The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-03-26
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Mrs. Chevenix laughed a little, then
yawned.
II know what 1 should do in your
place." she rested her head back
against the chair cushions and gazed
at Kitty with dark indolent eyes.
And what would you do?" The
voice was fretfully eager.
"Amuse myself. my dear child-wlth
other men,"
THAT 1 would never do" answered
Kitty with a fine burst of indignation,
and she repeated firmly, never
never"
She was pretty little thing. Kitty
Gascoigne. A fair haired, fluffy little
person. with pair Of appealing blue
eyes and q soft babyish face. Plenty
Of wit and character behind the curls.
though, and as warm hearted and af-
fectionate girl as one could wish to
meet. She was the wife Of George
Gascoigne, a man upon whom the pow
ers that be looked with high favor. a
man who was climbing slowly but
surely the great ladder of success.
Mrs. CheveniX but everyone In
Sinla knows Mrs. Chevenix. She Is
the woman upon whom everything
turns, and whom all men adore-a Won
derful, dark-halred beauty, a clever
skater on thin ice, envied and hated of
women.
Yet Kitty Gascoigne and Olive Che
veniX had struck up warm friend
ship, possibly because they were such
opposites, this woman who loved her
husband and the other whose hirta-
tions no man could number.
George used to be fond of me-" con-
tlnued the little wife; "he was perfect
ly silly during our engagement and
whilst we were on our honeymoon,
but directly we got back to his station
he became absorbed in his work-and
even during this holiday at Simla he
studies blue books and native reports
anything but me-"
"a good and faithful Civil Service
servant" sneered Mrs. Chevenix, "gen-
orally makes an impossible husband.
dear"
"If I'm Just as good looking as
was, why doesn't he love me as much?"
Because, Kitty, you have the most
dangerous rival woman can have
ambition"
Ambition" repeated the other.
"Yes, ambition. Don't you under
stand that you have married man
whose one idea Is to be successful? ?
George'wants to write his name in big
letters over some Indian province. He
yearns to hold the reins of power and
drive his chariot right up to the win
ming post. He loves you, my dear, but
You are only an incident in his life"
Il won't be an incident" cried Kitty,
with flashing eyes. ''He ought to think
or me before everything"
The elder woman lost her sneer. She
also in the years that the locusts had
eaten had loved and been miserable,
ana she was sorry for little Kitty.
Theres only one force in the world
stronger than ambition" she replied,
SLOWLY "and that's jealousy. Make
your husband jealous"
viii do it," she said, aloud with
quiet decision, "to be happy again is
certainly worth lie."
N'SN 'uSCbiSut Wub WTltlllp let
gers. Not ordinary letters by any
means, but misslves addressed to some
very big men indeed-missives these
men would read with attention, and
ponder over.
success" muttered the man to him
seir-'success at last He heaved &
ueep' long sigh, and stretched himself
as one does who throws off burden
io-day had brought George Gascoignt
good tidings. He was no longer tho
man striving-he was the man there
promotion? Yes. but something more
'han promotlon-the ripest, reddest kiss
OF Dame Fortune for George Gas
coigne had arrived.
- must tell Kittyw He smiled {
Httle as he rustled up his papers. ssh,
won't understand bit what 1t means
10 me- he thought, 'but she will lik,
the title-and, by Jove. won't she pla,
Kittyw
hitty's been a brick, real littI
prick. She's never bothered round a
o'ner women do and talked chiffon
whist was trying to rule men, OF
anyway. to understand them"
George. want to speak to you for
moment. Can you spare me few sec
endsT Kitty stopped her husband a
ne was about to leave the drawin,
room that evening. Husband and wifi
mad been dining alone, and even Geore
1ascoigne noticed vaguely how smar
Ai'ty looked for their tete.a-tete din