Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-06


mar striving-he was the man there.
Promotion? Yes, but something more
than promotion-the ripest, reddest
kiss of Dame Fortune-for George
Gascoigne had arrived.
Il must tell Kitty" He smiled
little as he rustled up his papers.
She won't understand a bit what it
means to me-" he thought; ''but she
will like the title-and, by Jove, won't
she play the great lady splendidly?
Dear little Kitty"
George, want to speak to you for
a moment. Can you spare me few
lseconds?" Kitty stopped her husband
as he was about to leave the drawing
room that evening. Husband and wife
had been dining alone, and even
George Gascoigne noticed vaguely how
smart Kitty looked for their tete-t-tete
dinner. She had a vivid spot of color
on each cheek and her eyes glistened.
Eyes, if you have anything very i'm
portant to tell me, dear" he answered;
"but am rather busy this evening.
81 wonder when you are not busy"
she retorted bitterly. well, George,
will be as brief as | can. l want to
go home to England. May l go?"
my dear Kitty" (his establishment
was obvious), why on earth do you
want to go home? You feel well?"
with quick anxiety.
ooh, dear, yes. l always feel well.
| want to go home because-oh, be-
cause" she added recklessly, after a
and another man would"
Another mani" he looked at her
as one who does not hear Alright
She stood her ground, though she
would have given worlds to revoke the
lie
Eyes, George, another man. know
you are absolutely Indifferent to me-
but, well, he loves me-"
"He-who?"
"Ah, that | will never tell you," she
cried, playing her part finely and with
a certain amount of artistic skill, Ibis
name must be dead letter But we
have both been true TO you in word and
deed, George"
also in thought, 1 suppose?" he
interrupted with low, mocking laugh.
Il always remembered was your
wife, George!"
How you must have cursed your
good memory" his face had grown
livid. When did you first begin this
platonic gamer" he added, sternly.
81 will not answer any more of
these questions" she said with a rush
of desperate courage. THAT is my
secret, and his. You have yourself to
thank for the situation. When we
were first married l adored and almost
worshipped you. 1t is your cold neg
lect that has killed my love, and only
my own self-respect that has kept me
straight. d you think wife is only
a toy, who can be kissed and petted
when she is new and put to one side
as soon as her novelty has worn offs
If so, you have made the biggest mis-
take in you life A woman once awak-
ened to love needs love, and she gets
it by fair means or foul!"
George Gascoigne leaned lack in
his chair.
"The biggest mistake in my life"
he muttered between his clenched
teeth, the biggest mistake"
H put his hands up to his burning,
throbbing forehead, and wondered dim
ly why all the furniture in the room
seemed dancing around him. Then for
a few seconds George Gascoigne saw
red. Only for moment, for suddenly
with laundering roar and crash the
mans house of cards fell to the earth
and with babble of empty words and
silly laughter George Gascoigne joined
the ranks of the foolish, the men of no
understanding, merry phantoms OF
their dead selves.
So the servants found the great
white sahib, the man who was to have
ruled province, he who understood the
beating heart of the strange brown
land and the complex mind of its PEG
| pie.
A man who laughed shrill at them
and made ugly mouths, keeping his
eyes fixed on the door shaking a
trembling finger at their fearful faces,
babbling vaguely.
1t was to see this man they sum-
moned Kitty-Kitty, who sitting in her
bedroom, was beginning to wonder
when the handle would turn and her
husband enter, ready indeed to throw
up her part and confess her deception,
plead forgiveness on her knees.
George. George,"
The wretched girl flung herself on
her knees before the man, pouring out
her confession.
Kitty, Kitty"
He put his hand on her soft curls.
She caught and kissed his fingers hope
fully.
Eyes, darling, yes she answered,
tell your Kitty that you forgive her"
Its very funny thing, Kitty" he
replied, in slow, insane voice, point
ing to dim corner in the drawing
room, but the viceroy is standing there
bowling to me. But don't quite re-
member what want to say to him
and know you are in hurry to