The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-27

come to see us last night?" asked Mad, a trifie bitterly.
 Last night? No; Fl had a head laehe." ~.-.. Doubtless your new duties as fiance prevented you also. How is the at tractive Miss Kitty?" s .s.
 ,'Confound Miss Miss Kitty! Do you believe that coek-and-bulI story, too, Mad? I thought you had more sense than to credit every story that the gos- sips in this internal place set going 7 growled Bernard. A sudden smile crossed Madeline's piquant face, but she repressed it instantly. .--.--
 Why, but thought she was such an intelligent lady-so we'll balanced | and methodical. Quite the vision of your dreams" she, added, spice of malice in her tone. .s ,gs ; .jE .sss ,s.ss z. She is a thousand miles from being the lady of my dreams" declared the 5lieutenant warmly, looking earnestly at his. pretty companion. "She? Never! She has none of the charm, the freshness, the wit, that would at tract me. Iswant at least a show of tenderness in the woman to whose lner- cies intrust my heart. Some one who will love me, if only a little. Be- sides, Mad" he added, suddenly re- straining his impetuous outbreak, you might have trusted me enough to know that I would have told you be- fore any one else if it was anything serious. Do you trust me at all, Mad?" he asked after a pause.
 The young girl looked at him in sur prise. Because if you do," Bernard con tinued without waiting for an answer, T want to ask you a question. May I?"
 Madeline nodded her head in consent,
 Tell me, then is it true that you have encouraged young Erskine?"
 The Colonel's daughter moved impa- tiently. but Bernard braved her dis pleasure. z I cannot tell you how much hope it is not so?" he went on. Bobby is a good chap, but not at all the kind of q fellow for you. You would never be happy with him in the world. You can't depend upon him for an instant. I realize that what am saying and doing may seem unworthy of an officer and a gentleman, but oh! Mad, de- l sire your happiness more than any thing else in the world, and cannot bear to see you throw yourself away upon man who I know is not worthy" ]"
 The lieutenant stopped. He was pale, but his voice rang clear and earn | est.
 Thank you" said Mad after slight lpause. q did not know that MT. Erskine was desirous of making me his wife. Certainly I have never, never given him the smallest encour- agement in such an idea" zs :.
 She was silent for a moment, and then added dreamily:
 If ever marry 1t will be a man to whom can give my whole confidence. someone whose companion will be both glad and proud to become and who will be gentle and kind with me I Bernard looked at her. He had never seen her in this mood before. She had always fouted him whenever he had tried to be serious. . What brute you must think me, Mad" he murmured cbntritely. How could I ever have been such an ass as to scold you
 Madeline moved her hands in a pretty gesture. of denial, and her eyes spoke eloquently. Bernard looked at her. scarce daring to hope. Behind the blue eyes lay a love too strong to be de- Inied, and the young man seized both lthe white hands in his. Just then a deep voice exclaimed above them:
 Seems to me that for two enin1ies