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The speaker was q lovely woman of 90
rather above the average height and ad
mirably nodded.
Warm hearted and generous to a fault,
and, like all healthy minded young wom-
en-, fond of amusement, which her fine
Z physique enabled her thoroughly to enjoy,
no wonder that on her arrival in the Him
alayas, a bride Of three months, Mary
Diana MARYLAND speedily took possession
of every male heart in the hill quarter
and that even tho women could find no
fault In her.
In her irnpulsiveness and desire to endear
herself to all her husband friends this
bright young creature had unwsttingly
made havoc of one mans heart. Dick
Richards, the sole other occupant of the
room, Charlie Martland's closest friend,
was hopelessly in love with her.
Lawn tennis had been going on, and
all the guests, except the devoted Captain
Richards, had taken their departure. The
lady was lounging back in a canvas, BAN
boo framed chair, tanning herself with a
broad brimnied straw hat and looking, in
the opinion of poor Dick, absolutely ador-
able.
"Oh, the matter is simple enoughi I
don't care about leaving at present, and /
know Howard would like to see his peo-
pie, SO I shall give up my turn to him. I
never felt better In my life. The climate
suits me, and, after all, n owes a duty to
ones country, and then there's the extra
pay, you know.
"And, pray . she said, "how long have
you held these ultra patriotic and at the
same time most praiseworthy commercial
Yiews?n
"For about two months" he replied
meaningly.
"Ahl" she said. ssSince they are of such
recent date they cannot yet be very deeply
rooted. Probably they will disappear as
quickly as they
"If by that you mean that I shall change
my mind and go to England, you are
wrong. was never so happy in my life
as I am now and here"
"Are you SO happy? Let me speak
frankly, Captain Dick. You seem to me
to be very restless and unsettled. Now,
take my adyice-go over to England and
seek a wife out of the many nice girls you
will meet there. We will welcome her
with open arms"
your advice is we'll meant, Mrs. Mart
land" said Dick in a gloomy tone, "but
I shall never marry"
us the picture OF our married life SO
very uninviting, then, as to have turned
you into a misogynist? Now, Charlie and
I had been 1attering ourselves that we
were such patterns OF conjugal felicity
that you would take b earliest opportu-
nifty to rush off to England and follow our
example,"
"That's just Tits your doing"
"Wel1, of all the paradoxical, unreason-
able-because you see all the happiness of
the married state you have made up your
mind to keep single. Do you mean to say
that of all the millions OF women in the
world you have never seen n that you
would care to marry"
81 did not say that, Mrs. MARYLAND.
There is-one woman in the world l would
but too gladly make my wife, but she is
as unattainable as though,she did not ex-
ist. Nothing but the occurrence of an
event which may God forbid would rem
der such q contamination possible.
81 never meant to say this to you, Mrs.
MARYLAND; but, having gone SO far, | will
go still further. You are the only woman
in the world to mel Until 1 saw you I
never gave a girl a second thought; but,
having seen and known you, there is no
place in my heart for any other woman"
How dare you, Captain RichardsF' she
exclaimed. "Oh, l am bitterly disappoint-
ed in you'll And I lave looked upon you
as NV dearest friend. I will hear no