Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-06-27

know Lady Aymer
What! old Leslie Aylmer's Wife
What lucky dog he isl By joye, she il
lovelyw
Yes. she's rather the rage just now
came only two years ago aid was married
before the end of the season. See, there is
Leslie coming in, he continued indicat
ing gentleman who had come to the
front of the box they were observing "a
tall. gray looking man, VITA deep set eyes
and kindly eyes.
AS solemn as ever.
"And as much engrossed in the educa-
tion question He is devoted to his wife
in his bearish sort of fashion,"
Grantham shrugged his shoulder,
rs pulling the town. The fair fellow
talking to her now, is Karl Won Althaus
an attache at the German embassy
Vernon gave him questioning glance.
"As | said, society Is exercised in It's
mind.
The lady in question was certainly very
pretty, small and dainty and magnonnei
the only thing large about her was her
eyes-big, blue eyes, with veil Of dark
lashes that contraf ed well with the lily
complexion and the golden brown hair
that clustered around her tiny head.
"Are you coming to 0Uc ball on the
fihh?' said Karl, leaning towards her
"At the embassy? OF course Lord
Aylmer is most anxious to be present
and she glanced mischieveously at her
husband who sat absorbed in thought.
Won Althans smiled trifle sarcastically
and disregarding the raised act'drop con-
tlnued his whispering conversation.
Lady Avlmer' carrlagel shouted the
commissioner some minutes later, as they
stood under the lyceum pOrticn.
by the way, Herr Won Althans, may
we count on you for those tableauX Vi
vants?" asked Aymer as he closed the
door of the carriage.
al am looking forward to them with
great pleasure, and TO say this he had to
ed that of his fair questioner.
As he lit his cigarette and stroled
toward Carleton Gardens, Herr Won AL
thans pondered and wrapped IN her cloudy
peignoir with her maid brushing out her
long hair, Lady Aylmar pondered
also.
Her life was very sweet and pleasant,
she thought but there was an Uncomfort-
able feeling in her heart that this pretty
lowered path might one day give way be-
meath her feet and reveal a quagmre. She
was no longer a child, though just ont 81
her teens. and she knew full we'll that fire
has the property of burning and that the
scar il leaves never entirely fades
Freda Meredith had been little more
than child when she married, and her
winsoms ways and pretty caprices had
charmed Lord Aylmer's neart; he layished
on her all that fancy could suggest ano
she was utterly happy for a whole year
Leslie Aylmer's political anxieties and
educational schemes possessed not one lota
of interest for his wife, but every one
has his crack, as she put it, and
Leslie was just the dearest old bear IN
creation!
All things created serve some useful pur
pose, and do doubt there is some profound
and cogent reason for the female marplot
the woman who, with a shrug and q
smile accompanied by an rtisticaly
evasive remark, manages to turn happy
home INTO a metaphorically bowling will
lerness.
Such a one was the Hon Mrs. Hilyard
Quite at the beginning of this season she
had attacked Freda at an lat home dur
ING the performance Of some muslca
gymnastics upon growing and painting
pian0forte.
You see, my child, Lady FeTars is ;
very accomplished woman, and wonderful
y well preserved
But she must be nearly fOrtyI gaspeC
Freda, piteously.
Beware of la femme de quarante ans
my dear; besides, it is very old--frlend
ship, shall we call it? Lord Aylmer ana lady
Ferrars have known each other fo1 many
years; it was a sort of compact, | believe
that he should never marry; but who coul(
be proof against sweet seventeen, when /
possesses such eyes 2" she added, glancinl
al Freda with smile.
"Do you mean that Lord Aylme
promised Lady Ferrars to remain unmar
RED ~
80 it was always believed, but u,
doubt they had little misunderstanding
and then"
He married me out of pique!'
"Ohl no; and very likely it was all PEG
pies fancy, for you see they are the best o
| friends now. And she waved q fal
toward a causeuse, where the two In qaes
ton sat.
Freda tried to put this conversation on
Of her mind, but a thousand and one littl
incidents served to impress it more ixedll
on her mind, and insensibly it change
her. she had loved gayety before, bu
now She possessed an Unsuitable appetite
for It, and poor Lord Aylmer felt it ratbel
tax on his affection 70 fulfill TIE daily
and nightly heavy programme Of engage
ments.
you see, Herr Won Althans, ! want
these tableaux to be- startling success, .anc
want YOU to be SO awfully good as to un.
dertake the stage management!
Won Althans laughed softly. - shall
be delighted. And a long vista o. tete-
a-tete consultations and discussions stretch
cd before him. as he looked at Freda Ovel
his Dresden teacup.
There is the list Of the people who have
nlnised to act; don't you think We
0nXery well?'
H6Aarl. CHANGING down al