Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-06-13


petty worry, unsatlsned longlngs, incom-
pleted aims, the disappointment OF On
imperfect and fettered life-for say what
you will TO the contrary, woman's inferi-
Ority to man, her physical weakness, her
inability to accomplish any great thing
for the welfare OF the world In which she
lives, will always make her more or less
an object Of pity. II good, she needs all
the tenderness, support and chivalrous
guidance OF her master, man; II bad, she
merits what she receives his pitiless dis
dain and measureless contempt. From
all dangers and griefs Of the kind my
Stella had escaped-for her, sorrow no
longer existed. was glad Of II,
thought, as watched Assunta shutting
the blinds close, as o signal TO outsiders
that death was in the house. At sign
from the doctor / followed him out of
the room. On the stairs be turned
round abruptly and asked:
"Will you tell the Countess"
81 would rather be excused, j replied.
decisively. ~ am not at all In the humor
for scene"
"You think she will make o scene?''
he said with an .astonished uplifting Of
his eyebrows. II dare say YOU are right
enough! She is an excellent actress"
BY this time we had reached the foot
Of the stairs.
"She is very beautiful" Unanswered
evasively,
oh, very! No doubt of THAR And
here o strange frown contracted the
doctors brow. ',For my own taste,
prefer an ugly woman to such beauty"
And with those words he left me, dis
appearing down the passage which led
to ''Madama's" boudoir. Left alone,
paced up and down the drawing-room,
gazing abstractedly on its costly fittings,
It's many luxurious nicknacks and elegan-
cies-most of which had given to my
wife during the first few months Of our
marriage. BY and by ] heard the sound
of violent hysterical sobbing accompa-
MED by the noise Of hurrying footsteps
and the rapid whisking about OF female
garments. In few moments the doc
ter entered with an expression Of sar-
donic amusement on his face. Eyes, he
said in reply to my look Of inquiry,
mysteries, lace handkerchiefs, eau de
Cologne, and attempts ut fainting. All
very we'll done! have assured the lady
there is no fear of contagion, as under
my orders everything will be disinfected.
l shall 60 now. Oh, by the way. the
Countess requests that you will wait
here q few minutes-she had o message
for you-she will not detain you. long. I
should recommend YOU to get back to
your hotel as soon as You can, and take
some good wine. A reverGerc! Any
thing / can do for you, pray command
me!r
And with a cordial shake OF the hand
he left me, and heard the street door
close behind him. Again paced wear
ily up and down, wrapped up in sorrow
full musings. / did not hear a stealthy
tread on the carpet behind me, so
that when turned around
abruptly, l was started TO find
myself face to face with old Giacomo,
who held out q note to me on silver
;alver. and who meanwhile peered at me
through his eager eyes in so inquisitive
! manner that felt almost uneasy.
''And so the little angel is dead!' he
IN q thin Quivering voice.
Dead! Ay, that is pity, pity! But
my master is not dead-no. no! am
not such an old fool as to believe that"
] paid no heed to his rambling talk,
out read the message Nina had sent TO
ne through him.