Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-12-27
LOVE BY PROXY \
by Frances Rivers

tcoryright, BY JOSEF B. Bowles.)

OF in me is reused by the very nan
OF nashville. 1t tempts me even b
va ant deeds. BY Jovet" lie made
sudden movement.
Lady Hardcastle's attention Wa
caught by some unusual tone in 1 4
voice She saw his eyes stray pa.
the flowers that danced as thouf
beating time TO the breeze, ana res
on the figure of girl to whom b.
pointed an indicating finger. She
was exceedingly well dressed aud
wore a garden-hat of strongly twisted
straw, in which nestled violets that
ranged from timid lilac to the imperial
purple In tone. One hand. delicate,
somewhat heavily jewel-laden, held a
parasol which, from time to time. she
spun. She had an abundance of vet,
lovely hair. soft as smoke and blas
in shadow, though, where the ligf
touched it, even smoke-tinged in &C
or. Her eyes were gray. deep, lumil,
Gus, as gray eyes only can be, and the
lids of them were tinged with the col,
or that is on the sheath of the iris
flower before its birth. There was
abouE the girl, altogether. look al
holipA ss that put Christopher in mind
of Shkday in the country, when -
world's traffic stilled, it's cares are
aside IN honor of the day.
There was something in her m
presence that made the sordid disc y
sion OF money in connection with /
seem prpfanation.
He wondered If her mental equi
ment. wete in harmony with the beau
of her exterior He turned to Lad
Hardcastle.
Il withdraw all my objections" sal
he. 1T strikes me that 1t will be q
real pleasure to make her acquaint-
ance- A weeks uninterrupted tete-a-
tete with so pretty a 'Dulcinea' doesn't
seem as disturbing task as it did,
will make love to her-by proxy, OF
course-talk to her on all subjects. u
will make her my confidan pour oysj
my raptures into her presumably pr
ty ear and extract sympathy from Ia
presumably J6nuer learLs IN
A fortnight later, the same two % "A
pie, in exactly the same surroupdip !
were again discussing tea.
Yet in the attitude of both there -
change. Urbanity beamed upon y
face of Lady Hardcastle. The 81
the assurance properly belonging.
Christopher, woven to a mantl \
content, seemed to have fallen
her shoulders; whilst a shamefa \
ness rested upon the countenanct I 4
Christopher. His Il am afraid VI VI
think I've spoiled it, LYDIA" was
solutely self-conscious.
ION the contrary, you have been
wonderful, Christopher; you have
Swallowed the girl so that nobody could
get near her. l am excessively grane.
Jul to you. And now" continued the
trustful woman, how glad you must
be that your task is over. for Bob ar
rives to-nignt,a @
Does he?' tlf
Il fear you have been very much
bored"
Il mot at all. Even at the first. when
+ thought 'pH,alnsa' ierely a brilliant
abstraction, ard fiji tered round as
elegantly as my advancing years
Would permit, MAS interested. Thei
heeping well IN lpsnd your instruction
toNalk to her IN subjects-extrac
ing sympathy "A her assuredly ten
der heart pc Iri5g raitures into he,
assuredly pref Jar. III a word, max
ing love to he us pro9y, as you urged
"I--urged pon you-y" she inter
ruptingly falt fred.
Il should nix So" Christopher at
firmed 1--WE one day-or, to b,
more ~ lrcunk ,tantial, this particular
day-4'is andy \ got upon the sui lee,
of Am 4 Jean nYEerature-or, at least
she tai Id bk American literature
and I nkedgfhf Bob - He broke Off
why idng Keou tell me she was SC
well VI N iti he asked.
Z so fell ui "a American literature?'
asked Eady frdcastle.
"Ye Lon allow He's an Ameri
can, int hdkY
"Loigfelld N! Yes, suppose So
said Lady Eiardsastle. weighing hsl
words II.
he appel IL : AVE written poem
about a ana named Miles Standish."
Did Mel Lady Hardcastle raised
her eyeLro| US until they became notes
of interrpg ktion. Il really don't see--'
"Neitht7 did ], till 'Dulcinea ex.
plained."l
Explained what?"
THAT there was silly fool who
took upon himself the task of pleading
somebody else's cause to a girl, wht
pulled him up with: Why not speaI
for yourself, John'?' Christoph
looked att his sisterin-law and smile
Ia smile quite useless If 1t were 1
tended td disarm sentiment. ID
cinea, think, forgot the mans nam
for what she did say was: Why n
speak for yourself, Ht?"
Stunned. ~
"The motto of 4 be modern won