Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-02
Translation of aSaVage
By GILBERT PARKEB.
Copyright 1893, byJ. B. Lippineott Col
 CHAPTER VIII

1
 It was the close of the season. Many people had left town, but festivities were still on. To stranger the season might have seemed at its height. The Arlnours were giving large party in | Cavendish square before going back | again to GHcyhupe, N here, for the sake of Lali and her child, they intended to re- main during the rest of the summer in | preference to going on the continent or to Scotland. The only unsatisfactory feature of Lali's season was the absence of her husband. Naturally there were those who said strange things regarding | Frank Armour stay ill America, but it was pretty generally known that he was engaged in land speculations, and his club friends, who perhaps took the | pleasantest view of the matter, said that he was very wise indeed, if little cow ardly. ill staying abroad until his wife was educated and ready to take her po- sition in society. There was one thing on which they all agreed-Mrs. Frank Armour either had a mind superior to the charms Uf their sex or was incapa- blc of that vanity which hath many suitors and says, 'So far shalt thou go and''--
 The fact is, Mrs. Frank Armour's mind was superior She had only one objrct-to triumph over her husband grandly, as woman righteously might. She had vanity, of course, but it was not ignoblc. She kept one thing ill view; she lived for it. Her translation had been successful. There were times when she remembered her father, the [ wild days on the prairles, the buffalo hunt, tracking the deer, tribal battles, the long silent hours of the winter and the warm summer nights when she slept ill the prairie grass or camped with her people ill the trough of a great land wave Sometimes the hunger for its freedom, and its idleneSs, and its sport came to her greatly, but she thought of her child, and she put it from her. She was ambitious for him; she was keen to prove her worth as a wife against her l husband $ uuworthiness. This perhaps saved her She might have lost had her life been without this motive
 I The very morning of this notable re- | ccption General Armour had received a note from Frank Armour solicitor say ing that his son was likely to arrive ill | LOlIuOIl HUH <ALlSllNd l44SLG O1 AAAS next. Frank had written to his people no word of his coming. To his wife, as we have said, he had not written for months, anu before ho started back he would not write, because he wished to make what amends he could ill person. He expected to find her improved, of course, but still he could only think of her as an Indian, showing her common prairie origin. His knowledge of her before their marriage had been particularly brief. She was little more in his eyes than q thousand other Indian women, save that she was better looking, was winter than most and had finer features He could not very clearly remember the tones of her voice, because after mar riage and before he had sent her to Eng land he had seen little or nothing of her
 When General Armour received the news of Frank return, he told his wife and Marion, and they consulted together whether 1t were good to let Lali know at once. He might arrive that evening. If so, the position would be awkward, because it was impossible to tell how it might affect her. If they did tell her, and Frank happened not to arrive, it i might uuUcTve her so as to make her app, arauce ill the evening doubtful. Richard, tlGc wiseaCre, the ineXhausti- ble Richard, was caring for his cottagers and cutting the leaves of new books his chief plpaSurc-at Grcyhope They felt it was a matter they ought tC be able to decide for themselves, but still it was tho last evening of Lali's stay ill town, and they did not care tC take any risk. Strange to say, they haC come to take pride ill their son s wife, fOl even General and Mrs Armour, higl minded and of serene social status a they were, seemed not quite insensiblt to the pleasure of being an axle ol
 which a system of social notoriety re
 vOlved.
 At the OppOrtune moment Captall
 Vidall was announced, and because h.
 and Marion were soon to carry but on
 name between them he was called int,
 family consultation. It is somewha
 singular that ill this case the womel
 were quite wrong and tho men wer
 quite right, for General Armour ant . Captain Nldall were for silence unti
 Frank came if he came that day. or fo
 telling her the following morning, whel
 the function was over. And the mel prevailed
 Marion was much excited all day. Sh ] had given orders that Franks room
 should be made ready, but for whoI |. she gave Ipo information. While Lal
 was dressing for the evening, somewha
 excited and nervous, she entered he z room. They were now the best c friends The years had seen many shift
 ing scenes ill their companionshiE
 They had been as often at war as a
 peace. but they had respected eac , other, each after her own fashion, an , now they had real and mutual regard
 Lali s was slim, 1.-the figure wear
 ing its fashionable robes with an air C - possession, and the face above it, if nc n entirely beautiful, 1 strange war; " fascination. The g mad not been
 chieftainess for nothing. A look C
 quiet command was there, but also faraway expression which gave faiu n look of sadness even when a smile Wa
 at the lips. The smile itself did nc s come quickly-it grew-but above it a ', was hair of perfect brown, most rart
 setting off her face as plume does ;, helmet. She showed no surprise whe
 Marion entered. She welcomed her wit ,.; q smile and outstretched hand. but sai l3 nothing.
 'Lali.' said Marion somewhat al '' ruptly-she scarcely knew why she di
 l.-''are you happy:''
 b. It was strange how the Indian glI p had taken on those lljtly l..cnners of st
 ciety which convey so much by infiet B, ton. She lifted her eyebrows at Mario
 and said presently i'll a soft, deliberat P voice, Come, Marion, we will go an
 see little Richard: then l shah l '"' happy"