The herald., 1893-05-24
PART PAGES 9 TO IL.

sscrct why no does it, or he will Get
como scandal afioat about her. lie did
nothing of the kind. Ee treated her
with the most delicate and respectful =
attention. lie took every chance Of
meeting her. Flo seemed ut first to do
sire nothing more than to be forever her
humble and silent wc-shiper.
Once or twice IS she stepped from the
carriage up the strip Of carpet to some
party TO which Wysloup had not boon
invited she saw him standing in the
crowd, half in shadow, cloaked, watch
ing her with rapeured eyes and roman
tic air as impressive as the advertise
ments Of the nultiplex sock. On the oc-
casions whom he did meet her he by no
means moncnl ized her. He took with
humble gra eide as much Of her society
as she vouchsafed to him. He remcm
bored and showed her that ho remem-
bered every word she said and every
preference that she expressed. Ee was
reverent and chivalrous with her. Els
manner was perfect. He was splendid.
He WI Elizabethan.
do not think Elsa had been treated
with abnormal reverence before. She
luxuriated in it. She ceased to say any
thing that could imply that Wysloup
WAS fond of her, yet she talked good
deal of him. She told me one night that
he was tho only man she knew who had
really noble nature. l said: "All right,
but let it stop ut that Don't marry
him." She said ecstatically that one
would not marry Sir Galahad. said
that had never tried. Then she told
me that was vulgar, which was fairly
true.
OF course week or two afterward she
came to me with letter in her hand.
"You know" she began, that poor,
dear mamma does not like Mr.. Wysloup
She asks him to things sometimes be-
cause make her, but she hates him."
"Ycs?"
"Wcll, I'm in great trouble Hes
written to me-a proposal, and have
accepted him. OH obi hadn't expect
ed it, and I'm not worthy, and 1 never
called any one Algernon before in my
| life. want you to break it to mamma
and tell her it's all right"
"You won't hko it. Hos going abroad
to look after the colonial interests of tho
multiplex sock. You had better write
and say that you've changed your mind
What's that letter you've got there9'
Its his. It's tho letter. can't bear
to Let it get out of my hands,
1.-The address on tho envelope" said,
sis not in Wysloup'1 writing"
"WeI, it is the same as tho writing in
tho inside and tho came as the accept
ances he wrote to our invitations. l
wish we hadn't destroyed them"
/ went to drawer and pulled out
sheet of note paper. There" | said, II
saw Wysloup write that and sign it.
Compare it with the letter. havo
known Wysloup's handwriting for
years"
1t took me tirno to convince hcr, but
did it. She became slightly illogical
She said that Wysloup ought to be
ashamed CT himself, and that it obvious
ly was not he who had played her the
/ trick and that 1 WAS much to blame for
Introducing him to her-which, by TIE
way. never did. Sho also said that it
would XIII her, but 1T DIDN'T.
This is tho reply she received to her
acceptance in Wysloup's own handwrit-
ing:
DnAn. MISS HARu1xc-f gather from your
letter that so.nc person has boon writing to
you u rrcpofal in my name, and that you have
been victim Of u vulgar practical joke l
must tlahlz you for the very warm and fiattcr-
Ing expressions that you used about me, and
am indeed sorry that cannot plead a right to
them. But shail hope to be always a brother
to you. ItcairN to my knowledge a few months
ago that You had coupled my name with yours
in very unjustihablc way. shall therefore
retain your letter as hostage. AS long as you
refrain from taking such liberties in the future
no one will see that letter but myself. Again
apologizing for my inability to be to you all
tina. you would wish, remain yours respect
fully, ALoERNoS NysLouP
Elsa spent vast amount Of tears,
gasps and torn handkerchiefs over this
letter. How dare man say that he
will be my brotheri" she exclaimed.
Then she once more referred to the prob
ability of her immediate deceasc.
Wysloup left EnSlanda few days aft
erward, and we never found out whom
he had got to write the letters for him.
For ell we knew he may have disguised
his own handwriting.
When Elsa married Sir Peter o year
afterward, Wysloup sent her as we'd
ding present q gold bonbonniere with her
love letter folded small inside it. IIo
once more showed tho relics of a con-
science.
A few weeks afterward caught Elsa
speaking of Wysloup to dear friend
YES said Elsa sweetly, there was
something between us, but it could never
be. He left England, you know, directly
afterward. lido SO hope that his life is
not quite spoiled"
So Elsa struck the last blow But then
she was never hampcrel even by the rel
les Of conscience Sketch.
Tho Basis of Good Coffee.
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