The evening world. Newspaper, September 2, 1902, Page 9

euler THE Remete do Brett, tring of a so-called married cousin, Kate Willoughby, SHUEY, “About a year after the marriag ‘detore her. The words ft f@ an outrage to decelve,” Phu jealous —.__ CHAPTER 1 The Secret. manner from Alma nor from the Joy the slight coldness ' “Ah! «for me! I have done my best to frig “Only let me get them apart once, for a time, and I'll have my Innings! Reggie! 1 wonder what he woul T have convinced his Alma that he horror of sickness, that {11 health in a’ do it Mot steadily ola) would bi And here were the coldness in Reggie a ness and pallor of Alma—and Kate rejo! ceeding wreat joy It happened that Dr. Lefe at dinner that night De Brett thought he had Woman carry herself with such dignit wife. put wa up all her color, or was she pale—very pi A pang of pity shot Bit she was ave and chattered brightly unt!l some one asked if she was going to the Baileys’ dance, and she answered, “No! “T think Cousin Alma would be cruel give him a waltz after the fainting fit Produced,” sald Kate. “What? exclaimed fainted? When? Where ' Brett, De SYNOPSIS OF PIRST CHAPTAR . Upon the couple's retura to Moughby, though secretly antagonistic to the yo breakfast to her room. She In asleep, “You mum confide in your husiand Copyrighted, 1901, by John Brishon Walker, E could not hide a certain change in tone and; watchful eyes of Cousin Kate—who saw with Reggie's manner. she whiepered to herself, “he plays my game “Jost a little sustained coldness from him and she will & herself suggest a visit home to mamma, and then— he bit her red Ips savagely and her eyes gleamed. Poor, has a shrinking laclutely repellent to him, and that a wife who could stand the racket of the gayest a mortification hard to bear? re was one of thelr guesis never seen so small a it the pale blue of her gown that drank through him as he saw the frightened Jook leap into her eyes at sight of him. sharply, found fainting.” Alma looked gratefully at him and declared her tn- ention of golng to the opera Watching, Reggie saw the quick frown of the doctor De Bre neveral | yea and arouse at Alma's words about the opera | He saw, too, the absolutely beseectiing look In h eyes as shy sald: “You will took In o 1 not. doctor?—for I really must go to-night. Then 1 shail have seen and heard every Juliette in the com- pany, tall or short, cold or warm.” The conversation became scmi-musical then anil quite general, but De Brett saw that while the doctor smiled down upon the lady on his right, his left hand gently pushed Alma‘s wine-giass Into her fingers, and that she, obeying a glance from him, drank, and for a moment he sat in absolute blind rage, so perfectly evident was It that an understanding existed between them. As an attendant was coming downstairs with Alma's wrap she and the doctor stood waiting for It, and De Brett, approaching from behind some palms with | the glove his wife had lot fall ax she passed from the drawing-room, heard the doctor say: “It must cease, Lee, It must, my dear! If any- thing serious happens, what becomes of my reputa- tion? And “Your glove!” Interrupted a cold volce, which went on quickly, addressing the attendant. ‘To me, Jay- son!’ and turning his back upon the doctor, De Brett himself with deft, experlenced hands wrapped Alma In the fur-!Ined garment of ivory velvet ‘As they drove to the opera-house Alma tried to talk and act as usual, though the absence of the tender- ness of which Reggie had ever before been so lavish wounded her cruelly. Oh, she thought, if Reggte were {li or threatened with a breakdown of nerves, how she would envelop him with love and tenderness! She would never, never draw coldly away from him. But she would be crying in a moment, would make him hate her-— “Oh, I beg your pardon—you said’'— bright. ever. hten her, but ever so short sympathetic he knew that nother Is ab- set in nd the wearl- iced with ex- y as did his ale? Ughtly and and that to herself to the last one De DR Mk anid ek ayy WW WN WORLD: TUESDAY EVE SHE FOUND HBRSELF GRADLED IN HER HUSBAND'S ARMS. “T asked how often you see Dr, Lefevre," came In cutting tones from the other corner of the brougham. “How often? I don't know. About once a week— “Alma seem to be an ordinary conversation,” Alma answered with quivering lips. It was from Lefevre—it was addressed to “But I stand convicted of an| and was unsealed, ING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1902, his wife, unnecessary word of French—4 isin | him and piilowed her throbbing hy on his shoulter, | f Kate had used that language so very much In times! and she (git that for a few moments she was back | r Q THE JOKE OF THE SEASON. | ec Se maaat ce a “Are your dally meetings so very complicated,” he} Next day an De Brett returned trom a morning |!9 foolish, 1 n {ff tt goes a step further tt ma growled angrily, ‘that you require two languages (o| canter In the park—a pleasure Alma had shared wl ae serious t BY CLARA MORRIS. | explain them? or heaven's sake don't adopt the| him up to a fow weeks ogo —he saw a messenger hand| "I heart w #, child, the night you fainted. habit of Injecting French into ordinary conversation a letter. there w spers from close to you, ioaye that to Kate Willoughby!" [Nl take It,” he sald to the man ns he entered, a 1 You withdrew from your ight. Relieve “Anh, those three black crows are still In evidence,’ I might Justify myself by saying that this docs not) with {t he went | me. your huahad wilt never inot In hl tonte trientahip with| smiled Dr. Lefevre, ‘and the Barrons’ rooms are heart, at lenst—tt o whispers reach tlm, foes South ani there | always as hot as Tophet—hence thc y of a pro: hears) a Your moth will ou nis day laughter of my all will be beat friend, is don we 1 remain. “BURTON LEFEVRE. With a groan De Brett threw himself into a dig armchair and closed his eyes. He was not utterly stupid, only partly so. He recalled Mra, Cary's word “Who has given you such an tdea of your husband?” Now 1 the words of the doctor, “Why have And he asked: “What to make “cruel state- Cousin Kate? Bah! She was no he add listened to that woman?’ Who would be ilkely about him? Who but loathed that word ‘cousin’! of his. Almat cousin Poor little thing with Lete She had always been a timid, tender But how could this secret understanding re be explained. Me turned his head wearily in miserable perplexity, and just then he heard the noft trailing of akirts actoss the floor, the tap of heels on the pollshed spaces between the rugs, and opened his eyes to see Alma before him She looked very fragile for all her loveliness, and De Brett frowned anxiously as he rose to offer her a chal e refused ft, she was too nervous t¢ however, saying with a Htte laugh it—though, if he pleased, tha she wold like to speak to him. F ra moment they faced each other In silence, then Brett coldly, curtly exclaimed, “Well?” At which Alma shrank back with a startled “Oh!” as if he had hurt her, While she stood ther hesitating one tremulous hand nught the support and comfort of the other, and as he ors locked and unlocked themselves a reat longing, diff It to restrain, came upon him to ize the little helpless members and cover them with kisses. “I-1 hay enot pleased you lately, Reggte," she be- gan at last, “though I have tried hard—and, really, I ) “Oh, T bog your pardon,” sald Kate confusedly; “I] professionally, that is, and'—laughing forcedly—al-| error in taste—an error I shall not repeat.” He never stopped to consider right or wrong. He | haVe not actually missed more than one or two things, } thought you knew most every day social): But before the opera was over such a mortal pallor| was a jealous husband, and he acted lke one. He| you know, I—I know how dredfully {t will vex you to ie vit was nothing,” replied Alma lightly, though drops| “Where?” curtly demanded the voice from the|had aettled upon her face that Do Brett insisted upon| drew out the letter and read have your arrangementa all upset for the season—but, of molsture stocd on her temples—"a mere dizziness." | corner. taking ner home at once. ty Dear Child: I told you last night this must | dear, I—I can retire quietly and mamma will be glad Ont again said Kate, “I'm glad—t was quite| “Where? Oh, par-cl, par-la," which was a most} Reggie's anger melted before the evident suffering| cease, and now Tam summoned hastily to the South | to have me, you know. And you—vou have often told. given to understand it was a prolonged faint, causing| unfortunate little sprech. of his little wife. on business, and truly Tam not sorry for it.” ("The | mo how you enjoyed a crulse.”” much anxiety Never could De Brett endure hearing ‘her speak an In the darkness of the Sreumher he drew her to/ coward,” sneered Rerale, LIFE ON A BATTLESHIP. . “Life on a battle-ship is 1® holiday excursion,” said an old mariner who Krows a thing or two about guns and tings of that sort, according to the ‘New Orleans Democrat, ‘and the young man who would pick out this kind of a life with the fea that it would be one grand, sweet round of pleasure would miss the mark. No doubt there are many young men who are extremely anxious to be aboard one of these big battle-ships when the .guns unlimber, but I am inclined to think that just one experience would be “ernugh for ‘he average young man. ‘Take these 13-inch guns now in use on the big battle-ships, When these guns here fired there is something going on. It is awful. No man can stand to be near them without an appeal to protec- “4 tlon of some sort. In the first place the men are forced to fill thelr ears with cotton, “The discharge of a 18-inch gun cre- ates a tremendous vacuum. It literally = pulls all the air out of the ears of men * Fo who are close to the gun, Here is where the danger comes In. The reactionary force Is something terrific, and unless the ear is protected by the use of cotton ‘the alr would rush back into the ear iron ; f - A TAME WILDCAT. One of the principal attractions of a w@how once given by the Cat Club In # er Chicago, says the Youth's Companion, | ys Z-was the “tame wildcat.” The animal ©) Bad been caught in the forests of Min- fe wmesota or Wisconsin when a little kit- eiten, and, having fallen into good hands, had grown up to be a gentle, affe, “2tionate creature, fond of being petted -swend giving no evidence of its original wildness, except in its pointed ears and + 9$8ts size, which was about that of four erdinary cats. “An Interested visitor, after having : ) Caen) a finger through the wires of fathe wildcat's cage and stroked the ant- © mal’a forehead, strolled along and pres- ° 3 @ntly repeated the performance at the “@}eage of a particularly handsome An- =. receiving a savage scratch as ho : 8 “Wow! ow!" he exclaimed, wrapping’ ad Bis handkerchief hastily around the finger. “A tame wildcat tsn't halt stlgy dangerous ax a wild tame cat,” eet ————— | &5) HOME FOR SPINSTERS, me Tn Bweden and Norway there are sev- @el homes for spinsters. One of these ‘gt least 15 as attractive as it is untque. (Bt 1s & monument to the memory of an exceedingly wealthy old man, who, dying more than 200 years ago, left the major Part of his fortune to the old maids ‘among his descondants. A superb home way bullt, furnished and managed by salaried trustees. It fourtshed and has gontinued, Any unmarried woman who can prove blood relationship to the founder of the Institution Is entitled to admiesion to the home. She Is given a @uite of rooms, 4 servant, private meals @nd is subject to no rules save such as ordinary good behavior demand. SSW IE € | with such force that the drum would be| in danger of serious and permanent In-| jury. The drum of the ear could not Stand the quick but violent return of | ©*"Y the air, Hence the use of cotton has) eso) felt-like material, been resorted to while firing these bis) 10 Very ¢aphionable. en | Indeed, so much ts it in favor with ‘There is an. jnstance on record where | parisian milliners that where the entire the rushing of the alr into the vacuum | her Ip not made of the material It is caused by the discharge of one of these | useq effectively In inch-wide bindings. importations for the autumn is of white elderdown, a rough which promises to lock of a door near by, which had been | made entirely of the white elderdown, carelessly left closed—for the men USu-| with a narrow binding of velvet in @ ally take the precaution to open the | dee; orange coh hade whic! Goors On occasions Of this kind. Stand: | cee> DUTAt Orange color, & shade wild ing near a 13-inch gun when It is in| operation would cure the naval ambl-| tion of many young men, I am sure, and 1t would probably convince men who are! much older in the ways of the world in fashfonable millinery. Of the very becoming rolling sailor shape, the hat is trimmed with bands of the burnt orange velvet In contrasting | light and dark shades, with clusters fighting force of the United States Gov- ernment haye no easy time." | all tints of yellow and orange and with exquisitely: tinted follage. DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH’S SONS. guns was ao forceful that tt broke the “me hat shown In the {ilustration Js) it 1s predicted will goon lead all others | t| that the men who represent the sea| small French chrysanthemums blending | One of the simplest and at the same; {thme most effective hats among the | | | | THIS HAT AND THE ROOSTER HAT, ILLUSTRATED TWO WEEKS AGO, WERD “he Is glad to leave her to ' THE EIDERDOWN HAT, SO POPULAR IN PARIS. PHC MAKER'S BY THE EVENING WORLD PHOTOGRAPHER. HIS LINE OF GOODS. Bishop Watterson tells a story of how he was once taken for a drummer" a travelling salesman who was riding A LONG CORN ROW. | Kansas !s simply exh matter of oddities, says t | Journal, Just when It in the 6 Clty by might be The Marquis of Blandford and Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill, two little English noblemen, whose mother was formerly Consuclo Vanderbilt. Pare Alcohol as a Face Lotion. ‘Dear Mire. Ayer: ‘Will pure alcohol used on the face ‘without being diluted a ekin? How much benzoin would you put to pint of alcohol to make the #kin pink and not dry the skin? @. 8. It depends altogether upon the sub- fa some altins will bear pure alcohol others will not. The only way for to hey fa by giving kane treatment a ry or Injure the} HARRIET HUBBARD AYER REVEALS BEAUTY SECRETS. If you are going to use benzofp in the gum put about a heaping spoontul of powdered gum benzoin to a pint of alcohol; this will produce a mild tinc- I have had excellent reports from the, Temedy for pimples for which I give! Apply to the face at night and wash off in the morning with warm! ture of benzoin, You should use such a water and a bland soap ' tinoture, however, diluted with water The remedy for corns is excellent. Do or it will be likely to prove too astrin-] not use Ik around the corn, but isolate gent. the corn and apply it only to the corn itself. This may be done by using a little vaseline around the outer edge of the ‘crn. Carbolated Ointment tor Pimples ot | you formula. Peace-isturbing Troubles, Dear Mire. Ayer: Kindly give me a good remedy for MENRY, “In Gods name!" he burst out, “what ar eyou talk- ing avout? Have you been making plans for the Win- ter without reference to me? Do you reatly imagine that I shall permit you to pass months In the South?’ ‘Oh, Regste she gasped, “you would not send me anywhere ¢ she gasped, “you could not be #0 “I'm not sending you ang- mly arranging a winter South Iplessly, she murmured. it him?" “Alma,’ De Brett exclaimed, “will you speak owt plainly what yo uhave to tell me? What !s this oursed secret?” “Oh, not that!” she cried In a tone of keenest gall ! Oh, Reggie—never, never cursed! her head to push back the “Shall I she murmured brokenly, “I'l | 9 dear, in a moment. | The fleeoy mantle hed slipped unnotleed from her | itd and she stood for an Instant upright with » hands to her head. De Bretis fingers clinched the arms of his ‘ward, his eves widening, his breath ne quick and fast. ‘Alma gasped—as the lovely tear-wet eyes met Nis eager, entreating glance, a perfect flood of erim- son swept over brow and cheek and throat. “Alma! My wife!’ he breathed, “do I not understand no’ dear?’ Her face faded to waxen whitte, her smail hands clasped then.selves unpon hor breast, but she bent her head In assent. And Reggle slipped down upon his knees defore her and Ifted the hem of her gown to his brow and to his Ips, before she swayed forward in the faint he could not longer struggle against. When she opened her eyes she found herself cradled in her husband's arm: “It was not a cursed secret—was tt, Reggle ered. “No, Mttle one," he said. ‘No! it was a blessed secret—but we must stop all this racketing about and live more quietly, mcre sensibly.” questioned Alma, ‘we Why, of course, sweetheart. week for the South together. were to be exiled alone?” “Kate sald so. She sald you would be bored to dissolution—that ill health would revolt you, and that you would—would—loathe the baby!" ‘Don't!’ he sald, “don't speak of that woman ever again tf you can help it!" And that ts why the De Bretts are wintering tn the South. That Alma should retire from society was of course natural and perfectly correct—but Reggie, old invulnerable Reggic’ That he should share that, retirer.ent, should content himself with walks and drives and boating, and a ttle home card-playing, was ton bourgesise. Tho sensation created by his marriage ts in a fatr way to be eclipsed by the sensation of his retirement. Whenever Gordon recewes a letter from Reggie, the fellows at the club ask: “How does Do Brett dr now? Does he wear floating Roman ribhrs and cross-striped embroidered aprons or is he con- tented with a rumed cap and a large white apron with shoulder pieces?" and some one swears he will send jim a Roumantan peasant's dress to wear at the christening. . Meantin.e both men and women declare the De Brett retirement the joke of the sason. (THE BND.) * ake We shall start next Did you suppose you | Sp |. Tuesday, At $7.50 Wai “ “ “ “ “ 865 Broadway. BOY DOL SI ss 23S) mal Vaud YYOGRAPHDD AT WANA- 5th Ni ene _ | 126t) st 14th St. mye Amusements ay Rosenqueat BRANDI TYNAN in hi ROBERT EMMET, GHEATRST OF ALL IRI JOHN FORSYTHE, ~ FORSYTHE WAISTS ecial Sale. , Wednesday, Thursday, 2, 000 SILK WAISTS--Tailor Made Price. About 46 sts, Reduced to $4.50 $6.25 $7.50 $8.75 $9.50 $10.50 $12.50 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ THE WAIST HOUSE. Bet, 17th and (8th Sts, Amusements Excursions. ‘VISIT fas IDEAL Entertaining Beyond Comparison, AML Laught Pier, 9.00, 11.00 A. M.. 18. Tins 30a Oe ‘og Ma. and on the same train. Indeed, the stranger) Posed that she had run the whole gamut Matinee To-M esha Waa so confident that he was addressing] S00 Appears with another novelty euch 1-DAY « SHANNON'S 232 BAND DANY HE ap pees: another of the gutld that he began the) #3 Hobuly else tn all the wide world patr Ny The rides EXCURSION, CTE Sehean conversation by inquiring: wot have thought of. For ex oP MF mous BOSTONIANS ™ (est MARYLAND. Tnckodiasisaeieelos: te Sie “Do you repregent a big house?’ ample, a Kingman County farmer ta gZ72is Bry MiniD MAMAN | Biggest on earth,” replied the Bishop,| 5° w of corn a little more than». . : | who was “on’ in a twinkling, | twenty long for no ot ATS TM PAINS on Rowon is | “What's the name?" was tho next 80" tha inyular and extraordl-| GapRIt 2 ene RT TO-NIOHT, oa, e question. [aes ae rd in a fifty-nere) “Evenings wo saturday | WALLACK" s. TOeNIGHT—Firet Time, A ee sinigaai “Lord & Church," replied the Bishop. | Meld and we and round tn a elr-| A LAvGN Bes Tip Goplg ois cla eel roheal Soceregu rsh tenner fer THE 1 NEW CLOWNa MER iat inven ar 4 heard of !t, Any branch houses?” whole tna s ow whieh commonces | N7W j 5 4 ria 300 ata So. said the man of God, easily [the middle. Whe ated It ” ROBERT EDESON, + & Nina Saher 7 6.40 P.M (A@atttonal “Thats queer!” went on the drummer, cotirse, he had to plough the same way.! s lad u a Ba 40, who began to think he had run acros# As appearance the flold will make! K } 7 ves, 8 Wed Sat a boastful representative of soe small as much is LL would 4¢ planted in : Nvcrenvexen wennonous STO Ch ACY concern. “roots and shoes?” chalordinais way he Rogers brothers il Harvard CODFISH ARI oc R. CY, ‘o,"' maid the Bishop. Orn a ——— | {Star Ave, 10TH 8 ONLY A SHOP GIRL “Dey hee Amusements, —— ot ack Brootlyn Amusements. yd ginning to dimplay \ mT : nog tass yy “Well.” sald the Bishop, “some folie AcAD Le estan tnt ny . Mistress Nell. OL “MATINDES elas. A fees Giiney Adams, Sivger Sh MONTAUK eae Satexs —_- Prices 26,650.70 81" Mais Wot Rat 2) Rive 81 PASTORS: SHOW GIRL. 5. MANHATTAN SENSIBLE GIRL. BOSTONIANS IN “Rots OO! bah rei ia Unrequited loveyirove a young man to| ie — MAT. DAILY. ay commit sulclde ‘in a St. Petersburg) WEBER & FIELDS ‘ N10, 20 & 30c. | hotel. Tt transpired that he had askea ‘pe T * wiGisloe Eve 4 tittle girl In the street to choose one f WAS pone in The Christian, of two pieces of paper which he handed 3 64 deal Saiolets. = her. On one was written “life and on CEE OAD SLS Sse BRIGHTON Beste $06 Mare | he other “death The girl chose} CTE PV Fo Aa EN OF a ee a ‘eat | roa : aot PATTEN TEN Tis E fat. | TOM w =| ; . 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