Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-10

ing struggling. selling everything for
notoriett aud money"
Hear. hearl Your sentiments,
madame. are mine. But don't think
they should be wasted on tile mere
fact that sofne other woman has made
IA. IKE yours.
.Ssy hasn't cried Nina. indig-
nautly. Lady Loddington was wear
ing this very hat! Listen; I'll tell you
the whole story. The same afternoon
you called woman came in, bea 1ti-
fully dresi.ed. and asked to see s0Gte
mats. / saw VINO she was, though a
never met her. | don'f want to meet
her savagely; zone sees quite enough
of her in all the shop windows"
'-One does / remarked, sotto yoce.
"She wanted hat the color of this
one; 50 | brought it out and showed it
to her. and told her the price and ex-
plainca Why it was so expensive. Oh,
| dor t MUD giving that for the hat,
she said; lit is we'll worth il. | am
quite in love with it, Nine. Destrier.
but darcu't buy II without letting my
husband see IT, He is so very particu-
lar about what | wear, Could | have
it sent round to night for him to look
al? would let you know some time
tomorrow whether | would take it or
not OF course. / said | should be
glud to send il, aud she gave me the
address, aud the hat went round there
that evening. Last night She sent it
back aud said She was very sorry, but
Lord Loddinglon didn't think il suited
her. thought 10 looked il little tum-
blpd. but one has 10 ran those risks
when Que sends goods on approval
She bad determined to have that hat
Just 10 wear for the one dag, aud she
was TOO mean To get it honestly
'Of course, you'll have il ont with
her-yuuIl expose her?' said.
was as angry and Disguised as
Nina, who stood opposite me. with her
pretty eyes aud checks flaming with
honest indignation.
My dear boy, | would L | dared,
but | can't afford 10. II would drive
half my customers away from me, aud
must think OF Hugo aud Giles. They
don't cost much while they are such
TIMES, but | want 70 give them every
advantage. the darlings, aud | was left
so badly of and the business IS just
beginning to pay so well. ] daren,t
run the risk OF exposing Lady LODI
dington's meanness.n
Il had forgotten your children. No,
| see it won't do. Trust me to give
her mauvais quart d'heure, If | get
the chance.
Promise you'll be careful. Think
OF the bows
II won't iniure the dear little chaps,
you best of mothers.
well. in that case, only hope
fortune may favor YOU
Fortune did favor me at last. but she
kept me waiting till the autumn, like
the tickle lady she always Is. My
chance came in this wise. My uncle
asked me up to his place in Scotland
for shooting. and went The old
gentleman is very couuoisseur of
Beauty, and every pretty woman Of
note Is bound TO be asked to ID. soouer
or later. got there in time to dress
hurriedly and appear in the drawing
room just as my uncle was telling
every one whom they were to take in.
| was introduced to some girl
haven't notion who she was-but
gave her ms arm aud took her down TO
dinner, murmnring commonpiaces on
the way. The truth is | was haf FAM
ished with my journey, and my one
idea was dinner. Ii was not till | was
well on with the fish stage that | looked
Al my left-haud neighbor, 1t was Lady
Loddington herself.
II haven't seen YOU since we met at
Ascot" she remarked pleasantly.
She certainly Is a most lovely woman.
by the way. ! stared blaukly and she
went on, with an air Of welI-acted re-
preach:
Il believe you have forgotten we
ever me- there.
Here was my chance; seized it,
Forgotten! Why, remember every
word YOU said, the color of your gown,
aud even the very hat you wore; the
loveIiesl and most becoming hat lever
saw in my life. =
The compliment told.
II don't believe you do. she pouted.
Upon my word do, II was sort
of big affair uf amethyst velvet and
feathers TO match. remember 1t with
double force. because | made cousin
OF mine quite angry with the mere de-
scription OF il, / don't know il you
have ever met hera Sine has gone into
millinery like every body else. She
calls herself Nine. Destrier. "
! looked Lady Loddington full IN
the face, and laid peculiar emphasis
on the name.
never saw auy one so thoroughly
caught In ms life. | knew ia a mo-
meut that she knew | knew. as Pinch
would put it. She turned perfectly
scarlet 10 the roots of her hair, and
then quite white. and didn't speak for
al least "A moment Then she pulled
herself together AS only woman can,
and adroitly chalfeed the subject
But She has been monstrnusly civil
10 me ever since much 20 the surprise
OF my friends. J am plain and uniu-
teresting; | am not parsonage; |
haven't a farthing -uot even eNpecta-
tiouS-and they can't make out where
the attraction lies They had better
ask Mime. Dcstrjtr OF Oxford street to
enlighttn them Ion Ton World.
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