Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-15

diving to get away; don't let me keep
Won any longer Lord Guise will find
seat for me somewhere.
And when Moreton had acted upon
this hint. and a vacant sofa had been dis
covered for her. she repeated her IN
ouiries as to the ugly unknown.
Upon second thoughts, said Loro
Guise. Il am not sure that he is ugly
at least, not very He is quite young
which is beauty in itself; and he has
round face and an empty head. and he
employs a good tailor, and his name is
Schneider Is that categorical enough!
"Oh, the little man who makes the big
bets, He has any amount OF shekels
hasn't he!
"Well, he has plenty of coins OF some
kind; but he isn't Jew, if that is what
YOU mean--and if it matters 1t was my
good nature that made Inc think OF pre-
senting him to you | know 1t would
give him the most unfeigned delight to
be placed on your visiting list: and, tax
ing him all round, he is quite as well
behaved as the generality of your init
mates"
$50 and fetch him. answered Lady
Belvoir. AT least, he can't be worse
behaved than you are.
"And most certainly he behaves better
than you do, my dear Sybil. But that
isn't high praise.
81 should have thought" observed
Lady Belvoir quietly you might have
found out by this time that don't con-
slider your rude speeches in the least en-
pertaining.
81 have found it out, and it has al
ways surprised me. If | were in your
place | should feel that they lent variety
to life and should quite enjoy them. But
suppose no woman knows what it is to
be satiated with fattery. Now | will
go and get my poor little Schneider, who
will fatter you to the top of your bent
if you don't Brighten him
Lady Belvoir had no intention of doing
that. That she proposed to make con-
quest of the innocent Schneider was a
matter of course That was what she
always proposed to do and always did
with each fresh male acquaintance. But
in his case she was influenced by half
formed Interior motive
HE might do" she unused. If he is
really as rich as they say he is he might
possibly do"
The truth was that Lady Belvoir's
financial position was far from satisfac-
tory. For some time past she had been
living considerably beyond her income.
and there were moments when she felt
seriously alarmed about the future.
At such moments she naturally con-
templated putting herself up for sale, SO
that she was prepared to give Mr.
Schneider the chance of offering the
very high price which she was entitled
to demand There are many different
ways of being proud. Lady Belvoir's
pride of birth (she had no pride of any
other kind) took the form of almost total
Indifference with regard to what is gen.
orally considered the important question
Of alliances. There was very little blood
in England as good as hers, and her
view was that if she had to stoop at all
she would incur no great additional OBJ
loquy by STOPPING as low as Schneider
She was woman of exceedingly quick
perceptions, and before she had ex-
changed half a dozen words with the lit
tie man, who addressed her with that
kind of shyness which displays itself in
an affectation of exaggerated ease, she
knew exactly how to treat him She
drew aside her dress so as to make room
for him in "A corner of the sofa upon
which she was seated
"Of course you don't want to dancer
she said This is one of the few Lon
don rooms that are fit to dance in. but
tonight there is far too much of a
squash. Are you coming to their little
dance on the l7thT
mo, | don't think So answered
Schneider hesitatingly: for indeed he
feared that he would have the best of all
reasons for being absent from that en-
tertainment
mot good enough! Well, must say
think it is rather too bad of you all.
Your idea seems to be that society is
bound to provide amusement for you.
and yet you won't make the smallest
sacrifice for the benefit of society. If the
smart young men refuse to dance balls
can't be given"
"Oh, | don't refuse to dance; only
sometimes it's pleasanter to sit still and
talk, don't you think so?" said Schneider.
immensely delighted at being called a
smart young man.
"Yes, but duty is very seldom pleasant,
and you have duties. though you decline
to recognize them. However, | won't
make you dance this evening. What an
unfortunate business this is about the
duchess, isn't it?'
Schneider, not having the faintest idea
what duchess was alluded to or what
the unfortunate business was. wagged
his head and looked solemn.
"Of course" Lady Belvoir went on
you think she has only herself to blame
That is what men always think, but it ia
very unfair and very untrue. The fact
is that you scarcely ever hear the truth
Take the case of adv for