The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-27

of The house eYen?"
1T is the lie of all the respectable
women taat / know replied the oar
ristel dryly.
- hcn | cannot compliment them
on tne-r enjoyment. Happily. though,
| am not respectable woman, and |
can tell you | am tired of living more
closely shut up than the wife of a
Turk, with yoar face for sole amuse-
ine.t.7
You live shut W, ycu?''
Certainly" continued Juliette,
with increased bitterness. Gone,
have you ever brought one Of your
friends here? No, you hide me. When
have you offered me your arm for a
walk? Never, your dignity would be
paIy. ! have a carriage. Have you
entered it half dozen times? Fer
haps; but then you let down the
blinds! l go out alone. walk about
alCne."
Always the same refrain" inter
rupted Noel, anger getting the better
of him. always these uncalled for
complaints. AS though you had still
to learn the reason why this state of
things exists"
Il know well enough" pursued the
young woman, that you are ashamed
OF NE. Yet l know many bigger
swells than you. who do not mind
being seen with their mistressas. Ny
lord trernbles for his fine name OF
Gcrdy, that might sully while the
not afraid of showing themselves in
public places in the company of the
stupidest of kept women
At last Noel could stand it no long
er. to the great delight of Madame
Chaifour
Enough of these recrimina tions!"
cried he, rising. IF l hide our rela-
tons, it is because l am constrained
to do so. OF what do you complain?
! You have unrestrained liberty: and
| You use it too, and so largely that
| your actions altogether escape me.
| You accuse me of creating a vacuum
| arCund you. Who is to blame? Did
| grow tired of happy and quiet
| existence? My friends would have
come to see us in a home in accord
| ance with modest competence. Can
| bring them here? On seeing all this
luxury, this insolent display Of my
| ., |,
where I obtained all the money l have
| ;pent on you. | may have a Mistress
but have not the right to squander
4 fortune that does not belong to me.
# my acquainta1ces learned tomor-
rcw that it is | who keep you, my
future prospects would be destroyed
What client would confde his inter-
ests to the imbeclle who ruined HIM
/ self for the woman who has been the
talk Of all Paris? l am not great
lord, have neither an historical
name to tarnish, nor on immense for
tune to lose. | am plain Noel Gerdy,
a barrister. My reputation is all that
l possess. 1t is a false one. admit.
l AASS4
1t, and l will keep it."
| Juliette, who knew her Noel thor
oughly, saw that she had gone far
enough. She determined. therefore,
to put him into good humor again.
"My friend,'' said she, tenderly, 81
did not wish to cause you pain. You
must be indulgent, l am SO horribly
nervous this evening"
This sudden change delighted the
barrister, and almost suficed to calm
his anger.
"You will drive me mad with your
injustice said he. while l exhaust
my Imagination to find what can be
agreeable to you, you are perpetually
attacking my gravity; yet it is moi
forty-eight hours since we were
plunged in all the gayety Of the carni
val. kept the fete Of shrove Tues
day like student. We went to {
theater; then put on a domino. ant
accompanied you to the ball at the
opera, and even invited two of my
friends to sup with us"
"It was very gay, indeed" answered
the young woman making a wry face
| $50 l think"
''Do you? Then you are not hard t.
please. We went to the Vaudeville
1t is true, but separately, as we al
ways do, alone above, you below
At the ball you looked as though 70,
were burying the devil. At the suppel
table your friends were as melanchol.
! as a pair of owls. obeyed your or
ders by affecting hardly to know you
You imb.bed like sponge, withou
my being able to tell whether yol
were drunk or not.'
THAT proves" interrupted Noel
shat we ought not to force oul
tastes. Let us talk Of something
else.' He took a few steps in tn,
room, then looking at his watch, said
i almost one o'clock; my love. mus
leave you.''
what! you are not going to re-
main?"
No. to my great regret; my moth