The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-30
But the Conversation vas 4 llttle

D'ut tno conversation was little
one-sided after that Capt. 'Valence
chatted easily little nothings Of the;
hour le amusing conversation Of we'll
bred man Of the world with witty;
tongue and shreWd perception. But;
she 'fe did not pay much heed to what he.
said. She was thinking Of the time they,
met She was Blanche Forester then,
and he called her his angel, the light
OF MS life, and she had laughed, and
Dldden MIN not to be a sly boy. The
whole episode had been very absurd, Of
course, but somehow his mockery Of it
did not please her.
Thursday is my day. she said to-
MIN, when he put her in her carriage,
Dy and by. but if you like TO take
your chance, you know -
Perhaps she thought about him moro
on her way home than she had ever
thought about him before at one time.
was young once" said Capt. Va
renee to the horse chestnut trees, IT
was distressingly young a malady we
all suffer from. But feel better now,
thank God!' he added, piously And
ne lighted cigar and went to watch
the polo with smile of self-satisfac-
ton.
Ihey met a good deal in the course
OF the next few weeks. He reminded
her OF her promise, and she mentioned
Two or three desirable damsels to him;
but her assistance ended there, and he
never saw an attractive girl in her
house. Also he found occasion to al
luce once more to his salad days.
Nothing polishes a cub" he said,
like an affair with a woman of the
world. My dear Lady Brereten, ac-
cept the assurance of my gratitude
She would have been better pleased
if he had intimated that she had ruined
his life, better pleased even if he had
openly avoided her. Zone would think
was his grandmother she said to her
own wrathful reflection in the toilet
glass. 81,
For week she saw nothing of him,
then one evening their eyes met across
the opera house, and faint resent
ment-the sequel to the unexplained
tears-was in her smileless brow. It
was perceptible, too, in the manner Of
her greeting, when, during the last en-
tr'acte, he deserted his stall for her,
box, and, on Mrs. Crosbie's invitation,
dropped into the vacant chair between
them. @.-
Il have news for you,'' he muir
INJURED in her ear when the stage
claimed Mrs. .Crosbie's attention. 'She
is found ....
Indeed, and am I to congratulate
your a.. :.
Perhaps it would be a trife prema-
ture. You see, I haven't proposed yet.
I'll tell you all about it tomorrow if
you are sufficiently Interested
Tell me now" she said.
She spoke quite naturally and she
was smiling. But he did not look at
her face; his eyes had been on her hand
the handle of her fan.
You will break that toy if you treat
it like that he said, quietly.
She dropped it as if it had stung her:
and drew back in the shadow of the
draperies with her white teeth pressing
her lower lip.
go on" she said. els it an affair of
the heart, or of her forehead?"
''She is the only woman should ever
wish to marry he answered. II want
her more than I have wanted anything
in my life. I hardly know how to de-
scribe her to you. Don't laugh if i
rave; am in love, and when fellows
like that, you know. Lady
Brereton, you will certainly ruin your
fan! But am not going to tell you
that she is perfect. She has variety,
she has charm BILE qualities to
attract man. All, she is adorable, she
Lady Breretonr'
Sha was leaning back against the
partition, her eyes closed, her face col
orless.
"Nsthing don't notice me!' she
murmured. ''The heat = 4
am better already
He bent forward to screen her from
the other woman's view. His hand
covered hers, and it was shaking, like
his voice.
@sYou are going to faint! I am a
brute, but I want you so badly and l
knew it was the only way to make you
care. If had shown 2
"The comedy is finished The
words were spoken on the stage, and the
curtain fell. He put her cloak round
her as they rose. .
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
The most costly horse barn in the
world is at Syracuse, N. Y. 81 1t belongs
to D. 3. Grouse, and cost 100000.