The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

and Lady Mountjoy cast significant glance
towards the lake-"why, then, L should De
inclined to forego my opinion on the SUBJECT.
He has greatly changed of late.
"And for the better" put in her husband,
with whom Adrian Caron was prime ta-
yefite THAT unfortunate affair OF his youth,
thank Heaven so providentiauy ehdee' WAS
8 sad and severe lesson for a young man;
1t has borne Its fruit howeveF-his Wild eats
are sowf, and Adrian will, l have little
doubt settle down iato an excellent HUSBAND,
to whom shall have no hesitation IN giving
our ehild-a1ways provided he asks for her;
HE will ask for her" said his wife, sInl-
ing '@Trust woman for being true
prophet In matters where the heart Is con-
cerned. Here they come. What a handsome
couple they nakel" exclaimed Lady Mount
joy involuntarily.
They did indeed.
Both tall, and with that air of perfect
health which makes even the plainest at
tractve.
Adrian in the prime of his manhood she
his Junior by seven years-taH also, and fair
mot with the delicate rose-tinted fairness
Of her unknown rival: but regal blonde
auburn haired. with velVety-broWn eyes, that
could flash with sudden anger, as well as
droop beneath the passion of lovers glance.
Hgh-bred, naughty features; a delicious
mouth. which. at this moment. was smiling,
parting to disclose two rows Of even white
teeth.
In very truth, Lady Celia had earned
deservedly her title Beauty Of the
County"
And she was clever, towel read, and
an admirable musician, with voice of great
purity and power.
She had been trained by the first teachers,
both in England and abroad; and, were it not
for her rank and position, would have made
her fortune upon the operate stage.
Adrian Carolin adored music he also ad-
mired fair women.
None of your black browed, swarthy
beauties for me-" he was wont to say. "a
woman should be fair and gentle looking"
But I am not gentle looking said his
Cousin Celia to whom, one day, he made the
remark.
mo; but you are fair and queenly and
could and would be gentle to one whom you
loved You are my ideal of what woman
should be, and how woman should look,
and then he remembered Mavs.
But this particular winters day, Adrian
wa; not thinking of Mavis. She had place
in his thoughts-for the time being she was
forgotten.
The glamor of the beauty Of Celia Mount
joy upon him.
Again he was face to face with temptation.
That he admired her immensely was evil
dent to ALL
That he loved her, she hoped and believed.
The whole love of that great heart of hers
had gone out to him-to her cousin, Adrian
Carolin-and with tell-tale eyes she, stood
before her parents, looking up into his dark,
handsome face
mot tired YETI" said his lordship, smiling
down at her from the bank above.
'Oh, no." she answered; adrian is such a
perfect skater, feel as thought I was
skimming through space-it is no exertion at
all-with HIM.
And YOU too are a perfect skater-our
steps go as though we had practiced together
all our lives; and yet never saw you till
two months ago."
This from Arian, in a lower tone, and 1t
was true
Circumstances had been such that until re-
Gently. the cousins had never met.
That false step Of Adrians years ago, had
driven him from his home, and Celia too,
had been much abroad; and so, except in
name, they had been strangers to each other.
There was big dinner party that night at
Mountjoy Park, served in the great hall, with
its thousand historical associations
Adrian sat beside his cousin who looked
radiantly beautiful
She had selected for her dinner dress a
gown of the thicAest, purest, white silk,
whilst her ornaments ere the priceless sap
phres of the MountJoy family
"I wish you to wear them tonight, my
child" her mother had said, placing the cas-
ket containing the jewels in her hand. They
are herlooms and will be yours at our death,
or when you marry. We have no son., she
added with a salt sigh.
And well, indeed did they become the rich
beauty Of the girl who wore them and all
ewes turned upon the couple who sat side by
side seemingly engrossed with each other.
rs the engagement about to be an
nourced?" whispered Captain Braye to his
partner
ct should think So" answered the lady;
"apd a most suitable match too Lord and
Lady Mountjoy have set their hearts upon 1t,
1 believe"
The two thus discussed appeared blissfully
unconscious of such like remarks.
They gazed into each others eyes, and
what they read there was al-sufflcient.