Show F or s Sill B By BERTHA M. M CLAY From Yesterday Morning I A IA iV Lady Adelaide beautifully dressed and looking lovely ns fiS the fairest t Ideal l loC of oC a t. poets poet's dream awaited the return of or her T husband and antI hit hip 11 guest There was wis no trace left of the burning tears of or otho tho lItti passionate nn anguish the despairIng despair despair- Ing lug sorrow Her Interview with General Gen Ian oral eral Clavering v had done her good not notI harm It had strengthened her resolution reso reso- I lution to stand bet between cen th the man she ghe loved lo nn anti and the tho black shadow of ot hideous sin She Sho halt hail taken wise counsel with herself Six Sis lays days more of or peril nn and danger anser and t temptation six days during which she sIte must never rOt for one moment moment mo nio- ment ment relax h her I vigilance during which she must mURt watch t th the beautiful t rival iRa I who un was 1 Coking f nor wr hU husbands husband's Sho h mn r not noi I. HM him with ith I NICKS NICK'S EX I i J 1 1 Ji I h 1 I I J. J Bloomer loomer cit r CIne n I. I of r a n Nicholas Ion ih and and who was wn m dy ly burned with acid In New York last March hn has baa completely com coin recovered and I is not disfigured her not ol not that she d td him so greatly but hut that he lie had hd loved lo her once and sh she was beautiful beyond all nil women because every very grace With ith which heaven had hati s P. P so o richly her het would be he brought forward as so soman man many snares for fOl his soul Some SOli women In fit so sore soe a strait would have had itati recourse to act net or lr policy would haw have met cunning with cunning manoeuvre rc with manoeuvre would have havo lost all ail oth other Ideas inthe in inthe the great reat one of saving saving- tho best be beloved he b- I loved would loved would e have sacrificed H. th th I means to tile the enl cli end Not so Lady Lmh Ade Adi laide In no one single lc Instant did she sho Deviate c from torn the tho most float open I honesty tone ty anti and the most impartial She never dreamed of or or st stratagem strata strata- gem em she ra raised her innocent head t I l' l heaven anti and asked the great r t I II reigning there to help her lp keep p hI her i husband sin and the Ihl sorrow sorro j I that lint follows it She he prayed with t Ui lb h. h simplicity of a n. child chili tl that he ml might hl 1 j le rn to love ive her het because she sIte was js h hi iii jq I II site she loved eel him dc ori cIe wife and anti so prayers r that would have u 1 smiles to any lips and tears t III I any eye i Six lays las How would It nd Would the blue cloud that had t threatened thorn them m so long fall at last las i i and shadow over making inciting it iL a hy word by-word among men melt men Would she f SOP Sep f the tho husband i she Rite he loved lo so to darl fal c to her to himself and his hb God iod lt 11 beyond 7 t is is' is strength lh by t the h fairest woman who over 1 tempted man malt Would sho live to see ee the story site she hall had so o carefully kept from the world orld revealed ro tb 16 the nc er never ending m li dit ss and trouble of or Lady Lath fire She SIlO asked herself these questions on and not C even eu l to herself pl could 8 sho W tell 11 what the tho answer r might be he I Ithe I Should heaven In be 1 merciful and I grant ran her hel prayers Would tho those 1 six it terrible le days go i. i by hy and the woman i she he hc dreaded PO so po much IN leave j drawing hu husband hand into time the deadly ly snare nare Oh Olt If It s she Jl were ern but bul gone Something lold her that her hel husband would love lovo her then he had hall changed 1 so o mu much h in that shot tine time It was only natural 1 to imagine that in another year he would learn to love lovo her het lit IIo had o once c h been en almost unkind Iw hi had utterly i ignored her he had never evinced C the least affection for her hr That was as all at an end now lion nohe he ho was con considerate kind and ami Surely urt h sho ho was not in thinking this his mi might hl soon become love e If lt h he lie loved lovell h her r. r sho shio ho said to her herself r- r self she should foIl care fire I less hess about tho the Feci et being known n If he loved her hr voll volI anti and accident nt should make male it n kno it would be he 50 cc o much easier for Cor him lu tv hear bear Then The she sho hc began on to 10 consider how hOJ she could best shield s him anti and watch over o him during thC tho tl days s that lint were comIn coin coin- In lag Ing Rh She must muse h be le patient no woman could ever ll Influence her husband unI un- un I le less 1 she sho ca can n first keep lecell H all II Cecil feelings n s of Irritation perfectly under 1 control she mU must l be he prudent C for i- i perhaps of or all aU woman womanly virtues needed 1 prudence Is Isone Isono isone one ono of tho the greatest she must not nOI Intrude in intrude In- In trude tithe upon I him she must not hOt bo le tiresome tire lIre some seine om nor 1 vex ex him hint with appearing to ti watch him him she M mu must t do none of or the these c things s Ing-s yet t t her vigilance liCe ril must ut he be u unceasing un tin- nea n- n ea ceasing her liei guard over O him never relaxed Six days lays To ro tin tilL bea beautiful guilty duchess s tho they theyern ern tete to be hf six ix days 9 of if suspense of watching of for the chance chanco I of an all interview thin then perhaps of or tri triumph in her het winked wicked designs ns to the wife they were e to I be six days of prayer au anti and l of or hope 1 and In vigilance I Lady Adelaide sal at al thinking th until It I seemed com to io h her that hint her bruin brain whirled I she went t. t nt to ll and Pd looked long IonS at th tho rose garden where H I t 5 all nil fairest flowers wc were ro in bloom One One- tree wn was in full Cull perfection It hart had boon given givon Iv n to 11 her 1 by Lady Die DIe Die-a a arose I rose roge tree trpo of or un unequalled beauty pub p- p the roses growing upon It wore were neither yellow nor white but of or delicious and andrare andrare andrare rare creamy color ever 50 so o faintly tinged with pink SOl She looked at nt tile the tree thinking how kind Lady Dlo Die ha had 1 always been to her and suddenly the she saw that there thelO were six Mix roses on Oil the tree She had been e n through great grant anxiety and anti bitter hitter pain which had left her ner dreamy and languid She said to hers herself lf that her suspense and ond Hor or sorrow wore nero t to last six sic days longer longcr on and l that there were vere rc si six roses rosE'S on the tho tree she would gather 1 one ona rose roc each day tiny and take it It into her room and keep It there What should she sho he be e ewhen when her iter rose tree uee was stripped Either the most happy or the most wretched of women Ah Aill It if those lo el lovely roses could speak and tell her ho Vho know what secrets were tre about in that great fair world worM of nf nature Per Perhaps I haps the iho wind had hod whispered to t 1 1 ro roses rones es and told them thorn what was about I to In happen n. n Every they day site she would gather oue J I. I fI and nil a n at l t the end of ot the sixth day who Knew new what she might it nave have ve to think of oC is 11 q she sho watched the Hower Rhoa She Rho a one one one-n a great drooping rose with with Its len leaves lenes es of rare beauty and lt its lIs rich perfume She took It to her herri hera ri mom om a and nIl placed it in a n. large vase i milin at tt- her hor own superstition as ns she 1 lid did so Then rhen she sho went down fI again an anI I await their coming It was not I i lung ng before tho sound of carriage lu ivOr-els was heard nn and sho she knew that they hey had returned Her first glance ls II at the iho beautiful taco face of or the thed d finches I R If that had hod bt been en radiant and light gut she site would have l known that ncr her husband w was win in iii one moments moment's III II showed her that no evil had on lii-on wrought rought during that mornings morning's s 's ili The Thit duchess duche s looked annoyed a anti ind discontented with an nn expression of or weariness Rs and In indifference nce on In her fat face 1 that h betokened annoyance Lord looked perfectly calm cairn and at atIL IL t-aP t f an and all nil the tho world was nothing In his face Cace that told lold of nn any emotions and Lady Adelaide gave save a great sigh of relief She wont went up UI to the duchess UPI Tier idea was waR not notI notto notto I to lo devote too much of QC her hor time rind and attention to Lord Carow CatAW who might wonder at It but to spend as 9 much muchas I as pO possible with the A. A No one could wonder r at that lt nothing was I more natural than for the lady Indy of or a 1 ahouse ahouse hou house C to pal pay gr great t attention to her principal guest If she he we were r with the duchess duchess- lt it would prevent nn any titer Inter Interviews views or OJ let writing letter and would give She lj rise e to no comment She fhe wont went up to her and asked some seine trivial question n about hout the ride rfd the tit duchess replied with an air of great real hauteur You ar are tired said Lady Adelaide Ado Ado- laide the tho morning nS' nS has been n e very ry warm I 1 have not perceived it I am amstrong amstrong strong e enough to enjoy the sun without without with with- out n finding Un fault tault with it You are very 11 fortunate said Lady Lally Adelaide strength Is ii- iia a 0 great J at blessIng bless bless- ing There hr nr are sonic some greater still sneered the th duchess hut Lady Lad Adelaide Ade laide bilLie would not appear to nol notice c it ither it- it h her hiet l' l face fac never nevel ll lost t its kindly smile You oll are arc C c fand oC of said L r rJ Jl I r III h I t 0 panion- panion i anti age p o- o pie pic so I 1 11 used d lo to consider Il r Lord ord C Carow tr the most mORt amusing anti and delightful of oC companions I Is ho hp not so o now nou asked his bis wife I At times tim s. s I do tic not think living In HIDING FROM HUSBAND b I IS S iP iPa a r I c. v I X vs I m y m iv ivI I 1 S. S Snapshot of Baroness F. F who is Daniel Webster young daughter and who has been pursued over OVet cas l by the tho husband with whom s she he eloped The Tho Doughertys Dough Dough- arc aro expecting trouble have turned loose on their estate several mastiffs mastiff and Great at Danes Dans in to prevent Goebel from on getting near the tho house the country countr is really good for anyone It It I Is stagnation after R all II then of cour course it makes sa a r roat difference if u- one oue ha has 0 always I nyc bright t anti and 1 Intelligent companions companion I Lorti ord CareW does not give hc us the Idea that ho hp possesses telo thata that IhRl a advantage d ta a n tn in go gC You lind him dull duB th then n said aill Lady Adelaide J I am nm sorry rorry that I cannot a agree rigi-ec rc with you ou vl I think there Is no one e in the tho world so amusing ln T r r find I. I everything v stupid said Ih the with Ii almost almo t unpardonable I rudeness hut but I an nm certainly am-certainly certainly both plea pleased l d nun surprised that Hint you on finda find a con congenial I compa companion H ion in 1 11 my 1113 1 Lord Lurd ru ruCa I Ca Carow row From Froni h which ich con cr conversation a lion tion r La di Adelaide gathered that her husband had luring during tho the drive somewhat I 1 neglected the hit beautiful duchess Continued Tomorrow Morning |