The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-11-16
THE MAN FROM MARS:
Or, Aubrey Stayne's Revenge. Written for
This Paper by Edgar Favcett.

die and yet breed there. "a kind Of hate.
That was he way with Aubrey -taEne.
His love was natu,'ai enough. ana his
hate cotlG not be called unreasonable.
An American 10y birth. he had lived
many vear- abroad Rich. handsome.
notably intelligent. he had made IN
Paris tie acquaintance Of Il woman
who rcioncd as on" Of the -ocial ulccns
Of F:uropr. Malamc d'Au'rcvilln wa,
q widow. and yet scarcely past four
an0-twrnty. Wien Stayi.c first met her.
This meeting tool. place q. Il ita!l ..ivcn
by the English Ambassador. It va Il
very brilliant affair. and the young
Duchess Il 'Aut"eyii. -.irnc tlcr: amid
the homage Of hlndrch~. In spirit
Stayut found him eli almost instantly
at her feet II. was I, great deal Of an
artist bv temperament and her lac"
ana figure. with their sculptliral re-
pose. enchanted him. OF course she
wa cold he assured himself glacla'ly
so. one feature alone ,ccmcd to lndl-
cate othcIWi~e- her large eyes of
dru"ry brown. b'ooding below the
llstroUs curves Of their iHshc-. But
after talking with her and feeling GER
tain that he had wrought upon ne" Il
distinct inn rc-sinn. be told himself
that this very GOODNESS was an added
charm. When AL was said. did not
thi, type of woman plpl'" and iaaclnatc
him more than any other: She was
proud. uvcrnca:-in9. even ln@Oicnt, II You
pleased: but did not these aggressive
trai,- combine with the snowy lowell
ness Of her BEAUTY to make her VIM
some beyond al words: SIN proud
mV.eif, fO. that matter. reflected
StHync. who was really quit the re-
yer-'. al things considered. for he
came If Il family di-'ingue hcu three
or four generations arc. ana had fallen
heir 10 Il property If several million
dollars. In hi own country he 'ccu-
pied an almost cAatci position. while
abroad his rrihiicd and ma-niEcd
wealth was certainty no drawbacks.
On general principles, Ho ~uou found
him-csf shrinking from the idea of
marrying Il wunan with Il title. II
would i,c called Il SnubDi~n and cold
bl,u,i"d thin" by everybody who knew
him. i.lIt then. on tho ether hand,
there wa the women hchiud the title.
And when she married him she would
change Ma lam. IL Duchc,-n" into
simply Mrs. Aubrey 1taync.
l,ut ON further invr>, i"ating he sub
jcrt, Stavuc received ti.r hitttr iding>
that this lady would make no %llch mat
;im"li:l chance whatever. The blow
go him proved :, fearful enc. Not that
NIt tl't'i me- tlitEStN 1t''!tt! lllii. " Guy
thing of that tr"urhcroti> sort. Her
fault was more Subtle: She had re-
Trained from showing him her real
self.
They had spent u whole month to-
rrt hcr in Nice. and he had accoinla-
MED hrr into the most exclusive soci-
city There. Afterwards they met in
Romr. and finally. just rs the chestnut
tree. IN the Champs t.lyseos had be-
gun to whitcn with their lcarly spring
tide beverage. Paris received them
both. Madame owned Il magnificent
hotel on the Avenue du Bots de Bo,,-
lOGnc. She CLOSE to give two Slmptu
Gus balls that season and her dinners.
Is usual. We're the delight Of the
gildcd cllQurs. People had begun to
wonder if her engagement to the young
American millionaire seen 50 often in
her train would not soon publicly tram
spirc.
II wa after one Of those costly ban
ollct~ Of hers that -taynr ON Il certain
evening" managed t. lingcr latcr than
all tuc uthrrgucSt~. ilc remembered
ST. perfectly. in future reflections. the
small white and gnld room. with its
turcstrics of ro :t-trls, cd velvet where
thi, woman whom he wNi-lIiptd heard
his first real declaration Of passion
chair. indolrntlN fam NJ herself. He
had thought her almost m@ddcnlnGly
fair that nigh: III he" robe oi black
tullu. with { Il >in-t Jewel on her
milky arms or neck. and Il long. strag-
giin2 spray ut hey h,ra>t If cgluut ine
IN diamonds. The dinner had not been
very !argc. but Some great People bad
attended il. Mud now they all had
gone away the Russian Ambassador,
ana the Austrian Princess. and the
English Duke-and he was seated on I.
sort of low little diran At her side.
looking NJ into the marble beauty 81
her face ami telling her how il had be
come the dream ri his life 10 make her
hi own She hardly seemed. at times.
~ if She listened to him. Md Yet he
know that she did listen. This was htr
WHY. Perhaps ii :. few mere luorrcnt>
al tina, splendid apathy would vanish:
perhaps tame would flash out a. it
were. below the melting lee ii her per-
souality.
i recollcot what you have tod NE. s.
Staync WAS saying. 'luur marriage
was :. forced and loyclc>> enc: yuuI'
widow hood never dealt YOU Il pany
Since then 10 woman III t.urupc has
had more suffers At her feet. Well.
am merely Vnc a. this adoring multi
tildt. Have the right IL nurc for
more than these: You t'leuchwolnen
are som eti:ne> terribly subtle. and il
may he true that have deceived my
self Il dreaming you would care I ink
vCur life with MY own To -lia.c with
HE the fortune hat lay before you in
cage" -!adncs~.
lie paused. and her lace remained 81
ire pun>ive that he WAS 81 the verge
of cursiug his own folly Tor hav. IL
mentioned. however lightly. tho fact
of his personal possessions. Bat sud
denly. TO his surprise ard aarm, she
also mentioned them. saying with lips
that appeared jus. to move and. 10
more.
1t is very large, Is it not. that for
tune OF yours: