Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-02-07

What could Beatrix see TO like In thN
almost heartless jackanapes Of . Rex.y
Why, II she must totment mo with VI
filtration, could she not have chose6
. man Of at least her own yessst
~ wish you hadn't sent Tor M, o.
Gle Nye," began Amy In disconsolste
tone. REX Is angry with me Tor con.
ing. Why Is he displsssed st my cor
ingT'
He Is flirting with somsbody slss,
Amy; that's what's the matter. Hs'j
carrying on an abominsbls Irritation
with-with well, woman that don't
care snap Of her finger foy him. Shelf
somebody's else's wife, TOO. Tor aught
he knows" burst out
"Oh, no, uncle, not Z married woman.
Rex wouldn't be cross 1t me for MAJ.
ried woman" cried poor Amy.
HE don't know she 10 married 6he
passes for widow"
Then you ought To tell him Al,
why haven't you told him, Uncle MGR
How Beatrix would have laughed 70
have heard her. l could have bitten
oil my tongue for saying II DsstYixa
wife indecdl
hushed Amy up quite sternly and
sent her away to her chamber Is dyssa
for dinner. took her down myself,
Rex never come near. He wss with
Beatrix Warburton.
admired Amy's spirit She took
matters SO coolly and ate her dinner
with what seemed really Ane apps.
tite. was too angry to eat, and With
my usual stupidity ! let everybody ~
that l was annoyed and what annoyed
me.
That evening the glitteripg cizslst
which Beatrix had worn on her mag.
riage finger, and which she had 10
often and ostentatiously flashed In my
eyes, had disappeared, and In It, place
was large diamond.
Beatrix showedit to me herself. Her
face was hard and cold, her eyes a..
6ant.
you can not marry Rex" said In
. low voice,
"Not?" she said without lowering
her eyes, and setting her teeth lyon
will see"
"He Is engaged to that girl you saw
with me ut dinner"
HE Is not-now," glancing at her
solitaire.
"You are not 10 reckless ~ you
would have rue think" said, coldly.'
Reckless Of what-youp What ars
you to meY'
"You will marry RexP"
She nodded, smiling and blushing.
you dare not"
"You know ! dare
"You shall not"
"Who will hinder me9u
II. Twill tell him the whole ahams.
full story"
Her cheek whitened, whether WITH
fear or anger ! could not tell.
"He will not believe you," shs aaA,
quietly.
And, sure enough, he would not 10
regarded me even pityingly and ahoph
bis head over the story, 90 though hS
doubted my sanity.
ut Is altogether too improbable.
Uncle Nye," he said, sagely, ''just look
pt the acts Of the case yourself. Here
Is beautiful and accomplished
woman, toward whom you have tvincsd
from the first most singular hostility.
Having tried every other means 70
prejudice my mind against her match.
lessness, you come finally and tell me
that somewhere about two years ago
you met Mrs. Warburton and were
married to her yourself Don't Inter.
rupt me. You say, furthermore, that
you have the best Of proof that she aid
not care a straw for you, that she ma
neuvered for you solely because oi
your money, that your marriage hsv.
Ing been strictly private, the clergy,
man who ofllciated having lost his lie
the next day by singular fatality, tho
certificate not having been recorded,
and other circumstances being favora.
bic, you having accused and quarreled
with your wife, to punish her deserted
her, refusing to acknowledge any mar.
ital relation as existing between you
and her. You represent yourself a
having met her now during these few
weeks for the first time since this
apocryphal marriage, you denouncs
her at this late hour, and you ask mo
to believe that you are in your senseA
! beg your pardon, uncle, but you
must think me remarkably bright
young man to swallow such a con.
foundedly ridiculous yarn as that"
That was all the reason | could
argue into Rex Dusseldorf He even
stared ut the marriage certificate
when ! produced 1t, with "poohl"-and
'pshaw.' Anybody could get up sucH
thing as that, he said.
! must say that was confoundedi
What to do next?
There was but one thing that could
be done. That was 10 gulp down my
pride the best way could; sAet
Beatrix and confess what An tk
tempered, laundering, besotted Old
fool had been and ask her 70 forgive
me and wear my marriage ring again.
did 1t.
She was incredulous Of first, and
cool as an iceberg. But she melted 81
last.
"You don't deserve TO bc forgiven
George" she said, gravcly, but ri
tell you the truth now, Just a. l would
long ago II you had not angered me 70,
! did not need to marry you for your
money"
Then you loved me once, Bestrixps
Always she said.
"And Rex"
THAT was part Of tho programme
necessary to bring you TO your
senses"
N