Frenchwoman could not long withstand
the tender g~lauces and delicate homage
which he so well knew how to bestow,
and under promise of strictest secrecy
she revealed the whole.
She had been maid to her dear young
lady some years ago, until she learned
the fortune her feet might give her,
and went on the stage. Even then she
was a sort of companion to her former
mistress, who looked upon her as n
friend on account of her untiring devo-
ton. Now her young lady had been
away to school for some years, and when
she got to the city went the very first
day TO see her. She found her almost
Frustrated with a sever attack OF sick
headache, but not daring to. forfeit her
engagement at the theater, for she was
so dependent upon the salary for the
support of herself and little girl.
When her young lady saw her friend
in such a condition she proposed a plan
which at first quite stunned poor mad
emoiselle by its audacity. This was to
go to the theater in mademoiselle's
place and put to some use the talent she
had for dancing, and which mademoi-
| selle had cultivated thoroughly. She
had even taught her, as luck would
have it. the very dances which were
used that night. After repeated en-
treaties, during which excitement
mademoiselle's headache grew steadily
worse, she at last yielded, and the rest
we know.
heard, and then he asked "her' anne.
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The name he heard was "Pauline
Raemy," that OF the girl whom he had
so distinctly said he would not marry.
All hat was changed now, however,
and it was with a happy heart that he
heard, when he reached home, OF the
dinner his mother would give that
night to introduce her son to his afff-
anced.
1t seemed to him that she would not
come. But at last Miss Raemy was an
nouuced, and she entered, more beauti-
full than ever to the expectant lover, in
a black-lace dinner dress, whose low
neck and short sleeves showed the pol
ished whiteness of her skin. To him
was given the honor of taking her in,
and oh, how little attention he paid to
those delicious pates and truilles that
would have delighted the souls of so
many ~epicures.
After dinner was finished, leaving our
friend Jack more in love than before,
his mother considerably asked her son
to show Miss Raemy the conservatory.
Seated in n remote corner, by "a splash
ing fountain, Miss Raemy suddenly
broke the silence that had fallen upon
them.
"Mr. Wainwright" and her face was
suffused With bushes, II have not yet
thanked you for your goodness in saw
ing me from that horrible man, and
afterward not mentioning the occur
renee mere tonight. And | cannot do
so us | would. But
"Do not speak of it. Pauline-may
call you that?" And then he could con-
tain himself no longer, and he broke
forth passionately. pauline, forgive
you how | love you, how | worship you,
and oh! beg that you will not quite
refuse me hope, for you are the first
woman for whom | have ever cared, and
do not consider me presumptous on
our short acquaintance, for telling you
how you have taken my heart by
Storm
He looked at her imploringly. She
did not raise her eyes but said:
''Oh, Mr.. Wainwright, you do not
know what you are saying, for the very
night when you saved me had done
something for which L shall always be
ashamed, and if you knew you could
say"
''That l love you. Ay, | could and dc
say it, for I know to what you refer.
Dearest, [ loved you from the moment
saw your sweet face at that theater; as
you did not come after that, l at last
sought out her whose place you had
taken, and she told me all. Now, will
you tell me II / may hope a little thai
some day you will like me enough to
marry me?"
YES, Jack" she whispered, so low
that he must needs bend his head to
hear; and then she said shyly: SIT will
not be so very hard, for think | love
you already"
''Bless you, my darling, for those
words! And, please God, you shall
never repent them"
And he gathered her close in his
arms, and their lips met in a kiss that
sealed their be%trothal.
Il Il n Il ~
Three months after all fashionable
New York went to the wedding. And
as Mr.. Harry Kimberly went up to con-
graduate the bride, he said:
but it is too bad that Jack should
marry the premiere dansense."
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