A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 138: what you’re looking at

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136 A LADY BACHELOR. The young lady who had separated Eloise from the friendship of the young married lady, as indicated in a former chapter, was still at the hotel. She had skillfully worked herself to the front, and was the leader in all the social ‘festivities, and was studied in her really insult- ing demeanor toward Eloise; indeed, with the departure of Miss Teft, my little woman had settled out of the social doings of the hotel almost entirely, and her enemy, I can say, ruled supreme. | 1 said nothing; 1 imparted no information to any one; 1 merely waited; for I knew a wonderful and startling social event would, in the near future, occur, and I knew—well, I did not know, but 1 have, in my experience, seen humiliation followed by triumph; I’ve seen it many, many times. lt was possible I might see such an experience again under circumstances of the most startling and ex- traordinary character. The morning arrived when I anxiously awaited a tele- gram; at length it came, and it read: “The ‘ Servi’ is sighted. ‘*L. ADAMS.”? That little telegram meant a great deal, and urged by it, I started for New York. Iwasa proud man; a cripple had accomplished what the great and strong had failed to do—the cripple had leaped a yawning chasm. IT am not usually an excitable man, but as I entered the house of Laurence that evening, and anticipated what was to follow, I trembled ; and my agitation increased when, a few moments later, I was introduced to George Hdicoté, Gomichbooks (E)