The Stroud Star. (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1901 Page: 2 of 10
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IIO IS til** rlixtiniriiihiirri look-
iiif# 111:111 who i'uiiih in (lit*D
with Mr. ('atiipbrll?”
Th<* |HTMin to whom tin* i|in*slion
wax Bildrfsxfd ^laiicril n«ro»**> tin* rr-
rrptinn hull amt replied:
"Robert Oordun. lie is the fellow
about whom the newspapers are say-
injf so tn tie Ii—the lobbyist from New
York who has aueceeded in injrlhe
Consolidated Telephone ordinances
through the council. Handsome, isn’t
he?"
"Remarkably so. Still, on a closer
view his expression is not- entirely
plcusnnt, and I should say that he
bears marks of dissipation-'•■not gross-
ly, but there is something that sug
gests wine, women and song at unholy
hours—or am I mistaken? Is that
pallor natural?”
A woman standing near bent a keen
glance at the man as his name was
mentioned, and the slightest sugges-
tion of a flush appeared on her cheeks,
it was the first time she had laid eyes
on him since the night she had jilted
him for Frederick Markham. That was
19 years ago. .They were both young
—about 18—and had been sweethearts
from childhood. He was still in eol-
»ege, a brilliant boy and a career pre-
dicted for him. Hut the career was a
long ways otT and Gordon had little
other than expectations.
Frederick Markham was rich and
well-connected and ten years her
senior. He offered her all the things
so dear to the girl just budding into so-
ciety, and she had accepted him and
thrown Gordon over. She had not an-
ticipated such a scene, however, as fol-
lowed when she told him that she was
to marry Markham. He accused her
bitterly of heartlessness and of delib-
erately leading him 011 for the sake of
amusement, lie swore that she had
ruined his life and for the wreck that
would follow she was responsible by
every law: of God and of man. He told
her that he would never again believe
in the sincerity of a human creature.
And it had eventuated much as he
had predicted. He had finished his col-
lege course and studied law. while
plunging into extreme dissipations.
His great natural abilities had carried
him through and he had settled in Npw
York, where, instead of devoting him-
self to his profession, he had used his
brilliant qualities to forward all sorts
of questionable schemes. He line! be-
come a very successful lobbyist.
He had never visited the home city
since his interview with the woman
tiutU this time, when he had couie to
whin rro#»et| her heart. Thru »|n
straightened herself haughtily ami
mill len d to hrrsrlf:
"\Vlu» 1 an idea. I must l#e going into
second childhood.”
During the entire evening Gordon
monopolized Miss Murkliuin’s 11:leu-
lion. ami at the close handed her lo
the carriage all to the considerable
discomfiture of her mother.
Robert Gordon did mil return at onei-
lo New York as he had nnnouneed pre-
viously. The weeks faded into months
and still he occupied the handsomest
suite al the Hoyu! and hung over the
dainty hand of the young heiress of
the Markluim fortune. Mrs. Markham
fretted and stewed, lint her expostula-
tions fell on unheeding ears. The girl
felt the strong attraction toward the
handsome mun of the world ever felt
by daughters toward the men who
have been the unsuccessful suitors for
their mothers’hands; and as for Mark-
hum, he was charmed by the dominant
personality of the New Yorker.
The inot.Jior’.s apprehensions were
not unfounded, however, and one day
the father awoke to the situation
nnd there was a most serious talk
between Clare’s parents. It was fully
evident that, the girl was madly in
love with the brilliant lobbyist, and
when the matter was talked over
Frederick Markham saw at once that
it was not a proper match for the
daughter. Then there was a serious
interview with the girl, who was told
plainly the character of the man.
She resented it passionately, and the
result was that a few days later
Robert Gordon formally proposed to
Markham for the hand of his (laugh-
ter. In reply to the indignant re-
fusal of the father Gordon coolly in-
formed him that lie already liad the
consent of the girl and proposed to
marry her in any event—with the
parental consent if possible, without
it if necessary. Clare when consult-
ed cast her lot with Gordon. A’ll
revelations concerning Gordon’s ca-
reer and record were without avail.
He would live, he declared, solely to
gratify his senses, and he wished her
much joy in the sale she had made of
herself, ft was l he speech of a hot-
headed, high-spirited, disappointed
boy. It all came up before her this
night many years later with startling
vividness its she looked at him across
the reception hall.
Then the mother in desperation
went to Gordon’s apartments at the
Royal and made a pathetic appeal to
him.
“There can be no happiness in such
a match.” she said. “When she awak-
ens to the realities she will be heart-
broken—as you well know. There is
no happiness in such a marriage
either for her or for you. 1 do not
know what yon are after. I will not
insult you by intimating that you
seek her money. If you do it shall be
yours without a marriage. In any
event I conjure you by a mother’s
me aside, a mere !i*i»l». Now you »p- ,
peal to 1 lie moru! nut ore you de.
«troved. | never dreamed of %o per-
fect a revenge until I sow tl»e girl -
your very second self, and then I saw
the way to innke you suffer even :i* I
have s 11 ft**red. And >ou must siitfer
lo the end. I will not spare you. Go
and tell the girl what I have said
and thnl I am your old lover, if yon
please. She wili not believe it and I
will deny il. It is your turn to walk
tliu floor now. I have done it for
19 years. Oh, I will lend your
proud nnd sensitive girl a pretty
dance, I promise you.”
lie caught her as she fainted, nnd
after applying restoratives showed
her to her carriage.
The wedding was a swell affair and
l lie newly-wedded pair went abroad
for a honeymoon tour.
It was ten months later at Venice,
when the crisis came. They had
lingered there for five weeks enjoying
the soft languor of the Italian skies.
The months had been a revelation to
Gordon. Never had he supposed earth
hold such joy as he had found in the
golden weeks that had slipped by
since his marriage. As lie penetrated
further and further into the nature
of the woman Who had married him
despite warning and evil report, he
sounded depths of tenderness that
he never expected had existed. Far
from carrying out his threat and in-
tention to break her heart, he be-
came inspired day by day with the
deepest reverence for her. This soft,
evening in Venice the climax came.
He crossed over to where his wife
sat and said:
“Clare, I have a confession to
make. I cannot go on in this way
with a lie in my heart. I did not
marry you with a clean soul and from
a pure love. All they have said about
me is true. Your mother knew me
better than any living person, and
she told you the truth. Since I have
known you as wdfe I have come to
learn somewhat of your real worth,
and a great loathing of myself has
taken possession of me until life
seems only tolerable on the condition
that I cease to act, a lie and that you
know me as 1 am. Forgive me? I
was cruelly hurt by a woman once
and I charged it to all womankind. I
will make any amends you say. I
will leave you if you will it—any-
thing, anything, no matter how hard
so I stand at least honest in your
sight.”
With a broken sob he sank on one
knee and buried his face in his hands.
In an instant she was beside him
with both arms about his neck.
“1 knew you better than you knew
yourself,” she whispered.
Greece has cut down nearly all her
forests, and is forced to spend € 400,-
000 a year on imported timber.
|»oloi4ni»r. but very f re-
queiiily fastened at the back, are
| enumerated among the lUt of early
autumn evening *lre*<*ei*. The arm-
hole i» aimply finished with a triplw
row of crescent-shaped frills, a siuull
pun, or els*- has 11 trimmed and scal-
loped cap. These gown# arc likely
also to prove one of the graceful arti-
cles «*f wear in overdress form, in
diaphanous material above silk or
sutin, or. with the sleeve# added, to
become a favorite for wearing as a
substitute for a street wrap of light
wool or any of the handsome con-
tinue cloths. Again, this distinctive-
ly smart mode! can la- used us 1111 en-
veloping Mirtout-likc garment en
suite witli a traveling costume of mo-
hair. tweed, or cheviot. Made of
eolientie or /Inti* royal, it would nice-
ly renovate
has seen
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b
ibril^or
or satin gown »liaf.
ays, hut is not yet
worn rnoUjn^^H he east aside, using
the new fabri<^or the long overdress.
The model noted at u famed design-
ing house of this eity was a
French visiting-costume of finely
repped faille silk, the princess over-
dress of double-faced cashmere. An-
other gown of silk-dotted India mull
for evening wear was trimmed with
the lace insertion and lace-edged ac-
cordeon-pitited frills of the mull, dif-
fering from the last-mentioned model
in having short sleeves, a lace yoke,
and being fastened at the back. It
was very long and very graceful, and
its style could bo easily and effective-
ly copied in many different kinds of
fabric suitable for either day or even-
ing wear. Another gown of close-
meshed grenadine is cut. away at the
top, like a low-necked evening dress,
showing the corsage part of the. silk
underdress like a guimpe. The edge
of this cutaway princesse is finished
with elaborate revers rounding at the
back, covered with cut-jet appliques,
and dwindling to long 1ichu-Iike
points that reach below the waist-
line on each, side of the front.
Fruit Salad.
A fruit salad that may be served
with a mayonnaise is delicious. Peel
and divide one Florida orange and tWo
mandarin oranges into their natural
parts; shell and halve a dozen English
walnuts; take the seeds from two
dozen Malaga grapes; shred one me-
dium-sized pineapple and slice two
red bananas; chill the fruit thorough-
ly before preparing them, mix togeth-
er, and xyrinate with a*French dress-
ing\.Arwnge on lettuce leaves and
garnish ^yith mayonnaise. Serve as
soon as made.—People’s Home Jour-
nal. \
Molnnnea l’addlnir.
One cupful of molasses, one cupful
of sour milk, one cupful of chopped
suet, one cupful of currants, one tea-
spoonful of soda, a little <*loves, all-
spice. cinnamon and enough flour to
stiffen. Steam one and a half hour*.—
Household.
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