Show A WONDERFUL WOMAN BY MAY AGNES FLEMING I I She told him hini all nil IU iier I vry tory every detail of or her painting what wh WD was In Its Itil t 1 He Je should n never el marry hoi not her not knowing till lii worst Among Amon the r ro rest t of that thai strange l flucy ODonnell I l 1 dont don't to 0 understand It sue she It I ma may have havo ht been ell part of ot th tI H fat tl that tt has hat been boon at work from first tho the first to en care 01 re for the two tivo men nf or all aU in men n ii ll who could never ne care for forTrie Trie s ne Gaston on and Redmond 11 The first was but a foolIsh foolish fool fool- ish ih girls girl's foolish h admiration for a ah h face the lie last last nh ah well itt it t i hl have ripened Into Inlo love lo hut hat It i Is gone gon now now now- now gone gone one forever I would never ner give gito you yon or w r nn nay any man on earth Jn my may Hand If m my heart rt might not go so with U. U You do ho mo nH grear honor Sir I in CI asking me to be he tOUt your 0 wife ift ife and jis o ns you vou trust The me so ou i-ou you will Ind me yo n m your loving and faithful Ii to the lie end Three e W Inter biter r. r In the the lovel lovely April wc r. r Sir Arthur Tlc Tregenna enna Bart Bail and Miss I I s Kath ine rine Oan Danger Danger- er- er ibid field wore ivere f quietly married in London Married from rota Henry OtIss OtIs's cottage Ina in ina ina a quiet church in iii In the neighborhood t There here was hut but one bridesmaid lrI Lady Cecil c And In Sn her robes her gossamer veil 11 h hor I bridal blossoms the the teet sweet tender tr tremulous happiness of her face Katharine was lo el lovely Lord gave away away the lie bride He lie hod come express from front Baden Baden- Baden f for fill the thc purpose And the great Cornish baronet bam was his son in it at last There was a breakfast at the lie cot- cot tage anti and Mrs rs Otis cried a great deal dai If f Henry Otis Olis f felt lt In his heart like keeping li her Iier l' l company compan no one there discovered It lIe Ho bore it with philosophy pith phil but ho then ho had itati vowed owed to lo get gel et the belter Uel of his starred lII ll passion and ho lie was a mon man whether to himself himself him him- self or OJ others to 1 keep Cp his word Imme Immediately after tho ceremony the ti-ic happy pair words of oC satire satiro often words often words true In Iii the thc highest s sen sense n o here started for or a prolonged Continental Con Con- tour toUt Lord 1011 Ru sh went vent hack back to Germany Indy Cecil r returned return n ed to lo to my ladys lady's lr dreary y al' al wailings to Sir Sit Peters Peter's prosy pros corn comp compan- compan n- n to n the wen weary I toll toil of training the tho obstreperous I t ln in the time rud- rud ments of English French music an and t di ait rn lla Toll Toil dreary dm b beyond all tail v Ing ng but hut bravely ely thoroughly anti and oho cheerfully rull done If Redmond O'Donnell's O'Donnell's O'Donnell's ODon nells nell's bronzed somber r face faco and stern blue e eyes s carne cane came hack back to her from nm 0 over 01 1 the he the s sea a a hundred limes R a da day his name 11 never 1 once passed her hem lIp lips She E sits this ibis April under th he hoary oak her hands playing list list- lessl essly with lieu her pencils lie tender lender green of It earth the t tender blue of oC sk sky the he sunlit loveliness lo of both unseen I She sits thinking thinking she she Is far Car away In Inthe Inthe the he past so last so far m that she ht wak wakes s at last at-last with a start Thinking Is profitless work vork 1 pr presently enU with a It long on- on tired I sl sight sigh h she takes ak s up imp her pencils and Bristol board and begins to work But thought follows h her r even cven here the here land landscape cap she site would sketch grows rows blurred before her eyes es and It is a face oce she draws a draws a face every ery expression expression expression sion of or which is graven on her heart She hears heals a foot footstep tep approaching up the tho avenue but hut no one In whom she Is th the least Interested ever comes to lo so o she do lots does s not nol look up She goes on with her work worl so absorbed absorb absorb- ed that she ohe he forgets all about the In in- in trudel lie He sees her afar ort oft and pau pauses es n E moment tp If p look at al her The gilds the iho sweet s' r fair ir drooping face and amid kindles into a halo the bronze hair hall Slowly h he ho draws laws nearer stepping on tho OJ grass that thai h he lie may not disturb her Ho lIe COmeN comes clo close close so so e-so so close that he can look 0 over 01 1 h her r shoulder and see pe what hat It Is that holds her so 80 absorbed Then he lie speaks I close beside h her r anti and very coolly If It you Intend that for Cor a fanc fancy face Lady Cecil I r have ha nothing to sa say If for a portrait then n I must mu-l tell you ou It ItIs ItIs itIs Is most flattered flattem She starts up with a cry for it Is Isa Isa isa a likeness of Redmond ODonnell O'Donnell she Is drawing and it Is Redmond ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnell O'Donnell ODon n nell 1 himself Vho 1110 stands smiling be- be tom for her hier I be-I Good da day to you Lad Lady Cecil hie he he lifts his hat hal as th ugh th they had parted parted part part- ed yesterday e and holds hoMs out hrs his hand handI I I am am afraid I 1 have tied stat you ou but not so IO greatly I hope hOlle that thai you youcan youcan can not nol shake hands Ah Alt thanks As scarcely carcel knowing what she does doess s h lays lays' four fOUl cold colel lingers fingers in his I 1 thou thought ht at first you meant to refuse i And how have you OU been since I saw you last t He lie takes a seat eat In the rustic chair which accommodates s I three and she sinks down scarce scarcely knowing whether she Is asleep 01 om awake beside him hini Her heart Is throbbing throbbing- Io HO fast fust that for a moment she turns lurns gl giddy and amid faint She has not not- spoken a wor word word sue hc 1 sho does f- f not try lo LI speak now noi Well Veli J ODonnell O'Donnell J sa says s 's In the he same cool tone you ou dont don't look over ta over glad 1 to see sec ce 10 me I must sa say This Is what com comm's MS of or giving in I ones one's friends a pleasant surprise And I lInt Hat m myself t er you OU had sufficient friendly friend friend- I ly Interest t In me or 01 If Ir not common politeness enough at least to say ay iou ou were glad giad Iad to see e me mo back I 1 am gl glad ll Her voice Is not steady she she quivers s as a she slur kits nut But It II was ivas as so o su sudden lell I am nervous 1101 I I suppose Je and little things startle me nie She In lays s 's her hand on her heart to still Its Us tumultuous tun beatings healings and amid l looks hOoks up at him for the first time You arc the la last t person pet I expected to see sec I r thought you OU were wele at Algiers The last person we expect to see If th often orten the fit t lir-t t person pelson wo we do see ODonnell O'Donnell n answered still eminently posse self ed I haven't ha been heen at Al AlIel Algiers Al- Al giers Iel and Im I'm not nOl going I shall turn my sword into a scythe m my rule rifle Into a a a. plowshare hare and amid go In tot for peace re respectability re- re and pastoral life I have ha been out In lii New Neis' Orl Orleans In OlIn New Orleans Orleans' Yes Yett I ec received i c a telegram from fromm m my grandfather after leaving here heme elc telling lIIng me to bring Rose hack We Ye went We c have ho been heen there ever e sl since nce She Sue was bl beginning lo to recover now Sho a n little further from him and began beJan tracing figures es Iii lii the grass with i her white para nin ol oJ Your sister is j well I hope My I sister bister is well ivell quite thank than I you She remains in New ew Orleans with your grandfather Sho I Is In London and my grandfather grandfather grand rand father is dead Indeed She Is strangely at a lots loss what to soy something v very ry unusual with Lord ul nU high bred daughter I hope then we will see Miss III ODonnell O'Donnell down ni at sh shortly ort ly Well ehi yes I suppose Rose will Ill come I Sh Sit h I Is VM very 11 v uNions anxious to tf see fee you OH In n fact fat she sho wa d Lu to accompany m me nie on Oil 1 I this ora occasion lou hut bul I 1 Objected 0 Vh Why Vl I I 1 preferred lo to conic comp alone Other people ma may bo bp cr very ery anxious to lo see sac you OU I as Its well 11 as aK Ro Rose Rose may mn e-mn may the they not mint And you yU OU know mow I 1 n never tI like hike third persons during my may Interviews lews with you ou ou She still looks ook down eown at tin the emerald emer enter old aid turf still traces figures with her parasol He lie looks s at her mId and there Is silence You have heard of Sir Arthur Tre- Tre genna's gonna's marriage e 1 sh she s says s 's at length with a sort sorl wt of ni effort Women omen are fire al- al j I I ways was the first to 10 hr break a the these embarrassing embar embar- ra rassing gln pauses pause No doubt he lie sent you OU word lie Ill sent Rent me no word word how how could he lit lie He thought with you i 1 was In InA A Algeria I Still I heard or of It from It-from from whom do un you think Our friend Charlie Delamore Ah Alt Charlie with a smile he lie helin lin know your address then Yes Yes YeM after six mouths months of or Louisiana Louisi ana ann I J grow grew sick for news of or England and In my may friends I did dill not lint care LOUISI 1 to I write 1 to an any of those fric friends directly for rOl sundry 1 reasons so I 1 sent a n line to Charlie I 1 gol got all the ther news 8 I wished Imme Immediately I Rh IRh Sir Arthur's Arthurs marriage among the tho rest lies He's a fine fino fellow and ami III In spite of or Miss j episode episode epi epi- sode sotie his lilt wife wire suits stilLs him She Site suits Aulls him hIm hIm-au all is 16 said eald in that thai they will he be happy happ I hopp hope so she answered cred softly Your Yuill father Is In Germany Ln Lady y Cecil lie Ile II Is nha always s 's In Germany German of or late tate late he seems scents to tn make malio It his home Poor papa popa A sigh I h. h And you ou the 1110 eyes es that can cnn be so o keen so hard so steely so o t ton ten 11 them del alternately are aie watching hor her with wilh witha wilha a Ji light ht she feels but bul can not meetA meet A And nd mid you OU still reside with your yom cousin anel Sir Pel Peter I 1 I am glad h by the by bye that lint Iho they 31 are c reconciled Doesn't the tho life strike stu-ike you OU as rather a dull one Not ot particularly I r hope I have hare common sense ense enough nou h to know life lire can not nol bo lie all nil sunshine anti and roses for an any of oC us uc I Is always a pl pleasant pheasant place and I am too busy to tol l lint find nd much time lime for or Idle kilo Work olk Is a boon I boon I have v found Connel that out I am the children's childrens governess gO now how you ou know So with an effort erfort t to change the subject you OU have given Up itt all aU thoughts of or orI if Algiers I Lant Lanty Laft LaC- LaC t f rt will r rejoice at that How Is Mr Ir 7 Wry Very Vf r well and anc strongly ly matrimonially lall tally inclined He lie is down with me and gono Jono OhtO to the Silver Ho Roso Itose to see soe his old tw sweetheart I believe a marriage lage will follow ollow In the tho fullness of or time And Am so you ou are at-a governess to me the tho I twins t tot ri terrible blo d dru drudgery ger I should il fancy fancy fancy- and anti drawing In Jn the vals nals Lol N the nH have another look at al my poj- poj ele CI trait clev r. r perhaps I ns as a work worlo of or art nit but t s a as r said be helm to re a h flattered a asa a likeness ness You do think of or me mc th then n The Flie old r t A faint ro rose rose- o pink hush flush h 11 deepened enl all over th the tho fair fall pearly fac face I think of alj all m my friends what friends what what an nn opinion you jou U have havo of or my mm memory molY and I have ha V n I private picture gallery gallory of or their portraits portrait Please give e me m my sketch back back it il Is easier for fol you to lo criticise than to do tin better bolter A A rule rulo which applies to all criticism cism chum I fan fancy Ill I'll give you ou the thc sketch back on one condition that condition that I 1 may You I 1 riu ITh myself ef with whit It h Lady J Ce Cecil ll t J The faint carnation was is s vivid scarlet scarlet scar- scar let lei no now Sho Sliu started up but hut h ho u caught both h her l' l hands and amid held hlll her hor Ih Tho bright ight ht blue eyes full fuJi of or pl piercing laughing light II-ht looked up Into Inlo tu CW brown ones OnN Not ot much ranch lieu lieu-ce- s nos-s not mint not much sternness there e now What tb do llo you m mean nn sir L Lot Let t me mo go o. o Here come the children pray children pray let me mo go o Let Let thein come conic cries this 1 c young youn Irishman Let all the world come collie if it likes I shall not lot let you ou go until you OU promise e. You like m me excessively oh I oh Its It's of no use uc denying It It you you know you do but bui not nol ono one thousandth part as I In like o o you ou And AndI I want ant you to marry me nie It will not be bo so o very temy I much flinch more mOle stupid Clan Iian vegetating at and teaching the lie nine imbue parts larts of speech to Pan Pansy y yand and amid Pearl Come Queen c We e have o boon been boonIn n nIn In love lo with each other pretty prett neall nearly neam-ly seven m y yours years urs Thoy say ay the lie certain cure for love loo Is Is matrimony Let us tl try y It ii IV Captain ODonnell O'Donnell let lot me mite go o. o Not until you Oll promise Queenie I mean It It I have hare come comae all nil the wa way front from New Orleans to say this I e love you yoube yoube yoube you you- be m my wife tIfe Since you can bf boar bear ar up I under drudgery cl of lit a go governess governess' life lIfo you can endure to bo he the wife Ife of a a I poor noor man Tho question is will Is-will will you 1 tl try I would ha have tried It six years eat g ago If Ie Redmond ODonnell O'Donnell had given i en m mIhe me nie methe the chance chanc I would have 1 tried It e eight 1 ht months ago ngo pride pi-ithe had not stood bet between cen us I am nm not afraid of oC poverty pov pov- erty ertY haps perhaps because e I was born n to It ty It poverty and amid s servitude l' were m my bIrthright Does Captain ODonnell O'Donnell forgets princely princel blood flows In hi his I and amid In lit mine that that of a waitIng wait wait- In lug Ing maid That flint Is IR meant as ns a reproach Well Yell my Miff Hirr In the tho past do- do serves It But nut think chink again Queenie- Queenie how you rou have have- been brought up tilt thAt that luxury has been tho the very 01 breath you drew think drew think what malTia marriage iago o with a poor nan man means Six stuffy rooms one grimy glim work ono one silk dress a 11 year no year no carriage no carriage no opera no no society lie the ty-the the beautiful and poetical pooh pooh- cal of or life a dream of or the past Th Think ink I do ulo think I T think y Qu nm want to talk n-ic n Into inlo saying no you r ou tear fear I r Imay may take talc you ou at your yoni won word Very VelY well sir T shi I sa say It I am deeply hon lion ored om-ed b by your offer and beg heg to de dc- de- de dine cline lie He drew dle her to him close close closer If those innocent twins are arc anywhere In tho the visible horizon now they lucy stand strong chance of h being in amazed and scandalized i Queenie m my m darling whom I Ineer never ne hoped to hold hOll to kiss 1 like this this this- you r really all love lo mo mao wt well JI enough to ep- ep n- n lure dure poverty po and oh obscurity for my sake You will be my wife and md never |