The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-07-18

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mind. either of the Fay question or
Of your admiration for my cousin
Lucy"
..Unhappily. the two subjects are
too nearly connected for either OF
them to be very agreeable at present
Don't be offended, Gray. but how is il
possible for SO modest and sweet
looking . girl as your cousin te have
such loose views of morality"
What do you mean. Sanger? You
did we'll to bespeak my patience. for
this is an insult both to my cousin
and myself. am sure that you can
not End, among all the women you
ever saw, one more pure in feeling,
or more rigid in moral sense, than
Lucy Lee"
$50 l could have sworn. from her
face; but what do you think of her
calling Dick Fay an interesting cres-
ture, and saying that she did not
wonder at Susan Marsh accepting his
addresses. and that she was half in
love with him HERSELF"
"Impossibiem
ii give you my word as a gentle
man, Gray, that she said those very
words. i never was SO shocked in
all my life as 20 hear that sweet voice
and those classic lips defend so vile
q wretch"
There is some mistake here. my
friend. which l will unravel. for /
cannot allow such charges to be
made against my almost sister. with
out either demanding an apology or
being satisfied of their truth"
They had now reached the -
hotel, and with a somewhat formal
good night" they parted. The next
day Walter Sanger made a brilliant
and able plea before the supreme
court. in a divorce case then pending
between one Richard, or more COM
monty called Dick Fay, who had
crowned a life of debauchery and
wickedness b. deceiving and running
Off with a young girl named Susan
Marsh. Sanger was retained for the
plaintiff, much-abused and ex-
cellent woman. 1t was his first i'm
porGant case, and was regarded by
all who heard him speak as triumph
of which the oldest lawyer at
the bar might we'll be proud.
In the evening the young lawyer
sat alone in his Office. his head lean
ing upon his hand and his thoughts
dwelling not on his late brilliant sue
cess. but upon the deep hazel eyes
and rose-tinted cheek of the fair Lucy
Lee. His reverie was interrupted by
the entrance of Charles Gray, who
greeted him with an expression b.
tween vexation and merriment.
"Do you know, Sanger" said he.
''that you have made a precious
laughing-stock of yourself? Why,
MN. don't attempt again to 60 into
company without a little page to in
cessantly tread upon your toes and
remind you that you are not in a
court of justice. and that young
ladies are not usually thinking of di-
vorce cases. Or at least do not make
them subjects of conversation.
"What do you mean. Gray"
"Why, my dear epitome of Black
stone. did you ever hear of an Ameri-
can poet. brakes beautiful ballad of
the culprit fay. who loved an earthly
maiden. and was tried before the fairy
king. and
''Oh, what a fool have made OF N.Y.
self-and how insulted Miss Lee must
feel" And poor Sanger jumped up
and began striding up and down his
Office.
ITO be sure you have" my dear
fellow, chuckled Charley Gray; land
rs for Lucy. when 1 explained the
case to her rs well as could flor she
had never heard Of Dick Fay. and I
didn't like to say much about him to
herr. she didn't know whether to
laugh or cry. and so she did both"
"Oh, what laundering idiot she
must think me-poor girl-to he SO in
suited! Will you-can you. Gray.
get her consent for me to come and
make my Apology"
why" said Charley. with a CLEAN
of fun in his eye. 81 asked her to let
you come. and at first she said no,
very fatty, bu. then l told her you
we're very innocent. quiet sort of
man. very little used to ladies' So
ciety, and probably did not know
that such matters were not common
topics of conversation at evening
pxrties'-
"Why. you made me out a perfect
fool"
"Well. you called yourself one q
minute ago; but Lucy said finally
that if you were such a modest, harm
less sort of PERSONALITY. l might
come tonight and bring you to make
. call upon Mrs. Lee; SO come along
to your hotel and change your coat.
and then l will take you to expiate
your offense by being as agreeable as
you know how"
"Lucy. DEAR" said Mr.. Sanger to
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