Show A WONDERFUL WONDER WOMAN I BY MAY AGNES FLEMING I T 1 J Katherine The Tho h large g K voiced 1 ud cT clock tk k over r th he the stable I mU U ll ed d fo to lilt It that thAt H breakfast b r of nt in ct Sit SI dl n Dan tn- Dan f 1 r rn ld h t of ot Park S Si hat had ar arrived 1 I S wl sr-wl Park A 1 glorious B old place lace lying cl deep p own In ih the ti-ic green r earl of a a. Su Sussex X woodland A glori- glori titia n iw old ld where chare th lh the rare ran r red t der er er mid a-mid th lh J emerald r glades dusky t leafy aisles of or the thu oak and b Cecil e b A A And stately park parI slopIng sloping slop- slop Ing ng down O lo to the tho ta n tawny seashore and andi anda a i v vast L and stately mansion manlon Its Ils echoing echoing echo echo- ing q turrets rising high above abo the tho tow tow- g oak and copper b beeches bechs and It Us its astern n windows 19 sparkling In the tho red rell of or bright September morning like sparks ot of Ot Within and without the great house houe 08 very vl still a il table tahle Ung w with th crystal rich with old ohI silver gay with LIl tl glasses IRs I Io o ot September if r roses roseR and s snowy with ti lapery stood ready and waiting In a spacious room Through thE open windows th the wind sweet scented bay blew and far tar oft off you caught In the ummer stillness the soft oft wash of the waves wa on the yellow sands more thana than a 8 mile away At th the lie last chime of or the voiced loud clock the door coor opened and Sir John Dangerfield came came Into the iho room A toned silver r French timepiece on tin tin- marble marbie mantel began a do tinkling waltz waits preparatory to repeating the hour the birds In their glided gilded cages sunG sang ly th their lr welcome welcom hut but the UtA baronet bar onet glanced impatiently around Ins in s search arch of something or somebody else INot i iNot Not down clown yet he be sold saM That not like Katherine She h Is not used d dlo to lo o dissipation an and T J suppose last nights night's conc concert tt ha has made her lazy insy this bis morning Thomas to Thomas to u a footman foot foot- man appearing like a tall plush spec spee- br er In tho tue doorway tell Miss Inns Inn's maid that I am waiting br break break- ak- ak fast ast Has lIas the Times arrived pd 7 Yes Ye s Sir John Thomas presented the folded Thun- Thun dorer to lo his IUs master and vanished Sit Sir John Dangerfield flold flung himself Into nto an easy IY choir chair tInt that groaned In very every joint with his bis throe three e hundred pounds of manhood and opened the damp London paper perfuming the room oom with the thc Rm smell ll of or printers printer's Inkle Ink lip lie le was wa J a n tall portly gentleman this Sus Sussex x baronet W with a u handsome lorid id face and an upright military TY hearing earing For Fol three o months only hall had bade he e reigned 1 master of 01 three lives had bad stood between him and he the one baronetcy and antl a colonel Inthe in inthe the he Honorable East st India Inda company company's service he had bad four months before this his sunny sunny- September morning about aboul as s much idea ideo of ever lording it In halt hall as ns he be hall hal of ever vel sitting sit sit- ting ing on the throne of or England Sud- Sud denly enly and n as if a fatality were at vork voi-k these three Hv lives s had been re removed removed re- re moved and Colonel Dangerfield of Her lIer II E. 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S became Sir John M I of L Scar woo 1 Park Pail and ond with hl his i and ahi heir heir- came l k to for te t tl l hAAi In n years 0 iIi was a a i a d ii MIsS J Dl if g t I U I f. f p c been n born orn In l England n r n ait s' s tWo ears old when wh ien n her ner ier fat r had fir first first- t gone out to India and grown up to toC tobe tobe be C near nearly lIe e seventeen before befort she sheel II evi S set el t foot toot upon English Engli h soil again lit lie unfolded hi his paper hut bill h be he did dd ill no not r road ai 31 The he loud singing o of UK birds birds' dazzling brightness of or the summer r morning disturbed bcd him hin per per- haps II dropped drooped on his and his eyes turned Ion on lie emerald la lan la n ontie on l tie C tangled d depths depts of or fer fern and anti brelen brel- brel en on the dark expanse of or waving wavIng- t ten ace lawn lan H coppice till rill bathed In the glorious golden I Il light h t. t I A fair Call prospect SP ct ho he e said a s a ly inheritance n And t to tl that it four foUt months agO I I 1 Iwa a wa was grilling alive In Cal Calcutta with no no earthly bopo but bUl of or Retiring tine brie dil day from thid i s l service with chronic liver complaint lm and a. a colonels colonel's col nels nel's h half pay rp For myself it would not matter bufor bu taut for fOl Katherine Ills His face changed suddenly If u I only could be 10 certain lain she Rhe were dead If 1 I only could be he cerain certain Cain ain my ray s secret was vas burled buried with her hert It t never mattered before before wc we were ere out of her reach hut but since Ince my accession tu to 0 my lily return to En Eng Eng- land and that wretch's memory memol has haunted me tue like an au evil iI spit Onty Omy lust night I dreamed o of her her dreamed dreamed I r saw he her r ovil evil black eyes gleaming upon me rue In this room loom Pau h 4 A shudder r o of a gust a look of abhorrence abhorrence ab nb- ab- ab thou then he be lifted the paper again and again and again he be dropped 1 II It A lion door fa fat far I above closed close d n a nhang hang bang a fresti young voice olce caroling lik lika hike a U bird lill the Ibo quick pallor hatter atter pat pat- tot lor of or WU little female feet feel Nl downstairs downstairs- Ibo tho lu lust l three cleared with a Jump and then the ibo door dior of the I room t-oom was waN liming Hung wide anti and tho the 11 heiress I of Park Mashed hashed Into hate the loom Flashed Flashed I I ute use the word sorti advisedly ly Unshod hashed In like It u hurst burst of ot sunshine like hike a hillside breeze breeze and and stood before before be be- fore fOIe her hel father In iii Muttering white whit na mu muslin pi pink i-I i ribbons waving wa hron halt hair antI and her hel gln gray eyes t dancing fresh sweet foI ni e ringing through ih the room Good Goo 1 morning 1 papa Miss MIM D Dan In- n- n cried rINI printing panting anti and out o of oC breath hnath Is rs rs breakfast bi read ready Im I'm Im I'm perfectly perfectly per per- famished lh d and auth would have starved starved stan ee ed to lo death l In iii boil bed if Ninon inon had bad no not como conic and routed me inc out nut And Ancl bowIs how bow Is your appetite papa papa papa-antl and I hope bop I 1 have hav not nol kept kepi you waiting too ton long hong and oh wasn't the concert perfectly perfect perfect- ly Iy de dl last night And thC theta ihen 11 two luo white while arms went Impetuous fm n around Ibe he neck o of the In Iii In- than officer anti and two fresh io rosy tosy lip ups gave o a him a kiss that lint exploded like 1 a aI I torpedo Sir John disengaged ld himself laughingly laughIngly laugh laugh- from this impulsive embrace GenII Gently gc gently Kathie dont don't quit garrote me Inc with those long arms o of yours Stand off and arid let me see RC how hov you look after last nights night's loin A perfect wreck wreck- Ill I'll be bound Dissipation A perfect wreck Oh papa It was heavenly Just heavenly that I Ishall Ishall shall never nevet forget tenor nor nor singe singer singer- who sang Bang Fortunio's song BOng you know papa with his splendid eyes and Hi the theace taco face ace of or a Greek god And nd nd hl his name name- Gaston beautiful beautiful as himself lt Dont Don't talk to me of ot dissipation anti and a wreck I mean to go n again ln tonight and tomorrow night and all the to tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow nights night while those are given on h by the Iho Talbot She t stood Od before beCore him gesticulating rapidly with tho the golden morning Ugh light pouring full CuB on her face And Miss Mias Katherine Dang heiress herrea sitU and h heroine roIDe was h beautiful you yuu say y as an all heiress and h heroine should be he 1 I am sorry natTy to say No TI This The young 0 I ladles ladies of the neighborhood otherwise English misses with pink I And white complexions and arid perfect rf- rf t ma mayhem would h. h have told toki qu I 1 ine I In in was lanky and over over- J 1 1 t grown glown had sUI hands and complexion corn com com I too small mall a nose and too large largen Lit La n mouth sad and Rn chin Would have bavo told h Qt was low her complexion com corn salio salloW and her hr manners per por- J Sh She was boisterous rous pho o wa wai a a. It dpn she said whatever or amo in mo uppermost In her mind was wasI I sp I b by a doting father and had ad the ten temper of a very termagant hey yot Hl probably have forgotten to thoe lh young ladles ladle that that thai the sallow was lit hit by a B pair of f r IQ loveliest gray dark-gray eyes that the thet t 0 supple figure re of the girl of or seven seven- te teEl n gave fiD rare promise of stately and majestic womanhood that tho over over- eady keady smile which parted tho ho rosy Up displayed lAell a set of or teeth flashing lk Jewels lI Th They 1 would have forgotten to menIon men- men lion Ion the wonderful fall fail of bright hr brOwn wn hair dark in the shadow re red gold in the light lIht and the sweet freshness fresh tresh- ne ness of or a l. voice so toned silver that all alt who Who heat heard It It paused to listen Not halus handsol oine l you rou you would never have called her that but that but bright bright and blithe tV as h he summer ummer sunshine itself I WelL VeL pupa and how bow do I look t bl ht nt very ry m. l h uglier than usual I hope hOP Oh papa the girl cried suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly clasping her hands why wh why why v wasn't 1 I born handsome I adore beauty pictures music sunshine flowers and handsome arid handsome men I f bate women I women I hate girls vain gins vain malicious magpies spIteful spiteful and heats s. s Why dont don't I look IonIc like hike you papa you papa you hand band sonic some splendid old soldier Why waI wa was wasI I born botn with a a. yellow skin Akin an nn angular angula figure figur and more arms and bands than thai I know what to do clo with Whom do doI I take after to be so no ugly papa Not Noi after r you that's clear Then hen it must mus be he after afler mamma Mh Miss hall had danced over ever overto everto overto to the thc great m mirror on the mantel mantei am anti and stood gazing discontentedly at her own Imn Image r In the glass Closs Sir John in his sunny window Seat scat had hart been lI listening with nn an Indulgent smile folding his crackling paper r Tb The rhe crI crackling suddenly ceased celd at al hi his daught daughters daughter's ts last wor words the smile died die wholly away avay Say papa l Katherine rieL l do I look like mamma I 1 never saw h her r you know nor her picture pic plc- ture lure nor anything rr If I r do you could coul not have hav been over anti and above part par par- t during lh the period of loves lovo I young dream Do I inherit my tawny lawn complexion and square e chin and stub sl nose and low forehead from the Ibe lal late hale Mrs Colonel D Her father laid haitI down lown hl his bis paper an and aro arose Come eom to tn breakfast fn It lC KatherIne h lie he said more col coldly U than h ho hind had l e eve r spoken to hc her r before In his life ambe anti and be lit kind enough nough to drop the the Your flippant manner of speaking o of oC of of your mother mothel Is 19 p positively shock shock- in mg ing I am nm afraid It is true what the thc they say May of or you here Indian here Indian nurses the nurses tb lack of a a mothers mother's care and care and my in indulgence in- in nce have spoiled you Very well papa then the faults fault's yours YOUl'S and you ou shouldn't blamo me The wh his name can cnn nol not change hl his bis spots and I r cant can't chan change c my Ir Irreverent irreverent Ir- Ir reverent rent nature any more moro than I can cnn canny ny my n looks hooks But really and ui tm-ui papa do I 1 look like mamma 1 No T r 0 yes I dont don't know y o O p o 1 don't dont know Intelligible perhaps rh n JI not at tt all nU E loft a a. widow I hope I ghi how the dear clear departed depart ed d ne m my existence tonco looked even oven a thirteen years ears Have you Oll no Pol of mamma then N Xo Zo In Heavens Heaven's name I Katherine eat at your breakfast anti let mo me eat eal mine n i S 'S i 1 am nm e c Ung my breakfast re responded re- re sp his daughter testily I 1 suppose sup sup- pose Sl se ri a person can con talk anti and eat cat at nt the sh same sarno o time you rather got a pain in your ou temper this ibis morning papa popa An And Ani I must say I think it a t too o. o ha Id I'd that I cant can't be told who h I 1 take my ugliness from Im I'm much obliged to them for the inheritance inherit Inherit- ance atice wh whoever e the they were lre were i Sit Sir Jo John Jorni Jj a again aln laid down clown own his p paper paper per with a 0 resigned sigh lIe He knew knet of or old how IO as useless it was to try and stem slem the he ton torrent toi nt of oC his daughters daughter's eloquence doItt cIo elo Itt quence C 0 hc cc What non nonsense you ou talk tOlk my dear Ilear hb be said Youre not nol ugly you ugly you dont don't want tant your father to pay you OU compliments me meats ments do you Katherine I thought your cousin Peter pal paid you ou enough la last t nf night ht to satisfy ev even n your our vanity for COl a month Katherine shook her hem head bead Impatiently Jm- Jm patiently until all Us Its red brown tresses lashed hashed hed again Peter Dang wretched herl little lore bore C Yes be lie paid mo me compliments compliments- with his hideous little face close to my mo ear until I L told him for Cor goodness sake to lo hold ils Jils tongue anti and not drive o me inc frantic with his bis Idiotic remarks lie He let t me nw after that antI and sulked I tell cli you ou what It IL is is papa lr If something Is 8 not done lone papa to lo prevent pro pre vent ont him that little grinning Imbecile will I be c asking af me inc lo lQ marry him liIn on out one of ur th those these se days days mark uJ my words Very well wH ehi suppose ho bo 10 does s 's The baronet oncE leaned loaned hack back in his bis chair choh and I raised his bis paper laier nervously h before foro his bis face Suppose lC be lie clo does docs I Kathie othle- othle what that then What then theta The young oun lad lady could hut but Just repeat words wOlds in her lid amaze and anti Indignation What then thou Sir John Dangerfield do 1 do you ou mean to In Insult In- In suit sult me mo sir sll Put down Iown that paper this Ibis instant anti and look 1001 lie per person n youre you're talking to tu I full Cull In the face and repeat what then If It you ou dare Well eil Kathie the lie baronet suit sold still fidgeting with hits his paper screen and anti rot looking hooking his his excited little commanding command fn lug ing officer in tIme the face not nol I handsome I know nor lushing but buthe's buths buthe's hes he's a n clever er Hide follow fellow and my nephew and In iii 10 love with you ou anti and will wUl make you OU a n much boiler better I husband h m Iii my dear deal than a much looking man maB Handsome men amen are tiT always alaH vain as 1 peacocks antI and so t deeply In love lo with themselves that they IH never r have room In their conceited hearts heart anti and empty beads to love lovo anyone el else e Dont Don't be hl romantic m my dear deur you'll nut not find II heroes props anywhere now except pt In novel tM a n. clever lit littie little little lit lit- tle tie fullow as I salt said 1 and over O h head bend und and ears earK in love with you nu A clever little low A clever r hittie |