Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20

YOU are not 10 HOnSrltulSte Inc Oh any
thing Of the kind" Then, sravcly and
coolly, she added: But this is not the
scene in which to revive those sub
iects."
zone word-you have not. then dis
covered'-he paused and Astrea re-
piled:
81 have discovered nothing-exccpt
that Colonel Greville is quite unconsci-
Gus that he is submitting me to cross
eXamination.'
Rebuked. and by little Daney. Truly
the world was turned upside down!
"Mademoiselle. you will kindly par
don my rudcness. l have been In tha
backwoods for some years past. and
may have lost what little Of civilization
l ever possessed" he said, With frreZ-
ing pcliteness.
Daney was by no means frozen by
this GOODNESS. She bowed and smiled
in good humorSd Acknowledgement of the
correctness of his observations. and the
leNt instant gave her hand to Il foreign
ambassador. with Il name and title
hard and Il half long. who came To
claim her hand for the SchottiSche. and
soon they-the ambassador and the
heauty-were cntwined. and tripping
down the room in that most provok
ing and exasperating of all dances. es-
pcrially when it is danced by your own
latly-l with some other gentleman.
My very dear fellow. what ails you:
Are you ill? what is it. tooth-ache?
neuralgia? come into the rcfrcshment.
room. and take Il glass of BRANDY. and
it may relieve YOU" said Captain Gcd-
ney coming to his side and noticing
the fierce anguish OF jealousy that Gre
vile was uncoasciously betraying in his
ingenious couNtenance.
Il am not i'll? Who"
Then never scowl like that i'll CO.
cetv. The melodra matte is at present
out of fashion,
Il do not pretend to fashion: I am
just from the hackwoods. But who is
that inSutferahlc puppy Walking With
MadcmoiSelle De Glacie:'
THAT insutferahle puppy in His En-
cellency Senior Don Salvador Sebastia-
no Mario. Mo,leno Asposy Mono. Count
There. that will do"
"TerroS. Ambassador Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary from the
court of Brazil to the cabinet at Wash
ington. You with to know who he is.
There. that's who he is at full length"
Il wish he We're garroted" burst
forth Greville.
And so do 1! but it will not do to
express that wish in such energetic
language by the way. l have heard
this evening that he is atfianced to
Mademoiselle De Glac;e. l should think
it quite likely. Those gipsylooking
Span;ards do wonderfully affect fair
haired blonde beauties. Oh. say. real
ly. now you must have the face-ache.
Let me bring YOU something"
Colonel Greville turned abruptly. and
walked. 1t was too hot in the dancing
room. He Went into the conservatory.
Ii was too close there. 1t was too hot
and close everywhere. He felt suflo-
Gated. He rushed out into the garden
to calm himself under the quiet stars,
TO cool his fever in the fresh air.
So she was to be married. She whom
he nowlcved so pasSonately that the
idea of her union With another su:-
gtS.cd suicide as the only relief for him
self from the torture of living to know
it. She who had once loved him so
truly that he might have made her his
very own. had he had the sense to
value her. She whose love he had
sighted and disposed until it was lost
to him forever. Truly he was the swine
of the Scripture parable; the chanticleer
of Esop's fable. Like that Sapient
beast and faStidious bird. he had cast
away precious pearl. not knowing its
priceless worth
He would have left the scene Of festi-
witty 1T once. only he Was bound by an
agreement to dance the eighth qua.l:ile
with her He therefore returned to the
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all moving toward the upper room.
Astrea was conducted thither hy Sc
nor Don. etc. OF course. that was TO
be expected. With profound sigh,
he gave his arm t. Madame DE Coucy,
and followed in their wake.
| The weary supper was over 1T last.
The promised Qu,drille With her was
danced-the first and last that ever
! he would dance with her he secretly
swore. What. trust himself TO dance
| with her again. amid all the delirious
fascination of melcdiouS sound and
motion. and she 1!le promised bride Of
another? Never. the trial was 100
great, At the close OF the Quadrille he
| LED her TO the side Of Madame De
! Coucy fingered only so long as eti-
| uue,te prescribed. and then bowed anu
retired H resolved never to see her
again. but. DESPITE the attractions Of The
metropolis. and his own long leave Of
absence. he determined to return TO the
frontier fort where he held command.
The next morning he arose from a
slccpless bed and feverish pillow, hop
ing to find. amid the active business
Of the day. that forgctfulness which
he had failed to find upon his couc.! n
night He packed his trunk and port
.nan1can. and was in the act OF maxim.
his toilet for Il 70, nd Of farewell morn
ing calls. when his door was nncere
moniously opened, and in walked-Cap
tin Fuljoy.
My dear uncle"
My dear boy
These were the first words of greet
iii. on each side. as both hands OF
uncle and nephew met in Il double
shake.
when di Gyou arr;ve:" inquired Gre
vile.
Why now; just at this moment,
may say. Came by the Busy Bee L
Bal,imore: took the train to Washing
ton. and here l ain breakfasted:
: NO. sir
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