The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-02
'Ibsen is heart and soul with our question

the great woman question:
/ Miss JOEL interrupted Mr.. Dangerheld.
in plaintive voice; what is your opinion OF
Purcell? Do you know anything of him? He
has written to me offering to bring out my
new volume of essays
Pursell!" said Miss Joel, in tone of con-
| tempt; you'll get no good out of him-Pur-
cells shark. 1 heard you come about
twelve last night" turning to Jasper; II was
burning the midnight oil, as is usual with us
poor misunderstanding archly.
Il should like you to look at these new
| proofs" began Mr.. Dangerfed
| "Presently-presently,'' waving her hand;
but just now must have my constitutional
l really cannot give any attention to htera-
ture this morning. Will you-?" looking
invitingly at Jasper
"Ill get ready at once'-and Veronica rose
| Il wish I could have the pleasure of ac-
companying you," said Mannering, politely;
but I'm obliged to go into town today"
asked his sister.
DO you expect anyone? I think I SHALL
Eyes, Lady Norah and Sir Rnthony Moray
are coming
"Oh, how very delightfu!"-and Miss Joel
clapped her hands and gave artless skip
in her joy. Nov 1 shall be able to study
some of our real aristocrats at first hand!'
Jasper Mannering chuckled amusedly as he
left the room with Veronica, but Miss Joel
continued unabashed; ''of course I've met
mushroom aristocrats, but not real earls
daughter and grandson before. I wonder if
I should think, Dangerfeld, it's really very
nice for you being visiting terms with
them.'
THE Dangerfields are a very good family
in the SOUTH he answered. shortly.
"Oh, everyone belongs to a good family if
you come to that said Miss JOEL jauntily;
"but it's good family in good position I'm
thinking of, and the Morays have both You
see, Dangerfeld, my ideas as to the tip-top-
pers are very vague, and if I can study the
real thing I Notwithstanding might
make novel of it,
"If it's anything on the eternal woman
question:" said Dangerfield, snappily, for her
remarks had annoyed him, you'll find you're
out of it, for the Morays are decent people,
She laughed boisterously. Come, come
now, is a poor thing JEALOUSY" she said, shak-
ing her finger archly at him; doesn't 90 like
a title 'ooman to be successful, doesn't 90?
does 90 mind being of the middle class, does
| 90. den?"
I She looked so spitefuly amorous that Mr..
Dangerfield colored until he grew with
anxiety, and tried to leave the room, but she
intercepted him. Don't leave oor own Ber-
! tha-'oor own 'ttle-'
But to his relief the door opened for Veron-
lea to enter, and she and Miss Joel retired to
prepare for their walk.
| Il believe 1 shall find that woman too much
| for me- gasped Mr.. Dangerfield, wiping the
sweat from his brow when she had gone.
Shed stick at nothing-I really believe she
| would have tried to kiss me! If she makes
| such violent love to me I'll have to leave
yes, I'll have to leave. I thought it a case of
love at first sight on her sire soon as she
| came" he unused; "but Jonas Dangeffeld
| can't marry a paIper-never, never again!''
A cloud crossed his face, and he picked up
his letters. It'll serve her right if I lead her
| on-the silly woman, to think I was Jealous
of her paltry SUGGEST!
The desultory conversation between Veron-
lea and her companion soon stopped, for the
latter declared suddenly that an idea for
short story had flashed into her mind and
she became silent while Veronica, not sorry
to be spared the task of entertaining her
also grew lost in her own thoughts-pleasant
thoughts they were. too, to judge from the
| expression of her face She had ben home
from the Hall three days, and the mental
| happiness she had brought back with her
was still alive, and the eXpectant also, for
was she was no dear Lady NOrah that
night and Sir Anthony?
The latter name she bluShed at adding even
in thought, for she had only known the young
man week, and already he was becoming
he greatest interest
But Don Cupid had allowed no grass to
grow under his feet in this case he had
seized time by the forelock and opened the
lovers eyes to each others charms almost
| at their first meeting, and Sir Anthony had
begun to WOO Veronica with those delicate
unobtrusive attentions which mean so much
and are so grateful to their object, while the
rest of the world is yet in ignorance as to
what is passing in each mind.
They had been walking about an hour and
had left the park for the sandstone lane that
bounded it on the west, when Miss Joel sud-
denly asked
"By the way, has Mr.. Dengerfeld been long
a widower?'
"a widower?" asked Veronica, in surprise.
IT do not think he has ever been married"
/ "Oh, hasn't he? made sure he had He
was Mrs Mannering's brother, was he not?
I was in Carlsbad when she and Mr.. Man
nering were married. Wern't you surprised? ?"
| Veronica smiled.
cit was a surprise, for we never thought