Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-10


present he had made her during their engage
mentor a sheet of note paper, and found 1t
locked and asked her careessly enough for the
key. she flushed and SAID she would get the pa
per for him.
Bat he kept true to the promise he made HIM
self He kept on lighting his way againstit as
she Knight see itTight by and-by."
The months wore away. The second year of
their marriage was nearly completed. John
had been very carefHl-as careful as Georgy
herself that there should be no outward and
visible sign of misunderstanding or GOODNESS be-
tween them. No suspicion had come TO any
less happy than the first. Nor had he ever
omitted TO give her any little indulgence within
his power. He had prepared surprise for her
on the coming anniversary OF their wedding,
The anniversary fell upon Sunday; and so
their little commemoratlon of the day must
come the preceding evening. No alusiOn had
been made to any celebration by either of them;
but John felt sure, some way, that she could
not let the time pass without some sign. For his
OWE part, he had half resolved to attempt some
explanation of their arrangement. Any thing,
he thought, would.be better than this chilling
reserve. With his mind divided between the
anticipation of relief and jealous dread, he went
| to the counting house that Saturday night to
receive his money. The cashier looked up,
with q certain embarrassment at his approach.
"Ah, Mr.. Randall-the accumulation you
| have left in myshands? To be surel And by
I the way, Mr.. Halliburton spoke to me 10 men
4 ton to you that there were TO be some changes
made, and-and-Dut there ne Is HIMSELF, sur
| John Randall turned, with feeling akin to
| Desperation, TO meet his employer. Ii had gone
| through him like thunderbolt; as the cashier
/ spoke, that he was 70 be displaced. Stephen
Halliburton simply said, as John raced MN
| "I'll not detain you now, Mr.. Randall. shall
| call this evening to let you know OF the changes
| feel obliged TO make"
| And the owner bowed, and left him.
With the money in his nerveless hands, John
| Randall walked homeward like a man dazed
He was to lose his place. For what reason hi
found II impossible to conjecture. But to LOSE
IL, was to lose reputation, coursge-everything
He had never imagined such possibility a,
that The money that he carried-he should
not dare to make present of 1t to Georgy now
He might have to wait for other employment
| IL might be needed for their bare every da,
needs, before he got to work again. A chill
like death struck In his soul.
| Georgy evidently had not overlooked the re
currence of their wedding day. The coz,
rooms Of the cottage all wore q little Air OF fes
tvity. Some slender vases held the cleaning
| of the flower observation-disclosures blood red
white, and purple-verbenas, and scarlet gera
| niums.
She came to the door that night to meet him
| one OF her company" dresses on, some knot
of velvet fastening her collar. AM seeming q
| give q glow and brightness to her white skin
He took her hand-she raised her face, An
| with n wild heart-bound he kissed 1t, as he Ia
| not for a year before. She was coming back .
him aSainl That was the thought that thrtlle'