Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-13

alteration that she could hardly .cll what
to make of It. Was he trying TO make
some other worna Jealous! 1t o. en- came
into her head. once or twice, A suspect
that Cissy Hazeldine was the real OBJ
jcct of his devotion. so utterly :.:cOmprc-
hensiblc did his conduct appear 20 her.
III she had been told that I4vG.an dAr-
hlct's real quest was not lote. but re-
veNge. she would have laughed. An Eng
lfsllman does not spend his time nor his
energies in plotting II drspcr;:e rctalia-
tion on II lady who has d%isrcgardcd his
threats and cvadcd his persecution: it is
not i'll the nature of any Briton. how
ever irasciblc, to do so: but IL French
man is differently constituted. There
is something delightfully."- refreshing to
him IN an atmosphere of plotting aud i'll
triguc. NJ. d'.Arblct had no intention of
getting himself into trouble. nor of risk
ing the just fury of an indignant British
husband. nor did llc desire. by any anony-
NOUS libel, 80 bring himself in amy way
under the arm of the law. MI lc meant
10 do WAS to dig his trench and To lay
his mine. To place the fuse in Vera New
MS hands-lcavc her to SIT fire TO it
aud then retire himself. covered with
satisfaction at his clrvcracss. t" his own
side of the channel.
Nj. d.Arhlct, as he sat down by her
side under the tulip tree. began Ivy paying
Miss Ncvill Il prct,ily turned compliment
upon her fresh white toilet: as he did so
Vera smiled and l"nt her head; she had
seen him before to-day.
Zine evening. Mir. Wilde said the
lsrcncliman. turning civiliy toward the
gentleman III addressed.
Denis only answered ly II silky srlnt.
Then hogan that process between the
two men which is known in polite So
cic,y as the cnlcavor 10 81, each other
out.
81 had something of srca, Importance
10 say tn you this evening"" murmurcl
Nj. d'.Arb!ct. al length. looking !iNcdly ut
his cneiny's uptnrncl face.
".All right. 20 ahead. don't mind me-
says the young gentleman. amiahly.
I'm never in the way, am 1, Miss New
ill:"
"Ncvcr. MIR. Wil'lr." answers Vera.
Swrctly. pray tell me what You have
to say. monsieur
You have IL useful proycrb in Eng
lish which says ,lia, ,wo is company and
three is none" rctur,s d'.Arblct. with IL
S,iilr.
lin awfilly sorry. old fellow: but /
ann so exceedingly comfortable I really
can't get up: if | could ol!igc you in amy
other way l certainly would"
Come +" dinner cries out Mrs. Hazel
'linr. coming toward them from the gar.
den side of the lawn: 1--WE are all hero
now"
The two men sIran. simultaneously TO
their feet. This is. of course. the mo-
inrnt that they have both been waiting
for. Each offers an arm To Miss Ncvill;
Nj. d'Arblet bends hlainlly and Smilingly
forward; Denis Wilde has n; tllundrrcloud
upon his face. and luids o,it his arm as
though he were ready to knock some
body down with it.
"What am ! to do:" cries Vera, hugh
ing. and looking will, tcigMrd indecision
from one To the other.
"Malic haste and decide. my DEAR"
says Mrs. Hazcldinc: for whichever of
you two gentlemen does not take in Miss
Ncvill must take that eldest Miss Tramp
ten for me-"
y cold shivcr passes visihly down MIR.
Wilae's back: unfortunately Miss Nevill
lcrcrivcs il. and makes mp her mind in.
s%tantly.
Il would not deprive you of so charm.
ing a companion She says. smiling
swcctly at him. and passes her arm,
through that of the French vicomtc.
10 he ~continuru.J