The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-23
Old Lefaire as 0thell0.
BY ADA MAY KRECKER.


 (copyright, 1902, by Daily Story Pub. Coo ! Every one in the reception room smiled 2 as Burney passed through: Sne carIleu one of the letters on whicn tne consei5 ition had been turning. Behind trotteo the mountainous figure Of ola Leialre, whose rosy, brown, expansive vsage was conspicuousiy written with @ohsciuus- ness of his lowly position as her satelnte: E Miss Lozenby of third floor. back. had been recounting the story of her llttls seance the evening before when nappSh- Ing upon him alone by the hrehgnt Sns she wanted to go over confidenualiy. With him, some curious facts which had been noted in connection with Burney recent corresponde nee pointing out the numoer of envelopes addressed 10 her in certain fine, vertical handwriting which had been observed on the hall stand, and recalling I the stranger Of tho afternoon ma"oe
 From behind the palm tree between the . two front windows. Miss Lozenby spied a tall graceful blonde walking al buI5 : ney's siGe as she returned from her rare well to Maude. And he had prattied on like a schcolboy until the early autumn nightfall With the next morning the daily letters began to appear one, one os ssns sne inE although once she had seen note .. when coming up from luncheon, "nien must have been an extra, thlrd, since oui , nay always took the morning arrlVal wi,h her. as she left the house after break 
 "f told him to be a man." cried Miss Lozenby with martial spirit, and quoted that from Othello about rather loving as a toad in a dungeon than keeping cor ner of the thing one loves tor other use. He ought not let glddy youns w. man that's ready to work upon anytnihs in trousers play with his mans affections ; ali for another fickle Irritation, ,.
 As the lady went on a a par ni froni nve,y 2 esitated her audience by flashing the dis match that the characters of her narrative were present realities. ,..,, ,,,,.h
 In unobs servant ignorance buinsg; wlvit hlt Iefaire. rai the gossipers gauntlet puI fh- little hall boy. always prylhg lnto affairs on the other side of the portleres. found hisRcotistt tifahceHaA too marrow TOT TOT his smiles, as the pair stepped oui or the vestibule for their twilight, stroll; u,
 "Whv. Peter, Peter" exclaimed the glri. softly laying hold of the large arm by hec side, how, amusing that all or abont s'Inti nv correspondents! Aren't you setths l'o
 Surney gently and .n yery :" ssdnSsjTSc Secomc effeminate, do you? Do you thinN 5 your style. a burly thing like you; on, well. an Amazon, perhaps you couIo ao that Only personally weuIu in ynmr riiu Sau naI five role of wiseacre bachelor you would go on with that very enivenlng dss,r tation of q few moments ago on the the Nar sa.
 
 Eternal Affinities. That is what you were talking about. isn't it?'
 Do you know, Peter, 1t convinced me that you're a born orator-on that topic. I mean, of course; most worthy cause to champion! I fairly thrilled at your exordium on the high calling of adorable woman. Ones whole body feels different (as of course. you understand when enc is thrilled by an orators impassioned use of the queens English. The blood runs rac!ly and travels such unbeaten tracks of ones anatomy. Well, that's the way I felt Peter. when sou were descanting upon Natures angels of loveliness -'glo- rious eyes'-' cheeks like pearls and rubies -'hearts and sympathies divine, etcetera etcetera.'
 And you said the attention between people was like the chemical affinities oi atom to atom, didn't you? Which was an Exceedingly apt figure. Some of us, fo; instance, are so like nitrogen. aren't we. We can combine with so many different atoms and can break away from them again so lightly. Now. do go on, Peter s1d tell me all about it. You would moi have considered that an exhaustive treat rnent Of the subject"
 But unhappy Letaire was silent. In the light of Miss Lozenhy's words, Burney'i