Show I A WONDERFUL WOMAN BY MAY AGNES FLEMING He stopped stopped lort-ho lort ho stor stared aghast Miss 1180 head had lifted her stately state state- ly Iy y head from the book of engravings and turned her faco face full fun toward them And for the first time Squire Talbot saw her Lady Cecil looked at him and lau laughed laugh laugh- hed h- h ed 01 outright Amaze consternation horror were actually pictured upon his face faco ace What another Upon m my word the he plot thickens rapidly You too have o lave known Miss Miry then In Inome some ome other and better world Is she sire destined to strike every gentleman she meets meetH In hl tills this sensational manner Miss what Miss what did you OU call 11 her 1 Lady Cecil Good Go God Godl l I never saw such sucha a a. re resemblance Upon UllOn m my sacred cre honor hon hon- or 01 Lady Cecil I thought it was a n ghost Of or course course that's that's tho the formula formula- they hey all saw aw that Who Whose e ghost do you cm OU take her liar for Squire Talbot Katherine Katharine of CUl course course- e- e poor poor- Kathie Kathle It is Is Good Good God It God It Is IsaR Isas Isas as aR like her heat as as- as tho the squire pulled out his ils cambric and antI wiped his Hushed flushed and excited face I give you my word I novel lover saw such a resemblance Except Except Except Ex Ex- Ex- Ex that this tills lad lady has hns darker hair hall and yes yes yes-yes yes I think think and and is taller and antI more womanly she womanly she is is- is again the he squire luire paused his consternation only permitting disconnected sent sent- I 1 never saw flaW anything like Bite 0 It- It It n never yer I give you my honor What hat docs does Sir Peter say MY He lie must havo noticed It t an and gad it Il cant can't t be pleasant for him ilm Sir Peter Peler has haq been in a collapsed and ind horrified state ever el since Ince she he on- on erod Oh ye yes yes' he sees it It- It not a n doubt of or that Miss s is Ig s like one of Wilkie Collins' Collins novels novels- he tho Interest t Intensifies steadily to tho ho thoen en end the end the the Alan ran In ht the lie Iron 1 Mask as I was plain reading compared to her Really I if f she keeps frightening people in this way vay I greatly fear Cear Lady Dangerfield Dangerield must send her awa away A living ghost cant can't be a pleasant Instructress of or youth Sho She does oes not seem to frighten Sir Arthur Tregenna at least sal Said Squire Talbot beginning to recover from his sudden sho shock k And Antl so she Is only the he governess I never saw save such a re resemblance re- re semblance never semblance never in all my life What hat would woul Edith say 1 I wonder wondel if IC she could seo see it Edith 1 M My sister slater you ou know used know used to bo be Katherine Dangerfield's Dangerield's bosom bORom friend and confidante married confidante married now you De know now Do Vero of or the lie and Plungers Plungers and gone to south of Franco France for her health Ga Gad I ont dolt think It would be safe fc to o let them m meet meet sho's she's nervous Edith Is tool s took Katherine's death poor 1001 girl ver very cry deeply to heart hourt and amI If she camo came suddenly upon this this tills this fac fao simile by George Georg-c of her friend frien I wouldn't answer answer anver an- an ver for fOl t the o consequences Never saw uch such a n. striking resemblance in hl all alJ m my life And then tile they whirled away awny In their waltz How Ho strange How strange Lady ady Cecil kept thinking Perhaps that hat was wh why her eyes rarely wandered wander wander- ed cd from th these se two at nt the table No Noone ono one interrupted thorn It was wal a most pronounced flirtation Even Captain ODonnell O'Donnell declined the tho request o of his hoste hostess 1 and tho the carl earl that he lie should hout go up an and speak to his friend uD By no means he sai said with a amile smile mile that can wait walt It would woul b be- be bc a a pity to Interrupt him he him he seems scorns so sowell sowell well amu amused e It was waH Miss her herself who broke up the a tote Sir Arthur had tad become so Interested S so absorbed In n his companion an and the tho pictures as aso asto asto to o quite forget the tho flight of tunic limo Women omen never nevel forget the proprieties les es in ht any situation of life Ife She arose Lady Cecil still watching her with a curiously set and j Interested expression spoke a tow few last last II I J smiling half words an and Ii hurried hm awa away Like a roan man awakening from lom H n dream she sho saw Raw Sir SIl Arthur rIM rise No No Lady Ln Cecil you ou never succeeded succeed ll In holding holding hold hold- him hint in this with ing spell bound way n all your beauty all your our brilliance Th Then n from an inner room sh she saw the Uw tall tan chasseur make his way through the crow crowd and approach She could e even en n hear his deep mellow ton tones 8 Tl Tregenna genna my dear how goes hoes It Then with a look of ot real pleasure pleat pleas ure Ule lighting up his grave glave face she saw aw the baronet clasp the nand hand of ur tho the Irish soldier of or fortune Was as there anything In the sight of th the cordial cor- cor dial hand-clasp hand of those two m mon men n un unpleasant unpleasant un- un pleasant to tho the sight of Lady Cecil Clive Over the tho fair fall face an air d Hush flush came Into the tho brown bright hl eyes a sudden swift dark auger anger cr pass pass- ed She Sho turned turnell away from the sight to her next partner and antI for the lire res rest of the night danced ance and null flirted d without without with with- out intermission Her laugh was finger gay gay- or er Ir her eyes ees ye brighter liar her checks rosIer rosier ros ros- Ier than any Luny th there had hall ever 1 seen them then before Bright at all an limes times som some somo touch of feverish Impatience and anger angel within made mado luau her positively dazzling tonight to to- to night The festive hours drew to a close tho lino guests were fast fust departing The Th music was pealing forth Its Hs last Jast ga gay strains as for fOl the first moment sh she found herself alone No touch of or fatigue fa- fa fa tigue dimmed the ra radiance lance of that perfect per per- feet face that lint starry light gave avo he hel 1101 helo o eyes es the gleam of dark urk diamonds th the theer f fever er roso rose tint was deeper than ever eve everon on her cheek cheel when looking up tip sho she saw sav approaching aching Lad Lady on or tin the arm of or Captain ODonnell Sir Arthur Arthu stately and dignified on her lieu O othe other h l' l han humid hand liar Her brilliant ladyship was wa vivaciously insisting upon something the tho chasseur laughingly but hut resolutely resolute resolute- I ly refusing Oh here you rou OU are Queenie her ladyship impatiently cried What an Inveterate dancer daneel you OU are becoming It was fatiguing only to watch you ou tonight Perhaps you will succeed where I fall fail You and Captain ODonnell O'Donnell ODonnell O'Donnell ODon nell neB appear to be bo old friends tr try if you can prevail pre upon him and overcome overcome overcome over over- come his obstinacy To overcome the of C Captain Captain Cap Cap- p- p tain ODonnell O'Donnell I 1 know of old to bo ho an on impossible task Iasi But to lo please you ou On what particular point is our Chasseur obstinate oh now I I want him ihn to leave the Inn at Castleford with is sister and come here The Tho Idea Iden of stopping at an nn Inn Inna Inna Inna Inn Inn- a a lady too too preposterous preposterous Sir Peter In insists I Insist Uncle Raoul Jn Insists Sir Sh Arthur insists Insists nil all in vain AntI And I Iu u used ed to think Irishmen the tho most gallant gallant gallant gal gal- lant and yielding of men men could could not possibly say no to I a lad lady If the they tried I t shall have another opinion of Captain Cap Cap- tain O'Donnell's countrymen after fitter to to- to night You will como come La Blanche said with a glanco gianco of her hel long bong luminous lumin lumin- ous eyes that had hat done fatal service tr ere cro tonight Few mon men had even tho the moral courage to say say no to tho those o bewildering bewildering be be- eyes You will Our motto motto motto mot mot- to is The More 1 tho Merrier We rc will do lo our om best hest not to bore bolo you ou Scars Scars- wood Is a pleasanter place than the Silver Sliver Rose You will come I cone I wish It L And nobody ever says no to lo Queenie Lad Lady gayly gayl added her rule rule- is absolute monarch monar monar- ch chy I can enn believe hellove It La Lady y An And that La Reine Helms Blanche may havethe havethe have havo the he pleasure of a new sensation permit permit per per- mit me mo to lo say It It for for once To please Lad Lady Cecil what Cecil what Is there thero mortal man would not do In this trivial matter mattor I she sho will however er let me mo have m my myown own obstinate way ay If It the tho Perl Pern ha had I never nc dwelt in Paradise sho would not nol have havo lavo wept In leaving 1 ma may be weak I but past sad experience has taught m mo wisdom I 1 take talo warning by tho the fate fat of the Perl Pert His tone was very gentle g his very 11 pleasant but hut his will was wa Invincible In In in- in The velvet glove gove she sheathed the a hand hond of iron this thi was not the Redmond Redmond Redmond Red Red- mond ODonnell O'Donnell she ha had known tile known thc e Impetuous yielding to she had butto buLto sa say come conic and he ho came came came- K go n. n and anil he went w n Was Vas ship t to testing tin her own power power- Ir If s soi o siro failed raile 1 signally nall A As h ho h. turn turned to go to the room cloak she heard him trim humming r a tune under his breath a queer provoking pro pro- half half- smile half on hi his face Sh She he caught the fag fag- end of the wor words R For For the bird that is once lr In th the tolls my dear Can Cnn never uever bo be caught with chaff chaft That half amused knowing IwO smile on his mustached lip lipas lips Bps as he ho bade her hel a gay goodnight and andryas was ryas gone one Tho Irish Idyl had been written and antI this was its Hs English read read- Ing XII The Tho Battle of or The fhe small parlor pallor of the Silver Rose looked very much today a as it had hall done this day six ix years year's eal when little tins Mrs Yava r had been its occupant A dustier r and rustler r darker dm and ami dingier but hut tho the same ame and in one of its venerable made home o armchairs under its open front windows sat Mt another another another an an- other little lu lady y looking with weary wear eyes oyes up and down tho trio street It was Rose HMO ODonnell O'Donnell the tho the captains captain's sister She was a tt little cr creature as petite as asIn Mrs In Vava or herself of like fairy-like fragile lIe proportions a a. wan van moonlight sort of face lit Ht with largo eyes Those rhose somber blue eyes sunder un un- under under der their black brows and lashes Inshes re reminded re- re minded mindel you ou of oC her heat brother the rich abundant brown hair that was but a warmer sha shade o of black was also his otherwise there thero was no resemblance In reposo repose th the expression tuf nf t f that wan small face wa was ono of settled sadness at intervals Interval though it lit up into a n smile of oC wonderful I brightness and antI sweetness s. s and antI then she sho wo was more like her hel brother brothel than ever over She wore m g-m gray silk without ribbon or lace or jewel jowel and she sho looked like a little or a small ra g-ra gray kitten coiled up there thereIn In her big chair She was quite alone her delicate brow knit In ht deep deol and antI painful thou thought ht her liar hands c clasping and unclasping nervously in her het he lap her great eyes ces fixed on the vas passersby passers passers- ersby ers ers- by but hut eVl evidently not seeing them thorn Continued Tomorrow Morning lorning |