The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-12-26

to the class which Is not Obliged ITO do
anything for living" but effectively
pertained 10 that unhappy portion Of IL
which assumes the ennui of an exist
ence stimulated by no fixed ambition,
lightened by no definite endeavor. Such
vital hardship has been known to drive
a man to drink.
The bride was one Of two sisters eel
ebratcd in European ccnters for esprit
and beauty. They were VI fine New
England stock, both parents descend
ng from families Of high repute for
political ana literary achievement.
Baldwin was forced TO admit that for
once glowing report had not paved
the way to n disappointing realty. lie
had not supposed the girl was 50
young; stil less had he imagined the
rompuisDn Of her charms.
CIarcc Bonyac was so radiantly
beautiful that the most blasc observer
could not but surrender to some lhrai.
dom Her MCe was aristurraiicallE
oval Her clear olive skin, smooth as
a rose leaf, was suffuscd with the most
delicate pink, rs II Cupid were breath.
ing on her cheeks; Il well modelled
nose, Il mouth with clean cut, subtle
curves and sensitive to degree, which
revealed perfect teeth when the lips
parted and lent lurking mobility, al
most chldlike, TO her lower face But
her eyes and hair were the girls
browning glory such round, lustrOus
eyes. so brilliantly soft and, despite a
keen aIertncsS in their glance, incon-
gruously beseeching The long, silky
lashcs. with their upward curve, failed
to lend even suspicion of language 10
their brightness. The delicately arched
eyebrows were an added note OF visit
funess I'm the wavy masses Of hair
there was a subducd CLINT as OF bur
niShpd copper. On her hands, which
were very temperamcntal, two or three
unique gems flashed with dgniiCd
Splcndor.
"a transplanted Helen" thought
Baldwin after a critical survey Of the
beautiful young creature She was
type. and lac rellshcd a new type Of the
eternal feminine" more than lac would
q bottle of Johannesbcrger from Prince
Mptternich's own cave. During his
dinner he watched her from his table
with keen but well cloaked vigilance
The duchess was right again. The
)irlish bride wore Worth dinner
gown deliberately wrought out in the
highest elegance of the prevailing
mode. Her neck was SO round and
plastic that Baldwin felt ii II delight to
see the shapely head pivot on 1t, while
the tempered modesty with which her
corSage screened her exquisite bosom
showed mastery knowledge of the
value of modified exposure,
The groom? Why, he was the groom,
a side light on the bride, Baldwin re.
carried him solely as "A correlated he
Ing, nm accompaniment TO his wife, a
worthy one SO far as cXternals went.
He was not above noting that Mrs
Bonvale partook moderately Of the
champagne which Mr. Bonvale o.
dercd lie consumed most of II and
with something more than the relish
with which gentleman drinks wine at
dinner
They are married and II Is the hon
eymoon," Baldwin remarked airily to
the duchess as he passed her table.
During the evening in his role of be
neyolous spectator and student of his
kind Baldwin did not neglect tO OH
serve that the young husband LETT his
wife alone two ar three times, lhu1gh
as yet she had apparently discovered
no acqwiutanc1S al Shrphrards These
Withdrawals were To repair the fatigue
of travel by supplanting the win" nj
dinner with more potent IL smaller
drafts Bcsidrs his absence of desire
TO supply his wife with any Other com
pauionship than his own, the perfume
tory character Of Mr. l'onynlc's atton-
lions attrStcd no tender SoliCitudc to
make himself rs agreeable NJ possible
He seemed TO guard rather than pro
tcct his wife
Later on Baldwin felt the young
wlfes artlrssly rowing gaze vccring h
his direction lie CONSIDERABLY all
stracted his own. When he let his
glance drift her way again, thinking
she would have passed him by. he was
momcntarl'v battered to lind her gyrs
fixed on him dreamiy. Almost at the
moment her husband turned and with
what Baldwin thought a tnctlcSs quick
ness, let his own eyes follow the dirtv-
ton of his wife's To ascertain the ON
iect of her regard With still less tact
he brought his thin lips tightly togetn
or. and his white forehead pucker,,l
Ike a pIcviSh child's He must have
innmatcd to the lady his desire To
withdraw. for he brusquely rose and
looked about with the rcpcllcnt ats
with which Some people insiuuatc thcit
exclusiyeurss She gut UP al once ana
followed him from the room with
graceful Difference
'IIc seems tu like 10 stalk ahead anu
let his woman trail after him In IN,
aboriginal lords of creation" reflected
Baldwin with somewhat contcmptu
Gus smile The honeymoon is dwiu
ding To crescent | fancy, and
should not wonder II there We're a Bon
vale impalcd on Its horns before long