The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-02

garish ballroom, where the band
played with a hollow. mechanical hi
laritys on the hot, glaring piazza and
the great publ expanse OF beach, but
Nathalie was not Of the mum bcr-and
why nOtg When they were alone In
their own apartments Mrs Chandos
would ask the question, vindictlvelys
SarcaSticalIv What did she exDect2
good luck than often befel1 a girl with
no fortune but her face in a life
time2 Fate had given her " hat
she ass uredly never deserved when
1T threw the handsome son OF
2 millionaire, this young Acton Rad
sky. ln her way. lmmedia tely upon
her dismissal Of William Peters She
had objected to the latter beea use Of
his name, because of his ill-ftting
coat, because OF his plainness and
what she called his Western wildness
Could any of these charges be brought
against Radsky? He had every thing
that women worshipped y wealth.
good looks. the prestige of slayer
Of hearts-and he had put every thing
at her feet. and she. moping about
with a face long as her arm, had an
air Of disdaining it ALI Mrs. Chandos
repeated, exasperated: What did she
Mrs Chandos' nervous tension grew,
at last unbeara BILE The suInmer was
at an end; people were scattering.
Radsky had not declared himse lf-ap-
pEdEeQ TO De growing QlSEOuEd2eC3
and Nathalie would not, could not, be
aroused to a sense of her Responsible
ties. Something brusque, decisive,
must be done But what2 Mrs Chan
dos took desperate advantage Of the
first opening that offered to bring the
young man to a full confession of his
sentiments. and repaid the confidence
by a bland assurance that those senti-
ments were eciprocated. as he would
find if he openly declared himself
1er,--
pale with determination, resolved to
frighten the girl into submission by
threatening to thrOw her off if moth
ing else would accomplish her purpose
She found the room empty
Looking a bout her in some surprise
she noticed signs of disorder all a bout
such as are left by a person in great
haste. On the pincushion was letter,
which Mrs. ChandOs seized 1t was
addressed to her and con tanned briefly.
the information that Nathalie had gone
up TO town to spend the night with a
girl friend and would not be back IN
til the next day.
Mrs Chandos stood angry and dis
mayed. Never had Nathalie SO eman-
cipated herself from authority be
fore. AS the elder sister continued to
stare in front of her, her eye fell on a
crumpled newspaper lying on the
floor She mechanically took it up
The first words She saw were those Of
William Peters name The article,
which was lengthy one, gave an ac-
count of d gigantic failu in which
the young Western capitalists fortune
had been almost entirely engulfed.
There followed supposed interview
with him at his hotel, out Of which il
transpired that he was to leave for the
West on the following day.
As the paper sank from Mrs. Chan
dos hand thought cut through her
like a knife thrust. .'Impossi bier
she uttered. tsImpOsSl blet''
Come repeated the young lady in
the cab with white Iii s. Gomez
The hotel clerk who had been called
out thought that she was about to
faint He had an eve for beauty and
a fine scent for a romance He de-
vined one here "Who could have
thought it?7 he said to himself.
THAT ugly fellow Peters, And now
that his money is all gone, tooI'
But aloud:
The Western 9imited express does
not leave for three-q quarters Of an hour.
Mr- Peters might still be met at the
The station was not far distant. She
sprang out and was caught in the
stream Of people pushing in She did
not know where to turn, where to
look Then, suddenly heart
stood stilI-she saw him. He was hur-
rying towarda just opened door, il
the direction of which a crowd of men
and women were eagerly jostling.
'Nr--AIr Peters. she faltered-
All that was what she had never
thought of=that he might look a t her
in cold amazementt He had retreated
out Of the line of people pressing
through the door, and they now stood
a little apart From the moment in
which she had thrown down that
newspa per her one thought had beer
TO get to him, to speak to him before
he left. to offer him now in his adj
versity, the newborn love she woul d
have been compelled forever to con
ceal had he remained prosperous
And now it flashed upon her that her
gift might no longer be desired a
man mi hit cease to care in two mon tll S,
especially If he had learned to despise
a girl as this man had despised her
that day on the beach
VIII continued to look at her dun b1 v.
''r- f f." she stammered, and
1niserably broke down.
There is q communication by brain
waves far more subtitle and perfect
than any by words Nathalie sud
denly felt her arm drawn through his.
Don't cheat me again" said his
depressed voice Don't lead me tc
believe what NAV not be true
'tOh- It isl Tt isl'7 came the in
coherently vehement assurance
s.Since when27 he asked further, il
this lovers telegraphy-
since that day the beach-that
very day-when you looked at me so.
as though you despised me for my
mercenary Iightness and some thin rs
in your eyes and your quiet dignity
made me feel for the first time what Z
good mans love might be- I did not
quite understand then-you left the
next day-you did not give me time.
But did afterward-oh, L did after
ward"