The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-07-27

sWerS;f. "Y;c.:ii' Are 'IHI,iE11Iig, perhaps,
that / risk my reputation in coming to
young mans rooms? Those things
do not count for me. Ever since l
was a child, I have done exactly as I
liked, and people have shrugged their
shoulders and said, 'Ah, well, it is
only Lady Hilda' I am quite con-
vinced that if chose to take you of
to Monte Carlo with me next week
and spend a'tmonth With, you there, I
should get my pass to the GoyHf yip9le-,
sure at Ascot when ] returned, ,ann4 nv
invitation to theInfyt court ball, even
in this, era. cRfleht3rch Y0N see, they
would say, 1t is; only LadyrIIilda!" Z"
THE waiterh brdught the; vermouth,
which his visitor slipped .contcntedly.
$50 there is a woman, sthere?" she
went on, looking across the room at her
companion 'IIhve ybu committed
yourself already, then? Don't you re-
member what told you the first night
we met net q aftel 11lhe opera fiat it is
well to, waltz low pe .,IuA.
eyes. I rcmember,' John admitted. i
II meant it, ~.
He 'lnughcd goijatiiumoredaR yet not
without some trace of self COTS clio us-
ness. i" ~. ~: ,rOr ~ Il iTiW +
1.-The mischief was done tlen,'s he
said -r't.' I -
"COuldn't it be undone?" she asked
laZily. COR are you one Of those tedi-
Gus people who are faithful forever?
Fidelity she continued, knocking the
ash from her cigarette lis really, to
my mind, the most bourgeois Of vices.
IT comes from a want Of elasticity in
the emotional fbers. Nothing in life
has bored me so much as the faith
fulness of my lovers
"You ought to put all this into one
Of your books" John suggested.
II probably shall, when I write my
"reminiscences. she replied. "Tell me
s;ihout this Wo4ran And don't stand
sboutF IN stIiaf restless way ut the othes
nd If the room. Bring chair close
o nr--thrie, close tn my side!' .
John obcyed, and his. visitor contem-
lated him thoughtfully through a
title cloud of tobacco smoke.
Eyes" she decided. 'there is no use
enying it. You are hatefully good
ookn-. and somehow or other think
our clothes have improved you. You
ave a little more air than when you
irst c;,mc to town. Are you quite sure
hat yOu haven't made up your mind
ih"ut this woman in Il hurry?"
q quite sure" John laughed. II sup
,isr nul RATHER an idiot. but I am
addicted to the vice of which you were
pcuEin@." =
She nodded 60 Is.
81 shoulA Imagine" she said, that
'ou were n'h an adept in the art OF
Irritation. lS.tt true that the woman
s Louis" Maurel?"
"Quitc true" John replied.
'Eut don't YOU know"
She broke off abruptly. She saw the
ace of the man Ivy her side suddenly
hnngr, and her instinct warned her
VI the dunger into which she was rush
ny. IS. Es4 .s ~ "a e -.
"lon SUNRISE me very much" she
mih. h"Louisc Mnurel lisa very Won
"rrul woman. but she seems to spend
he whole of her time with my cousin,
he prince ~
'"rhry are, without doubt. very
friendly" John asscntcd. "They' have
good many interests in common, and
he prince. is connected with the syn
licntr when finances the theater..
Flo not imagine, however, that the
prince wishes TO marry her, or she
iiin:" t36Es Is
Lady llilla began to laugh, softly,
',ut,raS IL genuinely amused. John sat
sud watched her in ominous silence.
1 Not the flicker Of Il smile parted his
! lips. d lis risitUi.. however, was undis-
Ifuri,ctl She leaned over and patted
his hard.
.Sinple Simon she murmured.
'e.,r,ing IA little toward him. "If you
& % s0ft slts,s,ings like that, I shall pat
tt-,s,.sy tsTrt''SS, too. You are reilly much
700 nice looking to wear such thun-
Eler clouds! -zs-ssr.,,p. 50. = - ~ 80.