Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-02-29

long searching look with which Thekla
favored him.
Her face grew colder rs the look grew
longer IL was with rather a hard little
smile that she listened as he muttered
an excuse about being engaged for the
next dance-Miss Fairfax-look for her
and so left her.
Angela was still seated on the same
settee rs before. and beside her Mr.
tOrdyce, the man who had been look
ing at them and whom they had been
talking about. Miss Fairfax was in the
act OF bestowing one of her long, mex
plicable glances upon her companion.
when she caught sight of Philip ap-
preaching. and the glance continued To
travel upward until il met his, and re-
NAMED there inquiringly. as If she won
dered what brought him to her again.
Our dance, believe, Miss Fairfax"
said Philip ignoring Mr. Forlyce as CON-
pletely as il he had had no existence.
.'Ours"' she repeated. with a start.
Did l say / would dance? must
have forgotten"
but she rose, took Philips arm, and
was going. turning round first TO Mr..
tordyce to ask. in low. gentle voice,
for her fan, which he held in his hand.
He gave it 10 her; and perhaps n
sweet glance might have is glamour
for the elderly Mr.. Fordyce as veil as
for Philip Massey. The latter led his
partner to the ballroom, where the
waltz was just beginning.
Afier II was over. Thekla, az good as
her word, took the opportunity OF max
ing the Fairfaxes and Grace Massey ac-
quainted. Philip, standing by, anx-
iously watched the proceedings, par
ticularly the demeanor Of his sister
Grace. Grace, rs must have been APP
parent already. was OF n particularly
candid disposition, and Philip. observ-
ing her. and knowing her different ex-
prcssions. felt thrill of bitter disap-
pOintment as he saw the cold. unre-
sponsive look which crossed her face as
Angela Fairfax, with one OF her long
est, most languishing glances. and her
most hOneyed smile. spoke some words
which Philip did not hear. and held out
her hand with what seemed To him an
exquisite. timid grace.
What could Grace mean? Philip did
not notice that, though Thekla spoke
pleasant words, her voice was hard;
that, though her lips smiled, her ewes
were blue as steel and cold rs ice. He
was most interested in the demeanor of
his sister and Angela, and his ewes
travelled from the one face TO the other.
aud then settled finally upon that of
Angela again. and remained there. till
he found sigh breaking from his lips
unawares. while his heart beat. and he
thought could think nothing else
"HOw beautiful she Isl how beautiful
The rest Of the evening he spent i'm
watching Miss FairfaX-listening 10 her
while she sang. Whatever her native
talent or taste in the matter OF music.
Angela Fair AK had been too well taught
TO sing rubbish. Her voice was an cx-
ceptionally fine one. and vocal music.
like instrumental, has this popularity,
that, provided time and tune and the
conventional mOdulatiOns of tone re
Kept. an enthusiastic listener can always
lind passion. expression. depth all that
he feels in his own heart-in the sounds.
SO it was with Philip that night.
While she sang he almost closed his
eyes. and listened in kind of rapture.
When IL was over nc opened them again
and saw that she was surrounded by
quite little knot of admirers, who
were pressing her to sing again. Her
eyes stole glance in his direction and
seemed TO ask, reproachfully: ''Why
are you sitting outside, and holding
yourself aloof?"
When the evening was over. Angela
and her sister and Philip AID his sister
walked home together, undc- the moon
and the lamps, through the prosaic
suburban streets Of Irkford. which, for
one of the party. had been so coinmon-
place before, but which now could
mover be so again.