Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-06


has been teaching you i'll your tetc-a-
ties of an evening.
Judith swept him cur1Scy
Il am old enough to take care o!
myself. thank YOU" She said laughing
ly, and Went up stairs.
When she came down again. looking
very attractive indeed as Might" in hel
tulle dress With the silver stars. Percy
said. hanterinSly to his wife. who was
looking very beautiful and stately rs
chosen to represent:
Oracle. YOU must keep Your eye on
Captain Herbert and Judith. l did not
anticipate Irritation when l brought
him home to dinner on Friday: but he
has been here three times since. Just
keep them apart tonight. will you:"
III look after them. How does my
train set, Judy? Perfectly? That's n
comfort. You look very nice. Judy
doesn't she. Percy
Very" he agreed. Its the first
time I've seen her in evening dress
and think that if l We're She would
awfully. Grace. Judy is hluShing-
that is a bad sign
"RubbiSh"' eclaimcd Judith. laugh
Ing. 'lt'> enough to make me blush to
be leased about that etfeminatc young
fellow"
Il beg your pardon-he is two
months older than YOU: he told me so
Yesterday
by themselves. the latter asked. anx-
iouSly:
Percy. does Captain Herbert really
admire Judith?"
He does: he says she is sensible.
free from affectation. plain-Spoken. and
does not look at a man as if she eX-
pccted him to pay her any attention.
He even went so far as to ask if
knew whether she was engaged.
pretended not to know. for. if he is
really smitten. it would do him good
to keep him on tenterhoOks."
Good graciouS-and only little
while ago he was almost at Elsie
feet. He must be a detestable tiirt"'
Probably. or he may be of opinion
that. as his efforts to marry for money
have. up to the present. proved abort
i've. he may rs we'll marry woman
who will not Squander his limited in
come. ThankS-that's Il very nice kiss.
and YOUR cheeks smell deliciously of
violet-powder. Ta-ta. Hope you'll
enjoy yourselves.
When Mrs. Fletcher went out into
the hall to don her wraps. she looked
at Judith rehectively.
she looks pretty she thought.
land her style has always been ele-
CANT. But what 4 strange thing it
would be if she We're to marry Elsie's
admirer. l shouldn't dislike it my
self, for he is so we'll connected. l
wonder if Judith likes him?'
She thought she would just keep her
eye upon them during the evening
for Captain Herbert and his sister
We're to be at the ball-but events
transpired to put the intention out Of
her head. She looked once or twice at
.Iudy's face in the lamplight. as the
carriage bowled along. but, being un-
able to read anything, only wondered
why she was so quiet. Was she think
in" with pleasure Of spending the even
ing with her admirer?
.Iudith'S thoughts were far from the
becomingness of her costume or Cap
tain Herbert: she was wondering. as
she had done hundreds Of times during
the past six days. why Claude had
taken no notice of her kilograms. II
be had received any Of the messag es,
he must have known that she had
something particular to communicate.
Was it possible that he was wearying
OF the misunderstanding himself TO the
inevitable, as it seemed: No: she could
mot think that-his earneStness and
gravity Of manner precludcd it,
Here we are. Put on your mask,
Judy" Grace cried. as the Drougam
stopped. You won't enjoy wearing it
for lie first half hour or 50, but by de-
@r"cS You'll get used to it. | think it
is such fun. Mrs. Mainwaring sent
out one hundred and eighty invitations,
50 there ought to be some amusement
for us. We don't unmask until we are
seated at the supper tables, and that
won't be until ! o'clock.
Mrs. Mainwarring' large rooms
were well filled with all kinds and odds
Of characters when the two sisters en-
tered them: and for half an hour Ju-
litl was well amused with the novelty
Of the scene. knowing no one. and
being speedily separated from Mrs.
Fletcher, she tried to keep quietly to
herself in Il corner and was successful,
until Il slender man Of medium height.
in blue satin court attire. ruftIcd lace
and patches, with Il powdered wig and
fair lnOu>tIchc, came up and wills
p"red her name. asking for the pleas
Hrr of Il dance.
"OlI. it is you..' exclaimed Judith,
laughing and bluSln". as she rccOy-
nzcd Captain Herbert and rcmcm-
hrrcd her brothcr-in-law's banter.
"lIow did you know me|'
by your height" he answered. tr-
un!pEantly. You and Mrs. Fletcher
are much taller than the average wO-
men. Are you enjoying yourself!'
VERY much, thank you. Is your Sis
ter here?'
Yes; mustn't tell you in what
character, because | promised to keep
the secret; but may tell you she is
wearing powder-sO are half IL dozen
other women. BY the way. she tells
me ought to have sacrificed my
mOustache. What do you thnk:'
81 suppose you ought, too; but it
would have been Il great pity just for
one nights amusement, wouldn't it!''
Ives. How sensible you are! or
course. | might have chosen another
dress: but | had Il fancy for this.
Margcry suggested my rcgimenlnls in
preferences: but they would have been