The morning times., 1897-02-21

know I am Just waiting. 1t is-tbat Isl
| meaD-I-' and she suddenly began to
cry. ''Oh, what sort of thing is this Tor
n soldiers wife! But-but-you know
| your nerves might give out, too, II You
| had eaten nothing but apples for week
| "stop d momentl" exclaimed Gloria.
DO you mean to say that you have eaten
! nothing but apples for week? Then
| Will eat nothing but apples for week.
! YOU foolish child said Mrs. Piers
| Petersen, who, being the wife OF soldier
/ was superior to the unmal ried maid, even
! If she were the sister of soldier. and SUI
| uerior ANYWAY by reason of the starvation
| on apples. Don't you see that the apple
husipess Is my monopoly" and she
laughed i'll the midst of her tears, like a
child.
We'll, we can't encourage inonopohes.'
said Gloria, gayly, 1--WE who are all for
| freedom, and so you will come out and
| have lunch with me. And
..Np. You may lend me little money
IL ycu will. But will stay here. He
Will expect to find me here
IAN the money you want. And l viii
tell you my good news as we GO
You have good news? Then | don {
want the money! / will comfort NE
with apples until he comes. He always
| comes"
Il think we shall have TO take this
| into our own hands, said Mr. Bentinck.
And the little woman had no choice but
! Ia go with them for lunch and an after
noon of Faust and when she came home
her room was filled with hyacinths ana
tulips. and under the tulips was little
stack of gold pieces, which she saved
rcligiously for the time when the general
should come, as he always did, and :ind
her there.
But zealoasiy concerned as Mr. BentincR
| had become for the cause for which he had
hazardeti SO much. he was considerably
more concerned about himself. That Go
ria was s.mpaly making use OF him. wa
trolling him and his Influence along IL
| creating capital for her cause, and thai
| she was capable of throwing him over likt
n flower she had worn till it withered, When
1t suited her purI oses, had indeed crossed
| his mind.
And then he had TepI cached himsel
for his unfathful fancies regarding TIM
nure and ardent creature, WHO had refused
to allow him TO be pledged, and yet gave
| him such absolute confidence; he haC
raoembered. . 90 that hin mattersof marnag
there is far more reserve in the haoif
of the Spanish American people than In GU
own. and he assurcdshimse self that she wa
his that she had scaled the unspokel
promise withherlips, remembrance OF whlc
moment made his heart standstill se'
ona and in the aba sement over his ill-tcin
be reGoubled his silent devotion and aske
no.binp hut to be allowed to serve he
Ne went atout his Congressional dutie
ahst ractetily, and when any OF the me
no met essayed o Jest with him on the SUI
iect of the reports they heard, their Jcs
Glanced off his Inconsistencies like mi
sent arrows 81
He was, howeveri aware that his co
leagues had begun to look at him wit
that easy contempt which men have II
one who abandons the obvious and matters
for the immaterial; but it only made hi
= sbruo his shoulders and think there we
N better things than their material, an
J., resolve that he would have their materi;
and his immaterial, too. And in Il
=, meantime he danced with Gloria.
" He dined with her; he took afternoe
% walks and he took afternoon chocola
% with her; and they often went aero
* to Mrs. MacMichael's for the hour bef,
F. twilight. They were there together ol
dav, and the Senator had come in, d
n. had been chatting Harry little abo
X, his wasted opportunities.
.sYou will have to be picking out pla
At abroad, Benti nck.'' he said. There
,s. nothing on this side for you. You
of find it easier to resign your seat than
Nv face your friends at home. You ca
re i have London OF Paris; they're occupie
IN And you're too young. But | suppt
is you could get Spain,' he said, slyiy.
ia ..Io you imagine we could go to that L
ad namablc country" cried Gloria. And
of | t.yUt., made HdrTY,s pulses leap. Sle