The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-21

| sentative people" at her house, and
out of the beaten track, and had a
strong character that was well worth
fathoming.
Randy Valnont's opinion of Miss
Delnasque was not quite the same as
that of his future mother-in-law, but
he said that she was very charming
and that she quite fascinated him.
Madge, meanwhile. had no data to go
on as to why she disiked this girl, of
whose nationality no one was absolute
ly certain; but she had one of those
strong instincts to which women are
prone.
After all, what, too, did they know of
this Vera Demasque? They had met
her in one or two houses abroad. accom-
panied by an elderly lady who did cot
profess to be any relation, and who, it
appeared, had not come with her to
England.
Lady Boughton said she was staying
in London with some people OF the
name of Jekyll; that Mr.. Jekyn was a
lawyer of some renown who had had
business to transact in connection with
the Demasques, but none of the others
had ever heard of the Jekylls. Any
way, whatever her antecedents and
present connections, Vera Demasque
was coming to Merle court, and Madge
must make the best of it.
np tba cha orr.itroI
and who could not say that she was
piquante and fascinating, and altogether
ultra delightful?
There was dinner party that night
given in her honor, for Lady Boughton
liked to air her intellectual trOucGiles.
Everyone was excited about her, the
masculine element being especially
vociferous in her praise; in fact there
was only one dissentient voice amid the
general acclaim.
Old Gen. Paley was a great admirer
of the fair sex, and yet as he bade Madge
good night at the drawing-room door
he whispered:
'Beware Of that girl. my child. If /
am not mistaken she viii play you
false"
Have you ever seen her before?"
81 don't know-I am mot sure; but
keep those bright little eyes of yours
open-that is all"
Madge went to bed very unhappy
Il know shehas designs on Randy"
she said to herself; Il saw it from the
first, but I'll watch her as cat watches
a mouse, and if there is any trouble I'll
send for Gen. Paley and have her turned
out of the house"
She did not sleep much that night for
thinking about it, and by seven o'clock
she was up, looking out at the fair land
scape on which the sun was already
''Some one is moving down there by
that laurestinus bush. Vera Demasque
up and dressed at this hour of the morn
ing. Can she know that Randy is al
ways out betimes and that he is coming
over here to breakfa st, or is it an assig-
nation? Exactly, there is Randy COM
ing through the shrubbery. This really
is too much TO expect any mortal to en-
dure"
And Madge, without even waiting to
see if they met, dressed herself so quick
ly that she was already equipped and
starting for the grounds, when the
maid came in to call her.
At nine o'clock, when the breakfast
bell rang, there was no sign of Madge.
Randy Valmont and Vera Demasque
both came in by different doors, look
ing very calm and collected.
They shook hands as mere acquaint-
ancee. But still no Madge.
At last she arrived from the grounds,
apparently fiustered, and as though she
had walked some distance.
why, Nadge, where have god been?"
said Randy Valmont- II came over
early TO bid you good-by, as l am com
pelled to so of to-day 60 Berlin on some
public business. Do not look so startled,
l shall be back in week"
'.You viii not 90, Randy; insist
that you stay where you are"
''Ny dear child, you must not try TO
keep Randy" said Sir Eustace. ''In the
service OF his country call is impera-
tive"
''I viii not have him 20. He shall
rot go"
Never before had MadEe been so ex-
,ited, and no one could in the least i'm /
agine what it meant. Even Randy was |
nystifed. as he thought surely If she /
we're Jealous Of Vera Denasque she /
would be glad to get him out Of the
,eav.
As for that little lady. she took the /
turmoil, into which Madge's coming /
had thrown the room, very quietly, but !
hen she was too much OF Z stranger 20 +
al the ins and outs,
She evidently regarded Madge in the /
sight Of senseless little idiot for re- 4
oeating over and over again that Randy I
,hoEld not 20. without giving any rez-
,on why he should remain
Madre noticed neither her eol5ness /
aor her contempt, for she never looked 4
u her; all the time she was talking her i
YES were fxed or she window and ap-
,arently her ears followed suit, for, De-
orc anyone else was sensible of IL she
.ried out
"Wseels-thcre he IS.
Astonishzaent r-as depIc:ed on eve-v
acc. on none more than on Vera De-
and she became very crimson
,ehind her ieacuP a. she tried 20 sip
.er tes Uaccncernedlv.
Another minute and the dini2g-rooz
-oor was thrown open
Sen PaieF.''
WY cid his coming render Nad<e -