The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-01

house aught to be very serious and pousfcal. but we have every sort of creature here--provided it's an anus ins, or successful, or good looking one By the way, used Maxine dc Renzie to come here. when she was acting in London at George Allendale's theatre That was before Df and I arrived on the scene. you remember. remember. Oh, yes, she came here. It was in this house I met her nrst, or the stage, believe" What a sweet memoryl Wasn't
 Mrs George awfu1y jealous of her hus-
 band when he had such fascinating
 beauty for his leading iadyT
 II never heard that she was"
 You needn't look cross with me.
 I'm not saying anything against your
 "of course not Nobody could. But
 you nsusn't call Miss de RenEis my Maxine please. Imp"
 T beg your pardon" I said. You see, I've heard other people call her that---in joke. And you dedicated your book about Lhassa that made you such 2 famous person, to her. didn't youT'
 NO. what made you think thatf' He was really annoyed now. and was pleased---if anything can please me. in my despair.
 ''why. everybody thinks it. It was dedicated to sM.. as if the name were a secret, so---"
 Everybody is very stupid then.
 M is an old lady, my god-mother, who helped me with money for my ex- pedition to Lhassa. otherwise couldn't have gone And she isn't of the kind that likes to see her name in print. Now. where shall take you, Imp? Be- cause must so and look for Mrs. AL lendale."
 I'll stay where I am, thank you" said, ''and watch you dance--from far off That's my part in life, you know: watching other people dance from far off."
 When he was gone I leaned back among the cushions, and wasn't sure that ono of my heart attacks would not come on. I felt horribly alone, and deserted; and though I hate Di and always have hated her, ever since the tiny child and her mother Ca beau tifuL rich, young Californian widow) York. she does know how to man. age me better than anyone else. when l am in such moods. could have screamed for her, as I stood there helplessly looking through the open doors: and then. at last, I saw her, as If my wish had been a call which had reached her ears over the music, in the ball-room.
 She had stopped dancing. and with her partner (Lord Robert, again. entered the room which lay between our ,"den' and the ballroom Probably they would have gone on to the conservatory. which can be reached in that way, but l cried her name. as loudly as could. and she heard Only a moment she enough to send Lord Robert away--and then she came straight to me. He must have been furious: but didn't care for that.
 had been wanting her badly, but | when saw her 50 bright and beauti- l fuL looking as if she were the joy of | life made fnearnate, I should have liked | to strike her hard, first on one cheek l and then the other, deepening the rose | to crimson. and leaving an ugly red | mark for each finger.
 Have you headache. dearf' she | asked. In that velvet voice she keeps | for me--as if were a thing only it | Tor pity and protection.
 'It's my heart" said 1. Tt feels | ike q clock running down. Oh. wish | [ could die. and end it alii Whats the | yood of me--to myself or anyoneT
 "Don't talk like that, my poor one"