The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-17

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dalne?"
"Do you mean that nastily?"
"No, indeed. But you know so we'll
how to keep at cool distance from
your admirers, even from your hus-
band" And he bowed. He felt vicious
at Lola's absence, and Mrs. De Wits
pertness irritated him.
"Men are like mites under the micro
scope, requiring to be kept at focus
distance.
Possibly, but be careful. The micro
scope may serve as the burning glass Of
passion and warm them into life," he
answered insolently. looking at her
with an expression in his eyes which
made her flush. "Come," he said, pass
ing his arm through hers and leading
her away to the music hall; let me
sing to you."
Anything to kill the time till to-
night, was his thought.
"What shall sing to you?'' he asked,
putting her close to him by the piano,
go close that he could stop and touch
her hand when be pleased. He ran his
fingers over The keys with the touch Of
a master and broke into long Italian
love song, running through all the
phases Of emotional love and singing
the softest, sweetest words in his won.
derful voice that rose and fell in the
cadenccs of the air, now wild, now rol-
licking, now Joyous and again soft like
the plant of dove, and ending with a
strain that made even Mrs De Witt her.
self forgetful and emotional and all but
brought the tears to her ewes,
lyon see what you can do with me-"
he said in gentle, caressing tone, law
ing hand on hers, which she did not
shake off. while he looked right into
her eyes.
She made movement then as if to
take her hand from his, and quickly be
turned to the piano.
"You are cruel" he said without
looking at her, and then he burst again
into song in which his whole heart
and soul seemed to be caught in a
strong, irresistible swirl of emotion.
He was like one beside himself till the
end came suddenly and quickly. and
then. az If chewing an irresistible i'm
pulse. he turned to her swiftly. and,
catching her in his ouick, 1.-THE embrace.
he held her close to him while he kissed
her three times passionately right full
Oh tho Inns.
She half screamed and struggled
back, frightened at what she had
deemed his sudden passion for her and
vet not wholly displeased ut having
fred the man. Then she found her
voice and cried:
"How dare you?" And in tumult of
mingled emotion she fled ont of the
room,
When the door closed behind her he
laughed and shook his head and cried
to himself in a tone of plee:
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