The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-14

II | were to have made myself. think
] should have chosen my present mo-
del"
But there is more than mere beauty
OF feature. now"
Character suppose-whlch
lacked as a child. II Is odd that char
acier. even II Il happens TO be bad. can
80 Improve a face"
Then she turned her head and be-
slowed the light Of her counienanee on
the civilian beside her. whose lniatua'
ton was obvious.
Every man In the pos ard the city |
WIN hate you Titna deadly haire' II
Miss Gorschkov happens TO take a
fancy TO you for old sake's sake" Mrs.
Graves warned him.
Even her fancy would be cheaply
purchased az that cost"
Perhaps. a woman OF her beauty
IL not born into the world once IN a
cycle. certainly.
And Miss Gorschkoy was pleased 10
fancy him. She advertised the fact,
She was not one 10 fear any means
that would gain her ends She threw
away her pride and came al his call.
She forgayo him the past and met him
more than half way.
But Dudley was too much In love to
despiso or mlstrust her Tor this. lie
applied Tor a two months leave and
spent every available moment OF q
with her Mrs Graves. IN her quality
,rk0ehool chum Of ais mothers and an
- Herd Of himself. warned
Esther has done - the
sanid y,sszg. before. jamfl pfak6
care. She is-hs BEAUTIFUL as
Cleopatra. and there are many who say
she is as bad al heart. Make love
10 her. n you chose. Caesar. but let
your wife be a woman who r. above
suspicion"
Dudley never spoke 10 her again.
And he continued his fanatical cult OF
his goddess
His leave came 10 an end. and he
went back 20 Apache lie who had
been a light mocker and a philosopher
Of lie saw the bottom drop out OF his
universe when be had 10 go from her.
She wrote 10 him twice a day. for
time. then once day. then once a
week. and finally the mail orderly
handed him a letter from Esther that
was almost a verbatim copy Of the one
| be- had sent 10 her six years before.
even to the closing phrase. In time
you will drink u the waters OF Lethe
and will iorgct me MS utterly as ! de-
serve"
A Hrht Of memory broke. harsh and
crude. through che rosy clouds that
had cnwruppcd him. Bu, he said 90
himself that Justice had been me,ed
out to him. stern and untomporcd And
he made no appeal
Something more than o. twclyomonth
later. Esther Gorschkoy sac 90 dinner
beside the man with whom she was
then playing fast and loose. and would
not be- warned Bog the fate Of the many
Whose bodies were sirown upon the
shores whore this Cythcra had trod
You promised. you know" be said
10 her. "that you would answer my
question tonight"
"What question:
Don't banter please. AN 10
earnest"
you appear 60 DO. And everybody
can see g.. too. Go on and eat. ant
look a. though you we're discussing a,
dynamite sun or something"
Il will DO whatever you choose. 2
you Will tell me u you will marrl
me-"
"Oh, Is that what you mean9
couldn't remember whether q was yol
or Mt CLAYTON who had asked me
Maybe u was both OF you but can
Gee why you should bother about tina
d sort az thing OF dinner why don
YOU wait until the dance 70 would b
20 much better form. Fancy sayln
mo- 90 man and then putting a piec
OF harmless little lamb into one
mouth"
Are you goIne Co say nos"
Gracious but Wc are inFlsteu
How should ! know what am roln
, 20 say? Go on and eat. and stop hans
Ing on my words. or ! won't answ,
you at an Il Is so toarmlly oonspl,
ous."
Even Ia bis suspense the man coul
not hut return. whence this new
Tr,11i.i dislike OF being conspicuouss'
Gouchkoy smiled slowly an
Co answer bui voice froi
lo table stopped her.
D. o.. Captain Lawrcnce?" 81
% heard Of Lieutenant Du,
dcad9'
Apache a week ago"
but. frankly. don
table the place FOR q
BE- robukcd him u
she saw the purno.
nI Her dead-whl
P whittier. and n
o painted.
il" the capita
ped back to Il
parry you1
p undersiai
Nc just be,
have 81