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Although there were few large cnter
tainiru r.ts last week, society people were
very much occupied with a number of
•mall affairs, such as card parties, din
ners and teas.
The first ladies’ evening at the Hussars'
armory last Monday night, despite the in
clement weather was a brilliant and suc
cessful affair from every standpoint. The
members of the troop entertained about
•eventy-flve guests, and a most delight
ful evening was spent. A musical pro
gramme by prominent local musicians
was one of the most attractive and in
teresting features. It comprised a cor
net solo by Mr. Gus Kayton, the bugler
of the troop; songs by Mrs. Finale, Mrs.
May Silva and Mr. W. F. Blois, a violin
solo by Mr. von Linstrom and a piano
solo by Miss Emma Coburn. Miss Coburn
played the accompaniments for all the se
lections. After this, refreshments were
served, and at about 10 o’clock (here was
a rifle contest in the troop’s shooting room
in which the ladies shot for prizes at small
bulls-eyes with a 22-calibre Winchester
rifle. The first prize, a silver card case,
won by Mrs. C. A. Gibbes, and the
second prize, a silver penholder, by Mis.
C. S. Richmond. The ladies Indulged in
games of billiards and pool, and In danc
ing. During the evening a colored quar
tette played lively selections In the gar
den, the armory was brilliantly lighted.
Japanese lanterns, with bright electric
lights, hung around the piazza, the mem
bers of the troop appeared in full dress
uniform, and everything possible was ar
ranged to add to the brightness and pleas
ure of the occasion. The matrons were
Mrs. W. W. Gordon, Mrs. Leila Haber
sham. Mrs. Lewis Lippman, Mrs. G. H.
Remshart, Mrs. E. J. Thomas and Mrs.
J. C. Postell. This delightful entertain
ment will be repeated in January. Among
these present were: Mrs. Meldnm, Mrs.
W. W. Gordon, Jr., Mrs. Morgan, Mrs.
Robert Anderson, Mrs. Charles A. Gibbes.
Mrs. Clifford Carieton, Miss Lina Wood
bridge, Miss Nelly Baldwin, Miss Jennie
Sullivan, Miss Huger, Miss Emily Hill,
Miss dußignon, Miss Nan dußlgnnn, Miss
Meta Thomas, Miss Annie Lyaah, M.s-s
Chandler, Miss Hattie Colquitt, the
Misses Haskell and many others.
Among the dinner parties was a charm
ing one given by Capt. O. M. Carter to
Gen. Miles, who was in the city for a day
qr two on nis way to Florida. The table
was decoiated with La France roses and
maidenhair fern. The guests were Gen.
and Mrs. Nelson A. Miles, Mr. and Mrs.
Wyborg of Cincinnati, Col. and Mrs. W.
\\ . Gordon, Mrs. W. W. Gordon, Jr., Miss
Annie Lynah and Capt. Frank Mlchlier.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mackall gave a
dinner party on Monuay evening to Mr
and Mrs. Williams of Richmond The
other guests were Mr. and Mrs. O Shear
son, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chariton, Miss
Lina Walter, and Mr. Sybrandt,
The Cinderella Club opened with a de
lightful meeting at Mrs. Wright Hunter's
on Tuesday evening. Those present were
Miss Mary Whitehead. Miss Annie Comer,
Miss Lina Waiter, Miss Emma Hopkins,
Miss Annie Lynah, Miss Elizabeth Has
kell, Miss Nellie Baldwin. Miss l.eila
Hill, Miss Elise Huger, Miss Maude Hey
ward, Mrs. Battey, Mrs. Louis Malone,
Mr. Mills B. Lane, Mr. Godin Guerard,
Mr. B. F. Finney, Mr. Kdward Mercer,
Mr. Trenholm Hopkins, Mr. Brown, Mr.
James McAlpln, Jr., Mr. John Morris, Mr.
Louis Malone, Mr. Fred Myers, Mr. Albon
Johnston and Mr. George Freeman. Mrs.
Malone won a silver shoe horn, and Mr.
Hopkins a pair of silver cuff buttons.
Miss Walter and Mr. Kinney were the
Winners ,of the booby prizes.
On Tuesday evening the Misses Haskell
entertained with a supper party. The
guests were Miss Sarah Mills, Miss Elise
Rauers. Miss Elise Haskell. Mr. Moragne
Fleming, Mr. Arthur B. Elliott, Mr. Joe
Taylor, Mr. Edward Haskell and Mr.
Trenholm Hopkins.
An oyster roast was given at Thunder
bolt on Tuesday evening in compliment to
Miss Edith Solomon of St. Paul. Minn.
A barbecued supper was enjoyed and a
most delightful evening spent. The party
Consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Solo
mon, Mr. and Mrs. A. Berg, Mrs. Perry
Solomon, Mrs. Emil Newman, Airs. Mux
Krauss, Mrs. Bloomingdale, Miss Dolly
Dub. Miss Etta Lippman. Miss B.rdie
Kulman, MISs Nina Kulman, Miss
Blanche Mohr, Miss Sadie Traub,
Miss Blanche Belslnger, Miss Beu
lah Hexter, Miss Gertrude Sonnes
born, Mr. Arthur Solomon, Mr. N. Solon.
Mr. Jake Gazan. Mr. Julian Hexter, Mr.
O. S. Kulman, Mr. J. Kulman, Mr. G.
Fox, Mr. E. M. Lefller, Air. A. Eichberg.
Mr. Gus Kayton, and Air. Edwin Frank.
On Wednesday Airs. James Dent com
plimented Mrs. Louis Malone with a beau
tiful luncheon. The table was decorated
with a charming arrangement of pink
roses and terns. Mrs. Louis Malone, Mrs.
Charles Malone. Airs. W. R. Lea ken, Mrs.
T. M. Cunningham, Jr. Airs. E it. Cor
son, Mrs. C. A. L Cunningham, Mrs.
George Cope. Mrs. John I>. Paige. Mrs.
H Wiley Johnson and Mrs. Henry Me-
Alpin were the guests.
The afternoon tea given by the Willing
v\ orkers on Wednesday was a very pleas
ant and successful entertainment. The
rooms of the Young Alen's Hebrew As
sociation. where the ea was held, were
beautifully arranged for the occasion wl'h
tall palms and standing lamps. Detlght
ful refreshments were served at smali
tables and the ladles who waited on
the guests were: Mrs Roth, Airs. Si.
Bterne, Mrs. I). Robinson. Alls. R. Uohu.-
son. Mrs. F. Lowenmal and Airs. Josepn
Among those present were: Mrs, Emil
M V*' Bloomingdale, Airs. A.
Mrs. B Einstein,
luAdler, Mrs L# R„y Myers, Mrs
Lewis Lippman, Airs Oulmnn. Alts H
"‘•'’■'l Bmlth. Alls, Eng”;
—and many others,
JSK" Baugiiters, Circle No. 7.
i * dsnee on tt„ evening of the Hit
onge • hall. The eulenauitnrnt was
for the benefit of the poor of the city,
and was very successful. Everything was
made as attractive as possible for the
occasion. Rosenfeld furnished the music
and during the evening the ladies served
refreshments.
One of the most delightful entertain
ments of tile week was a supper party
given by Aliss Elise Rauers on Wednes
day evening. The table was decorated
with La France roses and pink satin
ribbon. The guests were: Miss Annie
Lynah, Aliss Helen Marshall, Miss Sallie
Haskell, Miss Elise Haskell, Miss lana
Woodbtidge, Mr. A. B. Elliott, Mr. Ham
mond Read, Mr. Edward Haskell, Air.
William Butler, Mr. Kdward Atercer and
Mr. James McAlpln, Jr.
Air. and Airs. John Malloch gave a
dinner on Wednesday evening. The guests
were: Mr. and Airs. Kdward Karow, Mr.
and Airs. Robert BHlington, Mr. and Mrs.
Wright Hunter, Miss Margaret Stiles and
Mr. James Barnard.
Miss Caro dußignon also gave a dinner
on Wednesday evening In honor of her
guest, Aliss Chandler. Besides Miss
Chandler and the Misses dußignon the
party consisted of Aliss Annie Comer,
Miss Florence Nisbet, Miss Lina Walter,
Mr. Raymond Butler, Mr. A. G. Guer
ard, Mr. Edward R. Elliott, Dr. T. P.
Waring, Air. Jack Kinzie and Air. Gordon
Harrison.
The Married Women’s Club spent a de
lightful afternoon at Airs. W. G. Mor
rell's on Thursday. The game played was
euehre, and the prizes, a chocolate service
and a photograph fearne, were won by
Aliss Holst und Mrs. Anderson Carmichael,
neither of whom is a member of the club.
The members present were: Mrs. H. D.
Stephens, Mrs. A. It. Hull, Mrs. W. H.
Lenken, Airs. C. B. Malone, Airs. F. C.
Battey, Mrs. B. F. Burden. Mrs. Young
Mclntyre, Airs. John Screven, Jr., Mrs.
G. L. Cope, Mrs. W. W. Owens. Mrs. W.
R. Rogers, and Mrs. Henry McAlpln, Mrs.
Wallace Howard. Mrs. Louis Malone. Mrs.
C. P. Ravenel, Mrs. Anderson Carmichael,
Airs. Wright Hunter and Aliss Holst were
the other guests.
Miss Aiildred Cunningham gave a party
last Thursday afternoon for some of her
little girl friends. The guests were the
Atlssos Claudia McAlpln, Lilia Comer, Ce
eile Woods. Julia Hunter, Helen Blun,
Gladys Fish. Minna Mackall, Elizabeth
Malone. Belle Bat ley, Sarah Cunningham,
Bessie Shotter, Eleanor Shotter, Alary
Shotter and Sally Carmichael.
Aliss Irene Withers entertained with a
card party on Thursday evening. Five
handed euchre was the game played. The
first prize for the ladles, a Dresden china
picture frame, was won by Miss Daisy
Bryan and Mrs. Rogers won the second,
a pair of silver scissors. The first prize
for the men, a silver match box. was won
by Mr. R. C. Harrison, and Air. John
Alorris won the second, a silver pencil hol
der. Miss Withers' guests were Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Rogers. Mr. and Airs. H. D.
Stephens, Air. and Airs. W. R. Leakon,
Miss Oorinne Heyward,Aliss Floride Banks,
.Miss Huger, Miss Lina Huger, Miss Nelly
Baldwin, Aliss Lonio Guerard, Miss Kate
GUerard, Miss dußignon, Miss Nan du-
Bignon, Miss Chandler. Miss Florence
Nisbet, Miss Helen Marshall. Aliss Maggie
Gardner, Miss Scotia Walter, Miss Daisy
Bryan. Miss Kathleen Hunter; Messrs.
R. C. Harrison, John Alorris, K. M. But
ler. Jr.. A. B. Johnston, Edward Alercer,
William Butler, E. O. Watkins, H. D.
Twttty, H. A. Crane, Jr.. C. G. Anderson,
H. H. Bruen, C. J. Hunter, E. S. Elliott
and several others.
Capt. O. M. Carter entertained delight
fully on hoard the Angler on Friday in
compliment to Air. and Mrs. Noble of
New York. The party left the city at
11 and made a run to Bluffton, re
turning in the afternoon. Capt. Carter’s
guests wvere: Mr. and Mrs. Noble. Mrs.
T. Al. Cunningham. Jr., Miss Maud Thom
as, Aliss Annie Comer, Miss Nan Screven,
Aliss Elise Huger, Miss Lina Wood
bridge, Aliss Helen Marshal!, Aliss Flor
ence Nisbet, Aliss Nan dußignon. Aliss
Daisy Bryan and Aliss Lina Walter.
The Whist Club met at Mrs. J. F. B.
Beckwith’s on Friday afternoon.
Tlie Lawton Cadets are going to give a
large dance this week for the purpose of
raising monev for uniforms and swords.
The Guards have given the use of their
armerv for the evening, and the boys nre
planning to have the best music and the
best supper possible. The young people
are looking for ward with a great deal of
pleasure to this entertainment, and it
promises to be a great success.
The first large tea of the season was
given on Friday afternoon by Mrs. James
H. Hunter and Mrs. George Cope in honor
of Mrs. Harris Cope. The reception
rooms were adorned with palms and
smilax and lit with pink shaded lamps.
In the dining room where the refresh
ments were served the table was decora
ted with garlands of smilax and a great
howl of Ha France roses formed the cen
ter piece. Mrs. Harris Cope's gown of
pale blue brocade was most becoming.
Mrs. Janies Hunter wore heavy gray faille
with a touch of turquoise—blue velvet,
and Mrs. George Cope's gown was of rose
colored crepe de chine. The little girls,
who waited on the guests in the most effi
cient manner, were the Misses Julia Hun
ter. Anna Hunter. Hada Hunter. Reba
White. Nellie White, Meriam Dent. Jen
nie Haines. Dina Agostini. Margaret
Charlton and Fannie Phillips. Among
the many guests present were Mrs. Mel
drim. Mrs. Morgan. Mrs. Walter Charl
ton. Mrs. Fleming dußignon, Mrs. H. I).
Stephens, Mrs. \V. R. Beaken, Mrs. W.
W. Rogers. Mrs. James Dent. Mrs. Mal
colm Maclean, Mrs. Fuclen Jones, Mrs.
Charles Malone. Mrs. Douis Malone. Mrs.
Frank Hattey. Mrs. Wright Hunter. Mrs.
C A. L. Cunningham, Mrs Douis la>-
Hardy, Mrs. Shearson. Mrs. William
Henry Schley. Mrs. W H. Walker, Mrs.
John Screven, Mrs. AW W. Owens. Mrs
K. R. Corson. Mrs. Charles A. Glhlies
Mrs. Arthur Gibbon. Mrs. Cuyler Gordon.
Mrs. George Coseus. Mrs, Overton, Mrs
Cooper Myers Mrs li. Wiley Johnson.
Mrs Finnic, Mrs. Carmichael. Mrs Kd
ward Karow, Mrs. Pleasant Stovall Mrs
George Cann, Mrs. Young Mclntyre. Mrs
Dlron, Mrs. W. W. Gordon, Jr Miss
Gotten*, the Misses Owens Miss Holst.
Miss Dinah, Mtsa Mary Whitehead. Miss
Dina Huger. Miss Idly Anderson. Miss
Mary Jones, the Misses Haskell, the
Continued ou Page Thirteen
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15.1895.
In a small house at Bingham, Surrey,
lived Alice Baines and her sister Bolt.
Both their parents had been dead for
some years, having bequeathed to their
daughters a modest patrimony, upon
which they were able to subsist in sim
ple comfort. Alice, the elder, was just
on the far side of thirty; Bob, the
younger, was now in her eighteenth year.
There was thus a considerable differ
ence of age between them. But the dif
ference did not end there. Two sisters
more dissimilar in looks, in character, in
disposition would have been hard to find.
The strength and self-reliance of Alice
made themselves apparent in every line
of her face, in every tone of her voice,
in every motion of her body. Her blue
eyes shone with a steady, fearless light.
The carriage of her mouth was firm and
stanch. The squareness of her well
formed chin was full of power. Her man
ner had the calm ease of perfect assur
ance. Her beauty was the beauty of a
capable woman.
With Boh it was different. Bob had lit
tle strength and self-reliance. Such a
tender, anxious, appealing face was Bob's
It reflected every ray of sunshine, every
passing cloud that approached. In those
brown and gentle eyes often a hundred
varying emotions would be born and die
within the hour, and as many smiles and
quiverings would ruffle her mobile lips.
She was pretty, very pretty; and winning,
very, very winning. Yet it was a child’s
nature that gave its life to her expres
sion; ’twas a child's sweetness that
charmed you in her look and manner.
Before she was well 18 Bob had lound
a lover. Some people expressed surprise
that Ronald Armleigh had chosen Bob
in preference to her sister Alice. And,
indeed, it had appeared for some time
doubtful toward which of the two girls
his real attention was directed. hirst
of all Alice had seemed to attract him
the more. This was what might have
been expected. Armleigh was a man of
the world, experienced and mature in
judgment. He prided himself, not without
reason, upon his sound sense and hts
practical views. In his then position—
that of a barrister just on the threshold
of professional und social success—he had
every need of a clever callable wife. That
was exactly what Alice's qualities fitted
her for. And it was by these qualities in
her that he seemed at first to be attracted.
But after a little came a change. Ex
actly what had caused it would be im
possible to say. Perhaps Alice had repell
ed him by her cold demeanor. Perhaps
he had grown alarmed by the signs of
masterfulness in her character, or, per
haps, love had got the better of pruden
tial considerations. It was probably one
of these three. It may have been all
combined. At any rate there it was. And
it soon became apparent that It was Bob,
the winsome child, not Alice, the capa
ble woman, who held the key of Ronald
Armleigh's affections.
This circumstance discovered anew side
to the elder sister’s character. Till now
'Alice had been more than a mother to
Bob. Her love for the younger girl had
been a touching thing to see. In fur
thering Bob's Interests, in promoting
Bob’s hkpplnhss, in shielding Bob from
harm and annoyance, Alice had never
been known to consider herself. She
had, in everything, yielded to her sister
a pure and unmixed devotion. But from
this time forward all that was changed.
Alice suddenly began to treat her sister
—so the neighbors said, and so the poor
child herself felt—with positive cruelty.
Perhaps there never yet lived a woman
devoid of jealousy. And though some
may manage to conceal it better than
others, yet 'tls seldom indeed that, upon
adequate provocation arising, they are
able to conceal it altogether. No one
could deny that, in the present case,
Alice Baines had received adequate provo
cation. To be admired by a handsome,
fascinating man—u man who, all things
considered, was a distinctly eligible parti,
was, of course, a flattering thing. To
have that admiration unaccountably
withdrawn, and then openly transferred
to a younger sister, under her very nose,
was equally, of course, provoking. And
Alice Baines might well have been ex
cused any ordinary exhibition of jealousy.
There was. however, no occasion for her
to behave with such exceptional mean
ness as she did.
Her meanness was two-fold. She
tried, the effect of one sort first, and
uporr that proving a failure, she had
recourse to the other. Her first mean
ness was a malicious attempt, worked
by an insidious process of suggestions
and tnuendoes, to blacken Armleigh's
character in her sister s eyes. Armleigh
had not yet actually proposed to Bob,
and Alice wished to bring it about that
when he did propose to her, as he was
sure soon to do, her sister should refuse
him.
But this plan, very deservedly, the
neighbors said, considering its spiteful
and dog-in-the-manger character—alto
gether failed. Bob began by indignant
ly repelling all insinuations against her
lover, and went on by refusing to listen
to them at all. Alice then took a bolder,
course. She stooped to a design of un
paralleled meanness. She strained every
nerve, used every artifice, every charm,
every subterfuge, to win Ronald Armleigh
back from her sister to herself.
Nobody had ever seen Alice Baines
really exercise her charms upon a man
before. And all who witnessed this at
tempt of hers were wonderstruek by the
extraordinary powers of , fascination
which she could discover at will. Poor
little Bob's simple, commonplace taik
stood no chance against the new and at
tractive brilliancy of Alice's conversation.
Armleigh listened to her with delight. He
was clearly impressed. An intellectual
man himself, he could appreciate intel
lectual talk, especially when it was set
off by a sweet ami musical voice. Then
too. the whole expression of her face
seemed changed. The calm immobility
which usually had graced it was there no
longer. It had given way to anew and
radiant vivacity. In her eyes, when she
addressed Armleigh, shone a brilliant
something, which almost looked like a
challenge. To meet that look from such
a quarter, and not to feel the pulse quick
en and the heart leap, would have de
manded superhuman restraint. Ronald
Armleigh had many fine qualities, but re
straint of this description was not among
them. He was clearly being fascinated
by this new development in Alice's charms.
What "people” say is not always of
much moment. They are given to speak
ing without knowledge and criticising
without judgment. But what “people - ’
said upon this particular matter did
happen to have some groundwork of rea
son and good sense. They asserted that
if Alice Baines had taken tlii.s'line in
the first instance, nobodv could have
found fault with her. It.would then have
resolved itself into a contest a outrance
between the two sisters for a prize to
which neither had greater claim titan
the other. But to have acted as she had
done, to have taken no pains originally
to strengten her hold upon Armleigh
to have let her childish sister's affections
become deeply engaged with him and
then, when he was on the point of mak
ing that childish sister happy by a dec
laration, to use every effort to draw him
hack to herself—at the risk of wrecking
poor Bob's happiness, and. perhaps, break
ing her heart—why this was as cruel
a thing as jealousy, in its most extreme
form, could devise. Such conduct toward
a friend would have been odious; toward
a sister it was shameful, unpardonable
Heaven grant the effort might meet with
Gmt failure which it handsomely merit-
Heaven, however, did not grant It. The
effort proved successful. Bob's w hite face
and miserable expression betrayed that,
long before Armleigh's engagement to
Alice was announced. Bob's little dream
of happiness was over. Alloc had dissi
pated it finally and forever. But twin
not merely the loss of her lover, though
tins was chief, but also tier sister's con
duct In the matter, which cut Boh to
tlie heart I ntll this unhappy affair Hob
bad experienced nothing save the tender
esl kindness,the most caressing care from
Alice. And then on a sudden—to be so
treated by her it was as Incomprehensible
as It was unnatural and cruel.
Only once hud Bob ventured on timid
remonstrance. Alice had answered her
thus, hardly, and almost with scorn:
' Why were you not happy and content
BOB’SSISTER.
From London Truth
with Gerald? Gerald is far more suited
to you than Ronald Armleigh. You would
never have made Ronald happy.”
Bob had hurst into tears at this un
feeling retort, and, without apology or
any attempt at sola ■. Alice had i#ft
the room. No other word on the sub
ject passed between them.
The Gerald of whom Alice had spoken
was an old admirer of childish Bob's,
and. until Armleigh's appearance, had
been that young lady's first favorite. He
lacked all Armleigh's brilliancy of man
ner and distinction of hearing. Asa love
maker he was his hopeless inferior. Many
people called him stupid. That he was not.
If rather slow of speech and silent of
temperament, he had plenty of good,
sound sense and withal possessed of a
kind, true heart and a loyal disposition,
which far outweighed his external dis
qualifications. Every one could see that
he was devoted to Bob. Bob had liked,
had even been fond of, him. She might,
perhaps, have thought she loved him.
had not Ronald Armleigh taught her what
love really was. But now her eyes were
opened. She knew* love now. She knew
aiso—how many have known it thus?—
that with the loss of her beloved had
gone from her the capacity of that first
sweet sentiment; that its sublime in
spirations, Its deep intensity, its pure de
light, would never throb in her quickened
pulses again.
Bob did not feel bitter against her sis
ter. She scarcely felt indignant; she
was simply crushed and broker.. All
who saw her hollow eyes, her sad face,
her dispirited bearing, were struck with
pity for the poor child. Alice alone re
mained obdurate, and, so far as could
be seen, unfeeling. It was unlike what
Alice had ever been before, until this
miserable affair. But her obduracy was
easily explained. Those of us who have
wronged our dear ones are the last to
betray pity for them in their sufferings.
For those very sufferings are our con
demnation. And we, therefore, concern
ourselves to make as light of them as pos
sible.
Ttiat is what Alice did. “Oh, poor
Boh would soon get over it. It was a
very trifling affair. Her heart would
quickly mend. Her happiness wrecked •'
Pooh! Happiness was not so easily
wrecked as that. Besides, it was partlv
■ , 2 f anc y that was responsible. Ron
ald had never really been in love with
her, etc., etc.’’
AS is , unlikely that Alice deceived her
sel. with those excuses, even while she
uttered them. It is certain that her
Irlends to whom she addressed them
were not deceived thereby, and her at
tempt thus to exhonerate herself did
not give them any the better opinion of
her Many of them told her frankly
to her face that she had treated Bob
with unnatural cruelty; and when the
time came for her marriage with Uon-
S° take Place most of
these frienda signified their disapproval
cm a/the* her invitati ons to he pres
ent at the ceremony.
Thus it came to pass that the wedding
was solemnized before a very small com
pany, consisting chiefly of the bride
relations. On Alice’s side, only
n?escnf °t, *°’ and Poor Bob-were
and Ve‘ lemony was cold, stiff,
Th’. lL the tru, . h must he told, gloomy.
That was scarcely wonderful. Bob, Indeed
tiled hard to hide her misery. But those
?.h?u. an t iles .? ere on ly the more melan
choly for the attempt, and her Very
presence was a specter at the feast.
thi£ p,e sad H? at ’ lf * hero was such a
thing as providence In this world of
ours, Alice would never find happiness
hrt ™ n U , n on / lth Armleigh, which she
contrived, so cruelly, at the expense
of her little sister. True, Bob did get
over the blow sooner than might have
been expected; true, the faithful Gerald
found favor again in those childish eyes,
and something that he one day SkiiLto her
brought back to them the sparkle of
life and happiness. Yet this did not, in
the least, exculpate Alice, who, at the
time of Inflicting her unnatural blow
could never possibly have foreseen that
happy conclusion.
’I he people who thus expressed them
selves had reason, by the wav, to be very
cock-a-hoop. There was such a thing
as Providence in this world of oun?
and Alice Armleigh did not find happi
ness in her union. A year's married life
—a year. It was whispered, of quarrels
and contentions—proved to be enough for
both. At the end of that period Arm
leigh and Alice separated, by mutual
consent.
It was, perhaps, a pity that “people”
could not hear what words passed at
that hnal and irrevocable quarrel be
tween Alice and Armleigh. It would have
modified their opinion about providence
and other kindred matters, and have in
duced them, however willing, to view
Bob’s sister in a somewhat different light.
This last quarrel took place one morn
ing at breakfast. Alice had just said
something to her husband which made
him white with rage and mortification.
'Do you mean me to understand," he
demanded, fiercely, “that you married
me simply to get me away from that sis
ter of yours, and for no other reason?”
"Simply for that,” answered his wife,
regarding him steadily with her clear
•due eyes. “Ah. I could read your char
acter better than you thought. I was
acquainted with—with—things about you
—things which it might have been hard
to prove against you, and which I should
have been loath to prove before that in
nocent child—things which would have
made your marriage with her a gross
pollution. Yes, swear and curse; I am
not afraid of you. * * * * Why did I
not tell my sister this? I did tell her what
I could—all that was fit for her to hear
But Bob was too true, too faithful, too
confiding to listen to these tales against
the man she* loved. She would have mar
ried you. Nothing would have stopped
her, unless an insuperable bar had in
tervened. I (thank God) have found that
insuperable bar.”
“- you,” he muttered in a hoarse
voice. “That, then, is why, after repell-
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don’t find something suitable for somebody within our Store
it must he something that nobody would care to have.
Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Photograph Cases and Frames,
Necktie Boxes, Minicure Sets,
Work Boxes, Portfolios,
Collar and Cuff Boxes, - Pin Cushions,
Cigar Boxes, Shaving Mirrors,
Pocket Books and Purses, Cologne and Han’k’chief Extracts,
Japanese Baskets, Fancy Pillows,
Japanese Pin Trays,, Head Rests,
Dresden Ink Stands, Scarfs and Lambrequins,
Sterling Silver Belt Buckets, Feather Boas,
New Novelty in Gilt Belts, Silk and Knit Skirts,
Playing Cards, Children’s and Nurses’ Aprons,
Empire Fans, Plain and Fancy Hose,
Umbrellas, Infants’ Caps—Bootees,
Infants’ Sets, L rather & Cashmere Leggins
Fancy Collarettes, Sterling Silver Novelties, all kinds
Mouchoirs, Satchels and Hand Bags.
Special Attention Called to Our Christmas Line of
K 111' IN] HN S I MS 11.IHIEFS.
OPEN EVENINGS
ins me at first with your coldness,
you afterward made such play to get
me back?”
"Exactly. When X saw that you had
entered our home to ruin one of us, I
swore to myself that your victim should
not be Bob. It has not been Bob, and 1
am satisfied.” .
She spoke in a tone of quiet triumph
which nearly maddened him. He clench
ed his fist. I believe he would have struck
her had she not stood before him so
fearless, so strong, so scornful. But her
aspect cowed him, and she contented her
self with a string of course abuse.
“You know what happened yesterday,”
she continued, calmly, never heading his
vile words, “Bob was married to a good,
true man, who loves her and will make
her happy. All that I aimed at is now ac
complished. We have lived together long
enough, Ronald Armleigh. 1 mean to
leave you to-day—forever!”
“And where, pray, shall you go, mad
am?” demanded Armleigh, trying to force
a contemptuous laugh. "And what do you
think will become of you?"
"I do not know; and I do not care.”
Then as a beautiful smile beamed for an
instant, upon the strong, calm face, she
added: "Bob Is safe; and I 1 do not
matter.”
GAVE HIM "LOVE TEA.”
A Colored Man's Story of Intrigue.
Rivalry and “Hoodoo” l'owder.
From the Baltimore Sun.
“Sergeant, she's got me this time, sure!’
said Charles Lowe, colored, to Round Ser
geant Morheiser, yesterday, as he stood
at the corner of Baltimore and Calhoun
streets.
“Who has?” asked the sergeant.
“Why, Isabella Loretta Simson,” re
plied Lowe. “She gave me some love
tea to drink and now I have got to love
her. And that is not all, either. This
morning I had a strange dream, and when
I got up and looked out the window I saw
a man who is in love with Isabella Lo
retta putting something under my door
steps. I went out and found a bottle
full of needles and hoodoo powder. I
broke the bottle against a stone wall and
put salt and pepper under the step where
I found the bottle, but I am afraid some
of the hoodoo took effect. Sergeant, I
do not want to love that woman, but she
loves me, and then there is that other man
who loves her and she does not love
'him, and I am in a mighty bad condi
tion.”
The sergeant tried to dispel Lowe's
fears, but Lowe only trembled at tlft
thought of what the “hoodoo” might do
to him.
—Gov. Morton uses dumbbells every day
and attributes his good health to the
exercise.
“If it cam:: from Sternberg,
it’s alright,” is an established
axiom,
A personal visit will render
the purchase of
CHRISTMAS or
HOLIDAY PRESENTS
an easy pleasure. We suggest
DIAMONDS,
DIAMOND JEWELRY,
COLD and SILVER
ORNAMENTS,
Sterling Silver Novelties,
Sterling and Fine Plated Wares,
Vases, Bronzes. Onyx Tables,
Brie-a-Brae, etc.
-PRICES THE LOWEST—
139 Broughton Street.
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ThSO RlieinOOQ ests on truthful statements.
I IliU DUullluuu Baits and shams find no place
== in our system. Confidence
grows slowly, but when secured it is priceless. We
propose to hold the position that has been won by
being, as ever, on the alert for the interest of our cus
tomers. To give better values than obtainable else
where is our constant study. To-day, to-morrow and
every day you will find our goods superior—our prices
are as low, and often lower than what you are charged
by others for goods which are inferior to ours in every
respect.
Immense Values
—IN—
Holiday Goods.
Fancy Celluloid Ink Stands 25c
Neat Celluloid Glove Boxes 75c
Celluloid Cuff and Collar Boxes... .$1.50
Beautiful Japanese Pin Trays 49c
An immense assortment of Picture
Frames at 25c and upwards.
Beautiful Dresden China Clocks,
< $2.25 and upwards.
Gents’ Silk Initial Handkerchiefs.
Gents’ Linen Handkerchiefs at
Ladies’ Handkerchiefs at 5c to $lO each.
Children’s Handkerchiefs at 5c and
upwards.
Gents’ Neckwear, an entire new
line for holiday presents, at
Come to us for Ladies’,
Cents’ and Children’s
Kid Cloves.
Real Ostrich Fans, open or clos
ed, at popular prices.
Handsome Silk Sofa Cushions $3.25
See our line of Ladies’ and
Gents’ Silk Umbrellas.
Chenille Table Covers, 8-4, beauti
ful patterns $2.48
Colored Bordered Damask Table
Sets
White Damask Table Cloth, hand
some designs $2 98
10-4 White Wool Blankets $2.98
Full Sue Sateen Covered Com
forts S2OO
Infants’ Silk Caps 50c and upwards.
White Lawn Aprons 25c and 50c
Children’s Muffs and Capes. .$1.25 a set-
Fancy Worsted Dress Patterns,
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, „ ' —the newest, the best,
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Morning News Job Department,
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For Ladies, Misses and
Children.
We never tire calling your attention
to this department. We know we have
the correct styles and the right prices,
(•ive us a call and you will be convinced
of it.
Ladies’ Boucle Jackets, ripple back
and full sleeves, $9.00; should be $12.00.
Ladies’ Cloth Capes, full sweep, $0.98;
should be $9.50.
Misses’ Jackets, ripple back and
melon sleeves, $5.50; should be SB.OO.
Children’s Reefers, sizes 4 to 14, $4.50;
should be $6.00
Children’s Reefers, boucle mixtures,
red and black and blue and black, sizes
8 to 14, $10.00; should be $14.00.
. Children’* Fancy Worsted Long
Cloaks, sizes 2 to 6 years, $4.98, should
be $5.75.
Children’s Eiderdown Long Cloaks,
sizes 2 to 6, $1.50, should be $2.35.
Lace Curtains.
Why not make your home beautiful
when it costs so little to do it I
Nottingham lace curtains, full length,
98 cents.
Irish Point Curtains, beautiful de
signs, $7.98.
Brussels Lace Curtains, $3.98.
Ladies’ Wrappers,
Ladies’ Flannelette Wrappers, well
made, wateau back, full width, $1.25
the $1.75 kind.
Ladies’ Garnet Wrappers, trimmed
with braid, $3.40.
Silk waists.
New styles, Immense sleeves, hand
some patterns, $6.49.