Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31


over tho bannister. "Why didn't YOU
g But, mademoselle. the footman |
didn't ask. He gave me the card and 1 |
sal |, Madame is at home Then he
said. We'll. give her that then.'n
ssVery we'll" said Solange with acer-
bity. sBut Won might at least have re-
Trained from SAVING that we were at
home. since Won hadn't been Asked
Nevertheless the sioht 81 tina countess
card somewhat nnpeosed her. That 4
prande DAME. az The rounteas' are. too,
shonld have takpn the tronhla IL drive
ont in TIM coiJ in order to leave 4 card
at their houae nrovad conclusivalv that
she wislaa 81 sanction her snh's Course
Thus ,ii,i Nine. Tarvenus, think likewise.
and Ana twr II dies rasolva3 that tba Iaast
thev co,,ld "a wonld 40 would no To cali
once more mon tbe conntess without
aalav
TH;s Ind haan arrancad uben M Tar.
ve,,na WIN snant an borr ~ b;s clnh
every dav cama in With verv cIor,led
brow
ssSometbinc very serious has han
pared' > cod t,s rat;rsd i;non drorar
Than- ayVe have No sacrets from vo,
nv danchtar and vo,, Lrow olrsody
that nv friend Ramillat has spoken to
me az hin des;ra of mnking n match ha-
tween Won and His son axnectad an
official nronosaI from him n rae waahs
400 I did not receive Il and since
then he bnd seemed tn avoid ma r did
not like to cali upon him because that
wonld have been nnd;on;tied nnder the
circnmstances Finailv met him 10
dav on tho straet aud ALTHOUGH he rra-
tended not 10 see me 7 accosted him.
WHAT'S the reason one nav.r seas Won
anv n,ors Ram;llat9' III seams 70 mo
s;,,, he answayed st;fflv sihot Il 10
scarcely NV Mace TO call nnon Won AGAIN
after fhe stem I took three weeks ego
and which Won failed to recognize in INV
wav." "lnd now Il turns ont that be
came here left his card ma was not
at home. and thonpht Of course ms we
had had a conversation ON the snbieet
the nrevions 6av that wonld under-
stand the visit az a formal demand nm
his and his son's nart for Solanoe,a
hand. Here we are at looeerheads. and
all because Won did nc3 olive me- his
card"
"But he never came. he never left
card, cried Nine. Tarvenue."
'In any case, there's good match
off," grumbled M. Tarvenue.
"Do not deplore it, I beg" remarked
Solange, with her most suberb mien. II
should not have accepted M. Usebe
Ramillat in any event. l hope before
lng to present to you son-in-law OF
quite another stamp"
in less than eight days Nine. Tarye-
nise and her daughter repaired anew to
the dowager countess. Solange was en-
chantingly handsome in suit of dark
blue with astrakhan trimmings, and a
toque of the same on her golden hair.
Mime. Tarvenue, in plush and Jets,
had assumed an indifferent and con-
temptuous air which she thought in the
best possible form.
when the counties saw the two ladies
enter her draMlng-room she suppressed
movement OF SURPRISE but she recely-
ca ner guests Win that gracious anil
ability which so successfully keeps peo-
pie at distance:
was sorry, she SAID IN her SLOW,
musical voice, moi TO nave Deen at
nome wnen you came some little time
ago 10 see me.
"The loss was entirely ours, madame"
said Solange, with empressment.
certainly, certainly, said Nine.
Iaryenue, who was very red and very i'll
at ease.
regretted the coincidence all the
more that l thought You might have
wished to see me with regard to some
church charity"
Solange understood the alluslon, and
he s eyes masleu IRE. :
up mau"ihe, an ln'efestea IN
enuion WIZ ~. Iu' uo nov solcls ala
ii CIV. VIue, she anuounceu 'rehcnane-
y We nase conie SIMPLY 10 prove
oul ioooBui.ion u .n1 WISH " wnlch
YOU weie PieaSeu 70 SNOW US .na, you
approveu u your son WISH 70 us.
II was now the countess turn to be
agltated Had Gerard really. gone to
Q these people, The daughter was
pretty-very pretty
~ did not know that my son had
called upon you, she said with her
grand ar. But his friends are mine.
An There he IS now. Gerard" ad-
dressing the young man who now en-
tered with smile, VIII you not intro
duce me 70 Nine. and Mile. Iarven-