Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-03-21

Eand so clever that ! suppose tSil'
Greatly is not wholly to blame be
FcanSe men choose to detach thei
!scalps, hang them at thrir belt
land then go aboutthe world moan
ling over their loss"
"Trust a woman to defend {
Woman when jealousy is not pos
sible to either" answered Max
aFor my part, l regard Miss Field
ing as utterly henrtlesS and 1 tlirt.'
@"Judge not. that We be not judg
dal," replied the pretty little mat
ron. eyes, that is sbe.n she adj
ded, noting how the mans eyes
dilated as a tall, slender figure
draped in close, clinging white
swept out of the open door on the
piazza. "There's no woman like
liWi.lere. OF course she is ccnscl.
QUIZ If her power,and uses it. But
los. sslnto her eyes, Max, and tell
me, if You dare, that Nora Fielding
has no heart. No man has ever
touched it, that is ALL"
..sThe idea of woman'S eyes he.
tokening SOUL" was the cynical re-
joinder.
But there is no time for more, for
heIand Mrs. Redfern had approach.
cGfclose to where the girl stood.
and ere either of them was aware
fiber intentions, they had been
formerly presented.
He would carry on no slow war
fare, determined Max; and at that
moment he began the campaign.
sBeware, Moral" whispered Mrs.
Redtern, that evening in the little
SIlell-tinted ear. lie is Fred Roll
AIDS dearest friend, and be sire he
knows all regarding that little epi.
sode there is to know"
But the only reply the girl youcll-
safed this friendly piece of advice
was a shrug of the white shoulders,
cleaning through the black lace on
her gown.
A fortnight passed, and the no.
tel gossips again sound in Miss
Felding's latest conquest, for, by
tie time, so Max Elliott was deemed.
He understood now the iniatua.
tion which l,at.. possessed his friend
ndt by experimentation lie told
himself that each day he learned
to scorn this woman morc-but
listening to the low, musical lnllec
lions Of her voice, and looking in
to her eyes. which sometimes soft
encd toa marvellous Soitness, he nc
llllowlctlgcd heracting perfect.
Gully to him who knew it to be
acting WAS there involved no Ilaa-
ger. But was he, inirenchcd in
his own fortress, making the girl
feels Was he gaining the power
to make her suffer! Once his, he
would employ it rltllesSly, but
first he must know that he possess
led :::- S0IIIGJiinua uO Uur...i IL
moment from warmth into cold
ness. She made no comment on
his change OF mood. Sometimes
he fcigncll Indifference to her pres
ence-inditlerent still. when the
other moths, kept in allowance by
his superior stronghold, dnttered
round the candle; but. save by Il
little tired look, he saw from his
covert and distant observation in
her eyes, she welcomed his return
to her, all unquestioning his alb
scerce. He found himself grow
ing itritated, almost angry.
..Nill YOU drive with me this al
ternoon9" she asked him this
morning.
'sYes," he replied.
And at five O'Clock, perfect little
trap stood waiting its mistress oc-
cupancy-tle horses paving I'M
patiently, while the grooms held
their heads, and he, lounging near,
waiting Miss Fielding's advent.
Fifteen, twenty minutes passed,
and she did not come. The half
hour had struck before, with a
llasty apology for her delay, she
t.ok her seat, and gathering MP
the rens in her little gloved hand,
gave the ponies an inpatient touch
of the whip, which made the
groom's scramble for his place be
hind almost Il Waterloo.
Max, quickly observing her, no.
ted that her face was usually pale,
and although there was no redness
about her eS es, he could have fan
cied there had been recent tears
there. However, she talked mer.
lily and brightly, as was her wont,
and soon the sea air brought back
the color to her check, and chased
the latent look of sadness from hcl
eyes.
what lovely sky" she exclaiIn
ed as ID sudden turn in the road
brought them in full view Of sky
and ocean, and ut that moment the
sunset gun doomed from the fort
The horses made sharp swerve
The road was Very narrow, with
large boulders on either side. AL
most before any one could realize
how or when it was done, the
wheel of the phaeton had struck
one of these, and the girltotally un
prepared to resist the shock, was
thrown heavily to the ground. Al
most as rapidly, Max was beside
her.
For the instant lie thought hel
dead. Her head had struck 4