San Francisco vindicator., 1889-02-16
,,rIoUs WOMAN.

,,olose ne I.,. Gno insignificant
1 !ss sss Leslie ha s,u oo' ewes and
/ BIZ BID freshness o fl Up t heV
.pd ~ io q let him Zip 10 g
rs jusi PG Sssntnsin Octavia
bsIga'ss racter than theS ha'o
/ Gsdit ior. art of brilliance
1 HsrdTlsca0 fulI-length mirror
il l'o;ed the space !. y De ~ fIsshing
| sip ssir darker ' tnan Nv whose
Ssg, END a. i pink and white
1 srbsps = nssiItuIlv concealed that
ri q . ks,,ossible to detect r.
i lpOst lInpJd' ii q rich vine
| dr ,s.;r,Ined With expensive ",
/. Dix ~ "a, dead-goId jewelry
u y BEL , 81 Of the same.
/ II n 4 initiate ! ? sa set tRrost.
| sages. sp rase and went down
i pd q nas5vsat.earpeted steps, che
hs 70 ~ to the silver-sweet
bs0s, NE. uncle; | promise
i lslA poL % darling, don't APP
/ ~ hDs and still less of mas-
| sost ,a VA ! plain white domino,
! soulI I'D with gold, and 4
~ p iry-Iesves ID ny hal E
1 q u n nav NE by the wreath =
j . In Tfncle. please say yes"
gl'a Az oace, then, child; t am
\ ~ soo Je that | can't resist
| aaslDg . va eooutemptuous curve On
i NJ va u uicke's lip as she swept
y rOOa cousin ran up e her
N, promised. octavia-h 1,t;,I h O
i aIII ,ppight 20. And you "'l' q
W, NJ. laid Miss Harlwicke
'sr: II have been 70 80 many
ssS:.balls that they have ceas
i M down and apparently
!. n sbsOrbedin novel which sh'
~, tbs center Of the table. /,
v Iooked half timidly Al her tal
aauld have liked to persuade
N 10 90, lW, Uut oHD
\ N h n and to speak truly. sh'
IA Ser somewhat. She had Al
.,i,s feeling how or whence de
Il. enid not possibly have tol'
N rstayis was false and treach
..r,sa Ii Ii A prejudice Ma
i n i herself, "but preiudices' 9
N u strong a. absolute cor
.slLeslie was as complete q cor
'nher cousin as exists in woman
SIight and fair, with grea
M and yellow whvy hair, 81
ara much smaller than OctayIs
ssA,Ags was in reality but a t.
N dBnnce In their height, an
III rtiring manner made rs
mach younger than she actuall
hw Gil, \ thought Mabel TO he
lam not sorry that she is nt
when the long wished for nigl
masquerade arrived, Octavj
rIoOk herself off, ITO spend II
nv as she casually remarked
4 !ritnd.n
u decidedly mean Of her" sal
rita The chambermaid; " sh
hat least have stayed TO help 70
yOurseli, Miss Mabel"
\, never mindln said Mab'
i; 'you will do Just as vel
1 atta, and you know 1t isn't as if
j whole fancy costume to put OF
aino is the simplest thing in tn
~
Ernest Delafeld, meantime, q,
I'D as a Knight OF the time |
gd Ill., was already atthe hou;
4 The masquerade was to be hell
n are prOverbially impatien
Ar Delsfeld could not accomm
BIS restlessness 10 the slo
aents Of the clock,
4 Rttel o'clock, and she not here
anured to himself. ''Can 1t
| that she Is not coming, aft
aat Instant. however. his hea
Joyous thrOb, as he caug
tall graceful figure, in
nerino domino fringed wi
salls through the folds Of
lAd gold hood he Just discern
VI polished leaves Of a wreath
s'Ves and Ernest Delafeld "
laaat biz long vigil was abo
nFrded.
aa be whispered, coming
aaf y the crowd would p,
vas the whispered answ,
aas fOlded note was thrust in
do waited an instant or t
Suspicious chances, and tn
sa0 read 1t, The inscripti
" very brief.
ae Wreath OF Ivy to the Br
Aeavalier's duty Is always TO 8
hs lady. Leave this plact
q pot attempt to eco me again
y nom me. This, If yuu love u
" drawing forth his tabl,
1F'aneid scribbled upon q
- yuu, and you alone. I o
AvSen while wonder at ii.
Ernest DelRtield
a-irnged domino was hov
4 alnl as be wrote it. He q
" per hand, bowed until
j plume Of his casque dro
md retired.
label Leslie entered the
Jung On her uncle arm.
IVA. M Mrobbing high with
Panons. Ernest Delatie
I sssssion. ~ II 'he
Tvs vas pale and looked
aest morning AS size cs
| Il Is Z, LATE breakfast-table.
INC the cOffee-urn, 10
~ III she had navar. l.
ssssl u dance at a bali Il
IN y We morning.