The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

January L. Pflcc, - cents.
isn't mine, and missing him. Things
one has been used to leave blank,
somehow One feels raw until the
place skins over
II suppose one does" she said. Then
she broke out, II suppose 1 am one of
the things you were used to. Do I
leave a blank? Do II"
II must admit it, returned the
White Poodle's master. "But-its an
i'll wind blows nobody good, you know.
And-Dane''
"You insult me by the mention of
that mans name," she said. "He is
nothing to me, nor am 1 anything to
him. He is to marry Mrs. Lorraine.
She has divorced Brakeston at last,
and"
81 am sorry" said the White Poodle's
master.
Sorry for me, you mean?"
Yes" said the White Poodle's mas
ter.
Now. you shall learn the truth" she
said. IT never meant to tell you, but
your pity for me has driven pity for
myself out of my heart. Our first and
final disagreement-aboutt that diamond
star"
"Ah." he said. why bring up all
that now? 1t is so late in the day
1T is never too late in the day to
learn the truth" she said. Colonel
Dane had expressed admiration for me
too warmly. I asked him to discon-
tinue his visits. He sent me u letter
full of penitence and-a crowning
piece of insolerce-the diamond star
| YOU saw. l sent it back to him at once
| without word! A few hours later
| Gertrude Lorraine came hurrying to
me. She showed me u diamond star
which friend had sent her. Brakes
ton, if he had noticed it, would have
been like Il maniac
Curious that a man should be un-
faithful and jealous at the same in
slant! But I've known such cases. y
said the master Of the White Poodle.
so l took it to keep for her, as she
begged me, for a few weeks. until
"Brakeston being got rid of, she could
safely L begin to see" said
the master of the White Poodle, shap-
ing his lips into IA whistle.
Mrs. Lorraine's friend was Colonel
Dane, and the star he had sent me and
that had returned to him he had sent
to her at once
Dane was always saving fellow.
But-but you wore the wretched
thing"
II did. 1t was pretty-and new.
put it on and went down to dinner.
You noticed it,
"And we quarreled!"
For the first and last time. You
began by insulting mel" she said with
a little quaver.
| IT was madly jealous!"
| "And I was obstinate and wouldn't
explain. For one thing, I'd promised
Gertrude not to-"
"And so that silly little idiot parted
us!" said the White POodle's master
well, the deed has been drawn up and
signed, I suppose"
80, of course, we couldn't alter
things now" said the White Poodle $
mistress.
DO you mind sitting down and talk
ing it over?" the White Poodle's master
pointed to the divan.
II have only Il few moments to
spare!' protested the White Poodle s
mistress. But still, she sat down on
one end of the divan, and the White
Poodle's master sat at the other. There
was II long silence, then the man said
"Alice, my darling, can you forgive
me? viii you take me back?"
It's quite too late People would say
we didn't know our own minds"
We've could explain" he said,
awkwardly, that we had submitted
the-the matter to arbitration
I'VE could-perhaps." said the mis-
tress Of the White Poodle; but sup
pose we We're asked to name our ar
| bitrator-what them
There was "a scutfling sound outside
| the door and II little whine Something
! blundered against the curtains,
I'VE could name" Suddenly the
master of the White Poodle lifted his
hand. There he is" he said.
The White Poodle's mistress uttered
| Il little cry, for i'm the middle of the
| floor stood the White Poodle. AT his feet
| lay dilapidated smoking coat, and he
carried in his mouth a quilted satin
slipper belonging to his mistress. The
fellow to it he had left upon the stairs
Ruff his mistress cried, 20. you
darling beast!"
The White Poodle bore no malice
that the embrace meant for him should
have been intercepted upon the way
His two humans We're happy, and he
knew that home. thenceforth, would be
all that the most eXacting of dogs could
| desire