The evening world., 1889-10-10

erod velvet carpet on the parlor hoor' an apuh.
dance of tuited chairs Of negative case ana
ability; handsome curtains OF point de gene
lace fell from gilded lambreqnins, aud the whole
interior will, it, warmth Of color and charm OF
~peatiieEs was nirrored in the French pier glass;
The only thing suggestive OF hght lhtahtry
war a baby bath-tub or decorated china. from
which All arm had been amputated, and when
under the shelter Of a console only a woman
would recognize.
MADAME was immenSt-Frencl, handsome,
urbane. ipsinuative and cunning a. any portrait
I'm Dickens or Daudet. Somebody said q Frencn-
woman and her maid can outwit forty devils
and madame has the maid. She was simply
magnificent as she sat sQuArely before Inc WIN
the crimfon cleaning through the clear amber
of her cheeks, her splendid black hair coiled
about her well poised head. and her fearlesT'
brilliant brown eyes looking on and through me-
She too wore n white muslin dress win a
trailing skirt and flowing sleeves that LETT her
beautiful brown arms bare. Her column-llko
throat was OH view TO the ~claviclo,- and mo
Grandeur of her proportions was heightened by
the streamers Of black ribbon that fell from her
shoulders to her feet.
told her frankly that l wanted a baby, and
told her my husband wa awav-the lie brought
the color TO my face and my confusion under her
cold, brilliant eyes was mistaken for genuine
distress and rebounded at once TO my interest.
MADAME UNDERSTOOD.
II understand it all. You need not tell me,
madame. Your husband 10 away in Europe no
Doubt. You want a child. You want to make
IL his child. There is 4 purpose. Perhaps IL IN
for his love and perhaps for money. Those are
the only motives Of life. Take away love- rpnrn
money. and who would come to me for assist
! ance? Where do You liver
MY home IL in Illinois"
lyon have no children"
NO"
Never had any7"
Never"
By stretching the india-rubber of my con-
science. l let her infer that the antipode would
be in this country about November; that l had
plenty of money, but a great Deal moro pride
and prudence. and that ! needed advice and in
terest. She looked at my hand and at my sea
ring.
All, no wedding ring, / see''
mo. Solitaires are moro fashionable"
Then She delicately turned mp the hem OF M
dress and looked at my petticoat. l was in luck,
for. 1t happened to be a Frenchy thing, and
verify believe the fat Val established her conf
dence,
what Is your Nance"
Pardon me il / withhold it"
Cefthlnly. hhNo " u - YOU hhc' DuN Jo'
Knew the secrets l carry here In my breast, vol
would not doubt mel Oh, il You but knew
The Hamilton Atari S nothing to some of them
But keep your secret. ] will have the less loa'
to carry"
DO you know Mrs. Hamilton"
sHE BLAMED MRS. swISToN.
1T was l who gave her The second child
That one died. All the fault OF Swiuton Sh
changed the milk, l told her not to. She disc
beyed. The second day the child was brough
back here dead. refused to receive it. Oh
but it was 4 beauty! Such 4 pity. too. Ma
lame I give you this advice. Never trust you
secrets to a nurse. Never. II You do you al
lost. Look at Mrs. Hamilton. But for Dor
nelly she would be a happy wife this minute.
Now. what are you going to do? You war
a boy, fair. Well, how do YOU intend to maj
age? Who knows of this? Nobody? Nobod
but you and /. That is good. That there
safety in numbers is a lie. Tell nobody. Nov