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

the scrap of pink paper she had handed
him.
Nov, leave the selection of the tab
leaux viyants entirely to you; we will be
all obedience itself "
Your confidence is most Aattering.
am going to suggest one at once. We
must have Helen and Paris. You would
make al eguisite Helen.
Freda bushed. And the pdris?'
II think shall east myself for that
part, he said looking steadily at her.
She rose and went to the window. "Ah!
there is Lord Aylmer.'
''lS he interested in our tableaux ?"
II heardly know she said ca-eessly,
rs her husband entered the room.
His work was ended for that day, and
not wishing for dissertation on the Lon
don school board, Her Won Althans took
his leave.
"Freda! do you know that | am afraid
you are doing too much2 You are looking
very tired, dear. Lady Ferrars was say
ing"
She rose quickly
IL am sure that my health cannot in
terest Lady Ferrars in the slightest de-
gree, aad would much rather, that you
would not discuss me with her in any way!'
and with a dignihed sweep she left the
room.
Jealous!" he calculated; jealous, by
jove, and of Bianche!' and resting back
IN his arm chair, he laughed SOFT low
| laugh.
That Freda should care enough for him
to be jealous:was a delightful discovery, but
why her fancy should have lighted on
Blanche Ferrars, Of all women in the
/ world, was puzzle to him. Why he
was at least ten years his senior, and had
/ snubbed and lectured him from his nursery
days upward.
! Well, he must put this right; but first,
Just to give this little wife Of his les
son.
The days wole on, and the arrangements
for the tableauX viyants advanced apace;
but there were many knotty points 10 set
tie. and numerous combinations had to
be held in in that dainty blue boudoir Of
treda, and, Of course, as master Of the re-
veis, Won Althais was privileged TO arrive
earlier and TO remain later than the mere
puppets Ct the show Freda was getting
little frightened; the solt grass begin.
ming to feel very thin. and the marshy
boys beneath seemed very near sometimes.
On the morning of the embassy ball,
when all the chattering crowd of rehear-
ers had gone, Karl, as usual, fingered
10 discuss some details of Freda's COS
tune.
81 shall be very sorry when these tab
leaux are over, lac said, drawing a low
chair near her.
"RealIy?" She tried to speak careless.
~, but felt it was rather a failure, and
then almost before she knew it, he was
holding her hands and pouring out a wild
declaration of love.
Il have frightened you" he said at
last; seeing how white and faint she
had grown. "Do not speak TO me now;
tonight, at the ball, | shall learn my
fate.
She sat there a little while after he had
left her, her brain whiring AZ lunch she
scarce dared to meet her husbands eyes,
and her curt laconic replies made him
smile under his moustache.
Poor little woman and so she is jeal
ous!"
In the late afternoon Freda reclined on
the sofa in her boudoir, dreamily touch
ing the exquisite orchids which lay on the
table beside her with Herr Won Althans
card What should she say to him?
Should she wear his Aowers2 If she did
she need say nothing, he would under.
stand; but then-then
The handle of the door turned gently
and in glass opposite she saw her has
bands figure. She hastily closed her
eyes. He would think she was sleep, and
90 away. He came softly toward her and
bent down to look in her face, then NOV
ed noiseessly toward the door He stop
ped suddenly, however, and turned back
then, cas- ting glance at the sofa, he sat
down hastily at the escritoire and wrote
rapidly. lie had carefully sealed the let
ter, and was engaged IN addressing it,
when foJtman entered with card.
Lord Aylmer put up his finger, to enforce
silence, and hastily followed the man out
of the room.
Freda sat up. What could Leslie have
written? Why did he do il so stealthily?
The letter lay there, a white patch on the
sea Of dark leather.
She got up and went over to the escri-
tore
She started. Lady Ferrars without a
doubt Nc wonder he had been so anxious
TO be positive that she slept Freda turn
GU LIb lttlGl UFGl dlIh bNti' n wiz utoll1
to learn its contents filled her heart. To
know the worst For at that moment she
realized that it would be the worst if she
learned what she feared. And if she did
Why then she would wear Carl Won AL
tnans flowers tonight?
With a flushed face and trembling fn-
gers she broke the seal A strange light
leaped into her eyes as she read
Dearest Freda--You are the most
adorable, suspicious little goose in the
whole world "
! The door opened and the costly orchids
were pitilessly crushed and manned by
Lady Aylmer's tiny feet as she rushed into
her husbands arms London World
THEY MADE IT PAY.