The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-09

ana, opening it, placed in Evelyn'S hands one
OF OF the most perfect specimens of photograph
&c art she had ever seen. The subject GER
ta1nly would have graced a less successful
transcription. 1t was girls face of excep-
tlonal beauty and Evelyn looked at it with
a full and unbiased appreciation of it's love-
illness. But she looked up at last.
very beautiful girl she said-"but not
a lady's face-and what does it mean?"
GOOD heavens, Eva!"
oh! you are a lover. This is the beauty
that looks divine--and is only commonplace:
there is no mind here-no culture. She a COM
panlon for condemnation you My dear
Gerard II you marry that girl, you'll be in
Paradise for a month-and in Gehenna for the
rest of your life!'
She returned the picture as she spoke.
You don't know her, Ernescliffe said, a
little colby.
Il don't need to-. know her kind so
would you, if you were not blinded by her
beauty What can you and she have in
common? Nothing. You are throwing your
Throwing myself away! I am not worthy
of her,
The fine scorn of the others face was worth
seeing.
What idiots an nfatuation of this sort
makes Of the best of men," she said "Ahi
you may vince; but you'll bore her quite as
much as she will you. She can't begin to
understand you, and you'll never understand
her She may have all the virtues, and be
well bred, in a fashion She may speak well,
and be presentable in society; but she'll fail
IN hundred things that you wouldn't think
you'd miss because you never have missed
Them
Can such small things, Eva, undermine
love?"
Can insects scoop out the beams which
support roof that the roof falls in? You'll
be ashamed of your wife many time &C.
rard, and, even if you loved her as much as
you think you do your love wouldn't stand
that"
Ashamed of her? No; not that. The
Co., &c -
her sphere into mine, am not such a knave
as to reproach her"
II don't say you would actually reproach
her, though most men would; but you will
feel the strain, and your love, too, will feel
it. What is the girls name?"
"Liias Denton"
What is she?"
Her father was builder and decorator at
Brighton" said Ernescliffe, but he certainly
changed color little; 'her mother is still
living She has a brother out in South At
RIGA, in a merchants office; but no other
brothers or sisters.
Are they comfortably OFF,"
Eyes. Lilias went to fairly good school.
She is we'll educated-not cultured, 1 don't
say that"
How old is she?'
Twenty three"
HAS she always lived at home?"
yes; she never worked-there was no
And it was at Brighton you met her. I
suppose?"
yes"
Its a bad business, Gerard, though it
might be worse. I've been brutally frank.
haven't I? and 1 will say you've borne it
with marvellous good temper, but 1 can't
congratulate you-impossible! You're doing
the maddest thing a can do; and the
best I can say it, / hope things will turn out
better than l expect
II knew you wouldn't approve, Eva. That's
the one drawback to my happiness; and
won't ask you to receive Lilias--"
"Pll receive her willingly Gerard When
is the marriage to be?"
''In about three weeks"
He rose as he spoke.
Bring her to see me when you return from
the honeymoon. Is she in town."
mo; at Brighton. Good bye. l am going
down to Brighton tomorrow"
Il shan't see you for while then Good
bye
He went out, and Evelyn leaned back in her
chair with very troubled face
CHAPTER II.
Gerard Ernescliffe had stipulated for
quiet wedding.
He could not ask his own friends and the
of Mrs. and Miss Denton were .sim-
possible"
Lilias was willing enough to do ANYTHING
her lover wished, and not, on her own side
specially anxious for the presence of friends
of whom she felt somewhat ashamed know
ing how dreadfuly bad form" to saw the
least Of it, they must appear to Mr. Ernes-
cliffe; but Mrs Denton, though she stood foo
much in awe Of Ernescliffe to say word to
him, protested to her daughter in private
against what she called ''clandestyne" wed,
ding.
Like all half-educated persons she liked
ceremonials, whether weddings or funerals
to be grand.
She had pictured to herself too, the envy