New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-29
NETWORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT

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pretty young creature. with her gray eyes and
ruddy brown hair her pale complexion. piquant
features and slight, graceful shape; but she
was more than pretty now-she was charming
she was more than stylish: she was chic. An
air of satisfied triumph-an aura of success
seemed to exhale and emanate from her pretty
personality; she had the air of a woman who
nurses delightful! secret all her own. She
sang song after song in her clear. ringing voice
to her old friend. and, unlearned in music
the old lady was even her unscientitic ear could
not but detect that the rendering was admira BILE
the expression mastery. She was charmed
and enthralled that she forgot to be suspicious
and only remembered all the dreadful things
she had heard about her pretty young friend
when she got home and pOunCed upon by
Midgeu
You ought to a-had it out then and there
You'd oughtn't to a-left the 'ouse without
openin' that mans eyes (meanin' Mr.. Baldock)
to what's goin' under his nose"
But he was in bed, Sarah Ann" faltered the
poor old lady. You know he sleeps from in
the morning until =. when he breakfasts and
goes to bed again at ) in the afternoon. getting
up at ."
Mr. Baldock who was a good looking well
dressed man of twenty five. and not at all sci
entific in appearance, at that moment sit
ting in a comfortable chair in his wife's pretty
drawing room. smoking cigarette and reading
the newspaper. He lowered the sheet his
wife came into the room.
How was the new star last night she asked
before dropping kiss on the top of her hus-
bands head.
1t usual" said the Astronomer. "a
little fainter than the second magnitude There
Will be revival of its brilliancy in about thirty
hours. and within five and half hours more
it Will have reached normality. In these months
Of summer il is not fdVorably visible being i'm
mersed in the vapors and twilight on the north
ern horizon: but in the autumn and winter
months ii may be viewed with advantage. Tn
like your pretty self my dear, who are an
equally bright and pleasant object to the eye
all the year round"
oh. ARCHER Mrs Baidock gave him
choking hug. ITO think of YOU saying that-and
meaning it, after seven married years, Why
don't more women marry astronomers? There
E.ta les ~ l:l r,Ili SIR
don't they she exclaimed.
"Perhaps because the supply Of astronomers
kissing his wifr's hand by the way Lefty.
my darling. don't you want a check for the
quarters rent
Not just now" said Mrs. Paddock resting
her chin comfortably upon the top of BaGock's
head. in fact. it's paid
If so sweet looking creature could he said
10 look cunning, Mrs. BaIdock did that mo-
ment
Paid echoed Baldock in mild surprise oh.
| see he added you have thought it best to
let the tradespeOple wait little and pay UP
the rent, and | think you acted scnsibly. But
YOU must settle with ThumD & Crowdcr and
the butterman to-day"
Il did settle with them-yesterday' said
Lefty Baldock. biting her pretty lips. she
looked down the bridge of her husbands nose.
"Out of your allowance? My poor pet, What
a brute have been cried Raldock-
He started IN and knocked Letty's chin and
made her bite her touguc-at least she
counted for the tears that were in her eyes and
the hysterical laughter that confused her by
knee and talked most uns"ientdc nonsense.
And then it time to start for Kew. And
by the time Lefty had put on his hat for him
and hung his fur oNrrcuat upon his arm The
cause the nights, even in June, chilly and
fetched his bag. stored with all the things MidG-
ell had enumerated she had quite forgotten
that she had intended to make a confession to
her husband. She kissed her hand to him from
the doorstep the gate clicked. and he hur-
ri"d down the ChisWick Road, and then she shut
the door and rang the bell that communicated
with the kitchen.
- will have some chicken and salad sand
witches for supper she said to the smart maid
who answered the bell. and a half bottle of
MoSelle. Leave the tray in my dressing room,
usual and don't sit up later than 10. / shall
be in at the usual time
And Mrs Baldcck smiled and dmpcI. and
the maid smiled and Eiggled.
oh if you please She burst out. though
the words could not Ice kept in me and cook
wanted to say how did enjoy ourselves last
night at the
Hush cried Mrs Baldock, laying the dia-
mOnd rinGed finger upon her lips. 80 you
liked the singing and the dancing CHI
"Particuiary when Miss Chjtc Flahelle was
doing her bit" said the housemaid. Cook said
she thought her as beautiful as angel.
Ohm. her frocks,"
"They're considered pretty" said Mrs. Bal
dock. Mind you hide those illustrated papers |
lent you if by accident the master should look
into the Kitchen Now | must get my hat and
run I shall he late for the train"
And the garden gate clicked after her in ten
minutes.
There she goes!" said Mrs Kelsey. ooh,