The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-08-03

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himself now OF the woman he had once loved.
and whom he aftorward hated-tin this had
died out. too. Then the wonder Of II was lost
In the quickly growing sense that II would
make difference for him-a great difference.
Exactly what. he didn't SEQ yet: only differ
enoe that swelled and swclled ~ no thought OF
II. and caught up in 10 expansion. the CIR
who stood behind him 90 quietly. looking into
the italian garden.
The custodian drew Mrs. Percivsl away to
show her another princess. before Kenyon an
sworod her last inquiry. This gave him time
10 recover from his INST impulse. which had
been to answer II with negative b. saw In
moment that IN admission Of bis acauaint-
anoe with Mrs. Roy mrs. Roy lit was pro-
dtgtousl) was necessarily helping him TO learn
moro. besides. II needn't be compromising.
Very likely Mrs. Porcival would hear ono day
that he had once wanted to marry her. 30.
when he Joined his companions minute later
he remarked that no had known Misc Gressie
years before. and had cven admired her con-
siderabiy. but had lost sight Of her entirely In
later days. She had been q great beauty. and
1t was wonder that she had not married
only two. He had been going to say that In SO
long time It would have been angular he
should not have hoard OF It. He had been away
from Nav York for ages: but ono always hoard
OF marriages and deaths. This was proof.
though two years was rather long. He led
Mrs. Percival insidiously into further room.
In advance OF the others. to whom the clcerone
returned. She WAS delighted to talk abou. her
connections" and she supplied him with
every detail. Ho could trust himself now: his
self possession was complete. or. so far Is 1t
was wanting. the fault was that Of sudden
gayety which he could not. on the spot. have
al for M not vAr LAT.
tering to them-Mrs. Percival's own people
that poor Dora's husband should have consoled
himself: but men always did It talk OF
widowsD and he had chosen . girl who was
we'll. very nne-looking. and the sort OF sue
cessor to Dora that they needn't b. ashamed
Of She had been awiully admired. and no ono
had understood why she had waited SO long to
marry She had had some nffar As girl-an
engagement to an officer in the army-and the
man had Tilted her. or they had auarrelled. or
something or other. She was almost an
old mnid-wcl. she was thirty. or very
nearly-but she had done something
good now. She was handsomer than over.
and tremendously stylish. william Roy had
one OF the biggest incomes In the city and he
was quite affectionats. He had been intensely
fond OF Dora-he often spoke Of her still. at
least to her own relations: and her portrait.
tho last time Mrs. Percival was in his house Ut
was at party. after his marriage to Mise Gres-
sie) was still in the front parlor. Perhaps by
this time he had had II moved to the back; but
she was sure no would keep it somewhere. any
way. Poor Dora had had no children: but
GeorGlna was making that all right-she had
beautiful boy. Mrs. Percival had what she
would have called quite pleasant chat with
Capt. Benyon about Mrs. Roy. Perhaps he was
the ofcer-she never thought OF TINT! He was
sure he had never Tilted herr And he had
never luarrelled with q lndy? Well. he must
bs dltferent from most men.
He certainly had tho air OF being So. before
he parted that afternoon with Kate Theory.
This young lady. ut least was free to think him
wanting in that consistency which is supposed
to be o distinotivsly masculine virtue. An hour
bafore he had taken an eternal farewell OF her.
and now he was abiding to future meetings.
to future visits. proposing that with her sister
in-lSw. she should appoint an early day for
coming to see the Louisiana" She had sup
posed she undsFstood him. but 1t would appear
now that she had not understood him at all.
His manner had changed. tho. More and more
OF his guard. Raymond Bonyon was not aware
| how much moro hopeful an expression II gave
him. his Irresistible sense that somehow or
| other this extraordinary proceeding Of his
| wifos would SGT him free. Kate Theory felt
rather weary and mystinsd-all the more for
knowing that henceforth Captain Benyon's
variations would b. the most Important thing
In life for her.
This oficer. OH his ship In the bay fingered
very late on deck that night-linRered here.
indeed. under the warm southern sky. In which
the stars glittered with . hot. red light. until
tho early dawn began to show. He smoked
cigar after cigar. he walked mp and down by
the hour. he was agitated BY q thousand re-
AAn hA I'D 70, h ao1R kkakl ia
diffsrenco-an immense difference: but the
pink Light had dsepened In the east before he
had discovered In what the change consisted.
By that time he saw 1t clearly-it consisted In
Georginas being In his power now. 10 place OF
his being In hers. He laughed as no sat there
alone In tho darkness ut the thought Of what
she had done. II mud occurred to him moro
than once that she would do the believed her
capable Of anything; but the accomplished
fact had afreshnsss Of comicsllty He thought
OF Mr.. William Roy. Of his big income. Of his
being quite a1ectionate." OF his blooming son
and heir OF his having found such worthy
successor to poor Mrs. Dora. He wondered
| whether Georgina had mentioned to him that
she had husband living. but WAS strongly OF
the belief that she had not. Why should she.
after oil? She had neglected to mention 1t to
| so many others. He had thought he know her.
| In 80 many yaars-that he had nothing more to
learn about her: but this ripe stroke revived
his sense Of her audacity. OF course It was
what she had been waiting for. and II she had
not done 1t sooner It was because she had
hoped he would be lost at sea In one OF his
long cruises and rolieve her Of the necessity Of
| q crime. How she must hate him to-day for
not having been lost. for being alive
for continuing to put her in the wrong!
Much as she hated him. however. his own
loathing was at least q match for hers
She had done him the foulest OF wrongs
she had ravaged his life. That he should ever
detest In this degree a woman whom he had
oIoe loved rs he loved her. he would not have
thought possible In his innocent younger years.
But he would not have thought 1t possible then
that woman should be such u cold -blooded
devil as she had boon. His love had persisted
In his rage-his binding. lmpotsnt rage at
finding that he had been duped. and measu ring
his impotence. Whom no learned. years before.