Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-06-18

her brow. her lips quivered with glad
ness that he had come. He went almost
directly to his room. She buried her
face in her hands. He must not find her
out. To him it was ''mind to mind"
She trcmbled at the thought of his inf
mite scorn. He had asked her intellect
not her love.
The next day he told her they were
going home, utterly ignored those ter
rible words of hers divorce can dis
sever even mind from mind" Did not
ask her if she wished to go; simply as
serted the fact, Lucille, full of terror at
being alone again with the man whom
she loved, objected, saying, timidly,
that she could remain few months long
err with their friends if he wished to go.
He said, in low, quiet tone
''Lucile, the steamer sails one week
from to-day"
Thus they had taken passage, and
were separated from their dear friends,
who in their love of gossip had served to
widen the breach.
1t was their first day out. With the
consideration that had all this time sur
rounded her, he had kept her on deck to
avoid seasickness. All day long she had
shrunk into herself, chilled in his quiet
presence, and taking stealthy glances at
his cold, immoble face. At length it
was evening. The March air was raw
and chilly. She, wrapped in furs, did
not feel it; he, for all his heavy coat,
was cold. She saw it, although he ig
norcd the fact, setting his lips in their
firm way that showed he would not brook
the misery of any suffering, whether
mental, moral or physical. With every
perceptive faculty intensified by this
new love, instantly she discovered this.
She clasped and unclasped hcr hands in
the nervous way that had become her
habit, then said, with morbid horror of
breaking the long continued silence:
"We had better go below"
eff you can content yourself you are
better off here" and he drew his hat
lower and folded his arms
If she could content herself; always
that cynical tone. The angry blood
rushed to her cheeks. She began inn
petuously
"You know it is not that, but
stopped abruptly.
"But what?" coldly.
The anxious thought was put into in
different conventional words:
-"I thought the cold was inconvenien-
cling you"
There was skeptcal curve to bis lips
Thank you for your consideration,
he said, with cutting sarcasm She bit
her lips; her eyes were full of tears
He, looking past and beyond her, did
not see them.
the night was dark (; the clouds hung
low; the sea was heavy n mighty
waste of black, turbulent waters. Occa-
sionally the moon burst through rift in
the clouds, serving only TO intensity the
terrible gloom that followed. At each
off these times she searched his face, with
growing terror at its palcness. The
frightened anxiety at length became un-
endurable. There was moments in
4 gertrude, then drawing off her fur cape,
Farose and threw it over his shoulders.
1t was once when the moon had burst
out and flooded sea and ship with its am
bent light. The man started; the
blood surged to his brow; he bent on
her look of keen fierce questioning
Utterly confused, she returned to her
scat, turned her face from sight, and
looked eastward
The dash of color in his cheeks, the
strange light in his cold, quiet eyes,
startled, puzzled, and bewildered her.
A new, wild hope sprang up. There had
been something in his look that made
her say to herself that perhaps he could
love- She had never tried TO make him.
That look was not the progeny of his
clear, dispassioned mind.
And the man! This stined love burst
in thing fierce and uncomfortable I'M
der this first little thoughtful act that she
had ever bestowed upon him. The
strong man tremblcd beneath it,
Lucille, we will go below, as you
wish"
She arose instantly. lie took off the
cape and buttoned it under her chin, in
his usual kind way, then gave her his
arm and led her down to the cabin.
Once there, she went Immediately to her
stateroom.
Ill night she was very sick. He sat
late outside her door, growing white and
desperate in knowing she was alone and
i'll. At length he went to his room,
throwing himself down in sheer exhaust
ion from the wear and tear on nerve
and BRAIN At day dawn he was again
silent sentinel.
She came into the cabin early, start
ing on finding him there. He was the
sole occupant Of the cabin. She looked
pale and faint.
"You want TO go on deck, get on
your wrappings." he said.
"No, think | shall not be sick again,
and it is cold" with a shiver). lie
led her to an easy chair, then taking one
at short distance, drew paper from
his pocket, and seemed reading She
was watching him. lie was very pale,
and there were tense lines about his lips.
Again with the anxiety that had ruled
her the night before, she arose, and 60
ing over, stood beside him. He gave
no evidence Of being conscious Of her
presence. She laid her hand timidly
upon his shoulder. Again, that dash Of
color in his cheeks. His confusion made
her quite self possesged.