Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-16

tic intellect and lnfallible judgment /
must prove sufficient food for her |
mental appstIte TO her lies end, and |
all other men were TO be to her as /
Enthusiastically as well as physically. |
And to bright active temperament, /
one intellectual companion always /
supposing he is intellectually is not SUI ]
ficent to supply the mental need.
Lord Percy Seton was a man, from I
the idea of making love to whom, Alike /
Nereker would have shrunk with aver
sion, but he was a most entertaining
companion, and always had some fresh
stories TO tell or hon mots to repeat.
He admired her also; and what woman
does not like to be admired 10y the other
sex, if only for the sake of the man she
loves? So she spent a sufficiently
pleasant evening by his side, though
her thoughts would 60 wandering to
| Norway. whilst Lord Percy was speak
ing to her, she wondered what Berthe
could possibly see IN that insipid Mrs.
Layton, to make a couple of months
spent in her company endurable.
What is the matter?' inquired her
companion, as he put her in her car
riage. Haven't you enjoyed yourself
! this evening, Mrs. NerekeIf''
''Oh, extremely, thank you-never
more 50! And you Will lunch with me
tomorrow, aud 60 to the exhibition
afterwards Won't you. Good nightI''
| But as she alighled at her own door
and entered her rooms they looked
rather empty and desolate To her, with
| no one but her maid TO bid her welcome
and her footman 10 hand refreshments.
| She was quite cross as she refused their
attentions, though she could hardly say
why, AID went 10 bed with her head
full of what Mrs. Bandon had said to
her, and an unpleasant feeling of doubt
as TO whether she had not after all
made a mis- take. But then she recalled
| Bertie's di>agreedble sayings and
doings, and fell TO sleep congratulating
herself that she was nd of them. She
had no lack of society in those days.
| As soon as she was known to be settled
the men trooped around her like flock
| of pigeons. y fashionable fiat, replete
| with every comfort, with beautiful
| woman to do the honors of it, was too
| good lounge to be treated with indif-
| ference; and so it came to pass that
after a viii Mrs. Vereker had more
visitors than she wished for. And one
OF two, who did not know her as they
should have done, attempted to gain
| too easy footing in her establishment,
which forced her TO be unclvn in re-
turn, and made her wish she ha / ac-
cepted Lady Beaumont's proposal and
remained under the protection of her
mother. Rumors reached her occasion
ally also-of course through her female
friends-that made her uneasy. How
Mrs. So and So had sad openly at her
last AT home" that it was Mr.. YER
eker'5 Jealousy of Captain Randolph
that had caused the separation between
them, or that young Mountjoy asserted
FOR fact that Mr.. Vereker had a chere
annie amongst the chorus at the Gaiety,
aud haI visited her in his company on
several occasions. When she heard
these ill-natured IaIsehOoIS, 4.I...e
wvuIu retire to her room and weep bit
terly, and wonder what she could do TO
prevent their circulation; and she al
ways concluded TO ask her husband S
: advice on the subject as soon as lie re-
turned TO L gland. "B-rtle especially
sail we were to part friends" she
would repeat TO herself, land as a
| friend l can, of course, appeal to him
to contradict these infamous falsehOOds
If l only know where lie was | would
write to him." But a she .dn't, she
. had to content herself with thinking
what she would say when thev next
met. But that did not happen till SIX
months after. One day. as Mrs. Yer
eker was driving in Piccadilly, she
caught sight of her husband turning
/ into his club. She pullei the check
string on the spur of the moment, but
. 10y the time the carriage stopped heI
} courage had failed her and she only
gave the order to drive home. Sudden
! ly, and without reason, she had turned
SICK and faint. But as soon as she had
r reached her residence she sat down and
, wrote 10 Mr.. Vereker ( o his club
asking him to come and see her. She
, thought he would reply, max ng al
: appointment, but to her amazement
2 when she walked INTO her breakfast
room the following morning lie was
f already there, seated and quietly rea l.
= ing newspaper. 1t was difficult fol
him not to feel at home in the apart
, mentS of his vii Alike, who wa:
2 atlired in pale pink robe de chambr
= and looked lOyelier than ever lat Z.
events III his eye-) leaut against ,
threshold of tue door for support as .t
/, caught sight of him.
! so soonl'' calculated, family.
[ IAN 1 too soonl'' he answered, RS,
Y ing. II thought as you SAID you needed
my advice l had better call on you a
= once. But perhaps l am de trop. Il
| you are expecting VISITORS don't hesl
bfNtC " So thAAN "AAA NtNAA ssN q hA4SA
cOn7enIent moment"
a "No, 1 am not expecting anybody, ,
: said Alike, and then she came FORWARD
r and added plaintively: "You have no
r shaken hands with me, Bertie.''
He put out his hand directly anC
:. clasped hers, but without removing Iii
8 eyes from her face.
= And how are you, AliXe?'
O sou te well, thank you. Have yol
breakfdstedI"
e mo. May have cup of coffe'
with you?"
/. Certainly" she replied, seating her
/ self an pOuIing out The coffee with
Ii sha ling hanl, "How brown you hav,
e grown, Berthe"
It Yes. I've been to Norway with th
Y Lay tons.'
t .. heard of it. Did you enjoy your
/. self?''
e lawfully. Had some Jolly fshini
r and shoot ng. And you?"
e ''Ol Eve been having no end O
) tima. | was in Paris with mother fO
ii two months, and now L am out all da
n long"
That's right. Don't overdo II
?, though. You look thinner TO me
And, now, what is it you want TO con
" suit me about? l did Lot know 20
t considered my advice worth having.
r. "B [ this IS matter that only cor
N Germs ou. selves, and no one else ca
contradict it, replied Alike, who Wa
rather more at ease by this time; an
II then she repeated to her husband til
v substance of the rumors that had ar
ID noyed her.
1t .When we agreed to separate" sh
- continued, rather timidly, you SAD
D. Berthe, that we were 70 continue friend
L III l...,- Lad