Hutchinson gazette., 1901-03-21

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handsome cold blue eyes and faultless
features never soften into tenderness
and wOmanly feeling?
He quite forgot how earnestly he was
gazing until Miss Treyanion raised her
eyes, and meeting his steady stare,
blushed warmly -angrlly, He recol-
lected himself thon, and the admiration
his look must have conveyed, and col
ored almost as deeply as she had,
II beg your pardon" he said, quiet
ly; do not think me rude, but am
strangely forgetful at times, and was
Just then wondering whether you real
ly meant all you said"
DO not wonder any longer then"
she rotorted, still resentIng the express
sion of his eyes, "as | did perfectly
mean what | said, | detest with all
my heart Doors and lll-bred people,
and paryenus, and want OF birth gem
orally"
And then Lady Caroline made the
usual mysterious sign. and they all
rose to leave the room. and Miss Tre-
vanlon became conscious that she had
made cruelty rude speech
She felt rather guilty and disnclIned
for conversation when she had reached
the drawing room; so she sat down
and tried TO find excuses for her con-
duct In the remembrance of that last
unwarrantable glance ho had be-
slowed upon her. A man should be
taught manners If he did not possess
them; and the Idea OF his turning de-
llberately to stare ut hor-Mlldred
Trevanion-p publicly, was more than
any woman could endure, So she ar
gued, endeavoring to persuade her con-
sclence-but unsuccessfully-that her
uncourtoous remark had been Justly
provoked, and then Mabel came over
and sat down beside her
81 liked your man at dinner very
muoh," she said; 'at least what I
could see OF him."
HE seemed to like you very much,
at all events" Mildred returned "he
watched your retreatlng figure Just
now rs though he had never before
seen pretty girl or n white-worked
grenadlne"
"He is awfully handsome" went on
Mabel, who always INDUCED In the
strongest terms Of speech.
"IIe Is goodlooklng,"
More than that: he is as rich as
Croesus, | am told"
What a good thing for the young
woman who gets him, Miss Treyanlon
remarked, and smiled down II yawn
very happily indeed
Look here, Mildred; you may Just
as well begin by being civil to him. -
counseled Mabel, wisely because, as
he Is going to mhablt the same house
as yourself for the next six weeks OF
SO, It will be better for you to put
up with him quietly, You were look.
Ing all through dinner as though you
were bored to death-and, after all
what good can that do?"
Il rather think you will have The
doing OF the ciylllty," observed Miss
Trevanlon "as he Is evidently greatly
struck by your numerous charms"
81 shouldn't mind II In the least, Il
he can talk plenty Of nonsense, ant
look as he looked at dinner" Mabe
returned. There is always something
80 interesting about n superlatiyelJ
rich man, don't you thlnk?"
; Not when the rich man owns t
cotton"
"Why not? Cotton Is nice clear
) thing, should fancy; and money il
money, however procured. am thor
oughly unbiased person. thank heaven
and warm admirer Of honest indus
try"
"You had better marry Mr., Younge
then, and you will be able to admire
the fruits Of It from this day until
your death" Mildred said.
mot at all bad idea" returned
"the queen" thanks for the sugges.
tlon, shall certainly think about It
II | like him sufficiently well on a
nearer acquaintance and II he is good
enough to ask me, | will positively "a
and help him to squander that cotton
money
ITO be continued