The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-26

making mp the next minute. he would
pet and caress her with the privileg
ed air OF relative
He was glad to be back among
the familiar scenes of Maplctor
and he went about the town renew.
Ing old acquaintances and making
new ones. and charming all by his
winning personality
In less than week he had more
friends In the village than Schuyler
Carleton had ever made.
Carleton. though handsome and
distinguished looking was absolutely
without personal magnetism or charm
which traits were found in abund.
ancc in Tom willard
The friends Of Schuyler Carleton at.
tributcd his reserved. almost repel-
lent dcmcanor to shyncss. and this
VAS partly true. Ills acquaintance
said II was indifference. and this
again. was partly true. Then his en-
cmics. OF which he had some. vowci
that his cold. curt manner OF speech
was merely snobbiehncss. and this
Vas not true at all,
His manner toward his fiancec vas
all that the most cXacting could re
Quirc in the matter OF courtesy and
punctilious politcncss lie was mark.
cdly mdcmonstrative In public. and
f this were true OF his behavior
Nhnn the two were alone. it was
probably because Madeleine herself
neither inspired nor desired terms
or acts of endearmcnt
Toms attitude toward Madeleine
angered Carleton extremely. but when
he spoke to her on the subject he
was gaily informed that the matter
OF couslnly affection was outside the
jurisdiction Of a fiancee.
Tom. on his part. was desperately
/ In love with Madeleine. and had
been fer years. Repeatedly he had
begged her to marry him. and she
knew in her heart that his plea was
prompted by his love for herself and
not by any consideration for her for.
| tune.
And yet. should she marry anoth.
| er. all hope of his uncle's money
would bo forever lost to Tom VII
lard.
But prodgal and spendthrift that
he was il Tom felt any regret at
his vanishing fortune. he showed no
sign OF it, Save for sudden and often
vas infectiously gay and merry, aud
was the life of the house party al
ready gathered under Madcloine't
rOoh
The fact that Tom was staying nj
the Van Norman house. which o.
course Carleton could not do. gave
Willard an advantage over the pros
pective bridegroom. Of which he wa
, by no means unconscious Partly L
tease the imperturbable but jcalou
Carleton. and partly because OF hi
own affection, Tom devoted himsel
assiduously to Madeleine. especially
when Carleton was present.
You see. Maddy." Tom woul
say, there are only few days lef
Of our boy and girl chumminess.
fappy tba, uftar ypti'rn tnnrril
Schuyler won't let me speak To you
save in the most formal terms. so
must see all | can OF you now
Then he would tuck her arr
through his own. and take her for
stroll in the grounds. and Carleton
coming TO search for her would fin
: them costly chatting in seclude
arbor, or drifting lazily in cano
. on the tiny. lily-padded lake.
These things greatly annOye
Schuyler Carleton but romonstranc
, was never an easy task for him. nc
did 1t ever effect Madeleine plea
antly.
Nl5Ht h' uob
cne Gay, when he had waited w
+" hours for her To return from
: drive with Tom. that you wou
u have little regard for appearance
u If you have none for my wishes.
y rs not seemly for my betrothed wi
to be driving all over the count
II with another man"
y Magnificent Madeleine look
u straight at him. fitting her hei
80 back slightly 10 look beneath h
half-clOsed lids.
u 1T Is not seemly" she said. #
u, my betrOthed husband to imply tn
| could be at fault in matter
propriety or punctillo, That is II
possible" RF'Y
you are right he said. and
eyes cleaned with admiration
h.u ,,1nvtpno baaNtv aud n