The Delta independent., 1899-02-24
HER OBJECT LESSON.


She wss very pretty. vssy witty. very
sarcastic Her world had . whoiesoms
dread Of Ara Trslswnsy's tongue She
had Just intiDstsd . dssise for IN ice.
and bef attendant sasslliess bad dis
psrsed as once. saoh sa0ss to b fore
most in the quest fv
She bad had . busy day, and IL was
pleasant and cool thsse behind the
palm. She only wishsd shss people
would not whisper somewhere neas. il
only they were aware how much far
ther = whisper carried thss an ordinary
tonsi And while she msditatsd an cpl
gram on this subjscs - opened her
eyes and looked rvsnd inpatisnsly for
the whispererA
There was . particularly ineligible
corner near Mrs. TrelAwney's snuR re-
treat. . three cornersd. low backed
seat. II the full glare Of the light and
unpieasantly Close TO aa Intrusive and
spiky cactua
Hither had retreassd poor cousin of
the hostess. = little girl Of II. under.
dressed and pale faced, conspicuous
only for very new and shining wed.
ding ring. She had been alone most Of
the evening. aud nov is wss she and
her boy husband whose Whispering had
disturbed Mrs. TrslaWnsy.
"Dsrlins. srs yos ss5oying your
sslf!" whispefed sbs boy hushand.
$50 much. deasi" answered the liftis
girl Enthusiastically. "li'ssjl 20 pretty
and 10 amusing 70 watch I've never
seen anything 90 pretty In my lifsr'
1--WE been helping Lady Lucy. She
asked me- 20 take some old ladies down
to suppes. the boy husband went on
with . comical impoetasea "You'rs
sure you are not dull here oil alonsi''
''Dull? Oh. dear mol" csisd the iiseie
girl. opening wide eyes oe ss.szemsnI
"Oh. there's Lady Lacy locking 1t ~
dear. ! expect she waists yoo again.
The boy hurried o6 aeafn. Dsoed snd
slassd. and bis little wife ~ smiling
sftsf him, from hsf oosuee Nfa Ire
lawney looked sharply esoa one to the
other II wonder hov long that state
Of things will lesti" sbs'osditAaed eyn.
icaIly.
sbe knew . certain aaposne shout ths
Affairs Of shs fooiish eosp1s-LAdy
Lucy had coufdsd vasioss 6soa1ls II ths
course Of her apology fos thsis prsssses
there % oil. The boy Was journs1ise.
with . microsaopts iseeoe ~ VIZ
limited talsnta snd tie lissis wite was
psppiIess. md tbsy bed tiny hss soms-
where In tho east-soms unciviii1ed 10
calisy. the bare shoeghs Of whi6h ssns
. shsddef through, Lady Lscy. SIS tsn
yeaes' time. % she mid 70 befse!f, "What
will have become Of themr And O.
that point sbe paused ssbast.
Il WAS exactly Ten ysass sineo sho
herself. . girl Of ~. bad nads . Sss.
away love match with handsomo CAP
tain Trelawney.
She sas curiously white and still
while that dead snd half forsottsa pass
flashed vividIy before her. She w0sId
nsvse havs Thought IL possible then fos
her husband n bs as his club while she
amused herself suocsssfuIly elsewhere,
snd now this wss the posmal state q
things between them. ~.
There bad been no quarrel. no Dis
puss. They had simply drifted swsy
from each other In those ten years Of
married life. until now they were coo-
psra,ive s,rsngera Neither could have
told how ur whsu the division besaa,
She looked as the uncomfortable coz.
per ssaju and with new ewes, That psle
little face was the bappiese in the room
the only cnusented one in siRhtAehd
when the boy husband came pe.s. nj.
ways with Q slancs and smiie IN ehss
direction, what = radiant look vss
floated back Mt himi They really seam.
cd TO be enjoy ing their evening. -.
Mrs. Trelswpey reflected, and then,
with nm ipdescri babIe sensation, n o.
CURED to her that she, the admired "a
psssed society beauty, was sctusiIy
envyinR that plain, badly dressed. pes.
uiIess little girl.
Mrs. Treiswney breasbed . Iops sssh
Of relief when the brouRbam door We