Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER L.
"Most awfully shabby" said Dorothy st.
George calmly; "but then, since have not
snother, what am to do? am not spider,
therefore cannot evolve new gown out of
my own inner consciousness"
Let me give you gown-two gowns
pleaded JACK Sinclair, flushing little under
the girls steady gaze yet looking very hand
shine.
"My good jack" returned Miss st. George
quietly, nave you sufficient money TO pay
NO" he admitted unwillingly.
Tnen how can you afford 70 buy me gowns?
ana now can you imagine for one moment
tnat should take them, II you could7"
III you loved me" he began.
MY good Jack, said the girl again, gravely,
llftlng her azure eyes leisurely to his, SIT
seems TO me that you are great deal too well
people, you know have habit OF counting
their chickens before they are hatched.''
80 Dolly, DO you love mel" he cried.
"refhaps Just little" half indltrerently;
clothes!" with sudden shamed flush at the
bare Idea OF It.
Jack sinclair sighed impatiently. He had no
such pride himself; but then, to be sure, no
cavalry officers ever have. except they are
rank men. He, that very morning, had shaved
himself In Broughtons room. because
had passed On to the next room to sponge the
remains OF the lather OF his face, because
BrOughton was using his sponge and basin for
IKE purpose; he had borrowed q collar stud on
mis- way back TO his own quarters because his
laundresS had sent his shirt home minus q but
ton at the throat; and before he finished
Orr ssng he had lent his last clean cotton tie to
Dickson. who had got TWO days leave; he had
surrendered his hair brushes to Squints, who
had walked In for no apparent reason-per.
MAPS because some one was using hl5-ind
FAD helped Ponto out OF difficulty BY the loan
OF she'll Jacket. Thus Jack Sinclair, accus.
TONED TO regard his belongings and those of
bis brother officers as public property, could
not understand why the suggestion that he
ness knows, she stood sore1y in need of-need
bring that shamed flush TO her proud face.
Then how VIII you do?" he asked at length.
rather ruefulIy.
stay at home" she laughed; then sang In q
rich mellow voice:
."stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest
Home keeping hearts are hsppiest.'''
indeed. But the girl only laughed and sang
on:
For those that wander, they know not where
Are full of trouble and full OF care:
To stay at home Is best"
But Dolly. my darling" he interrupted,
couldn't Mrs. ST. George lend you dress!"
Mrs. ST. George" answered Dorothy, re-
brilliant eyes, sis possessed OF one presentaole
day,
Jack.
at is MORE antique" said Dorothy, az If
there need be nothing more said upon the
subject
Well. what OF that? remember, the last
time was at home, my mother Was wearing
one, q bright-g green one Ii was, with white pot
p1ltons.she said they were porcelain, but
"Ah!" remarked Dorothy, without much In
Then you'll come to the sports Tomorrow.
no
most startling rose color you ever saw. Why,
Jack, all the women would be laughing at usi
Let them," he rejolned Hereby; "Hho
II do, for one. No, ] ack: soma day. when wa
are rich, will go to the sports; and III give q
cup, and you shall run for it.
- don't see why You can't come In the
g9Tn {0qge got he 1T looks
Wen aware that the garment In question WAS
very, very shabby. It was so entirely out OF
keeping with its wearer. Jack thought, as he
watched her that lovely June day, that he had
never seen more perfect picture than she
made as she sat upon the rivers bank. the
Willows and the turf making background
against which her radiant loneliness shone
out more ike q gem In dark setting than
anything else he could think OF. she had
taken Oh ner hat and the sunshine streamed
down upon her golden head, giving the heavy
praldS the appearance OF a diadom. Jack
wished p2SS10nately that he could have given
her crown OF rubieS and diamonds; and vet
ne knew that no gold would ever become her
as CID those imperial coils of lustrous hair, no
sapphlres would ever equal the beauty OF her
azure eyes
And yet she was so very, very shabby: her
orown-stun gown was positively theadoare-
foot was visible beneath the fril OF her gown.
and an inch or two OF slender ankle; they the
foot and the ankle, were all right; Jack ad ad-
mred them dozens OF times; but the boot which
covered the fOot-O, 1t made him absolutely
shfVer. Seven-and- sixpence pair, with square
toes that seemed 10 Dc OF an 1nQuiring turn
Ugh! Jack looked from them to his own patent
leather ana canvas boots az thirty-five sniuings
pair, and thought OF the dozen or two OF otae?s
witch stood all In neat row In the Lowest co ~.
par ment OF his cupboard aud he had the grace
10 feel ashamed OF himself. II Dorothy Sc.
tootS as those and keep out of deot, why need
be. great hnliing brute, With feeJ like o MA
toes. have bootmaker'S DILL as long as his arm?
he looked, too. at her little hands folded IDLY
before her, sucn pretty hands, with pink-ttnted
nloert nails; then bis eyes fell upon certain
mark along the foref1nger OF the one which Law
nppermost; and, bending down, he kissed 1t, as
away. o why should she have to work 80 hard
while his sisters, not half so fair dawdied their
time away. and gave dresses to taeir maid such
as Dorothy could never AFFORD to buy? o, why
should ir be? A flush mounted to the young
mans brow, and his eyes sank before the glory
OF hers; the question was easy to answer. ne
had 'sOwn the wind 10 long course OF reck
&
just anger; now he was "reaping the Whtrl-
WIND In Punishment from home, and in the
pain or knowing that between Dorothy Sc.
George and him lay long array of debts which
he had no money to paw.
And there are people who say our sins do not
fnd us out in THIS world!
81 my darling" he cried With sudden burst
OF f passion. "how VIII make up to you for ali
j." Some day." she repeated wtstfully, '.if. by
tnc Ume you come into your kingdom, you have
not repented, Jack?"
Repentedl Why?r
You VIII be rich still poor"
Supposing remained always Door and
you became very rich, would you desert nae,
81 cannot say. am sure" she laughed. uJ
have always been so awfully poor, you see, that
II | were suddenly lifted up In the world | might
uptlt my nose, even at you"
All, you don't mean that" he said cooly.
There's many true word spoken In lest. !"
she quoted gravely. ''
Then, thank God. there Is no chance OF IT,,
he cried vehemently.
No. indeed With smile half bitter, hall
sad. do you know, Jack, that don c knoW
who am? never snail Know it,
Yes, yes; you told me. Don't talk about
But I must tax about it; you ought to
KNOW" she answered TO begin at the begin
mig, must tell you my mothers name was
Meredith. At sixteen she was Left TO the care
or her uncle, clergyman In North Wales. Her
1ather also had been Clergyman. She mad MOI
reen many weeks at LlangTglt before she mel
my father. who was staying In the neighb orh oo]
for the trout fishing. He fell In love with har
ana married her; my great-uncle married them
aud one day IL came out quite by chance tina,
he had been married Under a falap mama