The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-04

satisfaction which comes from doing ones duty that
am unwilling to miss the opportunity
that way. OF course duty is duty,
She-"A And IL often has besides the added advan-
bors that can Be devised As we have TO pass sun
day under the same roof and as there happens to he
only four OF us here, 4 seems 10 mo IL viii be better
10 postpone all further performance OF duty until
some time when we can escape from each other"
ne forgetting TO rclInqusii her hand, which he has
heart: ! was; perfectly miserable when you sent
she lwi,hdrawlnk her hand and going back TO net
rocking chairl."O very likely. YOU were, yot
say, IN love with me then. How amusing passion
'hst IS oyer IT. s to loo ,, back upon
Me-"Oh, not necessarily. really don't seem to
remember having been very deeply IN love-
not yet conscious Of iD-"You have certainly dc.
She-"who hasnt7 when man is ,remen-
dously In love with her woman VIII say anything
TO please him."
Ne" give your sex good character"
she laughs by way OF answer, fully aware that she
Is getting him TO lose his temper, aud secretly sure
tnat u snc can make him angry she may gain her
She" with men to deal with we have to use our
wits, OF course. You cart blame us for that"
He-"Then that cxplalns why you were so ready
all" al te'' ''cN my ring 70" never cared '0r me at
She" since you got over 1t 30 quickly, it is so
much fu, better al around isnf lis so pleasant 10
ne (savagey, having forgotten entirely his slmula-
ticn Of ind,ierenccl =" Who said I'd got over it9n
he with ON inward oblurgatlon devoted to her
felgned innocenccl-"No, didn't
She-"0h, beg your pardon I'm surc but your
studied reference 10 all that sort OF thing as IN the
He-"what sort OF ,hiiip?,
Me--"Why, being fOnd OF me, and-and-all that,
you know
She casts down her eyes and after a moment be.
violently. MIR. Coleman, who has risen and begun
to pace up ana down with his hands behind hun,
pect OF a man who will stand no more nonsense.
Look here, Edith" he says. with good deal of
cGsassi, "yo s, SmHw haven't got over It,"
He" Being fond Of you and all that, as you call
", ism Tue sort of thing that man does get over.
clasps her pretty hands aud looks out the spark
ling sea with smile OF new happiness,
on don't KNOW she observes with feminine
lrrelcvancy, chow fond we have become of little
FLAKE Island over there. Isn't II pretty from hereG"
H"Vcry pretty; but I'm not Interested In Islands
just now I'm Interested In you"
She" That's very Kind OF you. especially when
am as cruel as you sny.'
She" Then you've iiled?'
M--"f Yes L have. had TO, didn't /? Come,
Edith, you needn't pretend not 10 care for me, and
II you do, | wont believe you."
Shc-"I ike your wlpudence."
M-"Then It's all right, for promise to nc moth.
ing put Impotence, 30 you'll have nothing to dts
She-"That will require very little changen
The answer seems not wholly to displease him, for
ne smiles warmly as he takes chair close by hers.
Then he possesses himself OF her hand, and, after
second OF hesitation, he puts his arm about her and
kisses her full upon the lips
she twilh an Indignation 10 absuilly overdue
that she has to Join In his laugh at it," Why,
George, right outdoors here! Suppose somebody
should see u.s."
He-"oh, it is so still here that nobody could see
u.s."
Being woman, she does not Immediately perceive
the fallacy of this logic and submits with no very
great show OF uilwillingness TO a repetition OF the
demonstration. Five minutes later MIR. Dclaneld
appears with his wife in the doorway behind the
young people and examines the pair with shrowd
glance of satisfaction
TITS all right,'he remarks In a aclf. satisfied aside.
1--WE shall have quiet Sunday all TO ourselves,
Margaret. They won't trouble us"-Arto Bates IN
Boston Courier.