Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-07-11

.'Didn't you really?"
"No; and you see how soon l have
come"
1T is very good of you; and you are
as gallant of speech as ever, / see"
"You might have sent for fellow"
l returned.
"You know very we'll why 1 would
never have done that. You must have
been awfully out of the world not to
have located me sooner" she laughed.
II have. have been busy night and
day during the last month. You know
my weakness for leaving work until the
last minute, and then shaving over it,"
II know several of your weaknesses"
she said, again laughing. What do
you think of my success in New York;"
1T would have been marvellous for
anybody but you"
"If you only meant half that you
utter so smoothly"
How do you know how much mean?
| may have changed; wise men do, you
lnow--fools never"
First you compliment me, and then
yourself. You will have to write bet
ter novel than your last one before l
will believe you are wise"
II finished a better one yesterday. Do
you know that New York is talking
about you?"
you know what soile one says:
There is only one thing worse than be-
ing talked about, and that is, not being
talked about"
Il supposed you we're married before
this"
She looked at me in mischievous sur
prise.
''How coulG you think that?" she said,
naively.
l mentally concluded she was the
most coasummate actress l had ever
seen.
You don't mean to say" began.
when she hastily interrupted.
Il suppose you will tell New York all
about me?" she asked.
"Why should 1? l don't know any
thing to tell" returned.
1t was my turn to dissimulate.
"You are very kind. l have piece of
news for you that will surprise you, |
think-that is, if you can be surprised"
"Tll try to be, if it will please you"
"Well, you know the so acres of sand
and rocks you were good enough to pre-
sent to me-"
Il know"
She began laughing again.
I'm the last three years that bit OF
estate has yielded S2,OOO,O0O worth of
gold quartz, and I am told the men are
just getting well into the vein"
There was no concealing my actual
astonishment.
What" I exclaimed. THAT Seastly
patch of earth yielded $2,O00,O00? And
here am drudging over my novels"
Her face grew serious.
"See what you get for losing your
patience" she said, land fOr-for other
things"
when lost my patience you found
wealth and happiness" l responded,
looking her straight in the eyes.
Wealth" she corrected.
ii can understand now much that was
not plain to me before" I continued.
"Ncw York is the place for you. You
can have all the luNuries now--even the
luxury of blue-blooded or titled hus-
band. Your success is already tremen-
dous. If people only wouldn't ask ques-
tons"
IF you wish TO misunderstood me,
you may" She walked to the window
which overlooked the avenue, and,
drawing aside the curtains, gazed down
on the passing carriages. Presently
she turned and gave me a meaning look.
The situation is the same as it was
them" she said, except that"
Except what?"
There's an 1S-cnrat finish to it,"
81 can't be bought" 1 exclaimed,
pacing the floor.
please don't insult me, Felix" she
answered. / saw that her face was
white, and that her lips quivered. AS
went nearer to her, saw a tear steal
from under her lashes.
am like other men, and a woman's
tears affect me deeply. There was not
another word said. Moved by an ire.
sistible influence, l caught her in my
arms.
When l went into Delmonico's at II
o'clock at night two weeks later,
found Bonnie Slatterly, Stuyvesant and
half dozen other smart fellows gath
cred about a bottle of fizz. They were
expecting me.