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TRIXIES
Author of “A Wild Marriage,” “Bonn:
the
© “THAT LITTLE FRIGHT!"
“Let no one
‘Sf daae tor love to
Ab, nol the love tha els lndeedt
‘Dispatches
“Don't you wish to veo triste my I
daughter Blanche.
Blanche Goi
veauty ot that Chicago seasoa—sat by one of tl
road front windows gazing out at the whirlly
w-flakes and tapping the carpet tmpatt
ous is sTippered foot.
howl,
nis
sen
Coons sho will | t
at will Lignol say when
aa iny cousin? Temakes wo sbudie
duced to hin
‘Aud Biauche sheugved her
and turned her beautiful face o
‘After wll: dear, she is 7
from what f i ave wean of hor do
6 Livnel meet
‘pretty, then!
a
cry. relish
tore than you do, but she
Uncle Joe's, and It would never do to
*Tuntiehe made no roply to this,
iwlnntow tuto the
Mad uquiesne wi
here tn thie. “Same ong must go sateen te
“Who is there to Ko, deur
eT will, Jonas ¢3 pa
Jonas started to the elty
gown tn the curring.”
atl
ong of the sorvanta he spar
Tighe up with aa
Avy ot aed el
the tht
dot tome thing
Go ast
Bhutto wave one fla
oF thro
om nn ai
rixve was clad aps.
the brit Of her voqiteteiad teeta: tatstmayeda wrei
Mrs. Henrietta Gordon put this question to her
rdon—peerless Blanche, the reigning | '
wy
ristocratio shoulders
tore toward the
cousin, you know, and
fie you need
waving her quartered upon
8 favorite of
ad her | im
ut looked discon-
irling storm,
1 not kat that dress | e
outs ago after
an
Mrs, Gordon shook, her ead. ‘at Wien her tace
trom tinder
LOVERS;
A STRANGE WOOING.
BY JULIA EDWARDS,
je Little Bluebelt,”” The Little Wi idow,” “The Belle of
Wheel,” “Madcap Merribel,”
j oteurly wolden bair. Her face was full, round.
Potfect as that of a sculptured ideal,
azol eyes and e fl
Her form was as symmetrical ae that of a Diana
Vietrix, “and its every movement was fraught Ww
w
Gurdon, “this ia wy daughter |
‘per little gloved hands and!
town ber cotuin:
lad to us ti, Blanche,” she oried, fun-
v1 9.coid kiss upon Trixto's cheek,
Shull be thy
distant voice,
mie tuo errand wish, soul to do for ave
‘Yes, aud F au so glad to beor service to you, dear
arte
he
ne | FS
sioean’e Hae dress come!” she avurranced, You ite sure: you will not get lost? Itis
ne stormius ¥ very hard,’
wrinkled her fair brows and she cast an Fekieiatahed salty, for
shove flan ce at the clock om the mantel.| | I. to rou, -ather, and Tahal not rind
on cotaiog, wane uottD a bie Benen an riven te
eh doar Teal cs hn orang. and a you fay wastes ak He Mo he een wo
were. Matepeaca and caula. anch- te wil other musical little laugh, Trixie
Bonet goose fea uted out into the near, Oute aie of doom ae
tags eapited ‘Bnueho, a teide: sharply, C_don’t| fou that
aro wigtor over se tat tie ras oy | ne
tit
oaphore whe ‘ti
hig ‘e Ihave her
“Bub Tins
auch 4 pat
t. | uta few
ete rep sped
ae
F crcnoen
shot to he
ection was
browe yeren
you 1 handaor ui
with admiration. s¢ they looked
hhto the lovely, upturn face.” Ab, ses, aud there
man something denper a admiration—s UR
That brows chat warm Aueh to Trixte's cl
had a narrew eacupe,” the goutiewan
said,
ole
His Seutued the last msmark wit one of bis host
mie Knowing full wot so had atstainod
Down
aid Trixie, treme to adjust her hat, wh
dl blushing iu contusl
hurt, ery gratott
re Tahonkd have boon ri over vy
ICE il Not heen for Four, bravery.”
krowledge I have done you'a
realy, you will TOF deny me the
fdoing another now, Tat going tocarry
4
you, You are very kind, but —"
‘ou late No FighE to be eartsing
Mie ‘aatorin like tila; my enrringe
ikae you Teanuoee T must go now
ne
e Gordon's hall dress formed a bul
ae, “and when ‘Tricia Jett the stare i
it ioerenwed ny ie ana
‘nade tt wolluty
vel
9 atraet crosulnie ware Gankod bish with snow
And, as she struggled ont to cross the first street
After leaving Mature Dugnesness: te, Heree win
cuight and blew her tata a hue dritt, Her bat waa
almost carries 21 Fo
ands, By t The tine she had secured her nck:
bewildered she harlly”kuew I
‘ireetio she was goin
uly there broke upon hor startled ears the
wild clang of an flectrie ear gong and the Sraratig
shout of '& masculine vole
te had just time to
a on the atreat car ole nad
th © Dlunging along, tow
Pat a tow fect away, when she PS poreett titted
or w the ground and swung, ‘lent Of the dan
ers re: tem. venoircled. bya air of str
Was carriéd across the street and depo sited upon the
Te lind all happened 60 quickly that Trixie was
abe to tenlize that ave bad ct An perit tite
peril had passed; and then she looked up at her res-
ener to thank him, Her bazel eyes met lis brown
1ro-| Keep them from) Setpardon me, tf T insist; fd, disengaging ber
| wan sp tut 0 ands aud taking the Witale feo ner
Wit re fu the tone af that ‘ice that mate
he | her and sentatheill of delice tarot
whole being? Could tt be that In these few
she had come to love th’ dark, handaos
who had ao nobly saved hor litet She siz
lowe ne turn
si
hersel
tow
ry
‘aboue to steyr ML Attor Wer, when he be:
it Inset that he bad est give the driver the
thon
addres
One wh
ive
tantly turned to the river
he said,
trance wiegting.”
seating ineelt inte ‘Carriage ta
inted with the Gonions ou the Boulevard.
Sawa velative
‘fam Biauete Gonton's cousin,
iieed.” he replied, mith ovident pleasure, “Then
al ly become better acquainted, suall
urmured Trixie,
8 Lionel Gray.
ationtit wall tor aby
Will Fon not veil me ¥
rBriste Gurdon,” ho nid, atinply.
pecteiatet ta prevty name!” he replied, mus-
nu
It was a long, hard pull for the horses, for the
Taon't ace why we
one to, tntroduce us, do yout
ones and she flushed crinson, while a strange thrill
well ao: | a
Are
th
a
Shy
ww Awa?
a gn
se ’
ane
‘el
4
ne
snow was deep, and the storm was furious, and
driving directly'su their faces
n atiouce fur sone tlwe. Trixie Kent ber
dvlenng stores without, saat ber
oked as muchas ne dared at ile sweet
Hug was not a litte annoyed
hap oon.
" it Liowet Gray, patting the
pundie is fei ‘On his knee, “is reaponsiiiie for your
tls aftartionn "Ae mst be peice:
risked your health—yes, even
Utena”
jook of contempt come |
did not Blanche go for the dress herself he
wrt not know.” replied Trixie, snap
gona one of he serve
by
was perfectly
int fash, mettner Cousin Blanche no
"feenelotta would buve allowed
a
t Fou were perfectly will:
Meuiltiagye Sut tell me, Miss
going to the ball to might 1
atric AT onty fried Yu the city
nd th fitatione to the
ths June ating ho toa
of tt Foaidence nel ae
sisted Beaty fo alight ane Held us the!
pie steps. A servant admitted ther, an
wore removing their Wraps in the hail
The voice of Blanche floated out to theu through tue
draped door-way.
go, tnamma, and seo if it's that Tittle fright, She
hae tigen gone long enough to do that errand twice
"As those words came to Trixte's
flow trom ‘her face and congealed an
Shee News
rniltation,
threw hetvelf "into a
hate.
That little fright!
Could she really belleve
what she had heart t
wich whton BI
Was thie really te feeling
nt al
wins hazel eyes, wit
3 which Blanche is to wear at the
er
Curls Calling down over the white, blue-velned
temples, and a pate
quivering with the te
nid
“1 would not care, kingly, “it ony
Ae tal bot heart'e and tien she gou up and ‘pace
Me'toow, Ou, it Teould ong show Bianche, if 1
could oniy show Aim that fright, and
that—"
‘She paused with a start of eres
togetner with a letter addressed to
ou. the center-table, and had U
notice. She opened the letter at
rich Uncle Joe—the. bi
he was, and who ha
sreat in bet—and ran
‘Trixiz—You mnst
Club ball tenvenc. would not have you
world “Wii call for You at @ o'clock,
ible
Eston, Pecua you cue: waien 1 iad mad
wien Ghia T hope it wil At, but, if t doesn
t ‘soit will eaimon ‘s
resis wot elaborate, bat H's simple
ovr ce
“De good, U Jon! ut
tnroualystos she kigoed th
SU Nn go to the ball
ioral what,
‘occasio
CHAPTER IT.
TRIXIE'S TRIUMPH,
“ hls bod of love, by summers
‘May pi flower
The ately tome of the Garland Club, on Mient.
sau venti, was ablaze with ligt
roof, | Carri
Foetiing thete londe-ct, beauty
Sebad marbie ete sand from ‘within
sguitrancing melody.
finetions
Ena‘ rarely Taited to ettata Tt.
iti the bread, beantitit rooms, all wae lite,
room of the oud
eat Dall:
Into the room:
Prov, stately, and beautiful was
peritanle queen ae ahem
Cy vvinn, n0
And peeriess Blauche was
smile
wae were almanst
rmnred Tri
letter again,
Sait stow anehe an
little teight [ean wake of wyselt,
Ing breath,
a
There was Bie
‘ext we beet”
from basement
exineounas of
‘of ita social
Int perfection,
ie. and the bi
she, seeming
cross the crowded
6 Tight, DOW to
Prodigal of her