Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-02

dearest C1cely, III you Womb only uOt
ask met said Marvel, In soft, distress
ed tone.
She came out from behind the lace cur
tains Of the window, where she had been
sitting, to glance impiorineiy az Mrs. We
rulam; ana, as she now stood, WIN Tue
glory OF the autumn sunshine SHINING up
on her, II was marvellous 10 mark tne
change that bare year had wrought In
her. linen she was cmid; now sne
was 2 woman-a girlish creature s,I,''
but with race 80 earnest. 80 ihtel.eent,
so bcautiiui IN the str'ctest sense OF tnas
word, tnat was an exquisite p'easurd
even 10 look upon her.
She had gone straight to RingwOod, nc.
cording to her husbands desire, where
Mrs. Verulam had received her, having
indeed thrown over several engagements
to do 30. She was charmed with the
pretty, desOlate little bride-the poor lit.
tie returned goods" as she called her
and, % she learned to like her better and
better, indignant with Wriothesley be
cause Of his treatment Of her. She had
made pretty accurate guess Of how mat
tiers stood from the beginning; and Tic.
tie judicious questioning had extracted
enough from Marvel TO make her half
knowledge n whole. She wrote Wriothes-
ley long letter that was perfect mas.
terpiece Of elegant vitupcration, and took
to petting Marvel us though she were
an invalid IN very advanced stage.
She was now seriously ambitious to
carry a point to which she had almost
pledged herself. When In town, she had
spoken 80 much Of Lady Wriothesley's
personal charms and 80 mysteriously Of
her separation from her husband that
everyone was eagerly DESTROYS Of being
made more intimately acquainted with
her. Mrs. vcrulam had asked down
good many for the twclfth-her brother
in-law, Lord verulnm, who was an enthu.
siastic sportsman, and his wife among
thenl-and she had half promised them
that this Marvel OF mnrveis should also
be one OF the guests. All were to arrive
about the ninth. ana, as there was occa'
sion to entertain a newly made bride:
Mrs. Verulam had arranged to give ball
on the tenth. This would give the sports
men the whole OF the eleventh on which
to rest, and after that the Deluge-for
the birds. But just now her program was
a little spoiled because OF the fact that
Marvel had steadily declined to show her
seit e0ner :. tne Sance OF !" vne nous
9 gu. 'ne stny v, ne' ps.v. ~
S Ss y, eoaAs. s"e s"asu ov." ",,
"AsrVe' So"Sc"' =" w P'e'e"' ~ '"e oa'''
She threw her arms round Marvers
neck and kissed her. To do her justice,
she was far more sincerely glad for Mar.
vers sake than for her own that she had
at last consented to come out OF her shell.
Then . sudden thought struck her ana
frightened her.
II hope you Will like the people have
asked" she said, but OF course you need
not talk to everybody. And l unfortu-
natcly gave carte blanche to my sister.
in.law, Lady Veruiam, to bring anyone
she chose; and she IL bringing Mrs. Scar.
lett"
"Ycs,' said Marvel, and waited, una.
ware that Mrs. VeruIam.s steady gaze at
her meant anything, and then.-"Who 10
Mrs. Scar!ett' ana why snouidnt shs
bring herr
THE fashionable beauty, even now,
though year mas elapsed since she hrst
dawned upon an appreclative LONDON nu'
dience-anu wretcn' sn'u Mrs. We
rulam: quite carried away by such pal:
Wy uns - uonss' . ,n,t ~ SUE '''Ae"
"I'e.' se"'.e' 'P.'.""' ."'e'
The hddlcrs had tuned their instruments
to the correct pitch, ana were playing
away vaIiantIy; the rooms were growing
every moment more ana more crowded
Through all the open windows came the
sweet perfume OF the living flowers with
out to mingle with that OF the dying ones
within; and through the close, velvety
darkness ones eyes pierced to where star.
Ike lights hung suspended ON tree and
shrub.
The lord lieutenant OF the county. who
was real, live duke and bachelor to
boot-though an old one-had arrived half
nour Pack, yet SIN the mouse psrty
.mo.e pasucuIar'y I.9uy Lucy veru'anl
opeM.y anu airs. scarlett secIe.lS-weFe
on tue very "P'oe ot expec'"''o".
Marvel entered the room-a tall, slen'
DER. stately creature. clad all In purest
whte, with diamonds glittering on neck
ana arms, ana cleaning warmly among
the soft masses Of her lovely hair. Mrs,
veruiam stood beside her, ana togethes
tney advanced up the room' stopping now
.no "ga'n u: vne FORMER paused 10 INTRO
ouce A1aay Wrio'hes'ey 10 one OF TWO
people Oh importance.
Marvel was looking intensely lovely
and showed the terrible nervousness that
was consuming her only by the increasing
pallor that marked her face. She wal
drawing near the corner where Mrs. Scar
lett sat, and little hush had fallen upon
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