The morning call., 1893-04-19
THE GLOVE TEST.

L IlE SLONE I'd d.
Mrs. Redmayne was decidedly pretty ;
she dressed well and was very careful in
wearing only the colors that suited her.
She was a fragile. delicate-looking little
woman, aud affected half-lights like rare
FERN; the strong sunlight, with its fierce
glare, did not suit her.
She was a pathetic creature, too: doubly
fascinating, douby dangerous when mar
rating the troubles and trials she had ex-
perienced during her married life. and with
her troubles and trials she was accustomed
to entertain her numerous adorers in the
drawing-roOm of her little bijou residence
in Blank street, Mayfair.
Mrs. Redmayne, like most eminent con
snlting physicians. never received more
than one patient at a time Her visitors,
were all men, not that there was anything
shady about Mrs. Redmayne, but she did
not encourage lady callers.
She invited few female intimates to
dinner, but she took very good care that
those ladies' whom she distinguished By her
friendship should lie good takers, and, at
all events, plain enough to act as fOils.
The real fact is that Mrs. Redmayne had
married the Justice because he was reputed
to be very wealthy man, and Cissy Red
mayne herself. as girl, had known all the
real bitterness Of poverty, being a poor
curAte's daughter
Justice Radmayne's Income was very
large when he married the pauper curate's
only child. Though he was Co. and an eX-
peTienced man of the world 1t was purely a
love match on his side.
But the Justice. though he fOndly loved
his pocket-Venus OF a wife, loved old port
wine still better, and after ten years of
happiness the Justice fell a victim TO his
70 IA unh loft ifeC in
hard cash and the freehold of the little
house ia Mayfair. And then Mrs. Red
mayne made the following simple calcula-
ton:
a can live at the rate of $4,000 year for
three years; somebody worth having will
marry me in that time, and if l fail to find
The somebody l must throw up the game
and 60 back 10 papa and cold mutton"
She Lad been quite right; several some
bodies and n good many nobOdies had paid
her great deal0t attention; but not one of
the sOmebadies got half so much encourage
ment as Lieutenant and Captain Strong
itbearm of her Majesty's carpet warriors.
To be carpet warrior nowadays needs a
considerable deal of money, blood or inter-
est; Jack Strong ithearm had money and In
lereSt, too. He was fool, but the mere
fact Of bis being fool by no means dis
qualified him for the carpet warriors.
Now Lieutenant and Captain Strong
thearm, being wealthy, was quite a veteran
among the warriors. He had been ten years
in the regiment, and he was deSeryedly
looked up to by his brother officers as a
connUisseur and judge of beauty. He was
very critical and terribly hard to please.
Many had been the nets laid by willy
mothers for that too wary bird, Captain
Strong thearm; but no one, till he met Mrs.
Rsdmayne, had yet succeeded in putting
salt Ud0n his tail.
And now he was her accepted lover. and
although their marriage was not announced
il was tactly understood.
SirOngIthearm had but one falling He
smoked morning, noon and night. It was
a real grievance to him that the Queens
regulations did not allow him TO smoke on
parade.
Now. Mrs. Redmayne hated tobacco. and
ever since his cOurtshlp Str0ngithearm had
become a nOu-Sm0ker for her dear sake. It
was severe pen ance to him, but he bore it
Ike man; he suffered in silence and never
complained.
But one fatal afternoon Strongithearm
was tempted, and Strongithearm fell. &
very exalted parsonage, indeed, was accus-
toned occasionally to drop into the Warri-
oIs' Club. Once inside its exclusive walls
the exalted person used to unbend and be-
come very much like an ordinary mortal.
His proceedings were always exactly the
same; he would take up his position in
front of the fire. or at the window, accord
ing to the season OF the year, order a
brandy and soda, pull out his cigar-case and
politely offer cigar to one of the warriors
and then for the next half hour the distin-
guished parsonage was but an ordinary
member of the club.
No one had ever been known to refuse to
smoke the offered regalia-it was a kind of
royal command which could not be dis
obeyed; and so II happened that Strongi-
thearm, who had been innocently sitting al
the window. waiting for Mrs. Redmayne's
little victoria TO pass, found himself the
rpPIDipDt Of the rOVal hnnOfU In She 10
Of very dark-loOking Havana OF exquisite
favor.
There was nothing for It; the captain
lighted up with smile and groan, and all
the other warriors envied him his luck, and
then he and the distinguished parsonage
continued 10 stare out of the window and
criticize the passers5y.
They had not been three minutes there
when the little victoria flashed past. with
It's cockaded cOacbmau and its pair of fiery
ehestnuts; the big pink sunshade was tilted
on one side, and pretty little Mrs. Redmayne
looked up at the window and smiled.
Then Strongithearm blushed 10 his ears
and returned her salute, as did the distin-
guiShed parsonage at her side.
Il fancy that bow was meant for you;
you're lucky fellow, Captain Strongithe-
arm. Ahemi Who is she?"
Strongithearm would have liked to lie to
MIN. but that, unfortunately, is contrary to
etiquette.
Widow Of Justice Redmayne," he re-
piled; "at least | believe SOL
Seemed to know one of US. at all events"
said the distinguished parsonage. splendid
complexion-wonder If it is her Own?"
. oh, its perfectly genuine" bIurted out
Stronglthearm. and then he felt that he h d
made an ass of himself
u wonder whether her complexion would
stand the Glove test" said the distinguished
Parsonage. ITS a wonderful thing. thar
Glove test" he continued. with the air of
one about 10 impart a scientific fact You
Rno% W, the Glove test, Captain Strongithe-
Cant say do, your"
NOT know the Glove test? Pye known Il
ever since was bUyl' burst in the other.
It's an invaluable thing TO know-an in
IaIilole test. GU get Glove. you know.
ana you've only got TO get near enough to
the suspected cheek-and thats not so yerv
difheult,sby CAD land just to breathe upon
II, and II It's paint it turns black al once"
GU don seem to be getting on with
that weed" continued the distinguished
parsonage; TRY another" and out came the
h0spitable eigar-case.
There was nothing for it. "To hear is to
obey" is in London as solemn a duty as at
the sublime porte. SLrongithearm ACCENTED
the cigar. and this lime took good care not
10 let IL out.
Captain Strongithearm seized an opnor-
tunity 10 make his escape. and as he went
down the stairs of the Warriors Club his
soul was tortured by unworthy suspicious.
Was il possible that Cissy Redmayne's com
pleXiOn was not her own?
'At any rate" thought the captain TO
himself. "Pll get some cloves; it'll take tile
beasty smell OF the smoke away anyhow +"
And he went into the nearest chemists
and made his purchase. Then he had his
hair brushed at Douglas, and was vapor-
ized with strong odors, aud lie bought a
sque, ger of the Exclusive Bouquet" fron
the Young lady with the riDgleIs, and Their
he iuln ned into a cab and drnYa hirnicIt IL