| Show r r I dear little file ci I Shanle I am so S Blighted lo have come I xvlsli I r could have bean t h I hero when you I arrived but I 7 Oeorgo promised to look after you and sea that I everything was I comfortable tory tor-y youYour husband hat been a perfect per-fect angel lies trice I until know what I should have done without him these people In llrlllany nre delightfully picturesque pictur-esque and nil that but somehow my roach doe not seem to penetrate Inneath their cap loan hanlly make thelll understand thing 1 want Mr Mer > dltli laughed 1 dont think Oeorge lien ever been credllel with relettlal qualities lie fore but now tell me bow do you like ode planer Charming HxquUlte and so ro tnsntle What enlhiiilssmt I hardly ex peele I melt raptures though to be Ion they are well deserved and Jlrs Merydlth glanced appreciatively round the long low I otkpinfllled rM > m with Its old ta + lilonrd bnhut Its qua nt ptatiires and heavily carved chair Ihe whole adventure lnodcllglit fill Knney Aunt Iellola I leaving mo II il sivnil little old fathlonod house In lihinny nil to myself nn eon Illlon tie I live In It for three months eyn year There It I s ometblnf so charmingly unreasonable about It alit Anthers bore I nm ready lo fulllll CTcrvthlnir lo the letter What nIne n-Ine u l eolneldsne that you and your li o l noil lionId In 1 settled here lice I v have spent several springs nt Jttir nn Uorffo like the scenery 111101 I he finds he mn york better hero tl no anvwhere W It must bo very ale lobe married to somo one clever and lesrurd and I all that only If my bus Ir I I d I Inn I wrote novels and plays I should Innxi a bs afraid bed put me In ono of tlrint Theree no fear of that vnlli iioor Leslie however Mr I Travrrn will Join you here of rout ocr ntkcl Mrs Mnrydllh Leslie Certainly not My dear llcnrlce everylm cant go In for the tilt canon lriloonlal like you and George My husband and 1 are the lent of frlen Is And we think the lost wear and I tear xvo give our conjugal Mist 1 the longer It Is I likely to last so while I fulfilling tho condition of inx stints will and cultivating my com pie Ion nt Marvniu my lord and master U I devoting himself to rouge et noir nt Monte Carlo Mr Merdlth know her friend too veil to lu nitonlshed at thin sortie fr nix her earliest youth Htephanlo lisil In virtue ot a pair of Innocent blue eyes and a quantity of rebellious liright hair boon allowed n certain II i of I and lrrrsHiitlblllty speech II man nor how p ople herself Included had ever dreamt taking little Mrs J ravers seriously Ierhapt mothers j Ilia a r i X 0 7 wJi r lM I yts w now Aim un now ntnttvuiDSl with marrbtjeablo daughters und elderly wives with volatile hutbands wro the only ones who regarded her nlhernle than Indulgent You II have some tea llealrlce iked Mephnnla as she moved toward the fashioned bell rope Tea You dont mean loamy you have made them get you tea here Certainly my dear I Imported the teapot and the tea and your good husband made them reallta the tint water cud thus bray mro a marvell laughed Mrs Mer > tilth an she pulled oft her glove and drew one of her heavy online chairs mi to the small table which tnod by the couch on which hor friend had seated herself Not at all only I understand the art living my dear 1 Meantime a neat leatray had mad ate uppturane and Mrs Leaven cant a triumphant glanoo at her con pinion Nol IIIJJ alter II ton IIIYO itajMt oufo dona wonders Ktoplile It Is qulto like being at home Have you made friends with any ono here yetI yet-I havtnt spoken to u soul but your hlllblln1 and the old woman In tho market I only hope you wont find tho place terribly dull Mephanla gave her pretty head II < 1 dont trunk so There are not many people hero u yon would care about Im afraid 1 go out very little even among the few hngllth who are here My dear Iltatrleo wa all know that so long as you can cut your 1 Inn band quills and keep his Ink well filled you are happy If you hadnt been my friend Im not sure I shouldnt have volunteered to take your place while you Yen In Lng land Mrs J Merydlth laughed Indulgently In-dulgently Only as I say Jun afraid of clever men Your husband airways seems lobe trying to find one out to dissect ones moral nature No you neednt be afraid Ileatrlee I shall not flirt with George My poor J Hlephle Im afraid you wont Und anybody else to flirt with Oh really There was a world of lathe la-the two words and Mrs Merydlthf eyes lighted with curiosity What ilo you mean btephla Nothing except that the evenings even-Ings here are very warm and that It Is very plessant to sit la the twilight with windows open What on earth are you talking about Ive made n conquest dear Nonientel I mean how Is It pos sable You say you havent been anywhere any-where ttat you havent spoken to anybody = Oh but cola nempeche pas lea I sentiments Wouldnt you adore a man who called you his star and Ids I queen What do you mean Listen I bid been here about Ihreo days when one evening about this time I throw the window open and iron standing looking out over the trees when suddenly heard n mans voice speaking very softly everything every-thing wa so still that I couldnt help bearing Hell I never tvas made love to so beautifully before Ileatrlee I didnt think It seas meant for me nl drat until I hoard him talking ab ut golden hair shining uiircolollko round my fair face watnl that lovely Hut who U I the man What tilt you do I dldn do anything at all I was rather startled and shut the xvlndow very auftlyt tho next night thmijli exactly the same thing happened Hid you toll leorger IcrUlnlxr not men are so abtnnU and I didnt xvant my Uoineo Interfered Inter-fered with No he comes every evening ho Is I awfully love with me lie since say that ho can t live without my love that I mini speak tohlm and all that sort of thing lsat night he got so terribly excited that he almost shrieked to me to answer him I was quite frightened lloxrconsumedly Impertinent Of course you havent spoken to the creaturu I haven seen him except very dimly I only stand nt too window and smile down at him pitying Mr Merydlth laughed outright 1uu are tooabturd tjtephanle Its lucky I came batki leorge must get rid of this romantic young gentleman for you dont want him to to got rid of thankyoiL lie Interests me Hut enlle M Iy dear Ileatrlee tsllo has nothIng noth-Ing to do will the matter he Is I only my husband not my keeper lie sides lam so sorry for my poor lover 1 want to be nn aching void lu lilt life as somebody says somuwhere I think It must be rather nice = lo bo serious Ktephsnlel The whole affair Is simply rldltulout but you must promise mo not logo to tho xvlndoxv again MrsTrnvers sprang up with u merry ripple of laughter and softly inilnlth ed the long window stepping I on to the small balcony Her frlen followed fol-lowed her quickly and tried to draw her back llushl whispered SlnplmnU Bran > h1t her neck forward and then rom among tho darkened trees still 1 lIulhe1 from the rays of time dlng IUIIIOI rose n passionate thrlllliu rube rubeLoin you Could n limn loa yo u and not lu your slave Having seen you could he live xvlthout your lure Iwcethenrt speak speak to me IIOOlve lIIooh niisxver A xvoinans laugh rang sharply rough tha silence ami Mrs Mary lIlh sank against tho open window ilverliiK with inlrllu HUphunlo aghast und amated stared ut her Irlol Beatrice what Is the matter uyour lover oh Stephanie huxv bsurd how ridiculous AIII I she wade her way back to the room still buklng xvlth morrlim My dear thlld she continued re oxtraig berstlf your Uoineo It I roe leaning tho love scene In my bus and Ia nexv playi ho Is staying with us and that Is I too grand tirade Uh itephle Htephlc how ubiurdl Mrs Truvoriidrexvhorsell up a little tlllly but the comedy of the sllux Ion was too much for her and hrough the pauses of tho xvomen aiighter came still the insslonalf Ansxvor oh answer met |
