The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-12

just in time to see Ralph turn back into the
mouse with an ecstatic smile on his race ana
to prevent the footman from shutting the
door against her.
Lord Beauvoir is at home,'' she said calm
~. II have just seen him"
Whom shall I announcer said the 1nah'
surprised at her manner.
NO one. l will announce myself an
Lady Beauvoir,' she replied, brushlng past
the astOniShed footman 7
Ralph had seated himself deliberately IN the
chalr Lillian had just vacated, and neg"as III
the act OF, carrying flower she had peen toy
ing with, to his lips, when light hapo was
laid on his shoulder, and a hooking voice
sounded in his ear. ~
He started to his feet, and faced his visitor
with an unmistakable look of disgust;
Ralph" cried Nelly, trying to infuse some
tenderness into her voice; lis this all your
welcome?"
You here, Madam? How dare you-
Raiph she said again; but awed by ms
look, Sne' changed her tone. Lord BeauVoli'
then-l want to speak to you'll will not Keep
you long"
You can have nothing to say to me; if you
want money, address yourself to my solicit
tors. and they will look into. the matter
mo, no, don't want money. I came to ask
you to forgive me-" and here the actress
melted into tears II know have been bad
wicked; but oh, Ralph if you knew. how
had repented-how sorry l AMI .ot
Indeed answered Lord Beauvors; you
have taken singular way of showing your
Ball.
MY name, yes" she said, humbly. But I
have always respected yours. No one has ever
guessed that Nelly Temple and Lady Beau
voir were one"
Because it was to your interest to hold
your tongue"
"Oh, how you hate mel" a
Il do not hate you, I loathe you as one
loathes venomous creature, whose instincts
are all bad. Now the sting of your vileness
is extracted, and you are nothing to me-
Il am your wife!" .c
I'm name alone; the day you left me, you
remove
Will you never forgive me?"
Never"
Listen, Ralph; if 1 give up the stage, all
that have loved my successes, my triumphs,
would you not believe in my repentanee?'
Never. 1 repeat, you are nothing to me-
You refuse? Very WELL them l shall not
stoop to ask again. she cried; changing her
tone to one of insoent anger; ''only, remem-
Der this, Lord Beauvoir, IL know your secret;
you love another woman, and l stand between
you. Good bye"
Several days passed. and Lillian waited inn
patiently for Ralph. ..
At last, when he came, he looked so worn,
so i'll, that she went across the lawn to meet
comfort him.
Where have you been to-" she cried, with
a little show of petuance, that was very,
CONNECTED with--your wife?i' co, ~. .5s.31rs.
Wlthsmy wife? mo; she is nothing to me-"
BY this time they indoors and Lillian
went to her desk, from which she took a let
ter.
Handing it to Ralph, she asked
Is that her handwriting?"
He glanced through the letter, and pale
with anger, recognized his wife's hand in the
following words az
"Madam-Lord Beauvoir is your devoted
lover, so they say; but he will do we'll to
pause before he gives you name that al
ready belongs to another-his wife, whom he
chooses to hide from the world and only visit
and receive in secret.
"A WELL-WISHER."
attempt to part us?"
1t could not part US more effectually than
the fact OF your wife's existence, could it,
RaIph! And then Lillian burst into tears
And saw-her-after 1 left you, the other
day."
Lillian, my darling, don't cry, for PHYS
sake worship you, and 1 hate, I loathe
her"
5 Why did she come to YOU"
She pretended to beg for forgiveness said
she had repented. All! don't let us speak of
her; let us try, for the present, to forget her !
long for little happiness
Soon after this, Lillian went back to town.
and there the long, confidential talks and in
were impossible.
one evening, after dinner at LADY,
Carruthers the conversation turned on Nelly
temple, whose success was the talk of the
town. - ~ s
Lillian present. 800
she is a most beautiful woman" said Lord
winter; and. believe, belongs to a. yery
good FAMILY They say at the club that she
Is oevoteo 70 her husband STILL and that there
him Tor some other fellow -