The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-21

| went i'm. The sunlight outside was very
| bright, the half-light i'm the rCVm VAS
| dim, and l stepped upon a dog-a pug
| dog. / afterward discovered-which re-
sented my familiarity with his teeth.
That destroyed the effect OF my en-
trance. 1t produced hurried exclama-
tion and half-laugh, translated into
cough. The exclamation came from
me. j apologized profusely to the lady
who had been indeterminate as to
laugh or cough. She was, | saw. divine
ly small. a cool sweet, innocent face,
with mischief, however, lurking in the
eyes; figure slight, willowy; an air of
command, and a dress inconceivable to
an insular understandings mere
dream of light frills. soft silk and color,
She drew herself up with some haut-
eur to the full extent of her five feet
four inches. from which | deducted two
inches in consequence of glance at
her shoes. In the labor of buttoning a
long glove she spoke.
Monsieur. / too must apologize. 1t
was All of Fido. IL Is pardonable that in
the heat of such a surprise a man
should say-should say what you said y
''Yet to me 1T is a grief" | protested.
~ she went on buttoning her glove
with her eyes fixed on me under the
curtain of their long lashes, Il thought
you were some one else
L hate to be taken for anybody else
but myself Ike to keep the flattering
hope that I am unique. / was piqued.
Madame" / answered, II am sorry
that I was not the other person"
She looked at me for quite while,
which made me feel uncomfortable. At
such moments / have always misglv-
ing that my tie has wriggled. Then she
smiled. The smile began in her eyes.
spread to her lips. and hnaliy took ref
uge i'm her teeth. L smiled too-from
sympathy partly, and partly TO show
her that I bore her no i'll will for her
mistake.
Does monsieur generally enter an
inn To tread on little dogs?" ] became
aware that / had not summoned the
landlord / was also aware that L did
NOT wish TO summon the landlord.
II heard you laugh said The fact
seemed all eloquent TO me, IL appeared
so TO her.
II was expecting some one. We had
quarrelled," sne made reply.
"He was TO blame.
'T have not said that u was man."
.It was unnecessary. Nou were good
enough not TO tnlnk me ueNolu Oh com-
mon sense
''He departed I'm anger"
"a most ill-tempered man."
"If were i'm the wrong
(which is a supposition very much
strained"
II should be miserable. but as il is
laugh"
And when you laugh the world stops
at your window
"Monsieur Is pleased 20 regard him.
Sc I'm n very fiattering light"
And as the only tangible object OF
the world entered"
'Nu!"
She played sort Of solo upon the
stone floor with the tap OF her shoe;
AZ was crescendo. Her brow-it was as
marble for whiteness ana AZ soft as
rose leaves-wrinkled i'm thought. her
lips-T hardly know whether to bless
the gods for permitting me a sight or
curse them for the hot temptation
puckered. She was evidently ponder
ing
at is." she said at length. IAN un-
ccremonious entrance
1t is an unccremonlouS introduce
ton" I corrected: "the entrance was
Unless to Fido." She laughed a lit
tie and began to find her laugh rather
irritating-at times. "But the worst cf
IL is there has been no Introduction.
Does that natter" I asked. For
my part I was willing to forego such
trvialitles.
"a do not know your name
"NOr 7 yours an that - the bond or
sympathy. l., Ls.' ' went ON In a
glow OF inspiration. "imagine that we
have been introduced at dance. one
never k.ows the rames IN such cases."
"Hc was certainly to blame"
Certainly. III a man Willingly walks