The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-26
Spelling A BACHELOR.


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Now commenced Angelica's rea
life. She was old enough not to nee
a chaperon. yet young enough to en-
joy the prominence given her by he
wealth. beauty that was in IL
prime and great sprightliness. Sh
| at once became the fayorite OF SO
| ciety and lived in some one of he
several residences in town and coun
! try. Men fiocked to her in untolt
! numbers. but what is easily gained
| is not valued. and she would have
| none of them. Several OF her sutton.
We're men of prominence who coalC
have advanced the young widow in q
way not TO be attained by wealth
alone, but the trouble was they Were
to be had for the asking. There was
no sport in a chase where hundred
Hunters were firing at her on sight
Among the young men OF her ac-
quaintanee was Paul Debonair, whose
father had died and LETT his son sew.
eral hundred thousand dollars. Pau
spent all the income. but resolutely
refrained from touching cent of his
principal Pleasure was his object
He would never marry. In short,
he was determined TO get the
most out of life in the way that
seemed most desirable 10 him-that
is as man nf tho world
One evening he went to bali An.
gelica was there. surrounded by a
crowd OF men elbowing one another
To get near her If she moved from
one room to another, within a few
minutes every one of those men was
to be found in the room to which she
lad gone. If she went back, they
went back Paul Debonair looked a.
this spectacle with disgust He
danced In the same set with Angelica
but every time it became his part tC
take her hand to swing he woule
pretend to have made a mistake anc
swing some one else.
Great heavens, Paul." said one OF
his friends, do you know whom yot
are snubbing? That's the young
Widow Ballou, worth millions"
II don't care If she is the Widow
Croesns,' said Paul in tone louc
enough to be heard by the widow her
self, and worth billions"
Paul Debonair had sounded the
death-kneH to his independence An
gelica sent one of her circle Of at
tendants to bring him to her and in.
troduce him. He consented, but If his
object was to avoid rudeness he nigh
as well have declined. for hi.
brusqueness and indifference wert
objectionable. Angelica had noticed
while he danced that terpsichore was
one OF his idols. He abandoned him
self 10 the motion and the music as
one In heavenly dream Quick Il
see a weak point, she resolved to at
tack him through this love. Shit
asked him to dance He had the eff
frontery TO decline on the grounC
that he did not know how to dance
But it was not long after this thai
Angelica gave ball herself. She hae
given out through her friends thai
she felt very much hurt at the treat
ment Debonair had given her, that
she had been surprised that any maj
should treat an unprotected woman
SO rudely, but that she would give
him an opportunity to redeem him.
self. These remarks were intended
for Pauls ears, and when he reeeiV
ed an invitation 10 her ball he de
cided at least to accept it,
There being no orchestra at hanC
capable OF playing dance music as An
geiica wished 1t played, she import
ed one. and when Paul entered the
ballroom be heard voluptuous sound.
that tingled In the tips of his toes
He went directly to the hostess. who
smiled upon him and said:
Il have been saving my first dance
for you. Mr.. Debonair / am hos.
tess here, and my word is law. Yot
are commanded to dance with me
In another moment Debonair wa
gliding over waxed floor with
dream of loyliness in his arms. The
soft strains, the beautiful face SC
near his own, the liquid eyes fasten
ed always upon his, wore an irresst.
ible incantation. Then, too, he was
dancing with one who was, like him,
self, born dancer. They passed
banks of flowers and momentarily
caught their perfume. They sailed
around water springing from foun.
tain, and as the tiny drops fell they
sang song of love. But all Pau
Debonair saw was a beautiful face,
swelling bosom, a pair Of dark eyes
Paul Debonair realized that lie was
being SHARED Matrimony had beer
O horror to him, aud this only pos
sihle outcome to the widows witch.
cry appalled, him He left on tie
next steamer for Europe Angelica
followed him. One evening while he
was at bali at the American err
bassy at Rome the orchestra stru,k
up the waltz to which he had danced
with the Widow Ballou. He was
standing in dream of that one dan
gerous dance of his life when sud.
denly arm mae IaiJ ,,rnn /,