Arizona silver belt., 1891-10-24

He IS good deal of apuppy, should think. But perhaps he is friend of yours, and l have hurt your feelings again." for once more La Belle ap- peared to brush away tear
 "lf he is a relationn- began Mir. Pendleton.
 "A relationi Ah, nonw cried La Belle "EIe is a rascal; a bad man; vera bad man"
 q thought as much, said Mir Pen. dleton.
 ''I ate i'm '" cried La Belle, clench' ing her little fist. 'I ate i'm and de- spisel"
 Do you, nowf' said Mfr. Pendleton. Eve no doubt he deserves it."
 "'E is my enemy and @ is yours, also, said La Belle. q come tonight to expose i'm. Zis is why allow you to know zat which We of china keep secret always-zat we 1.-Two like zose ozers, she sighed. "But 'e-oh, yes, e is all ze same as efrybody-s-hl watchw she said, after long pause Watch him well"
 Suddenly the hand that Mfr PendIe- ton touched became cold The face glistened in the light of the lamp-all that stood upon the arm of his chair was a china figure which he caught, lest it should fall, and placed upon the nantelpiece But as he stood before the fire, puzzled beyond description, he saw the figure of Le Beau, at the other end of the chimney, move, resume it's mask, throw its cloak over its shoul- ders, looh at the face of the bronze clock, take nincing step forward spring from the mentel to the table, thence to the floor and vanish through the doorway,
 "Hunor' cried AIr. Pendleton, "what does all this meanp
 Monsieur" said the voice of La Belle. Monsieur, vat zis neans is ex- actly vat I am come to tell you Eat man-zat rascal, is my 'usband. lave been true to i'm; e pretend to adore me. Alas monsieur-'ow can I tell youl Alas 2 is false to mel"
 False to such a beauty as your said Mir. Pendleton
 'False," replied La Belle. 'Ah, monsieur, you are as unhappy as l. For whom belief you e desert meP
 Not for Jeannette, there, on the bracketf asked Mir Pendleton.
 "Ah, nonT replied La Belle; she is true to Jeanot. Non, monsieur she who as rob me of is 'art is madame, your wife"
 "Ehl" roaTed Pendleton.
 Madame, your wife, repeated La Belle.
 "You don't mean Mrs. Pendletong' cried Mir. Pcndleton.
 Alas monsieur I dol" said La Belle. q know by my own art low you suffer"
 "Ohl But can't believe it." cried Pendleton. T cant! Mrs. Pendle- ton But still of course she knows nothing aboutit; she can't help it; she | couldn't believe that a flfry-cent china | image would be in love with her."
 Can she notT replied La Belle. Behold the proof Today I found | zis.
 And from some fold of her robe | where it had been concealed she drew a note which she handed to Alr. Pen dleton, who read these worlds
 DEAR LE BRAu-Certaialy 7 you are the love Hest Eetle fellow ever met. bought tho pair i of figures for your cake. ncTCr cared any | thing for La Belle. And go you aro alive, and | love me! To think of itl I an amazed. Of | course, mustn't love you There's poor dear old Pendleton. I'm married, and I'm exceed | ingly particular in my conduct. I can't help | wishing Mir. Pendleton looked like you; but he | never will. However, that i5 not to the pur- pose. suppose there Is no sin in little fun, if it ia not found out am going to l O wedding tonight, and you can come after me find the direction below-in a carriage. Of | course the china ball 3 late. What n lovely | affair it must bel I will have Watteau cos tune made and powder my halr and wear a mask and look as much hko china as ! can. Your adIniring AMELIA A. PEsDLEToS.
 My goodnessP gasped Mr. Pendle- ton.
 Calm yourself, monsieur, " implored La Belle.
 Great heavensn sLrleked Mr. Pen dleton.
 Do not exasperate yourself like zis, " sighed La Belle.
 'Tll smash the puppyl" cried Mir. seizing the poker.
 Monsieur, of what ayalT cried La Belle. If you smash M Le Beau, he will become some broken china. No von will bellefe, oh, nevair, zat he is capable of zis conduct, but ave pa- tience. Come to ze ball wiz me. Be- hold madame on his arm. Zen you may be avenge.
 '1n take the poker with me, said Mir. Pendleton.
 A moment more, and he seemed to | Bit through space and darkness. Then lo was in n great hall decorated with lowers The music of an orchestra sounded from some unseen spot, and everywhere about him moved and Dreathed the living likenesses of all the china figures ever seen in any of the ihops in any part of the world on any 'ne's mantelpiece, in anybody's cabi- net.
 Knights and ladies, shepherds and hepherdesaes, kings and queens, CO., luettes and maskers, flower girls and .pplc women, Turks and Turkish dam els, Arabs and Indians, milkmaids and water bearers, cupids, cherubs, angels md elves-aH silent, all smiling, all oyely. with the loyelinass of chinn-- il grown somehow to the size of ordi- , Iary men and women.
 Mir, Pendleton glanced at the figure