Telegram-herald., 1889-10-26


TIE co-ee IS wife
has iust made him. Il am 90 glad 20
hear you cay so 7 vas on The verge.
nay dear. IL pEopOallK some such social
distraction And pray eh0m have you
hi apon
Ce6slia RadrliTes handsome dark
eves are stadylng the taole-cioth now,
and there Is tlo tinless lit-le fragment oI
a smls 40 elther corner II her mouth as
she answers ambigu0osly
"A .ady and gentle euaan.
4Inased RESPONDS 1lr Radcliffe.
with an assumption % interest which he
IN reality possesses FOR h-tle except bis
aresa-aouses aa1 his vesetaole-garden
s-Nhom have YOU selected, my lover
Ihal IS. DO know them
You have met the lady, / an sure.
She l. Allss Elotso BrlstOw, and tbs gen
tIenan is AIr. Parker EOlsOia-
Mr Radcliffe considers this response
for moment. and then up go his gray
touched eyebrows in unmistakaole a.
toDi.hmsnt "Mv dear, you must be
making some mistake. have heard
YOU say very hard things about both
thee people. I remember your being
very angry. indeed. az Elotse bristow.
Just before your marriage, for-fOr-
Cant you recollect Why Interrupts
Mrs Radcliffe, In smiling interrOgatiye.
.4lhis was nv reason FOR being angry
Elolss chose 10 spread abroad certain re-
ports about rae when was poor little
Ophelia shelton, which, whether they
we're true or false. concealed behind
them the design OF preventing our mar
rlags. You were sensible enough not 10
believe tho gossip. and so che was de-
feated-
But. have you forgotten her. Opheliaf
thought not.
Mrs. RadelNe's face Il very calm and
gentle Ia its expression. psi ~ my
dear Radcliffe, what Is the use Of cherish
Ing grudgesy
Folsom2 You used 20 dislike him.
well remember. What was It by-the-bye
thaE he did 70 OfTendf
''Oh. IL was two years before l met
you. and during the year that lived IA
PhilaAslphia with Aunt Fannie. All,
husband mine, what memory you
have
..rm getting old, Ophelia."
Nonsense. You 70 "A young As /.
Thanks for the delicious cOmpli-
rnent. waft kiss 70 you across tne
breakfast table. Now. tell ue what II
was that your Philadelphia friend did.
ssHe set a very dear friend OF niue, q
Mr.. Fnrren. against me-. by telling her
fnnA WbS - lAAAt AoA AAooNu~
faII IN love with me. he never knew
that had found the truth out before
left Philadelphia, but I had
"And you are going 20 have these
two people. both OF whom / know that
you hate. up a. ElmdaleG" murmurs Mr..
Radcliffe. lifting both hands In mock In
teaslfy of amazement. Il never could
understand some of your whims. Ophe-
La. they are quite beyond me. Blythe
bye. DO these forthcoming guests knoH
each otherf
.sNo; doubt {; they have ever heard
each others name. Parker Folsom has
afwavs lived IN Philadelphia. sou know.
and Fioise 10 View York. Mr.. Folsom
IA on here now for . month or SO. L have
lately heard from Mary Waldron. an old
PhHldsiphla friend He IA horn ,Or bus
iness rsasous-trying. Mary writes. to
save little from tie wreck Of his for
tune"
"Ah ne has. then, met with severe
losses I knew he was ricn-or. rather
I remember your telling mo go.
"He has lost next 20 everything, they
say by the failure OF Rushit STAN.
mer"
little silence follows. Presently Nr
Radcliffe looks up from his coffee witi
the least suggestion ~ a sly twinkle il
his pleasant eye.
.And. my dear-ahem how abou
khis Miss El0ise Brlstowl + she ahein
well on
..Noe a. an. A church-nouse Il n
handsome circumstances compared viii
her
Five or six days after the sbovs con
vprsation Mrs. hadoiif's's guests arr. 2.
At ElmGais. Each of them Is bswilders'
by the invitation. and each takes IL as
sign of peace and goodwill.
Now that she "a Mrs. AlCernon Rad
ellfe. Elolse Brlst0v tells herself. ''sh
feels that she can afogd - pardon n
past.
-"she has hoard that Z have lost m
money. muses. Parker Poison. ''aDd al
concludes 70 show herself uagnanimou
and al that Well. rs rruiy wondsrfu
What strange things happen. l th0ugn
that woman detssted mo-"
The guests fnd every hospitalit
awaiting them on the charming estate O
Elmdsle.
.You have a most exquisite hon
here. Parker Folsom tells his hostes.
whIe6 thev ara 'eft alone 20 -sther Tor
few moments. 0n the aighs o, bis a.
rival
"Tpsr Dc Tor really think soy = ~
sweet answer. "I'm so glad everythin
rlsases yen And how about your -
fovv- guest. Mas Bristowi Is not sb
lovely
"r never specially admired brunettss
Is Parker Folsom reply. ~fsh a cover
glance az the faxen treeses of Mrs. Rse
ciffp
The IedV laughs
ssAh. lt doesn mrch matter tsncr
whether one - blond or brunette. 4 On
has immense wealth.
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