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- he his wife, but Kitty was a
20 and women are willful, from
49, cradle to the grave. She was pref
-, and petted, and even the promise
~ had given to her lover was not
I've reminder to her that her first
,... ,,as 10 him. John Meldon was
ono of the men who believe with the
poet
,.r1., very frowns are fairer far,
nm smiles of other maidens are"
And when she frowned upon him for
+he good advice he, as ten years her
.o,io, felt he had the right to give
hor he loved her the more and was
.ho r,ore Jealous, feeling that when
:. ,ast he had won her completely
~ would be more precious to him for
80 effort required in the winning.
put Kitty Green's temper and tenn
,,orament were not of the John Mel
dor sort vet, and although she had
,,.o,rised to be his wife and said she
1oved him better than any other man
a, oil the world it must be confessed
n +bat Kitty could not persuade herself
n - withdraw her beauty and her win
n some ways entirely from the admira-
4+ion of other men. as it is provided
2in all cases of affairs of the heart
3+bo woman should do. No, Kitty, loved
n ! dmiration, and she loved to tease
+ba excellent young man who had
Ibsan the only one who had won a
&fnaI and definite promise from her.
&rrhey had been engaged for three
{months. and, while portion of that
IN ime was Paradise to John, there were
&cther portions of it when, if he had
3oeen asked for his opinion, 1t is feared
4that 1t would scarcely have been APP
Xnropriate for publication. Yet with it
In the idea of not loving her never
XDnce entered his mind. He knew the
STORY. from his infancy, of the chill
3lren of Israel in the wilderness, and
a heir final deliverance and joy in the
&Promised Land was his pillar of fire to
cad him through the darkest night Of
<{ittys willfulness and coquetry
Her latest disregard of his wishes,
Epot to say his rights, was her permit
ing the attention of one Maj. Hunter,
&yho had appeared in Winston Social
jrces as a hero from the Philippine
- Stands Nobody had inquired of the
#Var Department at Washington for
he Majors credentials, and he was
uch an attractive gentleman that no
ne thought of doing such thing.
n fact, all Winston society simply
ell at the Majors feet and worshiped
because he had such elegant manners
nd such an extensive and intimate
&couaintance with Fifth avenue and
Newport and the diplomatic circles
N the capital that to have questioned
his position or any statement he
made of himself would have been
high treason. John Meldon, not being
society man, was not included
|mong the worshipers of the Major,
$nd he was in a proper frame of mind
IL consider him calmly and to con-
<ude that there was mouse in the
heal bag, though just where and how
Ing What Mr.. Meldon knew definitely
bf the Major was that he had
proved conclusively to himself that Kit
~ Green would come into possession
tf fortune plenty large enough for
Two when she was Il years of age, and
That no other girl in Winston had any
Thing like such prospects. For fur
bier particulars the Major did not seem
"a care.
4 Ktty's lover maintained a discreet
Hence on the subject of the Major
Until forbearance ceased to be vir-
he, and then he very mildly suggest
"A one evening that she might at
Past divide her time between her
Promised husband and the ubiquitous
Major. -
Maj. Hunter is a gentleman" she
4aid with a toss of her pretty head,
land if l want to see him every day
"a the week l shall do So"
d You have ths right to 40 as you
please, sweetheart" said Meldon, coax
hgly, but you have no right to say
Who or what Maj. Hunter is until you
Know"
Il Il know Maj. Hunter is a gentle
nlan,' she continued. Haven't l seen
PIN nearly every day since he has been
n town, and if he were not a gentle
han wouldn't I known"
il Sweetheart, sweetheart" pleaded
per lover, you are a dear little thing
that a man of the world, such as Hun
Ter is, could fool to death, and he Is
Iooling you now. He has even gone so
Iar as to investigate the records to
{earn how much money you have.
Kitty becam wildly indignant on
the instant.
DO you mean to insinuate, Mr.. Mel
Qon she exclaimed, with a flushed
1ace and in an angry tone. that Maj.
inter has no regard for me except
for my money!"
Surely, Kitty" asserted Meldon. II
tay It positively as my belief"
Then I'll ask him." she said. And,
TT Meldon," she went on, for this
flander you have uttered against a
man who has always been polite and
attentive to me. you may consider our
fingagement broken. You think Maj.
t1unter Is no gentleman, and 1 think 4
YOU are not one. Good evening, Mr..
Meldon, and good-by."
Meldon might have pleaded his cause,
might have apologized. might have re-
Sahted his Hunter heresy. but Kitty
nsd disappeared from sight, and he
went out of her house cursing himself
1 10 laundering idiot and yet feeling
tnat he was not altogether wrong. He