Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-24


CLEANED with delight at the sight Of
tnose gorgeous jewels Now, as she
looked at them, her face grew pale,
her eyes dim with tears
"Tney are too good, too costly for
me, papa she said
Lord ST. Norman smiled.
why, Ethey, you are growing hum
ble,' he exclaimed TOO good for
YOU In my opinion there is no jewel
too costly for you. my darling"
She held up her hand with a little
gesture of infinite pain, but she uttered
no word; she could not explain to him,
the proud, indulgent father, who valued
his riches only because they minis
tered to her pleasure, that jewels did
not befit her. She was the wife of a
forger and a thief
Take them, my darling" he re-
Quested. and be happy; | would give
all / have in the world, Ethel, to see a
brighter look on your face"
She kissed him and thanked him, try
ing to hide her despair behind a smiling
countenance, and on the day of her
presentation at court she wore them
Lord st, Norman had always been
proud of his daughter--he had always
rejoced in her glorious beauty-but on
this day he was prouder than ever
The court costume suited her regal
style of beauty; her indifference to
her own loyeliness seemed to increase
it; and at court she created a sensa-
ton rarely equaled.
Ihe following day every one was in
raptures concerning her; the fashion
able papers, which gave a full descrip-
ton of her costume spoke of her mar
velous beauty; men at their clubs,
ladies in their drawing-rooms, dis
cu5sed her
She woke one morning to find herself
famous, to find her name en- every lip,
to find men eloquent in her praise. In
vitatons poured in upon her; the
beautiful Miss St Norman was wor-
SHIPPED like a queen. She received ali
homage with indifference.
Lord St. Norman was delighted wloh
his daughters success. On the morn
ing after the reception, as they sat to-
eether at breakfast he compimented
he'
You have all the world at your
feet, Ethel. he said
But Helen, looking into the face Of
the girl she had grown to love 50 dear
~, thought to herself that even the
homage of the world would bring no
happiness to Ethel
The Duchess of Listborough. Lady
Bramfeld; how many more invitations
have you?' asked her father. looking
over the cards Why, Ethel, If the
days were forty-eight instead of TWEEN
ty-four hours long, you could not ac-
cept all these"
To his surprise she seemed neither
elated nor battered He could not I'M
derstand her 1t seemed almost unnat-
ural that she should be so completely
Indifferent to the admiration Of the
fashionable world That same day Lord
ST. Norman said to his wife:
Helen, ! cannot imagine why Ethel
differs so greatly from other girls |
think 1 should prefer her as she was.
with all her faults, her pride, her love
Of power-the ethel of old, who was
always capricious, always charming
60 the Ethel who had grown patient
submissive, and Indifferent"
Helen sighed deeply
She was happier then, Leonard:
but cannot see why she should be So
unhappy now
They talked of her, wondered about
nor and lamtuted the change in her
but they said little to her. She had
shown them plainly how much she dis
liked an alusion TO herself
Before long Ethel St norman found
herself queen OF the most brilliant so-
ciaty in Londcu. She was more sought
after more admired. than any other
woman in England and her chief
charm was that she seemed SO utterly
unconscious a. her beauty No homage.
no admiration no hattery brought
flush TO her face, a light to her eyes
Her superb Indifference her cain.
proud serenity her a1cl reception of all
attention had a piQuaucy all her own.
Girls who b,ushed smiled, talked
We're pleased with pretty attentions.
were COMMON enough. this grand