The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-04-05

miss Keith tells me that this Is your nrst visit to
Italy" said Mr.. Grantley, when Helen had left
Mabel summoned the courage to look up--looked
and met the very same shrewd eyes which she had
seen in her dreami Rui, together with the shock VI
her surprise came the comforting reinsurance that
those eyes were looking at something cutie new to
them, And indeed II was very pleasant sight they
looked at but she was too full OF her secret thoughts
10 notice the evident admiration she was causing.
"Of course,n she was saying TO herself, he was
one OF my felow-travclers must have seen him
without remembering IT. And this practical eNpla-
nation OF a seemingly mysterious occurrence re-
stored her equanimity. She did not let their CONVEX
sation rest long on commonplace footing, and very
soon managed TO Introduce the word adventure
The days tor adventure are over" he said.
But moi for odd things" she returned, provoked
lie threw back his head and laughed. "You are
quite right, and the oldest thing happened only the
other day was passenger In that train which
was stopped by the hoods. Perhaps you may re-
member about NJ"
Perhaps she Couldl
one else and found some sort OF accommodation at
the inn. At the last moment, however, changed
my mind; only, worse luck, left my ulster IN the
little hole OF room that was to have occupied"
Were you not very cold without IT," asked
Mabel, finding u impossible not 10 beray some SYM
patty now that she learnt that she was really in
dehlcd to him for the room, well by chance for
the coat.
"oh, yes; but then am accustomed 10 the ups
and downs of travel, and the night was soon over
"Did YOU recover your coat early In the morning?"
AT once for the LADY who had occupied the room
my story. A few days ago looked for letter which
had left In the pocket OF my ulster, and what do
you think found written at the back Of it?n Mabel
could think very well, and felt herself blushing
hoty.
a. Many thanks for the loan OF the coa!th
"What q bold creature " said Mabel, thinking that
she would rather say II OF herself than hear from
him. To her ama2ement all mirth vanished from
his face.
"Bod!" he cried, looking Indignantly at her. "On
the contrary, think she was very thoughtful and
sympathetic. ! am sure sho is charming girl"
"Why not charming old LADY,"
"Old!' Then he smiled and looked beyond the
bright, listening face, as II he saw something almost
as sweet. No, know that she was young. The
landlord called her signorina."
Mabel hastily, not all his championship having
shaken her opinion that she had done Supremacy
silly thing. "The very blind beggars VINO stand
proppcd up against the sunny walls of the Lung
Arno address every woman OF whom they beg AS
Signorlna."
mo use, Miss Talbot; have a theory about the
writer OF those words, and you will not laugh out
OF II. do not suppose that she was young girl,
she alone; but she was certainly new to travel
ing. she would have taken the good chances with
the bad ones more philosophcally.'
What description OF herself, thought Mabel.
mo, no." he went on snlingly, 81 have my
Ideal, and shall Keep to II. And, what Ia more II
she IL IN Florence, sooner or later shall identify
her,
"But you know nothing OF her except her hand
writing"
"And is not that enough?" Looking at his keen
eyes, and remembering that he was an hahituc OF
the Keiths house Mabel felt sure that 1t was quite
enough And her heart sank within her.