Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-08

/ All the way down the stairs she had
to nod and smile and exchange fare
wells, and at the bottom, in the hall,
on the stone steps themselves, she
was surrounded by men eager to 50
cure the privilege of putting her into
her little brougham.
1 But she avoided them all, and sprang
in as if she had not been dancing for
four hours, and throwing herself back
into the corner, exclaimed:
Thank goodness, that is over, Poor
old Fellows! you are worn out. Con
fess it.
q am rather tired, my dear" said
Mrs. Fellows, who had been sitting
against wall all the evening.
Tired! of course YOU are; it's ever
so much more firing looking on than
dancing, and joining in the giddy
round. | don't feel bit tired; I'm a
little bored"
Bored! what word, my dear Bell
murmured Mrs. Fellows, sleepily.
ITS a good word-it's an expires.
sive woodland it just means really
what | feel"
And yet you received more atten-
ton than any woman-any grim the
room, my dear" murmured Mrs. Eel
loves.
MY money-bags may have done So"
said Lady Bell, scornfully; mot I. Do
you think that if | were as penniIess as
one of Lady Southerly's daughters
should receive as much attention?
Fellowes, don't you take to fiattering
me. l couldn't stand that"
Il don't want to flatter you, my dear
Bell; but when the prince himself
dances twice with you-''
"Of course he did. am a celebrity
am the richest young woman in the
kingdom, and he would have done it
if had been as ugly as sin-which
isn't ugly, by the way
what strange things you say"
murmured Mrs. Fellowes, with mild re-
buke. "I'm sure no girl received more
attention than you have tonight.
sat and watched you, my dear, and a
spectator sees more of the game than
a player"
You are right, it is all a game a
gamble, retorted Lady Bell "All
those nice young men were playing
pitch and toss who should make the
hardest running with the great heiress
Do you think | am blind? | can see
through them all, and | despise them
There isn't man among them but
would pay me the same court if | were
as plain as Lucifer-'
MY dear Bell
but it is true" said Lady Bell Il
can read them all. And if they knew
how | despised them, even while
smile upon them, they would keep at
arms length for very shame. l wish
| hadn't a penny in the world"
MY dear Bell" calculated Mrs.
Fellowes, really and truly shocked at
such a fearfully profane wish.
Il DO! | do, l should then find out
if any one of them cared for me-for
myself. You say I am beautiful enough
to cause any man to risk his all in life
for my sake?"
4 don't know. | don't just follow
YOU said poor Mrs. Fellowes.
mo, you are half asleep" retorted
Lady Bell. There, curl yourself up
and snoOze. | shan't talk any more"
Lady Bell leaned forward, and look
ed UP at the stars-the same stars that
seemed so numerous to poor Jack-and
pondered over the events of the even
ing.
1t was true that prince of the blood
had danced there with her; it was true
that all through the evening, she had
been surrounded by a court of the best
men in London; it was true that she
had sent one half the women home
burning with envy and malice and all
unCharitableness but still she was not
happy.
To no Confined