The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-07

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Helen calmly ~ she helped herself TO
cranberry. Nothing ever does happen to
Louise in hcr even, placid life, that goes
ON fust like clockwork. don't believe
she feels or suffers like other women.
6he has no passion, no fire, no impulses,
and, a. to her beauty. never could see
II. OF course she has fine eyes, but one
J good feature does not make beautiful
face, and then she 10 year older than
! am"
1--WE never can agree ON Louise"
said Monte, with little sigh. "I have
always looked up to her az the ideal
woman"
Eyes, I know, Monte. you have al
ways had weak spot in that direction.
II seems she knew Professor Markham
whom she was q girl living with her
Aunt Morris at K, but am perfectly
sure she il not the kind Of woman to
attract him. He Is q superb man, q real
king Of men,. said Helen enthusiastic-
ally.
80 I have heard you say before,
observed Monte dryly.
"Oh, Monte. If you would only try
~ comprehend such o man ~ the pro-
fessor, IL would be great advantage to
you. It would widen your mental scope
1t would take your thoughts of your
horses'' a
II don't want my mental scope wild
ened," growled Monte. cts enough
for mans wife to have mental scope
And, as for the horses, don't bother
about them. You have your fads; let me
have mine"
"A distinct seed Of prejudice and jeal-
ousy had been planted in Monto's mind
toward the professor. The next day Mrs
White hustled into Miss Lancaster's
parlor, looking very pink and pretty.
"You don't know how charmed am
with Professor Markham" said she al
most before sitting down. "He has Civ
en- me invaluable hints about my lee
lures. and think they are going to be
a graat success. / wonder, Louise, You
have never spoken 10 me Of him. Idon't
remember that ever heard you men,
tion his name, ard it was Just by acci-
dent found out he had known you
those years you lived In X ("
Louise held her head down over her
embroidery, upon which she seemed very
intent There was no occasion for my
mentioning him as know"
"But such q distinguished man."
Mrs White went ON, peeping at herself
in the mirror, $50 fascinating, 40 bril-
liant and magneticl One does not meet
such man without his making an inn
preston. / have. thought II we had
known each other earlier, Louise, my
life might have been very different.
have sighed 80 for sympathy in the high
er realms OF my nature, and now, when
1t Is too late, q man appears who might
have fed me, have helped me and made
my life kind Of ecstasy. They say his
wife was poor little invalid. He new
er had been mated, Louise. IL Is very
sad You see. dear, / can enter into the
very last fiber Of his experience.
Louise raised her head abruptly, put
her handkerchief TO her mouth and in
dulged In = rather violent fit Of cough
ing. 1t was gust Of indignation she
was trying to choke down, accompanied
by strong desire to shake Helen White.
'T have urged him to come and see
you," Mrs White, all unconscious,
went ON. II have said all the pretty
things about you I could think Of, and
i should not be bit surprised IL he
called'
THANK you," said Louise hastily,
biting her lips, and her friend arose and
sailed out of the house.
All the next day and the next Louise
remained at home. 1t rained and gave
her pretext for staying indoors In
deed she had 30 much to think of and
dream over she did not mark the lapse
OF time. The professor spent his days
at the hotel, where he was writing the
last chapter Of book. After three days
Of rain the sky cleared, the clouds broke
and drifted off in soft, pearly masses
and the young light shone softly over
bare trees stripped of their leaves and |
the wet roads cleaning with pools and |
puddles. Louise was sitting, as usual, in
her bow window, this time with the
morning paper In her hand, when she |
saw Monte White check the furious |
pace Of his horse Mountain Bird at |
her door, fling himself ont Of his road |
wagon with q kind Of fury and rush |
into the house
well, what is 10 nowT' said she, |
rising to meet him.
Monte, as usual, began to pace mp and
down her little parlor like an enraged
bulldog held by long chain. His face
was red, and he muttered short, angry,
defiant snorts.
"You ought to have told me, Louise,"
he began. 1T was your duty to put me
on my guard and not leave me to find
it out from others"
Find out what. Monte7 What are
you talking about? Do sit down and try
to behave like q rational being"
THAT madam had new bee in her
bonnet and so had planned to give par
lor lectures for money. Think of my
disgust when Fellows lot it out yester-
day in my office, and had never heard
a breath Of the thing Fellows wife had