The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-26
HER COMPLEXION.

HER COMPLEXION.
Mrs. Rodmayne was decidedly pretty.
She dressed well and was very careful
IN wearing only the colors that suited
her She was fragile. delicate looking
little woman and affected half lights,
like n rare fern: the strong sunlight with
It's fierce glare did not suit her. Her
little drawing room-''my little nest"
M she used to call twas shaded by
heavy lace curtains; stained glass. Jap
anese screens and a thousand and ono
pretty things. each interesting and beau
| tiful in its way, were crammed into il;
but not one Of the pretty trifes was half
so interesting and beautiful as pretty
little Mrs. Redmayne herself.
She was pathetic creature, too. dou-
bly, fascinating doubly dangerous, when
narrating the troubles and trials she had
experienced during her married life, and
with her troubles and trials she was nc
customed to entertain her numerous
ndorers in tho drawing room Of her littlo
bijou residence in Blank street. Mayfair.
There was something almost intoxicat-
ing in the heavy odor of sandalwood
and potpourri mixed which pervaded
the apartment.
Mrs. Redmayne herself, like most emf
nent consulting physicians, never re-
ceived more than one patient at timo.
Her visitors were all men-not that there
WIS anything shady about Mrs. Red
maync. but she did not encourage lady
cnllers She invited few female in
Inmates TO dinner. but she took very
good care that those ladies whom sho
distinguished by her friendship should be
good takers and ut all events plain
enough tn 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 Rednayne herself. as Il girl. had
known all the real bitterness Of poverty,
being poor curate's daughter Justice
Redmayne's income was very large when
he married the ppuper curate's only child.
Though he.was 60, and an experienced
man of tho world. it was purely love
match on his side. Till she was II Miss
Cissy had dreamed Of pretty frocks and
pretty house. of good living. of an end
less succession of balls and entertain
ments and Of the public recognition Of
her own beauty.
In marrying Justice Redmayne sho
secured all these things and escaped
from cold mutton and penury. But the
| Justice though he fondly loved his peck
ct Venus of wife. loved old port vino
still better. and after 10 years of hap
piness the justice fell n victim to his
tavorite poison and left Cissy $4,000 in
hnrd cash and the freehold of the little
house In Mayfair. And then Mrs. Red.
mayne made the following simple calcu-
lation. IL can live ut tho rate Of e3.000
a year for three years. somebody worth
having viii marry me in that time, and
If fail to find the somebody must
throw up the game and go back to papa
and cold mutton"
From this 1t viii be seen that pretty
Mrs. Redmayne was n practical minded
little woman. She had been quite right
Several somebodies and good many no
bodies had paid her great deal of at
tcntion. but not one Of the somebodies
got half so much encouragement as
Lieutenant and Captain Strongithearm
OF her majesty's Carpet Warriors. To DO
a Carpet Warrior nowadays needs con-
siderable deal of money. blood or inter
est. Jack Strongithearm had money and
interest too.
He was a fool, but the mere fact Of his
being fool by no means disqualified
him for the Carpet Warriors. They have
their own special club. where they drink
magnums OF costly dark cad peculiarly
dry champagne for lunch; they play
whist there ON an afternoon and bac-
carat. nap and marmora until the small
hours OF the morning, and good deal of
money changes hands. As rule. save
FOR the wealthy. three years as a Carpet
Warrior is seldom excoeded-a man
nther marrics. exchanges into a cheaper
regiment or bursts up II is short life
aud a merry one. and il Is n very great
privilege indeed TO be Carpet Warrior
At all.
Now. Lieutenant and Captain Strongi.
thearm. being wealthy, was quito vet.
eran among the Warriors; he had been 10
years IN the regiment. and he was do
servedly looked up to by his brother Of.
lcers as connoissour and judge OF
beauty. He was very critical and terri
ily hard 10 please. He It was who had
blasted the chances Of Lady Dorothy
Fitz-Urse whom he gave her tho nick
name Of dolly the Dairymaid" ant
hkened her lovely pink and white com
plexion TO Strawberries and cream
Many had been the nets laid by vii,
mothers for that too wary bird. Captain
strongithearm. but no one. till he me
Mrs. Redmayne. had succeeded Ia put
ting salt upon his tail. But Strongithc
arm was very far gone indeed upon tn
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