St. Paul daily globe., 1890-01-13
QUEEN OF HEARTS,
Eost Charming and Romantic Love Story, by Estelle
Richardson.
Richardson.

little glovcd hand.
Yet we never know what fate has in
store for us" Kate says calmly, in her
sweet. musical voice, which is sug-
gestiVe OF low, sweet music, as re-
jected suitor once said regretfully.
Kate walks with Philip Dorm by her
side, and talks and laughs in her usual
charming way, wondering the while,
glancing at his grave. dark face fur
lively, if it would be possible to bring
him again To her feet. To be rejected?
Well
Ii is night: and Philip Dorm is pac-
ing up and down on the beach in the
moonlight. after having been in Kate
Langdon's society all the afternoon.
He has for company mans great solace
"a cigar; and his thoughts are with his
tickle love.
The days glide by, and among the
gossipS another name is added to the
list of kate's victims. After the first
few days. Philip Dorm. like the rest of
the fated moths, seems to have given
up, and hovcrs around the light that
sooner or later is destined to destroy
him. But. unlike the rest of Kate's ad-
mirers, Philip seems to possess some
power over the proud beauty which she
seems to strive against in vain. She
had vowed to bring him again to her
feetif possible. but had not reckoned
that in the trial there might be danger
10 herself.
Kate walks and drives with her old
time lover, and accepts his flowers,
which always seem to have something
distinctive about them. She does not
give herself time to think how it all
must end. keeping only in mind how
coOlly in years past he had given her
'lhG IL YnorlU irf ~.
yet Philip has not proposed, and Kate
grows reStiyc.
She iSquitc sure he loves her again.
and she has more than encouraged him,
but he does not seem 50 eager as the
rest for the great stake, and the tim C
draws near when they shall leave New
port.
There is tea which later will termi-
nate in dance. Kate is looking lovely
in pale-bluc silk gauze, and has been
in a somewhat reckless mood all even
ing. She has sent two more men to
their doom: but dances as if uncon-
sciOuS of the fact.
Philip Dorm has been watching Kate
all the evening with dark looks of dis
! approval. She is standing flushed from
her last dance when Philip comes up TO
her.
"One Dance" he says with smile.
Kate looks at him with the rare
witchery of her face, that usually
| makes mems pulses thrOb wildly.
You are warm. and tired, too, are
you not?'' Philip asks.
"Ycs; don't quite see the sense of
dancing on such q warm night" Kate
says; ~,
Dorm answered quietly but significantly.
GsNnlg IN hnt of
the evening. ] missed Allison and
Compton early In the dance, and, of
course, guessed the reason," he said,
c0olly.
Hates bright. panSy eyes dropped a
little, and for almost the first time she
felt ashamed Of the power she used for
another's undoing.
Il often think of the words-'What
doth it profit manit he gain the whole
world and lose his own s0ul?'" Dorm
continues in 4 low voice.
Kate looked up with resentful fire
in her starry eyes. What right had he
to Judge her, she thought. They had
passed on TO the balcony. The stars
We're twinkling overhead and were du-
plicated in the silyery waters.
"uow calm the sea is tonight" Kate
said, looking up at her companion. She
grows pale as she sees the look she has
surprised on his face. Dorm draws his
breath hard. lie had not meant her to
have seen the poWer she held over him.
but he need not surrender even though
he were wounded, he thought grimiy.
Yes" he answered.; land yet be-
| meath its smiling surface turks DEATH"
Kate does not speak for minute;
then she says: Il suppose you are go
ing on our yachting party tomorrow,
Mr.. Dorm"
Yes, think so: although I don't
think much of Ogden's yacht. 1t does
not seem TO me to be in tirst-elass order,
and it is uncertain when a gale will
blow. l wish you wouldn't go. Kate"
Dorm says with sudden entreaty in his
voice.
A light daWns in Hates eyes, but she
says in a wilful voice:
Not go: Why, | have been looking
forward 10 this cruise for weeks. |
wouldn't miss it for anything" Dorm
! does not reply and soon they go in.