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BY BERTHA N. (%.tY,
Author of "Thrown on tee woods,
"A alienated II.19b," etc.
rest—and it is all owing to her. Sim
cane between us, She tpretonds to like
lulu to get money from him, She does
not love 11111(•—I lovo him. I heard to-
day that ho had given her thoso diamonds
—do you believe it ?"
But Agatha was shocked and dtemayed
at the gliulpso into tho tompost•tossed
sonl—dismayed at her own inability to
help liar ; and when they returned 1)0011'
Airs, Norman scrmcl even more miser-
able than she had been before. -
CHAPTER NL VI.
1'11L soon TIL1T 1'Altil ENJOYED.
Every day affaire soemed to go from
bad to worse itt this wretched h0l1l11 l` . ferric:':1, tt: tl }cut 111(1 magnificent prl,, CIIAP U111 xLVII.
The infatuation of Homo Norman for Feat to lt.:Y. TIM 1411ELi. OF A ISIi,1UTIL'UL FA°F,
this beautiful Freda was talked of every.
where, It was the one zest that all 1s a matter of course, it was 110(1131( There was eomething so wild, so 1(u•
Paris enjoyed. 1'reda's caprices, her bcfura noon n❑ the day folluuiug tvhuro
they were, and Paris enjoyed a wicko3 cl•rtam, so strange iu the stammer of
whine, her t tnc,es Krol . the Hole sub I tutglu to 11:1('.1 that the costly furs, pre.
yhvilie Norman during thowhole of that
jects of con3crsati"n. ifmr capxieSS pared for the most stately 1301(1(11( 111 t'av, tIt'tt Agatha felt most uueomfort•
were some of them as b°antthd as her 1•' 1) v' lied been presented to their ablo. Thorn was no ono to whom she
face. She was Met ulnen tiro object of i'; vot''Ito a•tro.os, Freda, could Norman her fears. Mr. Norwas
the idolatry of all Paris. Young, lovely. 1;'it ;10,410 aormau had hardly reek- utterly indifferent to her, and sho knew
charming, witty, 3eithont the least re• a:.c,l on tiro cast and rosult of that pro- no ono to whim sho mold appeal on the
strait,' itt word or action. ]ler tricks ;cm•, Is was when they mat for tiro pert of this hapless lady. Sho made
play: her lovers were the auutse• broakfast that ills. Norman saw him for '-o a o e Volt to prevont hot: front going
meat d_ -.. alio heard them. She was tho first time Sine° :aro had endo up her
a Mina._ - ou. ;+l•e .1 It a large court I min l about tho lues. SheIuiow that
01 admirers 1101 1 .,.o/s. her dress°' ahoo;t fabulous wealth wits hors a she
bet 'tosses and care' i ma(ia her th,
e ,lreal that mit wnnhjpc;l'.tfe 1)'t
envenvyof hall r:
the o.nta in Paris. ....ate Mrs,01 n_y.
Norman arnn said t' herself : "IIct osa" she said, ".1 have seen a set
Z•Who co:+ld co.,tlw.O with a bright,
dazzling woman like 11:11 ?" of .hies ; the price is rather ttl furs,
a•
She, too, seemed. moles a kind of in.
gout, I :Amit, but they aro royal fu
She went to theatres now I and 1 have set my heart upon them;
fatuation• ; will you giro me a cheek?"
two or three times each week, act,'sat\n 3vords eau express his et1117rise;
elute, dumb, with her great an 1(1111' I tam gin is Ire was just raising to lits lips
never taying ono word, but drinking i1( I Yell 0113(1,1 to tho round.
with her cold eyes the raidiaut betutty riru all the women in Paris mad?"
of Fro,la'A face. ho c'''''a.13vnu ler," she said to Agatha, as "What havo 1 to do with the women
they drove Itomo one night after her l0 Paris ?" she said. "1 ask for a check
greatest triumph, I wonder what Ito for the furs. I have plouty of money by
wo"I1 do," she repeated, "if Freda ate; but not cuftoauough."
-wee, to die ?"t• ,. I cannot be teasod by writing out
He would forget her i1( a ween, 10 cheelts this morning," be said, hastily.
plied Agatha. "11 is not teasing you," sho replied.
"I wonder what he would do if she
"J. t cannot surttly be much troubla to
had the small -pox, and it disfigured sign a 831'"°1"" she 1:11.1. "Yon would do
1
her ? ergot her itt less than a week," it at otter if tits steward or the cook
she recited to herself, and did not ,
speak again until they had reached ':iltlhave not the time this morning,
Phyllis. 1 will do it to -morrow" '
"Must 1 remind you," she asked,
"that I am simply asking you for my
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11 .t wen some stringt er'oaturo, She wanted now to rid horsolf of, she would
do it. Misolriof-rnakors ropoatod it, A
determined. aspros41011 0111(1(1 into ;11rs.
Norman's taco ae sho heard it.
Tho actress kopther word, In one of
tho 11nc'st ants of a play—the H0eno of
which was laid in l3uesta—sho hall the
imperial sables arranged carolosely
around hor. And the same ovoniug a
dozen different wonton took the story to
Phyllis Normae. Sho said very little ;
sho laughed. But there was a look in
her fade not pleasant to see. Tho next
morning, for tit° first tinlo since &gattle
had boon bathe house, sho trent out alone.
Alone—and so plainly dressed, no ono
would have known that it was tiro
fashionable Airs. Norman. Sho was cer-
tainly not herself—her oyes had a wild,
strange look—her faco wits lividly gray.
.Will,you go out with nut this eveuing,
Miss Ilrooko," sho said, "I should liko
to Hoo those fatuous furs on the stage ;
but wo will go in disguise, oithor in the
pit or the gallory—aro you willing ?"
"Yes, I am willing," ropliod Agatha ;
but itt her lroart site wished herself a
hundred miles away.
does not loop—she glares—it Hullos,
savage ulnae, .f von do not rnanago
hotter than this, tjr:at woman will do
me somo mischief. Sho looked the
other night as though site would shoot
A10."
' Sho would not dare," he replied,
of I wonder who it is that tells her tlteso
thiuge ?"
' Every old gossip itt Paris will Help
just0 little," sho said laughingly.
"May 1 conio to•u.orrow morning to
luncheou 1" 110 said : "I heard you iu-
Vito ono or two."
"Ton must bring a passport," oho
replied.
,Met what will that bo?' ho asked.
"Tho set of sable:, that all Paris is
raving about. They say they wore
ezpreasly ordered for the empress
trhes, husband proseuted me with my
famous, diamond °frown."
Irl 1 ani to bring tho.sables ? " ho
said.
"Yes, you feast not eolno 'without
Omit," she replied.
And that 501110 (ironing, so anxious
was Ito to please hor, he tlrovo to the
Lorne.
Then, looking wistfully at Agatha,
she said :
"If he forgot her, do you think he
would remember mo?" own.
She longed to bo able to comfort that ] t is not that at all," he replied,
desolate soul, to give her some cotisola_ :`mow hasty you aro, Phyllis. I will sign
tion, to help her ; but she conld nob say
yes to that question. She (lid not think
Herno Norman would over tolerate his
wife again.
In one of the iinc'st stores in Paris, a
superb set of sables, were exposed for
sale. Humor said they had been
fashioued expressly for a groat northern
queen, who, however, preferred ermine,
and these wore for sale. The price, of
course, was very high, but then sables
made for au ctnprese, of course, must
fetch a great price. It was just possi-
ble that tho story about the ompress
was a fiction—it did not render rho furs
less valuable. Mrs. Norman road of
them, then asked Agatha to go with her
to see theta.
Tito rich English lady was received
with even more honor than soma French
princesses—there would bo no question
of hundreds where sho was concerned.
"I should law them, Miss Brooke," jealous of her, but uow?
the said. "'rho price is enormous, but Ho was sufficient of a gentleman to
itis long sine° I have tondo a purchase
for myself. I will speak to Mr, Nor feel very sorry, neither dirt bo forget
Iran first. ,just as a matter of form." that it was his wife's 100neywhich hail
Aul before night it was whispered ptuchasedIbis magnificent gift for her
among the ladies who carol for such rival
things, that the rich English lady, Mrs. All Paris laughod again at the joke; it
Norman, intended to puroliaso the loomed to the Parisians that this
English household had undertaken to
provide for their arnnsetnout. It was
certainly a magnificent notion that the
outraged wife should drivo to the fur
store, chock in hand, for the sables; it
was a finer joke still to know who had
purchased thom,and whore they were
gone,
Mrs. Norman was disappointed ; but
the tiling sho could not understand was
tho half -frightened look of rho pro-
prietor and the laughing facto of one of
the assistants.
"Who has purchased them ?" she
asked, and could. not understand why an
evasive answer was given to hor. When
sho did know, tho wonder was that sho
did not din of tho mortification ; it
would. havo been bettor if sho had
dole so.
Of couese sho know before nightfall;
ono of tho many friouds who hurry with
bedtimes caino to her and told her. Sho
said little ; silo tried oven to laugh, but
roue tho loss dooply had the iron
entered hor soul. Sho told Agatha.
"What would you do in my place
now ?" sho asked.
"Nothing. I would pass it by with
contemptuous indifference."
"I cannot," she replied, with dry,
tearless oyes. "I must avenge mysolf
this tir0o."
"Vengoauee is mine, I will repay
saith the Lorci,' ' quoted Agatha; but
it was to deaf oars.
Horno Norman did the most unfortu-
nate thing lie could do; ho told bean.
Will Freda of the contretemps over the
furs. Slue was amused with, and then
quarreled with him about ib. Hand.
somo Horno Norman's reign with the
famous actress was almost over.
Beautiful Prods, said to herself that
"I wish for it, now," sho ropliod.
"'Very well," bo said, sullenly, "you
must have it, I suppose. I will attend
to it after luncheon. How much do you
say ?"
She told hits the price of the sables.
"Yon aro ambitious," he said, "to
want the furs of an empress."
"They will be worth looking at," she
t epliecl, withill-judged bitterness, "which
I am not."
"You know bast," he replied.
I -lo signed tho chock, gave it to her,
and wont out. He did not care to faco
the HI:01 . She world be sure 13.0NV to
know that ho had bought them and
given tltoni to the beautiful Freda. I'I0
honestly wished himself out of this
dilemma which was about rho worst be
had fallen into. What a scene there
would be. Ho had known long since, b;'
her commeuts on Freda, that sho was
famous set of sables.
"I have longed all my life for a royal
set of furs," she said, "and it \rill be a
real plrasuroto have those."
Agatha was only too delighted to see
her take au interest in anything, so that
she talkod notch about them. Straus° to
say, on that tho only clay sho wantmi to
see Mr.Norman particularly, he did not
come; Ito stint a unto to say that he
had a particular engagement, and should
not ditto at hone.
" I must wait until toanorrow for my
furs," said Mrs. Norman, " 1 nood not
hurry about them—being snmmor time
no ono elso will burry."
In ono of tho loveliest of the bijou.
mansions of Paris, a very pretty scone
was enacted that same ocening. Beauti-
ful Freda had a leisure night, and, as a
matter of course, had given a dinner
party—needless to say that Horne Nor•
man was there, IVIten the evening was
drawing to a close, and the boautiful
woman, hor neck, arms, and shoulders
gleaming like wbito satin, ]ay baok in
the oozy depths of a crimson velvet
chair, her golden, glittering hair and
scarlet lips, her bewitching loveliness
of features, hor brilliant smiles, her
languid grace, her biting sarcasm, all
maddened tho infatuated man,
"Dearrtiful Freda," bo said, "lot mo
sit on that stool at your feet for ten
minntos, just while tell you how lovely
you are."
"1 know," she said, " all about it ;
every ono tells me ; I need no particular
information from you, By tho way,
Hexno,why clo you let that disagreeable -
looking wife of yours comoto the thoatro
so often ?"
" I did not know," ho ro)<.liod.
You should sae to it; .t is horribly if byusing rho sablos 01( tho etago she
bad taste of hor," panted the boautiful 'ootd,raortif the wife of tho man she
Freda. "She comes and looks at meas y
1111 , 11(0 itt what 301V4 very unusual
n;:(t her.—alio went to 'its. Norman's
dr ,,sin;-reott and asked to speak. 10 heir.
31:1(0, the maid, was present, and
Agitate 1 1" sed hot under sumo pro-
0:1
ro-0 1 cL
silo Said, "at) let me
s;?na'. to j on! 1 0111 nob happy over you
to-riay—you do not seem to bo 70018011;
you aro net well."
Instead of r,a ;wcring her, Mrs.:, or-
ntan tamed from her and looked in the
glass,
"I do not look i11," slue said.
Agatha wont nearer to her end laid
her arm round the beautiful white
smoulder; thou, touchec1 by its beauty,
its white, fail slain, smooth and soft as
satin, she bout down and kissed it.
Mrs, Norman star:: el as though she
had been stung; heir faco floated a, dusky
red.
''Do not do that 1" she cried; "for
Heaven's sake do not do that 1 You
Would make me humau again, and my
heart is turned to stone. No one has
kissed mo for the last two years."
And Agatha drew back in sorrowful
sympathy.
"Tell ran," she said, gently, "where
you went this morning ?"
Another groat, dull flush came over
her face, then a dreadful pallor.
"Why do you want to know?" she
cried, suspiciously,
"For no reason in particular," replied
Agatha ; "only that I was anxious about
you, and you have never °coined well
since."
"1 am notwell," she answerer'. "There
is a fire horn in my brain and in nay
heart. I wonder if I shall go mad ? Do
people over go mad over love and
jealousy ?"
"I have heard so. But you must not
think of such horrible things," said
Agatha. "Try to think that the son
shines, and that outside of fair Paris the
land lies laughing in the midst of sweet-
est flowers."
But rho sad, cold oyes looked• at her
vaguely and (lid not comprehend.
"Givo up going out to -night. You are
not well; your face burns and your hands
aro cold."
"I want the sables to keep= warm,"
sho said, -with a bitter laugh.
"Nover mind tho sahlos,"saiclAgatha.
"I am quite surd that Mr. Norman is
both sorry and vesed about them ; I can
read it i11 his face."
Ilei own brightened just a little.
"Do you think so? Ah 1 that com-
forts me. But she door not regret it.
They say that she insisted. on having
this Rosman play upon the stage that
sho might display the furs. Parte may
well laugh. What a seem! sand I am
snpposod to be sitting in a box, looking
ott with calm, serouo complacency, whifo
sho and the public enjoy the joke 1
What does she deserve ?"
"Forgot all about her," said Agatha.
"Silo merely holds people by the spell of
her boautiful fano and beautiful voice,
Jloauty will facto and hor voice die. For.
get all about her."
"I will, after to -clay," said Mrs. Nor.
man, gravely. "After to -night I will
speak of hor no more ; but I want to See
her in all the bravery of her fare. Just
this ono night, and I will Hover anter
theatre again."
Agatha thought, as hoe heart soomed
fixed on it, it would bo cruel to thwart
11,:11. Perhaps sho would hoop her word,
a.td after to -day forgot her.
"Why do you wish to go in disguise ?"
sho asked.
"It is no disguise, it is only that I do
not wish to be known; 'You do not
know Paris as well as 1 do. If T were
soon thoro to•ni ht, in a box in full
dross, no matter how calm and careless
I might soom to be, (ivory comic papor
in Paris would have a oarioatut:o of mo.
1 would not bo seen thorn for the world,
yet 1 want to see if it be truo that sho
brings tlioso sables on the stago. Just
this one ovoning, Miss Brooke, thou no
more. It is very ]rind of you. Thorn
need bo no disguise, Wear a common
black cloak, a bonnet, and a veil. Wo
will go into the pit, No ono will rocog-
0izo us. Your face will bo somewhat
out of place among the common people
there, but mine will not; I look exactly
like a tradesman's wife."
It wasquite useless arguing, yet
Agatha had a certain misgiving which
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