Thrice Lost, Thrice Won — page 116: what you’re looking at

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TIt 4 “Beauty and the Beast,” whispered an envious adorer, hov- ering in the distance—“Venus and. Vulcan, Mirando and Caliban, May and December!” : | _ His companion laughed. Ag hale be slanderous. Is it a ee I wonder? Y thought eras be sarcastic. I think your May and Deoornbes will make an eminently suitable pair. She has no more heart than a mill-stone, that girl. There she goes on old Ruther- ‘ford’s arm in to dinner.” b- a pity old Rutherford. Come.” Miss De Montreuil and her companion were very silent all through dinner. Mr. Rutherford did not understand the — ll-talk of society, and the pretty brunette was ever too languid to converse “much. But all through the meal his eyes wandered to her ex- quisite face, with a doting infatuation only to be seen in the eyes of old men making idiots of themselves. “T am glad you wear my eaeenes he said, I in a fat whisper, a1 hardly expected it.” ~ “No? But they are so pretty, and I am very fond of flowers.” ‘They had adjourned to the eat yiesranis. and Mr. Ruther- ford had drawn the little belle to a remote sofa just big enough to hold both. A young lady at the piano was singing @ noisy operatic song, under cover of which more than one. Piciation was carried on.» “Are you % _ Ah, how I envy the flowers! If I thought it would give you a moment’s pleasure, all the conservatories in New York would be at your service.” — You are very good.” 2 _ Miss De Montreuil did not lift her eyes. She felt what n that. vulgar red face. _ “Do you know why I have come hard “to- night? Why I Boot every invitation to this house ¢ Why I am never happy out of it of late?” } iM: _ How should I?? -. © | _ “Because you are here!” burst forth the millionaire; “be- cause I am madly in love with you, beautiful Leonie. and want you for my wife!” ere it was! Leonie’ s heart seemed to stand stock still, 1d G felt herself growing cold all over. The odious red face € was very near her own now... _ 1 man old 1 man, susie De ee. nt T am also a rich ig coming, and her resolutiori might give way if she looked bts oe es | -€omicboo ‘. . . ¥ 5 a 4 ot” ) i 1 - ' ee + ~ a ae de 1 et Ph ’ ; oir a . vy NS KS cere)