The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-07-19
! HOW HE tanned HER.
A Present. Day PetruChio.

81 haven't the least fear" said
Major Delaford.
'Then you're n man of unbounded
courage" retorted his friend, Mr..
Ulysses Crinklethorp. 'For-may 1
venture to be frankP'
ooh, certainly, certainly by all
means"
"Well, then, they do say that Mrs.
Washington drove her first husband
into his grave by her ungovernable
temper"
'I've heard that before" said
Delaford, pulling complacently away
at his cigar.
''But, of course" with little sar-
castic laugh, "you don't believe it?'
Excuse me-" said Major Delaford,
severely, 81 do believe it. l have
seen, now and then, expression in
Justina's eyes which fully carries out
any theory Of that nature"
"And yet you are going to marry
her?"
"And yet l am going to marry
her."
"Felix Delaford, are You crazy?'
"Not that am aware of. :"
"Will you be honest with meP"
"To be sure" nodded tho major.
"rhen why do you marry Mrs.
Flashington?"
'Well, from variety of reasons.
One is that like her. She's pretty
little gypsy, with n skin like white
velvet and delicious long lashcs TO her
eyes!"
'Proceed"
"a second is-mind, now, I never
did pretend to be one of the disin-
terested lovers one reads about in
dime novels-that the dea", departed
Washington left her rema kably well
of. And / have more merit than
money"
81 think You will repent it," said
Mr.. Crinklethorp, "for by all accounts,
the black-eyed divinity is neither
more nor less than yirago."
"There are very few actions in this
world that one doesn't repent, in n
greater or less degree" said Major
Delaford, sententiously; "but, averag-
ing things, I'm willing to risk it,"
And Major Delaford was married
the next week TO Mrs. Flashington.
1t was not long, as Mr.. Crinkle-
thorp had foretold, before the claw
began to peep from under Mrs. Flash
ington Delaford's velvet sheath.
''Feliy," said she, one day, al don't
like this location"
Don't you, my dear?" said Major
Delaford. 'I've lived here two-and-
thirty years and always found it very
pleasant.
81 don't like it," said Mrs. Della
ford. 81 prefer house nearer the
park"
Major Delaford went on reading.
''Felix, l sayl" The brides voice
was raised a degree or so higher-the
dangerous sparkles had come into her
eyes.
"Yes, justly"
81 mean to move uptown"
"Do you?"
Sand at once"
"Very WE'LL" said the major, "then
you will move alone. / shall remain
where l am"
'Major Delaford, you are brute!"
The major bowed. Justina burst
into tears.
"Yes, brute, and Tn sorry / ever
married your
And after that Mrs. Delaford did
not speak to her husband for two
days. But as the ma or appeared in
no wise affected by this taciturnity
she adopted another plan, and scolded
steadily for three days.
Look here, Justly, this won't do"
said the major, at the weeks end.
81 don't fancy either dumb woman
or fury"
''That l should live to be 50 spoken
tol" whimpered Mrs. Delaford.
80, went on the major, az have
written to my cousin. Rosamond Bly,.
to come and spend the summer here"
II won't have her in my house
shrieked the bride.
"But l will have her in mine, "com-
posedly retorted the husband.
''Let me see her presume to enter
this houseW cried Justina.
LET me see you presume to be un-
civil to her," said the major, knitting
his brows in way that Mrs. Delaford
had never seen in her late husbands s
countenance. For to tell the truth,
the late Mr.. Judah Washington had
been but chicken hearted individual
at best.
Mrs. Delaford founced out of the
room and banged the door viciously
behind her.
Miss BLY, arrived the next day-a
cherry-cheeked, bright-eyed girl, with
lips wreathed in smiles and a brand
new travelling suit cut after deal
prettier pattern than the brides own.
Mrs, Delaford refused to speak to her.
"Justina," said her husband, In q
warning voice. this is my cousin.