Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-07
and she signed to her partner to de-
WOULD HAVE A PULL.

and she signed to her partner to de-
sist.
The music ceased presently. and the
young Livonian was preparing to make
himself agreeable to his beautiful part
ner when he suddenly found his SUI
perior officer at his elbow.
Permit me. Lieutenant, Lady Emf
liza. the next Is ours. / believe"
The youthful officer gave way at once.
He was 10 thoroughly Russian to OPP
pose the desires of superior. and the
latter. as he bore the fair dancer away
on his arm. whispered.
You are late. | thought you intend
ca to break your promise"
II never break promise" was the
languid reply. II never need to, for |
do not promise those things which are
likely to incommode me. told you
that II came would dance with you.
! am here. You have my programme;
| am, therefore better than my word"
your promise was to dance with me,
but yeu gaov teh frst dance TO that
youth Vasaleieh."
Yes. | gave him the first dance, to
you give the second, and when have
danced with you as l promised ] shall
return home. Venez dansons.' and as
she spoke she raised her left hand to
his shoulder.
The contact of that shapely hand
seemed to soothe his irritation. He
placed his arm about her and together
they glided out among the other dam
GERS.
To dance badly with Lady Emilia as
a partner was almost impossible With
his arm about her supple form he could
have waltzed into the Mohammedans'
seventh heaven OF delight; but she who
had come there ostensibly to dance was
soon tired, drew her right hand from
his, and fell back upon his arm.
Il have fatigued you very quickly.
he said. You finished your dance with
Vasaleich."
Il always dance dance out when |
do not wish my partner to talk to me, y
she answered.
There was something masterful in the
calm insolence of the woman. She could
irritate or soothe, humillate or latter
he, i,tI urtp cub
jugation as complete. lie would have
preferred to dance, but he complied
with her will as though she had con-
coded him some special favor.
You will let me talk to you, then ?
You will not assume that cold mien
which inficts tortures? You will not
listen with your eyes far away and your
lips half curled.'.
mo, will listen attentively. Tell me,
is 1t true that Tourganoff is dead?"
She spoke placidly, as though discuss
ing some trivial piece OF gossip, but the
man beside her turned an ugly chalky
white.
'In your own house." he said, In a
low voice, II will tell you anything, but
here
I'm my on house? All, yes. I have
heard many things already in my own
house. / dreamt OF a man with courage
and devotion enough to tell me here
Courage and devotion! have al
ready placed my life in your hands"
mo woman was ever loved whose
lover would not do that"
There was slight pause, then she
raised her eyes to his and said:
mo. no, 1t does not matter. You
have not the nerve. The other will tell
me all ! wish to know"
Perhaps the mention OF rival fired
him and piqued his vanity; perhaps the
thought that another had been more
imprudent than himself inspired him
with confidence, for in the Russian ba-
reaucracy faults which are general are
never inquired into, and the man who