The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15

did Mas Trevanion think It worth her
while TO look UP and discover what
style Of man sat beside her. CHANGING
then suddenly and superciliously at
him. she found that he was the very
handsomest fellow she had ever seen
-well-bred looking. too. and. In APP
p%earance at least, just such a one as
she had been accustomed to go down to
dinner with even in the very best
houses.
He was staring across the table now
to where Mabel sat. laughing and con
versing merrily with old Younge. and
seemed slightly amused with the girls
gayety. Was he going to fall In love
with Nab? Very likely, she thought.
II would be just the very thing for an
aspiring cotton man to do--to go and
lose his heart ambitiously to their
beautiful queen"
Then Denzil turned to her and said:
You we're not in town this season,
Miss ~Trevanion?"
NO: m did not care to 60"
she answered, reddening a little at the
pious fb.
Il do not think you missed much"
Denzil went on, pleasantly; 1T was the
slowest thing imaginable: and the OPP
eras were very poor. You are fond OF
you that"
Il like good music, when ! hear It,"
Miss Trevanion said, but | would
rather be deaf to all sweet sounds than
to have to listen to the usual u OF
so-called singers-priyate singers,
mean
One does now and then hear a good
private singer. though" Denzil re-
turned. There were several in town
last year
Lady Constance Dingwall was
greatly spoken Of" Mildred said; 81
have heard her sing several times"
so have /. and admire her voice i'm
mensely; her pet song this season was
Sullivan's Looking Back and it suited
her wonderfully. Lots of fellows
raved about her, and old Douglas o.
the Blues was said to have proposed
to her on the strength of it. She re
fused him, however. Odd man. Doug
las: you know him. Of course-ever!
body does. He is slightly crazy,
fancy. BY the bye, you have not toll
me what you think of Lady Constance
F., singing"
, Il would quite as o o listen to
barrel-organ, | think" Miss Trevan
ion answered, ungraciously; there
just as much expression in one as
the other. She has good notes, ! gran
g you, but she does not know in til
very least how to use them"
Poor Lady Constance" he said
well. | am not a judge of music,
4 confess, but for my part ] would 8
any distance to hear her sing. HI
brother has managed about that a.
pointment-I suppose you know"
i Has he? / am glad Of that. n
h I have not heard. But what a dis
y greeable man ne is! What a comic
y 1t must be to his friends--or relative
Is rather--to get him N of the cou.
y try"
rs not that a little severe?" ask
Denzil. Poor James has an unfort
lie nate way of not getting on with pc
% Pile, but | put that down more to d
ID Indebtedness of his early training thu
ID to his natural disposition, which | b
lieve to be good, though warped al
l. injured by his peculiar position when
boy. 1t was lucky for Lady Constan
that the countess adopted her. May
IN give you some Of these?"
l, No. thank you" Mildred answers
In and then fell to wondering by VIII
right this cotton merchants son call
q, Lord James Dingwall by his Christi
ne name--"James." She again recolle
r. ed that this sort Of person" genera
rt boosted outrageously about any init
he acy with the aristocracy. Miss IT.
vanion's hearings" upon this subj,
re had been numerous and profound.
ed Il think Lord James a very unple;
ed ant man" she said, feeling curious
learn how much more Denzil Your
ge had to say about him.
,ly Most ladies do" her companion
swered, coolly; but then | do not CO
lid slider ladies always the best judg
80 They form their ideas from the o
lie, ward man generally, which in ma
be cases prevents fairness. Unless
OF person on trial be a lover or a relati
they seldom do him the justice to IL
in within. You think Dingwall very
noxious because he has red hair &
rd. rough manners, and yet | have kno
him to do acts of kindness which m
Ing men would have shrunk from perfoi
her ing. In the same way you would C
slider a fellow down near us the gre
est boor you ever met in your lif'
End dare say, because he has nothing
recommend him but his innate go
ness OF heart"
ost II dare say" responded Miss I
SEES vanion.
But would you n o be civil L
lalf man whom you knew to be hey
her expression estimable, II only for
lix- sake of his goodness, no matter !
hat rough a diamond he might be?' as
pm Denzi! younge, feeling somewhat ea
nyil In bio oroumant and turning Sigh