The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-09
BY E. Morlitt


which was I'm the corner of the window.
on which lay large cabinet photograph
in a handsome gilt frame.
As her eyes fell ON IL. Raoul said. with
q smile as If lac were introducing her:
''rho duchess"
And he put the portrait OF the very
beautiful woman back In It's place Then
drawing the curtain further down that
the sun might not torment his wife's
eyes he said:
May | be allowed 10 hear what you
have Il. say Julane? ls the record my
uncle referred 20 a fact? What n bad
humor the old man was In! Your remark
seemed to have vexed him, and"
1T was said I'm self-defense,i replied
Liane, calmly but firmly.
What He has again annoyed you? /
made him promise last night"
What does Il matter2" she interrupted.
with a commanding gesture OF her hand.
81 regard the man as sick and suffering,
and I shall try never 20 forget it; and
any intentional unkindncss on his part
| shall leave unnoticed, as far AZ pos
sible till he ceases 10 have any desire 10
annoy me- But In self-defense a war
of words I shall make use OF now and
again II he obliges me-"
Mainau gave ono OF his quick, search
ing looks into Lanes face, ere he re-
piled, slowly:
"If you carry out these good intentions.
7 shall have the peace in the house that
] long for"
| | long for. L can assure you Juliane, that
| there is nothing worries n man more
when he is travelling than 20 know that
! his house and home affairs are not in the
order they ought TO be-"
IT'S just that I wanted to talk with
| YOU about. You"
! n,
We'll. really, Juliane, it's too badl'
( he Interrupted. "All who heard you speak
would laguh too; &c sounds so absurd tC
] hear YOU speak king to me as IL | were a
/ stranger. You just say thou sometimes
! so please change the you into the thou
az once. IL only that the servants may
4 not hear YOU address me in any such RI
! diculously respectful manner. ! don't like
! the honor: / won't have it--and--I dare
! say You will think II worse: but | have
sinned too often 10 deserve such respect
! from YOU and half dehantly. half apol
/ ogetically, he glanced on the table or
( which lay the portrait OF the duchess.
Lanes look followed his, She noticed
a number of daintily framed photographs
with here and there the figure OF some
dancer I'm faVorite pose, and one or tw,
! lovely faces with very little drapery' {,
hide the beauty Of their forms.
In the middle OF tho table. on a small
handsomely carved stand, lay a. fadeS
satin slipper under glass case. Liant
had often heard from her school-fellowl
that gentlemen priced such "reminiscences
Of their wild day s~Ss she now saw befor'
her in her husbands room: but she ha'
never been brought personally In contac
| with them TIN this moment, and sh
blushed scarlet az She answered.
Il will do as you desire. and call yo'
Raoul; but / know you SO little yet, tina
the familiar 'Du. does not come naturally
90 my tongue, and-and--1 would rathe
not know about" she hesitated, then
with proud movement of her head, sh
added. dropping her eyes so as not q
look at them-"abc.s that time you ap
pear to- | don't care 10 see those
Trophies OF my Wild oats days h
interrupted. quickly. rapping his hnger
20 hard on crystal bell on the tabl
that ne cracked it. Il. too. have ha'
enough OF them hut there they lie--why
could hardly tell you. FOR I don't valu
them any longer In my student day
was proud 81 winning from the owne
of that slipper such proof OF power
hut now. there n Hes and every time
write = letter af this table. N 7 motto
u af az. DO is only to wonder at ana -
rret the folly and ahsurdity of The hon
ir which ~ was deemed worthy ~
riace in ms rooms Bui I won't sreol
~ YOU Of these follies of the past. n