The Bossier banner., 1889-11-07
A JEWEL OF A WOMAN.
The Secret Which She Intrusted
to Lord Winterbourne.


where are you going this evening,
Winterbourne?"
"Oh! I'm off to the Jollity. Will
you come with me?''
81 was half engaged-still, I'll come
10 take care of you. You need looking
after badly. Your infatuation about
Gladys Dalton is becoming the talk Of
the town. A common burlesque act
ress-phaugh!'
"My dear Barring" answered Wis
count Winterbourne, warmly, "she is
the most divine woman l have ever
seen, and won't hear word said
against her. / tell you frankly that, il
/ could win her consent, 1 would make
her Lady Winterbourne tomorrow.
"'Pon my life, this is sheer mad
nessn his friend demonstrated. 1.-The
woman can neither act nor sing a bit.
She depends solely on her beauty;
and even that is nothing phenomenal.
There are scores of others equally at
tractive.n
ITO my mind she's the only woman
In the world" Lord Winterbourne re-
piled.
THAT is unfortunate, y was the re-
tort. ''For she certainly does not re-
gard you as the only man. Indeed,
there are fifty other fellows whom she
favors with her smiles, and for the
mere purpose of obtaining presents
from them. You know she has a craze
for iewelry.n
Il know she is very fond of it, and
care to crafty her in this respect.
See, here is a diamond star, from
Chouse G. Cheetalrs, which heard of
her admiring the other day. called
in at the shop and bought it this after
uoon.n
REALLY, Winterbourne, said Barring,
as he examined the magnificent jewel,
this is gift worthy of an empress.
May ask its igureP"
Five hundredr' was the reply.
Barring shrugged his shoulders and
elevated his brows, not in surprise, but
IN disapprobation.
Can you not see," he inquired,
that the woman is fooling you in
order to make money out of youP She
Is always limiting her admiration of
some of Chouse & Cheetalls treasures
to one or other of her admirers. The
jewelers. ought to pay her a commission;
she Is source of unlimited custom to
them
You may sneer ather as you please y
tne other retorted, "but you will not
make me believe that she is not the
most divine woman under the sun, or
uissuade me from my purpose of win
nlng her for my wifer'
lis useless to reason with you, /
see, Barring answered. ''Throw away
your money, therefore, if you please.
bat for heavens sake don't throw
yourself away on such womanr'
II you had only seen her and spoken
% her-off the stage" Lord Winter
bourne exclaimed-.'you would admit
|
Have you, then, SO far improved
your acquaintance with her since we
iast metz" interposed his friend quickly.
1es! was the reply. 81 obtained
ner leave to call upon her, at her
rooms in Grafton street, where she
liVes with her mother. And | assure
you Barring. that the refinement of her
conversation and manner was such as
sne BEST bred woman in town could not
have surpassed y
Daring laughed, and again shrugged
MS shoulders.
Dld you press your suit with her?n
and heartPn ~
NO; her mother was present during
my Z. whole visit; and besides. she |
s,s sssased me with an easy, graceful in
1anerence, which quite checked all
possibility Of tenderness
z contemptuous smile curled Bar
ing lip, as he answered:
ron my soul, very Diana among
,sSssssses. w:s | quite believe yoH in that, |
,.as ~ln0eroourne. She is as cold ss
nar ,,.os0le' and cares for nothing but
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