The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-25
A MODERN ROMANCE.

might be seen fishing in the little pond at
the end of the grounds. Poets and prize
fighters gathered at his bachelor break
fasts. The cream of society met at his e1-
cellent little dinners. And as regularly as
the ladies gathered together in the draw
ing room after dinner somebody would al
ways say: What a charming house! LIZ
only wants a mistress" And one OF the
ladies would as invariably reply, You
know he has never married on account OF
Mrs. Tremayne.'
The world dearly loves q bit of romance,
and this hopeless devotion was the key
stone of Cyril St Aubin's success. He
had always admired his cousin Vera, but
had been too poor TO dream of proposing
TO her. Mr.. Tremayne was q man of largs
fortune, and Vera's mother persuaded her
to forget her cousin and to accept the rich
er man. The day after Vera's marriage
Cyril st. Aubin became almost million
aire. This unexpected stroke of fortune
turned him from an artist into diet
tante, from a youth of promise into q
wanderer.
Cyril had just sat down to breakfast. A
cheerful fire burned in the old fashioned
fast table, and the meal was exquisitely
served. The place opposite him was occu-
pied by his great friend, Granger, who
was up for few days from the country.
do you mind my looking at this let
teri" Cyril asked.
SIS it from a woman" asked Granger.
eff SO, better wait till after breakfast.
"Oh. excuse me! 1 must read it, - said
e,,ili,o for he saxU +, af "a
from Mrs. Tremayne.
"Ihave something dreadful to tell you, I"
the letter commenced, and the usually
clear handwriting was contorted like a
beautiful face in pain. John is dead
can't believe it, though write it. He was
perfectly we'll yesterday. When the man
went to wake him this morning, he was
dead
Looking across the table moment aft
erward, Granger saw that St. Aubin's
face was flushed with a sudden emotion.
You had better have left it till after
breakfast" said Granger grimly.
"Oh, don't joke, Graingeri John Ire
mayne is dead!'
Not really? How dreadful" exclaimed
Granger. Look here, St. Aubin old fell
low, / sban't let you put me up any Ion
ger. You will he better by yourself for a
time"
st. Aubin family protested, but he was
glad TO be alone. Il shall pack up and go
to Egypt, he said. "lt will be more DEL
icate for mo to he out OF the way"
Twelve months afterward Cyril st. Au-
bin came home He had decided to call on
Mrs. Tremaync that day. All further de-
lay was impossible. Things must be put
on a proper footing Mt once. He could not
pose any longer as the unhappy admircr.
Fate had given him his desire, and he
had to accept it with apparent Willingness.
His cousin was not in the morning room
when lac got to Palace square, but he sent
the footman to her boudoir TO announce
his arrival
The heavy portlere was drawn aside, and
Vera came into the room. she noticed his
flowers at once. bending toward them
with the eager look of recognition no 10.
mcmhocd In her
"whaS a sweet roscl" she said. where
did you get its'
fake it," no answered. adding gently,
~ may give you rosos--now,"
She looked at him critically FOR mo.
ment aud sald: mo- keep 10 whore 10 IN.
am not wearing oolorcd flowers now"
AZ tais tho young secretary, who had
entered tho loom. went softly away, and
ST, Auhn looked after him as he went,
What a good head" no said. 1t IL
like hurne-Jonesl Where have I seen
him befoN''
lilo Is my husbands old secretary, she
said quietly,
His young secretary" corrected ST,
Vs. IL. has hoo, 81, lind and r..,,
"a ma Sine, thnt droaJful Tim. donst
t,ou, what 1 sbonld have aona ,,i,hou,
~, Ther, ,y,s "a nnch 10 ,rra,o, IA
I was all nIope AZ the limo =" She IooLaJ
nj ~ Amin and ne Knew that She would
never forgive him for bnvipy cone away
"Vera Won bI.me MI, he crioa faoI;n,
Uenuipely distressed AT her disnle.sprc
"Yon know A. WAS much het,ar I sho,,la
90. IL avoided ali ralk "
She lookoi straight before her AT w,s
alona and not in The beast nrcnsred \,
.oo,,,e TcLr ol,,o,,s L,o,r 4, ~ ~ -,
thoupht of ANYTHING else for mo
knew i,y''
Yes. ha know thar he yvonld d,s snd
denly Tho DOCTOR told him Ione, 200
And how cheerful ho w,s and co Se,osaa
and aIways in the shadow ~ aaathp,
Here She seemed AS If She would yvesn
but checked herself nv an .frort ana Gu,
inwardly approyed of her for having con
trolled snch AN unhaooming amo,ion
Was he not goody'' she said. And
we, who thought ourselves so sunerior--,t
is we who have been commonplace. He
was little sbort of heroic ;,
Vet Won did mo, love ,,r, ,,,;,, T.,
lived &" said 81. Aubin. iealous M he.r,n,