The Grenada gazette., 1888-03-10

never appeared to love. had in some
ntystcri' MS way come of conqueror ii
this affair, and pouted her disapprovs
at both me and the maid. When
stepped back to allow the coach tc
precede me, she made frantic gestures
with her hands. which were encaset
in small white mittens, and fairly
drove Gradgrind from her post Sh'
then bent her eyes upon me in an I'M
perious manner. which caused me Il
cringe.
"Ah. but. dear Princess, mental,
expostulated, 1--WE are on the avenue
and it is the hour of Miss Reard on
ride. You couldn't-you wouldn'
have your brother turn nursery aie
here?"
But the mittens continued to beat thu
air. until, muttering to Gradgrind
''Keep close beside me-" took my
place at the helnl and miserably
trundled the coach. Moll gurgle
triumphantly. as well she might, for
it was the successful preface to her
scheme. Daily after that she con.
trived to attach me to her train. until
one morning Malcolm. encountering
the interesting trio at the gate, de.
man ded:
Il say. is it Gradgrind or Mollp"
Now Gradgrind. who had face OF
the heavy, manly type, and figure
like an encyclopedia was not the sort
of person to call forth that kind of re .
mark. and l could afford to laugh
good-humoredly.
Don't you see the fix Pm in---the
kind of prisoner Of Chi!lon I've got to
be? It's scheme .sf Molrs to ell
slave me. and there's no more escape
from her than from Norm. She's
had me at the Casino and on avenues
till I'm the figure of the day. She
stops at the Bazaar. and calls my atten-
ton to the rugs; and she even went so
far as to demand q Persian lamp,
which-Heaven help me!--I bought
for her. and permitted her to carry
home"
Malcolm grinned. las il she didn't
try her little game on me. and as if
Id allow myself to be gulled that
way! Gradgrind to the Princess Moll.
and the Princess Moll to Gradgrind!
I'm the slave of no infant" So was
slave. and to an infant Well, had
suspected it. But why should NAL
colin stand there tapping racket OH
his arm, and grinning like n gargoylee
l suppose the fellows of my club
looked that way when I passed land
Miss Reardon.
] had discovered the intention of
the Princess to thwart all possibility
of a match between me and the lat.
ter, for which she had taken the popu-
lar method of making me appear
in the eyes of the one
woman before whom l desired to
shine. Only that very morning we
had passed her, the Princess imbib-
ing the juice of an orange through a
Of striped candy. while l
wiped the escaping nectar from the
'front.' of her coat with my handker-
chief Gradgrind contrived to look
movokingly detached from us at that |
moment. too.
Miss Re ardon. sweet girl. never so
much as smiled. but bowed gravely.
md with lingering expression
which would. under other circum-
stances, have filled me with happi.
less. The Princess frowned, with
lrew the striped column from her
ips and said: Go way!' in un-
accents to the lady who
proposed to do her the honor of s,op.
ling TO look at her
Pray don't notice her ill.humor,
urged, terribly abashed for a Phi. D.
nd club-man. "She hasn't learned
0 make distinctions yet. She re-
ards all young ladies as her nat.
raj enemies. Would YOU believe
he. Miss Reardon, she is frightfully
salous of meg
Miss Reardon smiled. 'Of you?
low singular!'
"Yes. And she absolutely will have
he gadding about with her. You
an fancy the kind of machine l am
educed to. I've heard-Tve read
bout the tyranny of women. but {
shouldn't have believed that it com.
fenced at the age Of eighteen {
onths.' II