Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-31
HE TINTED VENUS.
a FRR0IRL ROMANCE.
II =. ANsTEY.
CHAPTER AIN.
The Thirteenth Trump.


for something Of Il supernatural order
and this, combined with his perpIeXeo
state Of mind, caused him to be less OK
pHcjt than be might have been in re
fef1ing 10 the goddess's ill-timed ap
pcarance
But, unfortunately, rs Will probably
have been already anticipated, the only
result or this rcticcnce was that MafilG,
saw in his letter IN AFFECT entreaty fol
her consent TO his marriage With Ada
Parkinson to avoid legal proceedings
and under TINS apprehension sil"
wrote the line That abandoned i'll claims
upon him, ana 1hcn went OH with heI
accounts, which were not 50 neatly
kept that day as usual.
What she felt most kecu..- in Le"u-
del's conduct WAS that he should have
placed the ring, which ~ ali intent WAS
her own upon the finger OF another.
She could not bear to think Of SO IN
feeling III art, and yet she thought OF
it ill through the day rs she sat out
hcr attendants ut her side made w
spa.s for dances anh Wcaths for fun
erals from tho same flowers
and ~ I"st she felt hnrsclf urged to
i c0lH'Sa which, in I"r ordinay miad.
she would har" shrIInk from rs IoW.e.-
in Of her personal dignity; she would
70 ami see her rival and insist that
this particular humiliation should b.
spared Hcr. The ring was not icana-
IS 81 dispose Of at least 10 dispose
Of thus; il was not right that any bur
herself should wear it; and though the
token could ncvc, now be devoted to
its 1ghtiul use She wanted 10 save il
FROM what III hcr eyes was i kind Of
Proclamation.
Shc would not own il to herself, but
shefe was i motive stronger than al
fiis the desire 10 relieve her breast of
some or The Indignation which was
choking h"r, ami OF which her pride
forbade amy betrayal to Lcander him
self.
This other woman had sIpplanted
her; but She should be made to feel the
wrong she had done, and her triumph
Should be tempered with shame. if she
were capable Of such Il sensation. Ma
tildt knew very well that tie ring was
not hers, and She wanted it 10 longer;
but then, it was Miss Twcddle'S, and
SHE would claim il III her name.
III" could rISilT obtain permission 10
teavc somewhat earlier that evening. rs
size did not often ask such fayorS. and
soon fund herself at Madame Chcnille's
establishment, where She remembered
To nave heard from Bella that her sister
was employed.
She asked for the fOrcWonan and
begged be allowed to speak to Miss
Parkinson i'll private for IL few minutes;
but the forcWoman referred her to the
who made some objections:
such ! thing WAS never permitted dur
IN business hours, the shop would
cloS' III III hour, till then Miss Parkin-
s"'l NaS engaged in the show room, and
50 81
Hut Matilda carried her point at last
ami WAS shown to Il room in the base
ment. where the assistants took their
meals, there Ia wait until Miss P;rlirl-
son could be spared from her duties
Matilda waited in the low. dingy
room, where thr tea things were still
on The table, and rs she paced
feStlrSsly about. trying to feel an inter
est III the long discarded fashion plates
which adorned The walls. her anger be
gan t. cool and give place to something
very like nervousness.
She wished She had not come What,
after Ill, was she to say to this girl
When they met And what was Iean-
der base and unworthy as he had
shown himsclf-to her amy longer?
Why should She care what he chose to
do with the ring? And he would be
told Of her visit and think NO. that
was intoIerablc; she would not CRAFTY
his vanity and humble herself in this
way. She would slip quietly out and
rave her rival to enjoy her victory.
But just rs she WAS going to carry out
this intention. the door opened and a
short dark young woman appeared.
i III told there was 4 young person ask
Ing to speak to me-" She said: I'm Ada
Parkinson
At the same time Matida's heart
swcllcd again with the sense Of her in
lllF1es; AMI yet she was unprepared for
the face that met her eyes. Surely
her rival had both looked and spoken
differently the night before! And Vet
she had been so aSitated that very like
~ her rccoll2ctionS We're not to be de
pended upon
II did not want to see you. she
s;ud, and her voice shook, as much
from timidity as righteous INDIGNATION,
w hen | tell You who | am perhaps
You VIII guess why am Matilda Col
lum
Miss Parkinson showed no symptoms
Of rcmolSe
Nv hat she cried, THE young lady
that Mr. rweddle is counting? Fancy
"After what happened last night. :
said Matilda. trembling exceedingly.
YOU know that it is all over | did
not come here tc talk about that. II
you knew-and l think You must have
known all that Mr. TwediIe was To
nie, You haNe-you have not behaved
very welt: hut he is nothin" TO me any
more. and il is not worth While 10 be
angry Only | don't think you ought
70 Keep the ring not that ring"
Goodness gracious me-. erred Ada.
What IL the world Is al this about =:
WHAT ring ouShtn.t | To Keep:
ou know. retorted Matilda How
can Won urptnDi lilo tbots rI>l,n ~,