The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-21

'oking, steady incredulity in her beau
iful face. The full, finely cut lips quiv-
red with suppressed smiling.
Does any honest love deserve to be
aughed at, Miss RUTH" | questioned,
With a half angry tremor in my voice.
Certainly not" said Miss Ruth. 81
dare say you are honest enough, but
you're not old enough"
Ruth Bonange sank back among her
cushions, convulsed with laughter. !
stood meanwhile, every nerve tingling,
passions of anger devouring me.
Miss Ruth" | said, II am waiting
for my answer"
"You ridiculous Steve, haven't you
got itI" she said, sitting up and staring at
me. .... ....
"You won't laugh the next time tell
you | love you, Miss Ruth, said to my
self as she gathered her silken draperies
around her and swept into the house.
"A gentleman in the parlor to see
Miss Bonangc," | heard the one servant
my aunt kept say.
Miss Bonange was lounging the morn
ing away in my aunt's roUm She seemed
to hesitate two minutes, neryously pull
ing to pieces the card Peggy had brought
her. then with her proudest mien swept
from the room.
Stepping through the window / care.
fully gathered the fragments of torn
lpasteboard from the carpctnnd put them
together on the prlm of my hand.
nRipb1r1 DuukirlS Esq yVae what
read. ... .=-.. ..5....
1T is her lover!" My brow throbbed
at the thought.
The door slammed. "She is coming,
| thought, and fed to the veranda again
just in time to hear her voice in tones
of expOstulation answered 10y anothers,
icy with sternness,
Hers said haughtily;
81 would never marry you We're
thrice as much in your power rs | am.
"Who them was the response in ac.
cents of slow sarcasm. .... -.-...
mo matter, SO it is man more man.
ly than you" ......... ...-..
could hear her quick drawn breath
and the angry rustic of her dress as she
moved away from him. 1t was coward
Iy to stand there eavesdropping. fell
SO, but set my teeth and staid.
"lf were man." heard her say
presently, 81 would force you to yielt
me my property"
"Your property These are mine
made mine by yourself, free agent"
"What will you do with then:"
I AIlpaEGnt thpfn IN xxrif ia. 81
ding day, or, that failing, to your hus
band on yours"
| could have sprung into the room
and throttled this cowardly threateneI
Of woman, but instead | slipped
sash of the yeranda, and, leaping dow
among the flower beds, hurried out o
sight and hearing. Half an hour aftei
| saw handsome. rather distinguished
looking man stalking through the gar
den path toward the road | made
turn and met him. The distinguish,
look CHANGED TO be u sort of duredevi
'irecklessness of air and manner as | ap
JIproached him, and he seemed decided,
out of humor.
1 lifted my hat courteously as W
passed; he did the same, with half i'm
/ pudent stare, turning to look after M
as sauntered up the walk.
I found Richard Dunkirk, Esq, an
CLING i'll the trout stream below the hous
the next morning | angled, too-no
, for trout, but Cor his acquaintance. II
scowled at sight Of me. bnt | baited N,
hook cleyerly and presently he beeam
civil, | saw that he was trying to dis
cover who was and my relations wit
Miss Bonange.
:, We separated with apparent mutua
npleasure IN each other. We encountere,
again the following day, quite like oil
acquaintance, and invited him todin
at my aunt's. Ho gave a sort of startlu,
stare, but assented. 1t was too good al
! opportunity to be lost.