The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-09-25
An Eve:.ntful'
Dialogue
0, RUTH lsAAAm

man. II Young womnn nIid',n notary
were gathered in the drawing room Of
Il chateau iii the environs OF Pnris
The notary called each In turn for his
or her signature on II paper lying on a
table. then affixed his senl. folded the
paper. nut II into II tin box mud. bow.
ing. left the room. Tie young man
and young woman followed. apparent
~ wrnpI,e,i up In encll other.
This tnkea ne hack nearly quar-.
ter OF II century" said the elderly man.
mony. I wns then as big ii fool as
Francois
''And ns ndtllc pntcd ns Lucille"
"Your niece may possibly possess the
gift OF cOnstnncy."
Your nrpIicw mny not he drawn
hither mud thltl,er by every pretty face
he sees
During this bit OF dialogue the man
stood Wit. one hn.'d on the table
where narlin'c settl, lnents had been
signed. eyi'.s the lady sternly. scorn.
fully. repr. .,achfully. while THE Indy hnd
walked 10 IL window and stood look.
Ing out. tnpplng the wnxcd floor with
the toe OF her slipper. The man WINS
forty-twO. the wUnnn tiilrty-eight, and
both still looked young.
"Whnt Ing l,ccOnIe of lie Beileville?"
'FI0w should | Know? Why should
care?"
1T wus he who rendered TINT sign.
ing of settlements between you and
me null nnu void. Eut. rnrbicu. there
has been time since: then for many
such intGrferenccs." :"
'De BclievIlle never interfered be
tween yuli ind me-"
did not Interfere! Will you be sood
enough to Inform me what did?"
''That actress
'Whnt actrcss?"
.'The one who was brenking the
hearts OF SO many young fools. She
played ut the Thcntre Fr:incilis, be.
lieve. though It WIS SD long ngo fnil
to remember: Dnthticss by this time
she Is rs unattrurtivc rs ! nm"
"Who told yol that admired MI
actress Mt the TfIpnti.e Fruncnis?"
u saw you there myself the evening
Of the dny the settlements were inndc
for Otlr ,iparllngc WIS indisposed
and HbUnt to 30 to bed when II friend
give me n bit OF inforinn ton. went
to the fhehter und snw you gnzing upon
the woman through adoring eyes"
HIN. Ilnd the malicious inforn1n.
tion communicated by your friend anS-
thing to, do with my eyes appearing to
adore tile actress?''
lint l snw through my eyes',--if
...You menn your imagination"
,-...swas convln ing.'t'32
s'1han r. - :.
.'Then proposed TINT two conid
play at.a g1lmc like TINT, Ds Rellevllle
happened t0 cnll the next morning,
You came while he was there. com
PEELED you TO wait. ind when he went
away t5$.
:,..I see 1t all. Why hnye you wnited
NIL these years to tell me TINT under:
n false9nssumption. instigated 5yNDy
whom?' {, fss Z
"My cousin. julie Dcmourier"
"Juiie 'Demourier! Why
"Why whatT'
''She threw herself Mt me as soon as
you had broken with me-
'She throw herself at your,
Certainly
"Oh. heavens!" ~;
He strode toward her and stood be-
side her, looking into her sTes almost
acrcely, sl4 ~.
N"she blighted ourslIves," he snid. 81
There was no reply. She stood with
her back to him. looking intently' ont
through Ea - ..IIiiSSsvSM. ss,s =. =.
! "You permitted yourself to be made
a dupe by one who was not worthy to
tie your shoe" III, -.
I. "Ifi you iind loved { me you would
hnve sought me agaIn. You would
hive giveh ME an opportunity to-
{ slow did I know that you were
by jealousy and were show.
Ing q preference you did not feel for
-, -, y \
The argument wGs unanswerable, j.
.Heaven grant, !. fhe continued. f"thlt.
no friend will come between these,
two huppy creatures who hnve Just
left us before the knot is lied. :"
:; She jAhuddered. e i. S :, s 7. N
!, "a Hortense.n = be said In o .uuieter tone.
''there Il srt old ngev Tor u.s..
81 :. For, me. con ere in yo1r,prime. "A
mnn Of four age, it IS niafrias. rviil,
unite with a yonng woman" 8
yout ass as .tbcaht fnls to me as thc
day that CONTRACT, WIS signed. =
: Z Not to ! the world. You would be.
come ashamed OF me- Only men who
grow old with their wives grow old in
their affectiun for Them 2 y n ~.
Y 3Hortense. let ua close The sRau be-