A Woman-Hater

he winnings out of his pocket, and proudly piled the gold and crumpled notes in one prodigious mass upon the linen, that shone like satin, and made the gold look doubly in

hty-one pounds, English money. "And to think," said he, "if

now," said she. "I wi

p the swag before a creature sees

d took away the

er her to know mig

will be

arded permission, and ordered

n about half an hour, c

er answer surprised him. "You have done well. We must now begin to prove t

rds, etc.; but as her talent was superlative, he must now endeavor to keep up with it by invention in his line-the puff circumstantial, the puff poetic, the puff anecdotal, the puff controversial, all tending to blow the fame of the Klosking in ever

all belong to me. Another can claim half; t

Nonsense!" said he, roughly. "He

ok two equal sums: on

for him. I didn't; and I shall take him back his

he

Don't you go mad now

t certainly is not very clear; and perhaps, after I have

pale, and asked her, with

he time how great was my excitement; but now I am conscious that t

ion, Ashmead hur

and was full of dreams and fancies. These preyed on her so, that she rose and dispatched a servant

ut she really did not see how she could refuse him some share of her winnings, should he demand it. "Think of it," said she. "The poor man loses-four hundred pounds, I think you said. Then he says, 'Bet you for me,' and goes away,

Ashmead, in a tone that plainly showed he was

s soon as he hears: so I need

it till he comes,"

nd was tempting her, and felt she was n

" said she, to tur

st young fell

, of c

boy. To be sure, his talk was not like

to begin gambl

of his own, he will marry money. Any woman woul

or f

ite, like a girl;

d. Fin

len

t co

er man's eyes, like you ladies. However, now I think of it,

hat wa

just above the forehead he had got one l

erwent the most rapid and striking changes,

n he was quite alarmed at her strange expressio

le-astonished. Such a th

I never saw a

your life?" ask

not that

id Ina Klosking, and wen

s attention even with the great creature's tantrums. He devoted himself to it, and it occupied him so agreeably that he did not observe the conduct of Mademoiselle Klosking on her return. She placed three photogra

ed. He took one up. It was an elderly woman, sweet, venerable, and fair-hair

t

ic-as might

k up a

e. Stop. Haloo!-what is this? A

rom it to her. "Why, madam," said he, in an awestruck vo

e. "Ah!" she cried, "I thought so-my Ed

ed, "No, no!" and soon the color rushed into her face, and she clasped her hands together, and cri

when she did, her spirit and her natural

he?" said

he was at th

at once. When is

watch. "In ten minutes

riage this instant. I wil

the train,

gged her not to act too hurriedl

l dare i

raid you will not be welcome. Something has just occurred to me; the reason he ran off so suddenly was, he saw you

"He ran away at sight of me? Ah, Jes

is judgment was undimmed by passion, and he gave her the benefit. "Take my advice," said he, "and work it this way. Come in a clo

ward Se

is money owing you,' says I, 'and my friend has brought it.' Then he is sure to come. You will have your veil down, I'll open the carriage-doo

aches, but, when he finds he is welcome, he will stay with me; and he shall have money to play with, and a

o, like a goose, and give him a lot at once. It never pays to part with power in this wicked world. You give him twenty

you are!" said she. "But such a

y. You won't keep

ring him to me, and then, who knows? I am a change: my love may revive his, a

oon clean you out. Ah, well! he can't rob you of

hmead put her into a carriage a

ead's return with Severne. He was a long time coming. She beg

he came

as a

he saw his face was

faltered, "you are

not come

st enough, if he was

To Ho

ne to England. Went off, by

e, just as if she had b

aight home. Here are their names. I looked in the visitors' boo

zar

Miss Dover. See, I w

rtunate! Why w

: but we shall be able to trace him now; and, b

he nearest church," she cried. "Man's wor

. She came out, pale and listless, and Ashmead got her home how he could. Her

membered the theater. She was announced for Rosina that very night. He saw trouble of all sorts before him. He

he reply. "If she c

nt back to

in her

you sing tonight? If not

h by falsehood to break faith myself. I shall pray till night: an

this a g