The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30

how. about your fellow guest. Mis-.
BrlstowY Is not she lovelyW
81 never specially admired bru.
nettes," is John Folsom's reply,
with covert glance at the faxen
lresses Of Mrs. Radcliffe.
| The lady laughs.
"Ah, il doesn't much matter,
fancy, whether one Le blonde or
brunette, if one has immense
| wealth."
Immense wealth! And is Miss
| Bristow''-
"Wealthyg Oh, enormously
one Of the greatest heiresses |
know off,
| Indeed" John Folsom responds.
beginning suddenly to stroke his
dark, silky mustache with consid-
cradle energy.
| Not long aferward Mrs. Radcliffe
is alone with Miss Bristow.
"My dear Eloise," she begins.
"you are looking so we'll! By the
by, Mr.. Folsom paid you a com
plimeni."
A slight flush tinges Eloise Brls
tow's cheek.
)''Really! What was 1t ~
"He said you were pretty"
He is very kind" Eloise little
disappointedly.
She is pretty and knows it very
well, having been told so again
and again.
Mrs. Radcliffe taps her reprov-
mgly with costly ivory fan.
my dear girl, you should not
under value such a compliment
from a millionaire like Mr.. Fol-
SOM"
Eloise's glossy dark eyebrows
suddenly lit themselves.
"a millionaire, Mrs. Radcliffe ~
"Yes. Oh, his wealth is i'm
mense! | thought you knew it."
''No, have not heard"
swell, that is not strange, when
one remembers that you could not
have known anything about him. "
Five days pass. During this
time John Folsom and Eloise Bris-
tow are much together. Each soon
discovers in the other a charm
which lies wholly apart from that
which first brought them together
in such close mutual attraction /;
but ii is doubtful whether, except
for certain spurious intelligence
impaired by Mrs. Radcliffe, either
of these two young persons would
have had sufficient interest in the
others acquaintance to have made
the delightful discovery which has
now resulted for both.
Yes, Eloise Bristow and Mr..
Folsom are thoroughly In love
with each other at the end of a
weeks time. More than once,
while thinking of how superbly
her revengeful scheme had sue
ceeded, Mrs. Radcliffe's eyes flash
with malicious triumph.
At last John Folsom tells him
self that he is foolish not TO avow
his love, since Eloise has gwen
more than a single marked sign by |
which, if he cannot read the exact
truth, he has at least had reasons
to guess it.
One day while passing The libra
ry door he catches the gleam of
pink muslin morning dress.
SIT is she," he mentally mur-
murs, "and provided she is alone,
| shall not leave her until | have
declared The truth"
Eloise proves 10 be alone. Mr..
Folsom seats himself at her side,
and in a few moments has spoken
words that bring The rich color
to the girls cheeks and
make her eyes sparkle with bril-
liant fire. He finished with those
words:
81 have no right to address you
rs | have been doing, for oh,
Eloise even should you consent
% become my wife the world
would call me little less than a
'cheming fortune hunter"
A moment after the last words
ire uttered Eloise Bristow leaps TO
Ter feet.
"A fortune hunter II she bursts
orth Indignantly. IL do not un-
lerstand you, Mr.. Folsom, unless
'ou mean what you say for cruel
iatirer'
He rises now.
"Satireg Why, of course do
lot The facts are plain enough.
Nv fortune is now a mere wreck
# what it once was, and you are
immensely wealthy"
A bitter, bleak sort of laugh
caves Eloise Bristow's lips.
"Did Mrs. Radcliffe tell you that
that l was immensely wealthy 7"
he asks eYcitedly.
"fes.n i
Eloise sinks back into her seat. {
fixing her eyes on John Folsom's
ace, which has become very pale, !
ike her own, she now continues,
And Mrs. Radcliffe told me the
ame thing regarding your A
light pause. Suddenly she asks, ;
Have you ever thought, in past
lines, that Mrs. Radcliffe had any
lislike toward you ~
John Folsom's answer then Z
omes promptly enough, "Yes, l /.
Ised 10 believe she hated me-" s
Eloise laughs again, though less !
Utterly than before. "a