The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-25

grssped me by the shoulder and swung me
forcibly into the flies. How the audience
Kissed himl Most Of them had understood
the unexpected scene and many were
breathless with terror. Tho orchestra
leader whispered to Mile. d'Esterre that ii
was all right and b went ON with her
refusal.
"'COmfOrf, with q craven like youl Soon.
er would / diet Sooner, q thousand times
sooner, would I starve with my dear Jack
and here he is, to learn how / love him and
dctest you,' were her lines.
"And how the audience ~applauded now
They did not seem to notice the rather dis
heveled condition Of dear Jacks wig and
collar Inc necktie, q result of his sudden
and uninteptional exit at Lawrence's hands,
and they certainly did not know that the
hands Of dear jack so tenderly clasped by
the heroine, were smarting and blisteredl
'Of course she knew the condition of my
paws, and it wa when she INFESTED on
dressing and bandaging them for me that I
found courage enough to tell her how !
loved her.
"'YOu say you love me and want to mar
ry me- she said. by and by, In a tone of
surprise, yet you know nothing Of me, not
cven my name, for I am not French
81 know that you are a sweet, noble
tcomdn, be your name what it may made
reply. But before l insist on an answer to
my question I must tell you my story
(which / did, accidentally emitting all
names.
".How very strange! My father, at the
instance OF my ambitious step-mother,
against me becauscI would not agree
to marry some one he had selected for me.
Perhaps I was romantic, for I refused to
even see tho young man. I said l would be
loved for myself alone and would give my
hand only where my heart went
"'Had you seen the fellow may be you
would have liked him, and then I should
v have met you.' I said, jealously.
81 could not have fancied him! In all the
country there is o an idlcr, gayer, more
useless man than that young Henry Max
well! A devotee of tennis
"'WhOr I cried, excitedly.
"'Hcnry Maxwell Did you cver hear Of
him in New York;
"'Well, rather I answered, smiling.
"sIil warrant yOu never heard any good
of him!'
81 have the impression that he once
risked burnt fingers to extinguish the flames
oA q soAhk Auuy uASoS-tudO VI u X1loo
Anna Gordon, l believe; did you ever hear
of her!'
"'Who are you!' she asked, abruptly, IN
Open-eyed amazement.
".Henry Osmyn Maxwell, billed as Max
Osmyn, very mitch ut your service. A fool
ish fellow, who angered his grandfather,
Colonel Maxwell, because he refused to
marry one Anna Gordon, sometimes now
known as Mile. d'Esterre.'
".How perfectly absurd!' was all she
said.
'It may have been perfectly absurd, but
it was all quite true.
"We closed u engagement with Gus
Bailey that spring, and he, who had known
wife's story, was the only person taken
into u confidence and the only witness a:
our quiet wedding.
'Of course, our respective families re-
ceived US with open arms; to be sure. they
laughed at US, but at the same time they
showered gifts upon us and my delighted
grandfather presented me with a charming
villa up the Hudson.
"Here's u address-come and see US on
your way home and tell US whether you, too.
think our conduct was perfectly absurd
asour relatives express it ~ Chicago Times.