Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-18

Avenue de l1mperatrice. Its appoint
ments were all upon a scale of quiet
magnificence. There could be no doubt
as to the dead Spaniard's riches. Var
ley, however was not marrying the
woman for the sake of the possessions.
He had of his own as much as she. Be-
sides, he was as in~fatuatedly in love as
a mar can be.
And no wonder, by JOvel" thought
M%oorhouse, who could not take his eyes
off of the bride. 'She's about the most
superb-looking woman I've seen in my
life!"
There were not many people present.
1t was still quite early when Castleton
and Moorhouse left the house. AS they
were doing SO a fooCman presented a
note TO their hostess on a small silver
salver. 1t seemed to be a rather coarse
looking affair. She took it up with
curious fingers.
SIT looks like a begging letter."
If it was. the supplant had timed his
appeal well. Out of the pleuitude of it's
W happiness there is little the heart
will refuse. And the beautiful woman
who stood smiling upon her departing
| guests with her betrothed by her side,
with the diamonds flashing from her
dazzling throat, and the light of many
candles on her Furnished hair, had
| upon herlips, her eyes, her brow, that
seal of triumph, of fruition, of culmina-
ton, set on man or woman---alone in
those rare moments of a very few lives
when the apex, the pinnacle of success,
seems to w been Teached--when fate
can give nothing more, nothing beyond.
M~oorhouse, who was keenly Impress
ionable, caught the keynote Of the sit
uation OF once.
George! That woman is positively
binding! Arthur Varley's a lucky dog,
and no mistake. She looks as though
she adored him. Strange, and yet
physiOlogically natural, too, that a mag
n~iiicent woman like that, with an
Astounding vitality, should love a
dreamy fellow, with .an artistic temper
ment, like Arthur. They are negative
and positive"
ooh, Arthur isn't weak" commented
COUPLE" he added.
"Oh, yes. Arthur has the dark, deli
cate, poetic type. 1t isn't very Ameri-
can. L don't now where he gets it
from. But the brides %type-that is I'M
common, if you will l don't think /
ever saw a hair of that Titiens color
with SO dark a complexion before. Its
unique and startling.
''Some CHILEAN women have it, They
had left their cab at the Arc de Triom-
phe and were walking down the Champs
Elysees in the mild spring night. And
| once saw a girl in IL of our own
southern states wsth just that coloring-
too," Castleton subjoined in a moment.
well, it's superb. But her eyebrowsl
Have you ever noticed Madame d'Ar-
royos' eyebrows, CastletOn?"
The elder man gave a dry laugh.
Il don't see how any one could avoid
noticing them"
st is their irregularity-one SO
straight and the other so extremely
archeo, which gives all that piquancy,
that strange je ne sails quot, in the up
per part of the face. | was some time
finding it out. But the thing flashed
upon me suddenly. 1t is q defect, OF
course, but it is a defect more facinat-
ing than a charm. 1t is like a brown
mole on n white neck-like Louise de la
Walters limp"
sob, you've lost your head" said Cas-
Teton cody. They had stopped before
a cafe. "Are you coming in with me!
No? Well, | suppose I'll see you at the
church tomorrow"
Arthur Varley and Madame d'Arroyos
were married at the Madeleine.
She had adopted the wedding dress in
vogue for French widows of distinction
and wore a long gown of white silk with
a mantilla of black lace draped owe her
head and shoulders. A little stir ran
through the crowd as she entered. The
beautiful ediiice was packed. She was
intensely pale, but more strangely love
ly than ever
The service was a very long one