Morris tribune., 1902-07-12

face wore that peculiar look of supee
rior vacuity of which those moving
among the aristocratic circles Of So
ciety seem to possess monopoly.
But jim did not bestow more
than a glance upon the servants.
His eyes at once became riveted
upon her. She sat in the midst of
her embroidered cushions alone.
lmdy DoIIydacks insisted upon her
taking the air in this way every
morning except Sunday, when she
accompanied her ladyship to church
to listen to the voice of the Rev.
Charles Honeymoon crying in the
fashionable wilderness. During her
matutinal drive Poppet performed
the only duty expected of her. She
brought home her ladyship's daily
supply of literature from the circu-
lating library in the carriage with
her.
Jim's fingers clinched the rail in
front of him, and a look Of set de-
termination came into his pale face.
She sat watching the occupants OF
the other carriages as they passed
her and was wholly oblivious Of the
ad1niring chances cast back from
them at her. She was thorough
bred and knew it, and one fancied,
looking into her eyes, that there
| was a cOldly critical air about them.
Suddenly turning away from gazing
at her world, having failed to rec
ognize any one, her glance for mo-
ment fell upon him. Instinctively
she shQddered back into her downy
! Wrappings and averted her eyes,
with a startled look about the cor
ners of them. She was too proud
to make any sign, although in her
heart she felt a fearful dread of
him spring up. His eyes seemed to
devour her, and the carriage was
delayed long enough for her profile
to burn itself into his brain. He
loved her in his own vindictive way
at first sight
During the next fortnight he was
invariably at his place at the rail
ings and saw her roll past in her
carriage every morning. He had
discovered her residence and knew
all about her goingS in and goings
out. lie had even in some extraor-
binary manner become possessed of
her genealogical tree and had COM
mitted the names Of her illuStriOuS
ancestors to memory, a curious man
Hesitation of interest for one with
his antecedents. There was some
sort of fascination about him, too,
for her, as every time she passed
him her eyes were irresistibly drawn
in his direction for a moment.
jim had followed her carriage to
the library on several occasions. |
One morning he was absent from
the park, and she gave sigh of re-
lief as she missed his face But he
was waiting for her outside the IL
brarv, accompanied by another man,
whose general appearance at once
placed him in the same evil category
as himself. The footman descended |
from the box and went inside She |
remained without in the carriage
shivering instinctivclv with fear.
Almost Immediately Jim's compan-
ion stepped into the road and struck
one of the FESTIVE and high spirited
horses with a stick he carried.
An alteration with the coach
man ensued. and that worthy's at
tention wap distracted from his
charge. In an instant Jim reached
over the back of the carriage and
lifted poor Poppet right out Of her
seat in his strong arms. He stran-
glod her cries with one of her own
siIken wrappers and, turning down
a bystreet, was soon lost in the in
tricate mazes of st. Giles.
She was abducted in broad day
light. Her struggles we're utterly
futile. She was lost to her world
forever. =. --~-'- So
The turns Of fortunes wheel are
most curious. Jim soon wearied of
poor Poppet, and after a great many
vicissitudes she was at length oblig-
ed to perform tricks in a travelling
circus. As for Lady Dollydacks,
she was quite inconsolable for the
loss of her favorite poodle.
A little girl was sent to school for
the first time. On her return her
mother asked how she liked it.
II didn't like it bit" the mite
replied. '"The teacher put me on
chair and told me to sit there for