Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-12-07
AT THE PLAY.
6 = OW funny TO be here with
Fl your said she. u.,, .,., ..


undoubtedly have been. A man may
be tender toward a woman's rhapso-
dies about her lover when that lover IS
himself But-"funny.'
20. o. o." She clutched his arm
what funny peopler' The fatal ad-
iective again. This time he WINGED,
WINGED twice deliberately, lest she
should mistake the first signal of dis
tress as mere physical intirmity.
She continued, quickly:
That reminds mel don't know why
it reminds me, but it does-force OF
habit. perhaps, because he hates badly
turned out women so-Don is up in
town tonight Did you know l Won
der if we shall come across him?
You mean Lord Kilmore's younger
SOM
You remember DonF
Her glance, meeting his full, showed
some surprise at his obvious Ill tenn
per. She put her hand out hurriedly,
with a pretty, unaffected gesture of
sympathy.
Dear, You're not illf"
Nothing irritates man whose liver
is out of order so much as being re-
minded of the fact. The deepening
curves at Chinnock's mouth grew posi-
lively rigid with irritation.
..Of course not. Is anything ever the
matter with me? How your gina
tion runs away with you-dearest!
The dearest was a dutiful concCS
sion . the situation. but. somehow, she
shrank from it. her ardor chilled. the
keenness of her enjoyment marred al
ready.
we have still ten minutes to wait
before the curtain rises he said. He
regretted his customary after-dinner
cOffeeD What if l took the opportun-
ity of explaining to you the motif of
the play? 1t is a trifle complex
1T would be kind of you she said.
with little smile. but. notwithstand-
ing. her eyes showed some dsappoint-
ment as she scanned the house. She
was longing to speak the sweet banali-
ties TO which most lovers find it pleas
ant TO listen: to make her bright little
comments and butterfly criticisms. 10
sip TO its full the evenings cup of
evaneScent EMO! mcnt; 10 be, in a word,
herself-the creature of the moment.
and his own. She had looked forward
to to-night-the first of her emancipa-
tfuu-wlth rapturOus excitement 1T
will be almost as good as being his
wife" she had confided to the married
sister under whose chaperonage she
was spending the twenty-four hours in
town. which broke her journey be ween
a GlouCestershre visit and her travels
further north. To have him all 10 my
self for a whole evening. To feel that
really belong to him as he belongs 10
me. Can you imagine anything more
perfect"
Lady Guthrie could. easily. but she
did not say so. She had only met Chin
mock once, and he impressed her as a
prig and bore, and Margot's angry
disclaimers could not alter her sisters
opinion.
You have to marry him, not r. she
said. comfortably. "Wh"- does II mat
ter what | think? He / off which
is something. At leaSJ you can con-
gratuIate yourself so far. No one can
patronize you. Your women friends
won't be able to pass you on their I'M
becoming last years clothing nor their
husbands stale tobacco"
You're prejudiced." Margot replied;
"all sisters are" Which in a sense was
true, for Lady GuthrIe's sympathy was
openly enlisted on behalf of the scape-
grace of the Kilmore family, young
No. CaIrick. who had adored Margot
since she trespassed barefacedly and
barefoot in the <ilmore deer forest as
a little child. But Margot, having sys-
tematically dominated him for eigh-
teen years. already felt the pleasure
Nqght pail If long continued. He has
been so much to me all my life; it
would be boring for him to become
more still during the rest of it. |
know him so well-too WELL" she said.
In excuse for her cold-heartedness.
But at objections such as these Lady
Guthrie shook her head in stern dis
claimer.
Wait" she said. eagerly. wait"
And Margot waited.
Tonight for the first time she saw
something OF the reverse side of her
new picture. the canvas back. Was il
disloyal to wish that Mr.. Chinook be
haved more as one expects Il lover to
behave even in public. that he should
show som" sort of open pride of pos
session OF glad proprietorship? In the
-5w Immediately in front of them there
was a gay. absorbed young couple,
,hatting laughing. looking, smiling.
reading their own tender meanings
INTO the most trivial incidents of the
rvenn" Nargot watched them, fas
.inated in spite of herself. How diff
rnrently they behaved 10 herself and
.er lover! Tie man leant slightly for
ward-he "had got it badly" Don
would have ~aid-every now and then
his coat sleeve touched the little i'm
movable wH.ir-gIoved hand next his
and fingered for Il moment caressing
.y Margots eyes grew tender. ab
.IrHCtr-'- r WIS - pretty. 50 natural.
It woke her sympathy and gave her Z
pleasant little feeling of companion
..su: almost uuronsciously she herself
moved n little closer.
Are you attending? Margot, l don.
griieye you've heard a word I've said!'
Nargot started. Ler cheeks afame,
suI turned 80 linn N generous-apoloSy.
Dear. In. - sorry. How dreadful OF
me It's all so fresh, and new, and
Yondcrful 10 ne. you see. I'm bii
seattcr-brafncd; such intelligence, as l
, cave IS limited TO only taking In one
Inning Al time. Tell me all about II
again. I'll listen. truly. Do forgive me,
Richard. please