The Morning herald., 1878-05-25
Uttered, ,YE7 FREE
BARR EFT SYLVESTER.
ION OF "c1ouDs AND SUNSHINE" "Es-
rELLE's ERROR" ETo.

Z eo:frey felt rebuked. It was tantalizing
IlS lie so snubbed by this young, lonely
tEature, and it probably made him more
n Earnest than he would otherwise have
.At any rate, will send you the names
fhe prettiest," he answered, after slight
Use, "and perhaps, when you know me
|}Skter, YOU will let me send some songs
"a am not very likely to know you bet
{6f.'' she said quietly. 81 live here, and You
viii probably return to town soon, and never
isee this place again.
tfI am quite sure shall come here again"
be|returned quickly; "and I do not feel very
n1{xious to leave it. The place takes my
.fancy." She did not answer, and, after a
x&nse, he went on: 81 have been lunching
vE3th the Temples to-day. Lady Temple
41)oke of YOU, and seems sorry that you will
Xot make friends. She said you repelled all
&er advances"
e .Lady Temple is very kind, )" she answered
||bwly: ''but do not want to enter into
|6bcety In my small experience OF it, l
s1hye not found the world very kind"
.Not kind to you! 1 can hardly credit
3ihat."
ut is true nevertheless" she answered
Sadly. ''Do look like woman on whom
lfe has smiled2"
n .No but life has hardly begun for you
yet Brighter days are before you, 1 feel
Isure. A cloudy morning often turns out
,Bunny day, you know" he said, smiling
down at the fair young face.
"a But he met with no answering smile.
THE pretty mouth quivered for moment
with very d fere1N emotion as she an
|swered, slowly and dreamily:
s.There can be no sunshine for me now.
THE calm gray of my present life is all that
n can expect, and that may be taken from
me at any moment. But good night, Mr..
|Chetwynd. I must not stand here talking
to YOU, careless as I am of the worlds
.opinion."
She held out her hand over the low gate,
and he took it in his for the first time and
never before had Geofrey Chetwynd's heart
ouickened as it did at the touch OF those
soft, warm fingers.
"Good night, Mrs Elton,' he said warm
". 81 shall stroll along the cliffs while the
music of those dear old songs fingers in my
ears. You do not know the pleasure you
have given me"
II am very glad, she responded in her
grave tones and then she turned and walked
toward the house, whilst Geotirey wandered
slowly on.
Reighting his pipe, which had gone out
during his conversation with Mrs. Elton, ne
thrust his bands deep into his pockets and
look himself to task as he had done before.
..Geoffrey Ross Chetwynd, my good
friend, if you will take a piece OF sound adj
vice, YOU will be off and away from this
place before you are many days older Are
you aware of the twinge it gave you to
fonch the hand of woman yod Lave seen
only three times in your life? Are you get
iinS weak in the brain to be so utterly be-
fooled bv auy woman? I think it is h'g,a
lime YOU went back to work, my good tel-
low. And vet why should !? If she takes
inv rancvVand it can be nothing but my
fancy in these four days-why shout ! bolt
from her like frightened cat? I'm not
rich 7 lnow-in fact, l shall be deemed
poor if ever marry girl without money
but riches are not everything III tlls Woiid.
The POOR old governor would be tenioly
ypxed for he does not want the world to
know of those unlucky losses OF his AMI
should be sorry enough to vex him but she
has money apparently-probably four or
Gvs hundred a wear, to live as she does, nhd
that's enough. Good heavens! where am l
wandering to? Marriage! must be moon; n;
struck! 1 never seriously contemplated
marriage with any one in my life, and here
mn I absolutely thinking about 1t WIN a q
perfect stranger! But it is face to betool
a man, and that's the truth-and yet ITS not
her face exactly that tasclnates Inc can
understand now. for the first time, how
Mary of Scotland sent men mad. She must
have been something like Mrs Elton. l
feel sort of conviction that my time has
come, and that am going to take the COM
plant very badly, as Temple says. I'll go
home and go to bed. Perhaps l shall re-
cover my Senses in the daylight, l only
hope all those fellows from the Abbey won't
come loaing over here tomorrow 1 WI Mls4
tbev hadn't come for another week, till l
knew more about her one way or another"