The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-01

on the family pride 1t was all infinitely
tiresone TO Miss KnippenthaI, who from
| her elegant and elevated position In So
ciety had secret longing for the VINE
less but gay banquets OF Bohemia IL was
the contrast with all this dullness and
stupidity which lent such a charm To
Tony's Bghtness and brightness of man
ner. and Julius Stone and the flesh pots
meant good bye TO her dream Of Bohemia.
| But unlimited money and beautlfu1
house meant much TO Miss Knippenthal,
who had seen twenty-five years OF en-
deavor to live as beftted the Knippen-
thals on a ridculously small income. IT
would take n very small drawing Of tea
TO make her fall IN love with riches, but
she shuddered-a whole tea caddy would
hardly suffice to reconcile her to julius
| Stone.
A tap at the door The maid. gem
tleman in the parlor No card, no name.
il was julius stone, OF course. He had
said he would call this evening, and she
| had guessed from the CLEAN Cf his little
! green eye and the expression Of his fab
by face what he would say when he came
She looked around the little room. The
copper kettle hung in its place over the
| spirit lamp: II was but a minutes work
TO pour I'm a cup Of water. While It boiled
| she retouched her golden curls, adjusted
| the crepe gown and united the ribbons or
the little bag. How fragrant was the
/ golden fluid, In the future she would
| always keep her caddy filed with II. she
| drained the egg-shell cup-old Knippenthal
china, left by her great-great-grand-
mother.
Poor Tony" she thought az she walk
ed slowly downstairs. her crepe gown
trailing behind her. Would he think she
had encouraged him? Would he forgive
- a cl,o anna 1fIifnG
Stone sometimes call upon her in her
beautiful new home? He would he must.
At any rate the die was cast she had
drunk the tea and would fall In love with
julius Stone. It made her have a creepy
feeling slch as Juliet must have had
when she drank the sleeping potion. But
Juliet was going to waken TO love and
life. and she-well, Juliets awakening
had not been happy after all, so perhaps
worldly wisdom would prove wiser.
AS she swept back the curtain and en-
tered the dimly lighted parlor a young
man advanced rapidly toward her with
outstreched hands.
Tony! A great wave Of Joy swept over
her. What were julius Stone and his mil
lions in comparison with Tony's lovel
She had wronged him in her heart for
a moment but she had a lifetime in
which TO atone for tia lifetime fun
enough OF Joy TO astonish and shock
the old Knippenthals who had brought
her up to marry a fortune and les
cue the family from threatening pcv-
ETY.. To be poor and happy with Tony on
the outskirts OF Bohemia-this was what
she elected to be. Now, thanks TO the
Mikado tea, she could acknowledge her
self in love with him.
"You were right" he was saying when
she had recovered from her surprise
enough 10 hear him, and found herself sit
ting i'm the tete-a-tete I'm the chimney cor
ner. 1.-THE yellow creme is a success.
though you could never have convinced
me except by wearing II. What an eve
for color you havei should never have
trusted myself 10 select just the tint 70
harmonic with your hair. / wish were
going TO be here, so l could paint you in
it,"
Tony going away! It was impossible to
conceal her establishment.
That's lust what l came TO tell you-of
my wonderful piece OF good luck, Think
of Tony Durand's having any family
left all that to the Knippenthals. But 10
and behold, some unknown relative up
North has turned up. or TO speak more
correctly, the relative died. and his for
tune turned up, and I'm to have enough to
take me to Europe at last. It's been the
dream Of my life, you know"
II know" she murmured, II congratu-
late YOU heartily"
"And"-he paused. with a boyish hest
fancy which was one of his charms, II
told her that I must tell you because you
had always been such a good friend and
l had felt so free to tell you all my joys
and woes-mostly woes. though, weren't
they? II was such a relief; you can't be-
heve Miss Knippenthal, what a relief it
was TO know that there was one girl who
didn't expect me 10 make love TO her
who cared nothing for that sort of thing
So / told her that you must be the first
one to know. l am TO sail next week
and Marie is TO go with me-"
II congratulate YOU again-more hearth
~ II possible this time" Her voice was
so firm and clear, the pressure OF her
hand was so warm. that IL her mouth
dropped n little, and the blue eyes were
a trihe DINNER and less cold, Tony did
not observe it, "She is dear girl: she
Will be dear wife. BE good to her 1
know you will be happy"
When Tony had gone Miss Knippenthal
again inspected her face in the pier-glass.
and its warmness displeased her. at
wa very weak tea, very" she said, shak-
ing her head at the linen bag.
She would be painted in yellow crepe
this yellow gown over which she had
had so many disputes-eVsn though he
could not do &c. She would 20 to Jones
Black tomorrow: he understood the trick
OF catching all that was proud, and cold.
and aristocratic I'm faces like the Knip-
penthals; he could do it better than Tony.
who was more successful with subjects
fun OF nerve like-like Marie II he
had succeeded with -Isabels-picture
IL would have been only because he under
stood her. And did he understand her?
This evening seemed to show that he did
not.
Jones Black should paint her in the
yellow crepe, and the picture should
hang in the old home where her neices
and nephews and grand-neices and grand
nephews void come years afterward and
look at the portrait OF their aunt Knip-
penthal who died unmarried at the age
OF forty-nine. Forty-nine was a pathetic
age. They would wonder If she had ever
been In love. and so well would the artist
have succeeded i'm hiding her secret under
her cold regular features that they would
be as certain as Tony was that love was
not for her. that she cared nothing for
such idle pastimes.
A tap at the door. The maid A gentle
man below. His card? Mr.. Julius Stone.
Miss Knippenthal looked In the mirror.
Her cheeks were flushed. her eyes bright
er. 1t was after all. very stimulating
tea.
The kettle stiI boiled over the Spirit
lamp She took up the dainty cup and
looked al the grounds floating in the bot
tom.
Ia wonder II the charm works twlcs"
said Miss Knippenthal.
VITA