The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-06-03
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Playing with Fire
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He lunched at his club, and drove to
Cavendish square in the afternoon. A
footman informed him that Mrs. Now
bray was at home, and he was shown
into the drawing room and left to his
own reflections. After an interval of
about five minutes she came in
| The three years which had passed
since he had seen her had scarcely
changed her at all. He noted the small
head perfectly poised, with its crown Of
fair hair, the slightly tilted chin, and
the gray eyes that had fingered in his
memory ever since she had dismissed
him. Now he saw them light up with
pleasure at the sight Of him. She smiled
radiantly.
"Geoff!" she said, ais 1t possible?"
"It's more than possible, it's an &C
tual fact" he replied. Il got back to
England week ago."
She looked at him with her head on
one side.
YOU'RE not changed" she pro-
bounced, after a pause Of inspection.
"You are" he answered.
"Am Z? In what way?"
'In very important one. When I
left you you were a GIRL now you're
married woman"
"a change for the BETTER" she laugh
ed lightly.
"Of course! Especially when your
husband Is soycelebrated a, man."
"Oh, celebrity has its penalties" she
answered, smiling "You see, my hua-
band Is SO immersed In his work and
has SO many scientific meetings to at
tend that I see very little of him. At
times I am tempted to wish that he
was not quite SO distinguished.
IAN i1l-natured friend" he said,
cheerfully, Informed me this morning
that you crept under the lens Of his
tention.~
"Horrid! Who was it7 Well, in Il
way l suppose I did. At least, took
/ lively interest in all his doings.
, had made up my mind to marry him,
] and found the lnfusoria the best way
: Of accomplishing my purpose. You see
am frank"
every frank. And, now that you .haxe
accomplished 1t, suppose you are
quite happy
: mot quite. One can't be quite happy
In this world, can one? You zee, a
scientific man can't be always looking
down the microscope at one object. 40
), after time he took me of the slide
: and began looking at the other-infu-
= Eoria."
:. kitty! You don't meant"
. She broke into ripple Of laughter.
"You absurd boy !" she cried: "How
: .ould you think! But you don't
y Snow the professor. He is older than
ann, OF course. And don't suppose
= he had ever looked at woman before
we'll. before I put myself under the
lens. And now that he has actually
the ceremony, SO to speak, am sure
he considers that he has done his duty
' BY the sex for the rest Of his days. No
. He has gone back to the other kind @.
- nfusoria-horrid little things witt
~ wagg1y tails He finds them more at
y .raettve. You see how frank am"
'Then be franker STILL" he replied
"and tell me why you married him?"
"Well, It was kind of experiment,
u she admitted. II wanted to know how
" tt felt to be the wife Of a celebrated
man; and besides fell in love will
:" him"
- "And was there nothing?" he asked
In a slightly lowered tone, mo though
- no memory Off,"
"Of?"
"Well, of mel" he said. bending dow
little toward her and looking keenl
into her eyes.
She bfushed a little.
90 "None at ALL" she answered, hurried
ur w Don't be foolish, Geoff. All thu
Of boy and girl nonsense was over ever s
ut ong ago."
1y He Strengthened himself.
aOh- WELL" he said, Smorosely. "I'I