The Irish standard., 1896-04-04

vitation here, dismissed after had EN-
tered this house. And I trust" he ado
ed, turning to Clarence. sterniy,
leave you master of-lt!"f,. t.~ r..
As the gate closed behind him, Clar
once locked II. AS his wife turned upon
him angrily, he said, quietly: - hays
no intention of restraining your liberty
a moment after our interview is over
But until then do not intend to. be
disturbed" ..-... ...e
She threw herself disdainftiily back
in her chair, her hands clasped in her
lap, in half contenlptuous, resignation,
with her eyes upon her long, slim,
arched feet crossed before her. Even
In her attitude there was something
of her old fascination which. however.
now seemed to sting Clarence to the
quick. 49, $3.50 ~
II have nothing to say to you in re-
gard to what has just passed In this
house, except that as long: as remain
even nominally as its master, it shall
not be repeated. Although / shall
no longer attempt to influence or con-
troll your political sympathies, | shall
not allow you to indulge them where
in any way they seem to imply my
sanction. But so little do oppose your
liberty that you are free to rejoin your
political companions whenever you
choose to do so on your own responsl"
bility. But Unjust first lznowf from your
own lips that your sympatbies arc
purely p1litical---or a name for some
thing else"
She had alternately flushed and paled.
although still keeping her scornful at
titude as he went on, but there was no
nistaking the genuneness Of her vague
wondsrment at his concluding words.
II don't understand YOU she said, lift
ing her eyes to his in b moment OF cold
curiosity. "What DO you mcan?"
e. "What do mean? What did Judge
Beeswinger mean when he called Capt.
Pinckney double trajtor?" he said,
roughly.
She sprang to her feet with flashing
eyes.
"And you-you-dare to repeat the
cowardly lie of confessed spy: This,
then, is what you wished to tell me
this, the insult for which you have
kept me here, because yon are incapable
If understanding unselfisb patriotism
or devotion-even to your own cause
YOU dare to judge me by your own
base, Yankee trading standards. Yes.
IT is worthy of YOU" !: ts1J ~.
She walked rapidly up and down, and
then suddenly faced him. r's 90 e,
81 understand it all! I appreciato
your hagnanjmity now. You are will
ing I should Join the company of these
chivalrous gentlemen in order to give
color to your calumnies. Say at once
that it was you who put up this spy to
correspond with mc--to come herein
order TO entrap me. Yes. entrap mel
who moment ago stood up for you
before these gentlemen and" said You
could not lie! BAH" ..f< - -, ~
Struck only by the wild extrava-
gance Of her speech and temper, Clar-
ence did not know that when women
are most illogjcal they are apt to be
most sincere, and from mans stand
point, her unreasoning deductions ap-
peared to him only as an affectation t.,
gain time for thought, or a theatrical
display TO dazzle, like susy's. And he
was turning. half CONTEMPORARY.
away when she again faced him with
flashing eyes: 49, -. .9s,sgfs i
"We1I, hear NELL accept! +, 1esvc
here at once to Join my own people, my
own friends-thosea who understandings
put. what construction on that you
choose DO your worst! You cannot
do more to separate US than you have
done just now"
She left him and ran up the steps,
with an extravagant return Of her old
occasional nyn,ph-:ike- grace /,
the movement Of woman who has
never borne children-and Il swish Of
her long skirts thst he remembered for
many day after as she disappeared in
the corridor. zy.4s: II 4z.a II ~
He remained looking after. helm
dignant, outraged and---,nnconyinced!
Then there was rafting at the gate:
He remembered lie had locked it. He
opened it TO the flushed, pink cheeks
and dancing eyes Of Sissy. The rain
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