The Bossier banner., 1889-11-07

Jollity, else we shall miss half the
piece"
And. what is of more Importance. E"
ADDED his friend, sarcastically, ''miss
SO much contemplation of this lovely
dummy, Miss Gladys Dalton"
The other vouchsafed no reply. ex.
cept to ring the bell for his cab, and in
a few minutes Barring found himself
seated at Lord Winterbourne's side in
the front row of stalls at the Jollity
Theater.
The piece was already in progress;
indeed, the third act had been reached,
and Miss Gladys Dalton was now upon
the stage in the costume of a Spanish
peasant girl. She took little part in
the dialogue, and none whatever in the
singing and dancing. Hence there ap-
peared good reason for Baring's strict
ure upon her, that ''she could not act
or sing bit. But her beauty was
undeniable, and her figure was the
perfection of natural grace. Lord
Wlnterbourne surveyed her with rapt-
urous eyes. But she did not vouchsafe
single glance, either to him or to any
other of her numerous admirers who
filed the front rows of the stalls.
At the end of the act he arose and
threw her bouquet of choice flowers.
to the handle of which he had attached
the diamond star. Her eyes at once
detected the glittering jewel, and she
made him little courtesy and favored
him with one smiling look.
'Bah!" muttered Barring. IA CHEAP
return for f500, upon my soul!"
81 would not forego it for double the
sum, replied his friend.
my dear fellow" Barring answered,
"she has probably bestowed precisely
the same look on twenty other men in
the course of the evening. Hark! there
are two fellows discussing the woman
now"
Lord Winterbourne and his friend
had reached the lobby. on their way
out.
81 say" one of the men was saving
Che was just in front of our two ac-
quaintances, and they could distinctly
hear every word), Ibid you see the
diamond sparkling on that bouquet
which Winterbourne threw her? It
was an uncommonly large one-must
have cost no end. +"
''Winterbourne knows her weak
ness" replied the other. land is try
ing to outbid all others by gratifying
it. The woman has an extraordinary
craving for jewels. I should fancy that
she has more given her than any
actress on the stage. The wonder to
me is what she does with them ALL"
"Sells good many of them, | ex-
pect, the first speaker replied. But,
for my part, I'm hanged if I'd waste
money on such block of marble"
''And yet," the other said, 'these
scornful, stand-off women command
more admiration than your yielding,
ones. Whena woman won't
look at you, you feel inclined to make
her, don't you know?"
do you?" was the answer. Gas far
as l am concerned, when a woman
tnrns her back on me, always turn
mine on her. In any case, 1 wouldn't
make fool of myself over such q
specimen as Gladys Dalton"
Barring nudged his friend.
''What do you think of that, Winter
bourne?" he asked. ''Hear what an
amiable character this incompatible
Gladys bears"
do you suppose" Lord Winter
bourne retorted, irritably, ssthat care
one straw for what such cads as those
say about herP Probably they have
never seen her off the stage, and never
spoken to her in their lives. [ dare
say they would give their ears for an
THAT is easily Obtained" Barring
ANY man who cares to give
'he price of a fine diamond or ruby
gains his introduction at once. What"
(as Lord Winterbourne ordered his
,oachman to drive s'home'') ''are you.
hen, not going to have supper with
vour charmer on Grafton streetP"
"She would not see me at this hour
I did, else ! would go and make her
In offer tonight. | shall do so to-mor-
'ow, whatever happens, for can not
tand this sort of suspense any longer!"
''Look here!" answered his friend,
peaking with more serious warmth
han he had yet shown. for heavens
AXE don't be fool! OF course, the
woman will accept you"
''By Jove! I wish it were of courser''
''Of course, the woman will accept |
-oup Barring repeated. Not out of |
my regard for yourself-be sure of |
out of regard for your posi-
ion, title and estate! Why, man, you
ont suppose that this grasping, hard
eaded Miss Gladys viii reject the
reatest 'parti' in London, do you?"
Il don't believe she'll have me, was
he gloomy response, sin spite of what
on say"
80, she'll have you, sure enough
ather too surely, as you will find to
our cost. For. when you begin to