Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-10

think they do''
Lady Appuldurcombc shock her head
rebuEingly. She had not nearly get to
the bHttom Of her inquiries yet.
But, CHI cried Lesley, standing in
the middle Of tie room and throwing
cut her arm with gesture of irrepress-
ible youth and light heartedness. Its
so fascinating to make man fall in
love with You! Once you take Il real in
terest Ill the game you can't stop, and
and''-
She smiled, as at pleasant memories.
looking straight before her, and her
long arms fell at her side.
1t must he perfectly delightful for
The men. am sure, said her aunt. with
seal displeasure. well. l give YOU
warning, Miss Lesley. that if you try
any of Your tricks On here l shall pack
sou back 10 Mal!ncourt ut AZ hours no.
ice -
Lesley came near and looked cuaxing-
Y at her with those ewes. exactly the
color OF riverside foIgetmenots ana set
about with curly black eyelashes, thar
We're perhaps the most uncommon beauty
cf her face.
"Hou can't step il, dear" she said.
lreeiing down beside her, 1.-The men
being nice to me, riean. / an Lady
Appuldurcombe's niece, You know.
md
Il give you up said her aunt.
spreading ont two elegant hands. palms
downward. But. To turn to more
agreeable subject, who has educated
yOu. NY dear, gu the subject IF cloilss:''
at isn't another subject. It's me-
said Lesley earnestly. That j. where
i have always scored over the other
girls-besidcs knowing such lots Of
men. 1 don't do anything It's my
clothes and my hIir-thc way it's
dressed, l mean. It's the r.Tc.t thing
i'll the world tn find "A well dressed head
III the country!'
lit is worlan's first duty" said
Lady Appulaurcombc, with real solem-
nifty. But yon are very Young TO know
it. Then il is not merely choosing the
right clothes or going to- the right peo-
Ile. It's the way you wear them that S
overy,hinS-and where did you pick up
that way, child: IL isn't all your fig
uro."
II know an ;.wfully clever woman"
said Lesley, 1or eyes kindling, land
among other things she gave me this
advice: Always wear white IL you can
and as long us you can, but If you don t
dress ali Of enc color never mix up your
cuiOr' any more than you would mix
your wine, or in furnishing room
she has given me 40 end If wrinkles
abGut things"
And who is the woman" said Lady
Appuldurcombe apircvinply. Really.
my dear, You arc fortunate in such u
nciglbor, bIried Us you are"
Lady Cranatoun." The name came
out with a certain timid defiance.
~ have heard of her, - said Lady APP
puldUTcomba coldly. with whom there
WAS never any question Of knowing or
not knowing certain people.
"She had an accident III tie hunting
field this year, continued Lesley proud
~ and C3ldly, 'and she VIII have TO lie
down for the rcst Of her life
''s;hc had good inning" said Lady
AppUldu:ccmbe, with Il disengagcd air,
Us if unintcrosted III the subject
And a husband who ruined her
life said Lesley, with flashing eyes
and intense energy. Perhaps if had
never known her should not be so hard
on the men as am, today"
She walked to the window and stood
locking out. Her aunt could only see
the back Ct . raven dark little head,
that, fer all its artfal dressing, would
break rebclliously, row and then, into
cTrlS.
And so she chose Your dresses for
you, my deaT:'' said Lady Appuldur-
combe, "aEd yoar maid. And she has
done it very cloverly, l riust say. But
how did you manage that gown you had
on last nigit:''
"A pattern bodice 20 Mason" said
the girl, i'll :, S:ngularly lifeicss tone.
"The dress only arrived here after din
ner last night. love her." she broke
ont r.ssion:tcly. You must not say
anything against her TO me, auntie,
please, Tor l could rot bear il. -
Lady AppulGnrcombc had moved away
to her writing table. where, every morn
ing, she was busy with the business of
woman Of fashion. who can always
Ait>l-S 'iAit ipI W us4i si!c pICstS'..
"Iou could not have Il safer guide
than Lady Cranstoun in--ciothes, she
said dryly.
'Aun:ie," cried the girl, "is there
any such thing as real Christianity ia
the world--one single Christian woin-
an? You know her s;cry-how she
committed one faalt--one; how she
married brutc the first time. then left
him Tor man who treated her worse. "
That LOOKS rather rs If il were Lady
CranstCun's fault, does il nOt:" said
Lady Apprldurcombe. arranging the
writing materials before her, hut her
face Was grave. She WIS thinking il
was no wonder Cecilia's child had been
up 10 so many tricks with such COM
panionship as her father had suffered
her 10 fall into.
Eve shall never agree on this point,
anntie, said the girl III young, vibra.-
ing tones. u shall always stand up for
the women, through thick and thin, and.
if l can ever do one good trrn, ! viii.
81.