, 1873-08-31

lsino as tho avowal Hho had nwaitoi-woull not
l!avo oxrectod nlainor rapturcs and moro oron
declarations on tito morrow And What woman |
wotlld not l,nyo Rat In amazed aud Indignant |
ecncc. bding hor timo when tlays passed, nnl |
woolkB, and, nt length, ono month wnH slipping |
lnto anoher, and sill the lover caino, alisl yot
no palmer word was proAon7 What woman
would not llavo boon resolved to discover tho |
roaaon TINT lay behind 1t NIL, md. II lovo wan 80
slr0ng In or TINT so could not hatD 1lor lovor,
would not havo hntcd tho thing that Bl'o found
wns robbinG her Of him7
But whom homo woekB Ind ranScl, md Mr..
ncnton Tonnd himnclf iii his tlllomnla, Amabol's
influence counteractlng 1lonoras lust enough
whether l,o wiHhol Tint lie might mArry both Of
them or Tint ho Ind mover soon oit1or Of them;
and when other weeka llnd l'asaod, md AFFAIR.".
woro worse with him inntoad OF batter, anu
11onorn'g manl,or grow cior every day, and Ana-
bol'H had touch Of pathon n 1t that 1t tried Il
man to 200, then hlr. RentDn resolved that ho
| would leavo town and both Of tlleso magnets for
while, aud trust to timo to ooar up tho mattor
IIo had como bt1sincaH In tic Weut that he had
usually iutr11Btod to All agent; but 1t would DO
just rs we'll for him to look at hinRelf; and ho
accordingly Bat dow, and wrote lettors and
nado appointments, and completed his arrange
monls i'll auch manner tint tho wlley at'l Btrnto-
gies Of neither Of tho two enemies of his ponce
should DO abfo to laye any influence With Him
! for this timo at enst.
Tho room was full ut Honora's when ho won't
to spcAls Of his approaching departure, for it Was
her recoption-&1ay-tho street cunboroa with tno
! e1uipagoB and the stairways with gorgeous
women. ''I hnvo como to bid YOU good-hy,"
ho snid, atanding boBido llor anl taking hcr flu.
1Io saw tho least trelnor Imaginable run i'll ono
lonE undunttng sparl;lo through her jcwolod
necklace, for 1Ionora was ono Of tlloso who do
not believe III lowing tho Deautiful Tor Ago and
uglineHH alono to wear.
''Aro you going nwny 2' Bho asked and tho
color cropt to hor chcels, whore Hho Ind forgotten
to put tic rouge, tho faintost rose-iluuh, but 1t
| Mldo her simply perfect aud RB he looked ut
hor no could not llolp lnurmuIng,
A woman OF tue gods, dyinc1y tall
| .t And most dVintiy fur.
Another guoBt e1aimed lor attention that mo-
| ment and NJ aho abnently hold her hand for tho
fan while speaking with her face nyertod and to-
ward tho now-comor, Mr, Rcnton Ind nothing to
tho pa}o pink Skinner Of her sii3s, tho vapory
laco, tho jowels, tho featnres 1ike D Greek god
doas, Tho ehining fatueaB of fnco, and tho snii1o
an dreamy as il sho woro d being Of another
sphore Tint oil tho time clan.od her thoughts. 1t
was too much for Ronton, Of course; you might
as we'll expect him to stand in tito East and not
feel the sun. "Yca. nm going away, ," ho said,
as Ahe turncd again iu ILLS diroetion. And
when come back, Honora5" .
What, when Lo CAME back? sho meant to an-
6wor him coldly, but It was impossible. sho lad
loved him from childhood; suspense and fcar
pride; anger goes down boforeit Doubtless
he had been trinng with her, but-she loved
him: "Wl,en you come baclk :" eho snid, under
her brcath, marble white, not lifting her oSes.
Flo was bonding low before her, in coromoni~
GUS aliou, to I'LL the world, If gil tho world were
looking, but ho had taken hor handkerchief
holder, md WIS sliding its ring oyor the third
finger Of llor outBtrotchod hnnd. "Whon I como
he sad "sla I put put d. if1eront ring on
sho could not spcuh she could only roply
with grasp Of tho hand md then glaucIug up,
ho saw tho blush mounting her whito fnco, bath
ing check and forehead its deep aud rosy tintH,
ashan as abe foll forward, fainting,
There was an ontcry at once about tho heat
Of thc roomesi and these crowded up with fans,
ice-wator aud with vino aud 1lonton carried hor
to tho sofa Of an af}oinsng perlor, md left her
) and when Bllc camo out again, llalf NIL hour af-
forward, ,palo. and smiling, with an inoirablo
peace OH llor faco ho kisseI her hand aud wont.
blr. Rcnton thought tl,at llo would writo littlo
Amabol farewell, mud 10 went to drive i'll tic
park. and he dned with friend, and when oycil.
Ing canlo lc did not feo! like writing. He felt
, like hearing aono music, aud llo knew ho could
not SEQ Houora, for uIio waa to be at grand din
nor-party. And 30, on tho wliolo, it seemed rs
we'll to 10 civil, and bid little Amnbol good-by
iii person. tIc could sntrer tho state,ncnt to cs.
capo III tho Of Usual conversation ho fan.
! eicd, that he folt himself bound in honor tc
IIonora aud tlat would put III o,.d to any ox}cc-
LALlulla 4AlltL6Gt unI0 CupIlHlEu. 1CH, nc
repeated, ns ho went along, ho certainly was
! bound III lunor-auu AIr. Rcnton had not m idea
but TINT ho was ono or tho most honorable mcll
alive.
A.nabo] WAS sitting ut her piano whcn ho won,
III but she waA not playing her lead was lean
lug forward OIL lilo mllslc-lack, aud lor nttituto
wus QUO Of liAtleRn melancholy. At Lis stop she
> Rprany to her feot, nntl ho saw that tho tears
,, were still sparkling upon her face, and nluinG
her, with llcr ,,rning checks and her dark eyes
glittering under tho moisture, moro dazzlns
tnn ever. Blio eat down again directly, afto1
greeting him, and began to play 10 lin, aud
! way; tho voice. if not strong, was sweet, and
tho uthod wns limo, tho foe}inl, was perfect; hs
! loungod in comfortable ehair, gazing ut the
protty picture tho gill made. his soul and EenscE
= Hootlled in I'LL epicurcan luxury. By-And-by
Alnnbol left tho pinno and calno to sit beside
; him. "ohI" aho cried IT thought you worC
And wus that why you wcro crying?" h,
) II haven't any friends, you know, i'll all the
! secmed-you aconlca-'
t s'I scanned"
t She paid no attention to his tone, but impa.
{ tiontly shook buck tho tumbing black cnrlB
t "And when ! thought sou lad gone without bid
t ding mo gooa-by,' gho began; aud then hor ,vocl
/ ohokol and silo flung herself half about ant
burst into tears again. And in another momon
lonton, who could not endure the Right Of pai1
at nl, hover the sight Of toars, amt least Of al
: the tears Of o pretty child for whom ho lad
' tolldorneau, had Ills arrnB about her, aud wa'
kissing of tho tears, mud declaring That llo Iovot
a her raHsionatoly. And when ho drove away tt
tho station thu night ho Ind left his ring upor
q her finger, and he lad bildon hor DO ready fol
r lor bridal upon Lis return two months hence.
d As ho established himself tint night in hi,
l section Of the sleoping-car, o folt strange i
O may scom, bottor aatiatiod than for long tint
before. 1Io decided that ho had acted rightly
I and not only rightly, but magnanimously. Ho
t nora bud othor iutereatH, other pleasures. din
j trnetions, friends, as'l lovers, but Amabol hui
q only himself. 1lo would writo to Honora. mt
n closo tile affair bstwoou ihom, or lo would lot i
i, eido, md mako things right Wien they mot
O lie thought the n,attor over, and waa snro III
T. would bo happier with tho gontlo little A,naDol
n tloro was something fur moro tlattoring to lii
i self~loyo in AmabcFs rovercnce for him III
n dom-god than III Honora's lovo for him az
j. man. And ho pictured tho girl in tho sp|ondo
8 in Which he would array hor as Ills bride, and IL