long-handled eye-;r!...si's and
Mrs. Mellicent Noi;r-..vs low, i
and smiled:
"After all, why should sh-.- n
Lifo must bo an nltoovth r
thing for her. The a..h.r,-d
penoNorcross.no children. ,i
sition, old family, wealth,
youth, health! I envy h
positively."
"And yet a sheleto;"
.t. 1
rh?
ea -ant
of il-a-r.-d
K-.'l'.itV,
' ci.ar.
Mrs. Mellicent bhrur.
shoulders and lowered h, r voi
'You mean Eu;.'eue
Valous as a Si;
W5
Uvi- Ml I
Till!- I.-i NOT A Fim-.NP, VAl'Aii, IT IS
..t' , ". T .,.' not been rlu
v uiit wouui you iwvo 1 erieetion i
Imagine her Friday afteru m-is are free
from his espionage only beeauso lu
knows that no men ever come her.? be
fore gas-light. lie will aopeur with the
lighting of the Crst jot"
"Doubtless! It is an ugly serpent in
this pretty Eden!"
"She walks too rapidly. She lacks
MnAflA w
Then opportunity for further eritl- i 1 kacw -vour horror of staga people,
cism was lost Mrs. Norcross was com- ! n0 cannot hope to sueeeed in life ,
ing towards them, followed by a tray i 6ucceed a I have" she glanced corn
bearer. She swooned down un-on them i Pnsively about her "if one daro
smiling: '
"You are neither eating nor drink
ingl This la abominable."
"No; we were gossiping, and about
you."
"About me?"
Sho clasped two jeweled hands to her
pink ears. The diamonds that flashed
upon them were priceless family gems.
"It is the left ono that burns You were
saying naughty things about inc."
"On the contrary. YVc were saying
that Eugene was always a most fortu
nate man. But Bennett is trying to
catch your eye. Uo has a card there.
