The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
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ambe r:tinted boudoir, clad in q
sweeping white silk dinner gown.
The waving masses Of her dull,
black hair were gathered back and
eniled in simple fashion about her
sllapel head 4 snowy ostrich fan,
With an amber frame, lay on the
dressing table beside a necklace Of
naglitice nt diamonds. "a wreath Of
holly had tnmbled Ito the floor, and
shaggy Terrier was amusing him.
ssif BY scattering the berries broad
s:ast III woman was standing as IL
lost I'M thought Her maid had dis.
appsared, with gsighSof relief, ten.
minutes efores Madame had been
very part ocular 4 that evening, and
Marie!s patience was on the wanc,
She had arrange ed Madamc's hair no
less than FIVE times, and she had
studied the effect Of the old.fashioned
Tara for fully a quarter Of an hour!
She had brushed Radame's eyebrows
untfl her fingers ached. She had de.
Foted so much attention to Madame's
Eyes that the brown orbs sparklcd
Until they rlvaled Sthe very diamonds
which Marie had clasped about Mad.
ame's fair neck full four and twenty
tfmest No wonder that the little
French girl wasted mo time in Gid.
Ing along the richly 5carpeted corri.
dor and finding her way to the ser.
Is&yant hall, where a. goodlooking foot.
man was sure TO be waiting to sympa.
thize with her! Had Mrs. Beverley
Carlton been gifted with second sight
she might have been more consider.
ate where Marie, Eher treasure Of a
rnaid, vas concerned! But how was
she to know that every time she tried
Marie = patience too sorely she was
sending herStreasllre more surely into
die realms OF protection from which
none can retreat save by the gate.
Ways Of Death or Divorce! Mrs.
Carlton had forgotten Marles exis.
tence Eby the time the girl had given
vent 10 that sigh ofSrelief! The wo.
man in the amber:tinted boudoir sur
Keyed Sherselfsln the long mirror.
She knew that she looked dazzling
brilliant She snatchel up the dla.
mond ecklace, held 1t in her well.
shaped hand for a moment, and then
decide ito wear 1t. 1t suited her to
perfection, and she! smiled dreamily
q she noted the effect. A long, long
aitle before, certain. Sydney Strange
had tod her that when she wore
those gems against her white skin
hsy looked like 80 many cleaning
lsops on snowy satin!
The white terrier, having played
sufficient havoc with the holly, turn.
ed his attention to Mrs. Cartons
rain. Anything that Mischief chose
70 do, ias3 ia rule, met with the APPROX.
al ofs his mistress. But, for the first
dine IN his existence, the animal
was treated 5toino more consideration
than was the French maid. He was
ignored, his feelings were hurt and
there vast an expression of injured
dignity sinrg his blinking eyes as he
sr slss away and hid behind the
curt aimed bed in the adjoining room.
= clock struck. s. Mrs. Beverley
Carton descended to the drawing
room and sglided toward her girilsh
hostess Constance Dalntry.
the girl commenced. 'I'm
4 sglad You are down, Mrs. Carlton!
Eye ifeen f watching that door for an
e n. ,i39 ,+.j.'
ally dear2 Am I:sthe last TO
appsar rpon the scene? / say, Con.
ME Who IS this Mr.. Strange who is
70 have the extreme honor Of taking
me m ID tiinner?,,
ohs Sidney Strange, he's a
cousin of sMr. Harvey's.'
stIs he here yet?1
Hush here he is! Mrs. Carlton,
may Introduce Mr.. Stranger"
No zone but Jacob Harvey noticed
sthe5 flush that oyerspread Mrs. Bever.
aeyS Cartons beautiful features as
the Introduction was acknowledged.
q was by the merest chance that he
caught the following snatches OF con-
Eersation during dinner.
The tones were dlscreetly modu-
4 Ted but theirs"drift" was not lost
uponE Jacob Harvey.
syaney, do you remember the last
Christmas dinner we had together"
sa5 Violet, do you mind IL we
talk politics until after we've finished
SOU?
sss = agree: That's the only course
during which: n ever venture on so
dry q topic!n
7E7is Fascinating as ever, vlolet?"
Only when I'm in good humor.
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