The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-05

mined to 60 to the Ian, first. because
she was aware of Dicks infatuation for
the young daughter of the house, and
secondly because it mortified her to be
sighted before the eyes of the whole
garrison. And SO it came about that
Dick was destined to undergo a bad
quarter Of an hour on this especial aft
ernCon-
Presently he turned from the win
dow, inventing some lame excuse TO
pet away. With few langnishing
chords Mrs. Leadarn was finishing her
song:
And Ooh. the might. my darling
Is si-igh-ing. sigh-ing for-or you-u, for
| YOU
Then she ross from the stool, crept
up behind him, and, putting her two
hands on his shoulders, shock him play
fully.
Naughty" said Mrs Leadam. Their
eyes met. The mans were logged, the
woman's reproachful. There was an,
odious pause.
In those few seconds they each be-
came aware that the end Of it all had
come. the woman pulled herself to-
gether first; she was too much versed
in the art Of managing recalcitrant
admirers to show any annoyance. The
one fact she had learned in her mar
ried life-a life spent in naval and
military stations-was that men can
endure most things, but not q scene.
| But the smile was not at all pretty
| with which she begged Dody not to be
| tiresome, but to sit down like a dear
boy and let her give him some tea
Was he going, perhaps, to the Mar
| loves ball next week at Tangiers?
OF course he was; how stupid of her TO
forget! Why, he was such a favorite
of that delightful old Lady Msrlowe,
who really dirted with her Dody in
, the most shocking manner. Well, as
he was such favorite (Dody was
not to take two Jumps of sugar, it
would make her beautiful boy fat),
couldn't he get her little cara of
invitation? Of course, If her husband
had been here it would have come as
matter of course. but people always
forget poor, lonely women, with no
one TO escort them out! Now. rs Mrs
G00idin dppCoACO GU SVCsl4IR
entertainments with small body
guard of officers, this statement
seemed to Capt. Eardley little far
fetched. Ard as he knew we'll enough
tha. nothing would extract from Lady
Marlowe the desired invitation he was
tolerably unhappy in the little draw
ing-room on the road to Europa Point.
Dick had been at AOu EleS with
bullet through his shoulder, but he
was frightened, absolutely frightened,
Of Rose Leadam and hec forced smile.
What was he 10 do7 What was 10 TO
say?
.'I-I-Im very sorry, b1t 1 don't
think l can ask very wei. don't
know that you'd better try" he blurted
out at last. He did not look at her, as
he sat there, his unfinished cup of tea
in his hand.
"And why not, prayf" she said, ey.
ing kim narrowly through hali-closed
lids. 1T Is" she went OF, with rising
temper. that you don't wish ME to see
you with that grip Oh, l know all
about It'll Do you think people haven't
told me-thet / haven't been tortured
enough already"
BE a sensible woman, Rose. Be"
"a sepsible wcmanr' she burst ont,
liz blaze of anger. YES, am to be
a sensible woman / am TO stand by
and see you marry another girl. IL,
who haye-I am to be thrown away
now, tossed aside, like a last years
glove. l am to make way for Missy
for Missy who will pretend TO lsnow
nothing abou. me, because you are
young end good looking, and rich, be-
cause you are the sort OF man that
every girl wants to marry"
Il assure YOU" said Dick, quietly,
~that Miss Marlowe does not want to
marry me. have 20 sort of reason for
supposirg she does"
''oh, you have proposed to her al
ready" she retorted, with loud I'M
pleasant laugh. THAT is en- interest
ing piece of news And you wish to
give her the opportunity Of refusing
You again. and this touching scene is to
take place at the masked ball
Rose, for Gods sake don't make 1t
all more painful than it is" he said.
with wistful eyes. Believe me,
wished TO spare you. And-and she !
doesn't care for mer' he cried, with .
break in his voice.
: There was pause. during which |
Dick felt that he would rather not look |
at Mrs. Leadam. II was his emotion |
which Eladdeped her.
Leave my house'" she screamed. |
trem bling from hes i TO food. Her face |
was crimson, her voice raucous, her |
gesture vulgar. AS Dick took up his !
hat. bowed, and passed. for good and |
sn, out q her d-awing-room, he was
conscious that ne had, intermixed |
with els disgust st tie whole sordid |
sce..e, feeling Of intense exultation- |
OF exultatior that he Vas at last free.
THE house." said Betty, giving .
look round at the mosaic walls, the /
Cairene lattice-work, the sumptuous
embroideries. and the girnt palms,
1.-THE house would be well enough
only poor mother converts IL into .
Sort Of winter Asylum for Bores."
The Marlcwes' semi-Moorish palace
stood on the hills about a couple Of
miles from Tangiers. SIR George had
been British minister to tho cour. of
the sultan Of Morocco in the day. gone
by, and his widow had always cared so
much for Tangiers that she had con-
tinued 20 live there during most
part Of the yeaE. Where. indeed. she