Show A A WONDERFUL WOMAN BY MAY AGNES FLEMING A belle of yes Belgravia-yes yes Lad Lady Cecil Cecii Cecil Ce Ce- cil was that It was a marvelously mar brilliant face faco on which the lamplight shone with its complexion of ot pearl Its soft oft large lustrous brown blown gazelle eyes Its trailing hazel hair bound back backwith backwith backwith with pearls and roses the tine haughty haught carriage carriage carriage car car- of the dainty head heat the tine pure Greek type of ot feature tho the swaying grace of oC the tall tail slight form A rarely rarely rare rare- ly iy perfect face and as s sweet as fiS perfect per per- feet with Its dreamy dream tender eyes Its gravel gravely gentle smile You would hardly hardly hardly hard hard- ly have dreamed looking at It its HM delusio delusive delu delu- sive sivo Innocence how much ml m my Lady Cecil had done in her tIa day how hos' much tho the gods willing she yet ct meant to do Those brown blown serene eyes had slain their theil- thousands and tens of ot thousands that delusively cly gentle genUe smile ha had driven men blind and mad with the Insanity called love A pearl faced l hazel eyed Circe who led let her victims down a strewn flower path with words and anti smiles of oC hone honey only to leave them stranded high and arid dr dry oh on the tine desolate quicksand of or disappointment where tho bones of her victims bleached A flirt by nature nature- a coquette ripe for tor mischief a beauty without merc mercy and without heart heart heart- that was her character as half the themen themen themen men In London would have told you And yet yet yet-arit and yet yet how how lovely ely she looked tonight hU how radiant how spotless Dressed for tor somo some after hall ball tho the loose falling opera cloak showed you ou a robe lobe of or rose silk lIc of ot course e soft oCt touches of rich point lace Ince a cluster of rich mo muss s ro roses es in tho the i corsage and lace draperies ies falling open I from Crom roan tho the large larse pearly arm Looking at her lien as she sat st there you were half i Inclined knowing all al the lie enormities to 0 fo forgive the tine deeds deets of darkness wrought by hy so 80 peerless a siren Fair Fairand and rind fatal tatal and when in repose even en with a touch of sadness there was wa something In It that made matle you paia paia- Iam-I Iam phrase the words of or tho the southern sculptor speaking of or Charles Stuart Something evil will wi befall heral her she carries misfortune on her hr face Her companion was wa a n very excellent foil foi to the fair tall pale pensive beauty of ot the earls earl's daughter laughter Lady Danger Danger- Held wa was a brunette brunete of or the tine most pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- type petite pette tour tour-an four thirty years ear old old ar and an by lamplight In diamonds dia dla- mon months monds s and und amber silk sik still young and still pretty Her black hair built bulit bui up In braids brids and puffs and curls by tIm the most unapproachable of ot Parisian hairdressers was a marvel of art in Ir Itself There Thero was a hush flush fush on either sallow sallow sal sal- low check art cheek art or nature naturu who shall say sy-nd sy say and and If Jt tho the purple tinting under the tho eyelids made tho those hose e black orbs an any longer bigger brighter than when whon they thoy came from Crom tho the hand of or a beneficent Providence whose business s was cu It f but hut the ladys lady's own o n For tho ho Earl of oC tali Rusland tall thin refined patrician an and fastidious h ho ho was fifty od odd with wah a t i head bead shining like 10 a bIJa billiard d ball bait and two Urea gui If I f H l do ho had hat been a handsome man In his da day a spend spendthrift thrift a gambler a dandy a n member of the famous Beefsteak club cub In his youth He had run through two vo fortunes fortunes for for- tunes tune and now stood cont confessed h fl the poorest t peer in Britain Two young men In the tine tails bUll hul I been among among the first frt to take aim atI at I 1 the newcomers rs at Lady Cecil Ceci rahe rather and anti the longest to stare talc La Ia L Rome Reine Blanche Banche is looking herbest her lien herbest best tonight Few reigning beauties beautes stand tand the wear and tear tea of three seasons seasons sea sea- jea- jea sons as the White While hUe Queen doc docs La Rome Reine Blanche his Iris companion repeated repealed I 1 always meant to ask ak you ou Delamer wh why they called h her 1 that thai A S Idea too Winy Why hy From Prom From some sonic real or 01 fance fancied resemblance resemblance blance to that other La L Reline Heine Blanche Marie Stuart dazzling and amid doomed No Two put up his and took another survey Not fancied Delamer there Delamer-there there Is a resemblance quite resemblance resemblance-quie quite striking The hc same same oval faco face tire the samo sarno Greek type the same expression half tender half halt m melancholy mimi mel l- l half disdainful If I Mary Iary the tine Queen ha had a tithe of ot that beauty I Ican Ican Ican can un understand er talc now how hoi even the lie hard hard-h headed hard de Scottish commoners were ro roused to lo enthusiasm as she he rode through their midst and cried cred out U us as one man nina God bless that sweet face That will wi do do Wyatt r at Dont Don't you get roused to enthusiasm and dont don't look too long at Ruy lands land's daughter sire she Is like those those their names sirens names sirens you OU know who lured luied poor hOOr devils ls e to death anti and doom She's Sines a paced thorough flirt her hOI co coquetries co- co have been as numberless as the stars and und not riot half halt so eternal She's Sines the highest priced lan In Mayfair May May- Ia- Ia fair aim fal and you ou might a as a well wel love lovo some sonic bright particular star etc elc and besides It 11 is IN au courant at tho the clubs that she was bidden In and bought ages abCs ago by hy some sonic tremendously wealthy CornIsh Cornish Corn Corn- ish bib baronet wandering at present In foreign parts part Hes He's a sensible fellow ellow gives they Queenie-they they call cal lien her no no end of o margin for flirting until It suits his to lo return pa pay the Iho price an and amid claim his property properly Look at al Instead She's SInes married and anda a hut but Its It's Is I's not half halt so dangerous believe belo C me rae Ie as gazing at La Reine Blanche Blanche Im Im not looking at your OUI La La Blanche Wyatt answered Im Im look look- lag Ins at that man yonder you yonder you see him vcr very tall tail tal very tanned very military If I Redmond ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnel ho bo In tho the land landof Janc of or the he living that Is he he j Delamer whirled around as near nearly excited as tho the principles of oC his life would allow alow a dandy tandy of or tho tine foreign office to be What What Redmond O tho tin man we met two years ago aso In Algiers I Le e Beau Chasseur as the they used to call cl him and antl the lie best of ot good fellows By Goor George e youre you're right Wyatt It 1 I Is 1 Vat O Donnell ODonnell ODonnel Let us Join him at once once I A few Cew moments latex later and tho the two embryo embro diplomats from the thc F. F 0 O. O hud made their way to the tire side Ido of a a. a tall hul I soldierly sunburned s man who wIno sat st quito tal alone three tiers behind What You ODonnell O'Donnell I give s I you m my worth word ri rd Id Id s soon n have expected to see sec Plo PIo Nono ono sitting out the tho opera as nH La Le Beau Chasseur Glad oper to see sec cc you OU In England dear old boy all the al same hen hen did you OU come core The man maim addressed looked up his pp-his his dark lark grave e face lighting Into Inlo sudden brightness and warmth as ns he ho smiled It was a handsome I face Coco a thoroughly Celtic face acc despite tho the golden tan tun of or an African sun sum with blue eyes to wh which leh long black lashes lent lemit softness and so softness t depth profuse dark brown hair hal I and most desirable curling mustache mustache It I was a gallant callant figure straight tall tal tal and strong strong- as a Norway pine and wit with wih Ithe the tru true trooper swing Wyatt Delamer Wyatt this is a sui surprise SU sur- sur I prise He lie shook Hands lands cordially wit with wih the two men with a n smile smie and arid glance glanc pleasant pleasnt to sec see When did I come Only reached London at noon today after a n. smooth run rim from New Orleans ans of or two twenty day days New Orleans Orleans' And nd what the d ic took Captain ODonnell O'Donnell of 01 the Third Thin to New ew Orleans A family Cannily matter matter Ill II Ill I'll tell tel you rou hater As s we only remain a day or 01 two In Jn London I thought I would drop u uto in into 1 to Her Hel Majesty's and hear fo on the lr first t time We Ye ODonnell O'Donnell dont don't tell tel me mc there therel l Is a Jad lady In the case that case that the madness malnes mad mal ness mess nes of or matrimony has lias seized you you you- that you OU have taken en to yourself a wife of oC the daughters of or the land You Yon Irishmen are aro all alike alle fighting and td love o making making love love mal making ing and anti night light lag ing Ah Ab Mr Mi h Delamer shook his head and amid sighed faintly she Isn't an Arab I hope hope is Is she ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnel laughed Theres Theles a lady Jally In tho c case e but not nota a wife Dont Don't you know I have a sister sister sister sis sis- sis sis- I ter Have no fears cars tom for tOI ate mc my my weaknesses are man many and aird great greal for for fighting If It you OU J like e. e but not for love making making A scene scenic this and antI faces fair tah enough to tempt even en evenso evenso so austere an ami as ns Gordon Cordon Dc Delamer In an er Fair faces surel surely Wyatt at said sid What do you fresh from the lie desert think of ot La L blue Blanche that Blanche that Banche-that that haired brown red goddess ess whoso earthly name Is Cecil Ceci Clive Who ho Suddenly and sharply the tine captain of or orI euls eul's asked askel tho the question I Lady Cecil Ceci Clive What liat hat ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnell O'Donnell ODon nell has the spell of or the he enchantress stretched all al tho the way to Africa and lete netted you ou too in lien her rose rosc chains anc Continued on Page c Sex Seven Sc n. on A WONDERFUL WOMAN Continued From Fm-cm Page c Four I la Is it possible you OU know La Heine Ileine Hene Blanche Blancho No the tho chasseur cur answered with witha a touch of oC Impatience I r don't dont know your La Ja J Heine Blanche I know that that know that IH I f tile nue I IY ery ry- ry long ngot Lady Llly C 1 Clive My Hood good ool fellow V nt murmured murmur murmur- ed plaintively dont call caU her hem he mine maine maine- mIne sho she plaIntivelY The lh cakes and amid cream of or life are arc not for inc me And U Its It's all al the gln same White Queen De De- Cecil the Lady Lady Y hItch lilah L Circe Ceci an any annie namo by l' which fair falt fairand fal faland I known and fatal atal sirens have ever over been hen Th There rc she sits fits ls Queen ro rose of or th he rosebud rose rose- hud hail garden of girls The laureate must nHIt have hav hail her hex In iii his eye CC when he it wrote Maud Mauti hE The African officer raised his glass glassand g 1 and amid looked long and amid earnestly a al nt t that lint brilliant vision roso- roso crowned clowned and amid din dia mond Then his glass dropped an and he hc turned away awa Delamer looked at him curious curiously The he trail tran of the lie serpent is rivet over all an still And you ou knew my L Lady Cecil How was il where it-where where was It 11 wa It I was in Ireland marl man many years ago In Ireland and many years cars ago One would think tho the lovely Queenie were a centenarian Hoy man many years ago a o Dont Don't be so Before DeCoro you yell went to Algiers Deore Before I went to Algiers over Algiers over six years cars ago I r hope she had nothing nothing to do with wih of hers sendIng sending sending send send- you going going It It is a wa way ing doomed men to exile exie Anywhere anywhere out of oC the wo world her hel slaughtered shaugh- shaugh have havo victims rush She must terel but hut then lien been young oung six years eals a ago o some of o lie Iho sorceresses are fatal from the hour the they cut their thel first t teeth eth Say of list o mon momi brave are you ou too in her hex killed an and woun wounded ed Is 8 she sho so o fatal then themi ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnel shirking the lie question asked Ask Fatal fatal's no word wor for It It Wyatt ask asle Lord Longlands a ask I Sir Go Godfrey Ie Vance Vance Vance ask ask sk usk any man inn in iii London Lundon The rhe most merciless that lint ever er demoralized mankind And Antl U at at t two twenty I-a I Lady Cecil Is Lady Lad Cecil Clive How Ceci pat he lie has her hex age Yes at two twenty the still sti two fancy walks walles In iii maiden meditation free But lut the talk of o club and anti drawIng draw- draw drawing Ing lug ree room is is that lint carl early next season ca on we weare weare weare Sir have brilliant wedding are to a Arthur Arlhur Tregenna enna to whom she has nas been pledged since Inco childhood conies comes to claim her One might say woo and win only there was ivas wn no wooing wooing in the has the case Its It's a family he affair affair he she the beauty of purse of or tho the Princess Perfect what need of or wooing wooing- In such a ca case c And yet with a second look do to you know what hiat she sho told me one night not very cr long bug ago ugo 7 Not being a wizard wizard no We were at Covent Gar Garden lc t there e was an Irish play play play-a a new thing ting and andI anu I was ivas behind her chair Wo We u spoke casual casually wa of or Ireland arid and she told me meshe meshe I she had hall been there and mark It I Horatio Ho Io- Io ratio ratio thiat that the happiest days of h her r that life were ivere those days das In In Ir Ireland land Oh no tic need to look like that thiat I dont don't In Insinuate insinuate in- in sinuate b by an any means menns that you ou had anything to to todo do clo with wih it It Apropos o of of or followers follow nothing wheres where's that prince ers ems that paragon of henchmen that html matchless servitor of or the lie last laH of the tw your our man maui Lanty Ah yes cs Lanty Lant Wyatt said have ha c not nol laughed once I 1 assure you ou sluice Ince I last saw Lanty Lany Dont Don't say you have left him behind you ou in Africa lef Lanly Lanty is with wih me ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnel laughed hes like Sinbad's Old Man Manof of or the Sea 1 I couldn't coul nt hake shake hint him of oft of If I would Ill I'll Il lell tel him you ou asked And you only remain a n day da or two Iwo in iii Ant Lon London on 7 said alt Delamer Delamr Where do you OU go to go-to to Ireland Not at al present present We 1 go m my and amid I to Sussex for a n week or ci 0 two af after I that to lo France then back to Al AlI Algiers Al- Al I giers gh ens Then dino tomorrow with wih mo inc alBrooks' alBrooks at al al nt Brooks' Brooks Theres There's a morning party I Kc cW lie Iho last of or the season und and utI L La Heine Blanche graces It I. I of course No Ni doubt she idie hc will wl be he glad giami to In see eu an aim anold anold old friend you ou will ivill wi come come comeNo N No He said sid it I briefly and cold eold- ly h Certainly not m my acquaintance with wih Lord dau daughter was of or orthe the slightest st I should never dream of or resuming it I Call Cal upon me tomorrow at my amy quarters Hero is my card HI II It Itis Is I plea pleasant ant to see pe 1 a a familiar face In iii Inthis this to lo me desert of or I London ondon Cecil Ceel Lord said Id a word with wih you ou The opera and amid ball bail bal were over they over they had hall |