The Face of Rosenfeld — page 164: what you’re looking at

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—_— THE FACE OF ROSENFEL. 157 powers of fascination to break hearts. That has been her chief source of amusement and delight for years. The story is that Lamar was madly in love with her be- fore she married Mr. Forsythe, but that she rejected him to make a wealthy alliance with that physical monstros- ity. This last summer they met again after a separation of years. She showed him unusual favors and did her utmost to win him back. It is said that he resisted all her advances, but that she finally triumphed by somehow enticing his mother on her side. That might be easily so with a vain and worldly woman like Mrs. Lamar. They go on to say that this Mrs. Lamar hinted and plead and argued with her son until finally, to rid himself of. persecution, never dreaming that she would accept him, he so far forgot his dignity as to ask Mrs. Forsythe one evening if she had ever had cause to regret the little ‘no’ she had once given him. She told him ‘ yes’ witha warmth and ferver that took his breath away, and he had committed himself before he knew it.” «< Just.as I heard it, Julian. Was it not also said that this second proposal was a mockery, so coldly and con- temptuously framed, that any woman with a spark of self-respect would have taken it as an insult?” Miss Maxey spoke vehemently, with a bright red spot in either cheek. The artist moved uneasily in his chair. ‘¢You know, Ellen, of how little value this gossip is.” «« Let us not deceive ourselves, Julian. ‘The ‘ gossip,’ as you call it, comes most directly. J need hardly re- mind you that I have a friend who knows this Forsythe woman, who was with her last sammer at Newport, and who has seen something of her since.” ‘ Indeed!” cried Maxey; ‘‘thisisnewsto me. I did not know it. Neither do 1 know Mrs. Forsythe.” 500 RRR eee oe ee Oa ey ae Sie PM Ye PR a <8. ay pe Cet | MY) be en Peale ead, rg Pree (OT WRG Rd ake Mee Me oe Latha Reco) om Cate eet AL SOT Tote paw SNP a eta. IC pe raat ist ene Been NIM eetaRr om UM Gay oN th Dieta ’ 4 ™ oe "Ele wh Nid tb eT Jag’ ne Balog rie ay fo hehe PT OR Ee An ’ Aso — yey Cant. Ay) we aEae e. ig hoe ¥ ie | = ; en Nr hs mh f ok “+ An ~ ' ' ‘ ~~“ er ature i: > mer th 4 Sie yt e © ey ; Sula eS » we el he © fod 4 i P " hg we Ny . Re a 45 =! Pe ps ; id he _ . - . oy 4 ‘ a : ¥ ; md ‘as. > Tv a oe Ph : oa ae von > : a i > 2 ‘ Miyi ‘ ai 5 eh ' Ac Fe. A tr 4 y pees ‘ 4 a SS Aa) _ ate + . ¥ - sy . A tts Be \, Ei ae i; _F $ x an sede y 2. ele ~~ A 3 Teo ri “ ad | | comict Qty ta GS - a > oaece Lhe + J ae | 4> . tS hate . go 4 <* 2 ‘ { ok > Ne ; ; . r\ wit Sia Sate =e gi oie Fay Fr, yersins! UWAa ea aS Hiptigate cs pe. wanted a ee © ra S>: Sta ; a ~ A |S ‘oP . P' +s. ae ‘oe - 2S Tea ae { ; AS. -> - ba 5d Ae te me 8 ee . a - er ae ETN Se ere RS iN a ORAS ee ee tee hee ON Cane Bee : : PLDs A eRe LTS oS ' * 5 Tod ohne aS « Gh . Pt +> oe > os A Cae oP me ng