The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-02-05

her life. She was a large blond, and
when she chose carried herself superbly.
After the dinner at the Longmores
she went ON to the dance-a little late
and encountered Bremmil with Mrs.
Hauksbeo on his arm. That made her
flush, and as the men crowded round
her for dances she looked magnificent.
She filled up all her dances except three,
and those she left blank. Mrs. Hanks.
bee caught her eye once, and she knCI'
it was war-real war-between them.
She started handicapped in the struggle,
for she had ordered Bremmil about just
the least little bit in the world too
much, and he was beginning to resent
it. Moreover, he had never seen his
wife look so lovely. He stared at her
from doorways and glared at her from
passages as she went about with her
partners. and the more he stared the
more taken was he. He could scarcely
believe that this was the wOma with
the red eyes and the black stuff gown
who used to weep over the eggs at
breakfast.
Mrs. Hauksbcc did her best to hold
him i'll play, but after two dances he
crossed over to his wife and asked for "a
dance.
I'm afraid you've come too late,
Mr.. Bremmil,' she said, with her eyes
twinkliuS.
Then he begged her to give him Il
dance, and, IS a great favor, she allow
ed him the fifth waltz. Luckily No. 5
stood vacant on his programme. They
danced it together. and there was a lit
tie fiutter round the room. Bremmil
had a sort Of a notion that his wife
could dance, but he never knew she
danced SO divinely. AT the end Of that
waltz he asked for anUther-as a favor,
not as q right, and Mrs. Bremmil said,
"Show ME your programme, doar!' He
showed it as a naughty little schOolboy
hands up C~ontraband sweets to a mas
ter. There was u far sprinkling Of
III" On il, besides H at supper.
Mrs. Brrmmil said nothing, but she
smiled C0ntcmptuOuSly, ran her pencil
through Nos. ! and 9-twO "H's'-and
returned tie card with her n name
written above-a pet mann" ,nut only
she and her husband USED. Then she
shook her finger at him, and said, laugh.
ing. ooh. you silly, silly boy
Mrs. Hauksbce heard that, and-she
owned a. much-felt she had the worst
of it. Blemmil accepted Nos. Z and
gratefully. They danced No. ! and SAT
out No. . III me Of the little tents
What Bremmil said and what Mrs
Bremmil did is no concern Of any ones
When the band struck up 1.-The Roas
Beef Of Old England the two wen,
out into the veranda, and Bremmil be
gan looking for his wife's dandy (thi!
was before 'rickshaw days. while sh'
went into the cloakroom. Mrs. Hanks
bee came up and said, lyon take m,
into supper, I think, Mr.. Bremmil?'
Bremmil turned red and looked foolish
"Ah-h'm! I'm going home with my
wife, Mrs. Hauksbee. l think there ha!
been a little mistake" Being q man, h'
spoke as though Mrs. Hauksbee wer'
entirely responsible.
Mrs. Bremmil came out of the cloal
room in a swansdown cloak with
"ultc ClOuu IOuIlu ItI llcuu. OH
looked radiant, and she had q right to.
The couple went off into the darkness
together, Bremmil riding very close t.
the dandy.
Then "a y Mrs. Hauksbee to me-sh
looked a trif1e faded and jaded in tn
lamplight-"Take my word for it, tn
~silliest women can manage u >cleve
man, but it needs a very clever woma
to manage q fool"
Then we went in to supper. -Rud
yard kipling