Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-21

her. lie passed her hN, UNCONSCIOUS OF
her presence, his eyes bent with i'm
FASHIONED love upon the pure pale face
beside him. his lips breathing softeSJ
words. Suzon drew aside. and stood
upQn the pavement, looking after them
with diabolicll hate in her face. Rose
saw chat look, and clutched Philip
: Durand's arm.
Did you see that woman looking
after my sister-the woman at the
| cremerieT' she asked,
But Philip had been too much alb
sOrbed in his betM othed TO have eyes
for The divers expressions Of the paSSers
by. lie was fun of gladness, thank
| funeSS for his lot. lie had been emf
uently successful as a craftsman, and
won n medal for a piece of line work
manship In the exhibition of &C; he was
! looked upon rs a leading light in the
syndicate. and the dearest woman in
the world had promised TO be his wife.
Now that Kathleen was engaged there
was no more difficulty. So ,von as
/ CASTOR was in a fair way TO maintain
a wife, the two couples would be unit
, ed.
The evening at the Amligu was en-
cldumcnt; but both girls refused the
| luxury Of ices at Tortoni's. How were
lovers TO be thrifty if their bctrothed
were ready TO accept costly attentiouSt
Besides. as they passed the famous con
~fectiouer's, Rose caught sight of Il
Lf - ..,,ft.u.. .,fftf1gp tlANksn soma
Indies and their cavaliers ut a side door,
and those painted faces and rustling
silks belonged to a world from which
Rose O1Hara recoiled as from pesti-
lencc. So they walked home in the
August moonlight, talking of the play,
and were safe in the Rue Git lie Occur
before midnight,
Rose did not forget that look of Ma
dame MicheIs. Her iutense affection
for Kathleen made her suspicious of
kathlecn's lover. such a look as that
in a young womau's face could but
have one meaning. 1t meant jealousy,
and there could hardly be jealousy
| without cause. The look suggested a
! history. and Rose set herself to find out
that history. She consulted Madame
Schubert. the one friend whom she
could trust i'm SO delicate a matter, and
the good Schubert was not long in en-
tightening her. one does not live in
such a place as the Rue Git lc Occur for
tv,,aud-twenty years without know
ing a good deal aholt ones neighbor.
yes. my dear, there is no doubt this
dear Mortemar had once n tenderness
for the Michel. lie used 10 breakfast
at her shop tycry morning "a lc'surcly
| breakfast, during which those W talk'
ed1ah. great Heaven, how they talked
one could hardly get properly served
while he was there. And he danced
with her i'm the winter NJ the Butler
balls. and he used to take her TO the
theatre. Friends of mine saw them
there, as happy as tu%rte-doYes, Bnt
| what Of that? A man must SOW ms
wild oats. and CASTOR is not the less
fond Of your sister because he has
played fast and loose with the Michel
MY sister shall not marry "a man
who has played fast and loose with any
woman" said Rose.
.'That is rank nonsense" answered
| Maman schubert. Mark my words
Rose; il you try to part those two you
win break Kathlecu's heart
Better her heart should be broken
than by n bad husband said Rose,
He will not make n bad husband
DO YOU think a man is an" the worse
for a Irritation or two in lis bachelor
days? That is the way H. learns tine
meaning of real love.
Rose was not easily appcased She
saw Castor next day, and taxed him
with his d~ishonorable conduct TO the
widow. He was indignant at the
| charge. and declared that there had
never been anything serious between
them. She had been attentive to him
as 4 customer at her uemcrie; he had
been civil TO her that was MI. The
visits TO the theatre meant no more
than ciyilty.
There was something more than
ciyilty on her part, and 1 think you
must have known it, answered Rose,
intensely in earnest. IF you knew
it and fooled her, you arr not a good
true man; ana you shall not marry my
sister
Castor protested against this absurd
decree: but finally admitted that he
had been to blame. Yes, perhaps he
had known that Madame Michel was
lust & little taken with him, inclined
to like his society, and TO be jealous
and angry when he deserted her shop.
The shop was convenient; the woman
was handsome and amusing. Why
should not "A man who was heart-whole,
who had not one real woman-friend
IN the world. talk and laugh with a
pretty shopkeeper? II could do no
harm.
1T has done harm. 1 saw ms
much in Madame Michel's face the 9th
or evening And then she told Castor
the story of that encounter on the
quay.
"MadcmoiseIle Rose, you e]Xaggerate
the situation. The Michel has a spice