Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-10

away Henrietta's hand. 81 have ~
need of sympathy. What do you mean
TO insinuate that am unhappy with
Hugh % she suddenly questioned II
incredulous tones.
Henrietta nodded assent.
For a moment Mrs. Thurlow did not
speak.
Henrietta, be frank she at length
said.
"Oh, / cannot, Mrs. Thurlow. II
might make you more unhappy stiD
Do not ask me- begged Henrietta
taking herself to task for broachinr
the subject.
Il do not ask insist. If you thipk
you have proof of what you assert
wish to know it,
The almond eyes that the socia.r
raved over had a determined look IN
them for which one at least of tbs
club was wholly unprepared.
& do not want to destroy Won,
faith" stammered Henrietta.
"You could not, did you wish.
demand an explanation, and at once"
Henrietta handed her bit of pa,er
Mrs. Thurlow read it; and many
times over, Henrietta thought, to ac
count for the time that passed before
she heard the words:
"You have misjudged one of the
best men in the world, and | will tell
you how"
She seemed very calm as she went
on:
"Last winter some friends of ours
in Auburn had the little play of A
Life's Mistake You may know of il
Hueh's brother Clark took the part Of
Mr.. Markham, the confidant of the
principal character, Colonel Watson.
who marries "A girl for her money to
find her penniless. Clark wore a coat
of Hugh's, and, as L remember now.
Hugh copied this note for him, as at
the last moment Clark discovered he
had neglected to provide one. 1t eyi.
IDENTIFY was left in the coat. Hugh.
see, has used it for memoranda, and
suppose carelessly dropped it some
where. Who else, may ask, has seen
this ?"
There was no answer. Henrietta
had dropped the reins, and buried her
face in her hands.
"Oh, Mrs. Thur!ow," she moaned.
"can you ever forgive me? 1t was all
my fault" she went on, brokenly. 81
found it in the coat-Mrs. Morris, you
remember. was cieaning-the day You
drove to Windsor and asked meD
superintend. | thought it a kindness
all the while. No one was ever to
know" The sentences were confused
and incomplete. "Oh, / can never for.
give myself, Mrs. ThurloW! TO think
how | have wronged you both"
THAT any one could believe Hugh
guilty of those words!" Mrs. ThurlOw
was saying, as much to herself as
Henrietta. could you not see him
she presently asked, always the same
kind man?"
1--WE thought we had proof against
him in the note" said Henrietta, try.
ing to control her voice, land that he
was deceiying people by his manner
1--WE! Can it be that he is generally
believed to have written this?" de-
manded Anita Thurlow, aghast
Others have thought him untrue to
me, to the world, to his work, to every
thing!'
"Only our club" cried Henrietta
almost gladly, land it is one of our
inviolable secrets"
1.-The club! You told them? Oh
Henriettaw
Il did not know what to do then
confessed Henrietta. "Now know
should have destroyed il"
"And have doubted Mr.. Thurlog
YOURSELF" said Anita, softly. Had
you but gone to him, Henrietta"
LET me 90 in now, Mrs. ThurloS'
not only to beg forgiveness for having
thought him capable of thinking thoss
words, but for having treated him
times with absolute rudeness. Aita'
ward I'll tell the girls. "-Bozar.