Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-03

II only wanted to have momsnfary glance
at the drawing room and dining room To-day
tina sa n1snsr am rather tired 4 a
DR.. Werner stretched out his long arm behind
him and quietly pulled Down the dark green
That Is because you have been making too
much use Of It. One requires 10 be dfscress,
than sse sd 'i Sdhap were s Psrr
ing at her Just then. could have denisd that
she .ev was We 3 positively beautiful.
ofit" 9~'SA'Ss A~A1Se'' '--'~
.. He turned, and put the pen he still held
rested his hand upo sns sn eosng paper d sne
hand nd, and beam of sunshine, coming through
the diamond in his ring making q sudden
pale Illumination. some ought never to get
''.s re- 81 the sunshine" he answered grayely:
vivifying power should never lose its hold on
US. Many 9 dark deed has remained undone
SINNER ana n Of sudden outburst 81 sun
ELLIE na anu one can hardly be astOnished at II:
with sunlight, but breathe more freely. put
%eps IN he
ing nght, without even taking time to put on
my hat; In spite of myself, seem to have
tragedies avsrted-at all events for the mo.
ment' VI course, you will say that it is only
Gould Is bnt
many impressionable people there are, after
an, even here among your people. Go over
you will find that you know SO many. Among
my people, we are all impressionable, ct any
because 1t matches the color Of our hair"
Twas. was strange opening for business con-
Xersation, and perhaps it occurred to Dr..
smile.
Miss Oldham, however, was not smiling. All
u.nconsciously he had struck the chords OF many
SVmnQfhiaS Ia 1nxr m voice
had thrilled her. Then it suddenly seemed to
dawn upon her that this was only business in
over her pale face, and now She raised herself
seemed to proclaim that here was enough Of
longer any use in thinking of that; there was no
longer any possibility Of purely polite conven-
a common chord Of ' symnathv had made them
friends.
THANK you, Dr. Werner" she said, quietly,
casting heP eyes around her; II shall never
again complain of the sunshine. Is this the
Miss Oldham made a thorough examination
Oh Inc lower part of the house. She was not the
woman to sign a contract under any circum-
stances without being sure that she was acting
the dining-rooms, and even a grave Inspection
OF the buffers pantry-preceded always by Doc
Well, this house would do at last; she was
sure OF it: When she had satisfied herself of
that, and bid Doctor Werner goodbye, she
blue, Sparkling scar the sum ny w sas Seemingly
hotter than ever; but she actually lowered her
pa pare and lay back amid the cushions to
she had been SO fortunate about the house,
on, out into the wooded country. Little
startled rabbits darted over the white road
into the unbelievable looking dens. The
trees interlaced over the road. Birds sang
wv in9
she came from the woods, by long, circular
sweep, into the sight of the sea again, the
shs
The end of the bay at which she had come out
was studded with odd little brown rocks dotted
water was Of a dull green, untroubled, except
for rush, every now and again, of foam; and
all around this part there was an occasional
ood, sWlrilng, hopping sound. almost like
SOD BY the time she reached Boroughbourne,
and was driving once more along the Parade,
literally GLOWING in the resn,endent INV cea al
She stood upon the steps of the hotel, and looked
at them all. She thought, as she stood there,
reason-she would remember this afternoon as
one OF the very happiest she had ever known.
she went slowly upstairs to her private sitting
peaceful contentment at her heart; and going
over to the table, opened first one, then another,
me Th Two nc notes n lying waiting for her.
miss $50 0L5a oh We regret to that
was mistake for Burlington c1esee9 peiSsn.
yours, Joa rs AND SEARURY"'
And the second was this:
to an ol
the %as. Se sane a1 edsS 10 l. s
to that regret Please MTdt to Se
give me- Ever yours sincerely,
"Forgive! Forgive! All. how little~she
cried to herself passionately-how little he
knew her! Forgive! If he could have seen
the wounded pride in her eyes just then, he
would hardly have dared TO expect it. The
sunset was still beaming in through the open
window, but Miss Oldham shivered as she sat
her ears, as if she heard once again, quite dis
around the rocks az the other side Of the bay.
""Miss Oldham-Doctor Werner"
and and she had only Just entered the room when
time neither for thought nor action on her
part. Perhaps it was only the shock Of meet
had never remembered that Doctor Werner
might possibly frequent receptions or, per
haps she was considering what was the bitter
still beside him, a deep flush on her fair face.
ments n the and amber
standing perfectly motionless, also. All of a
sudden he changed his position again and cast
his eyes down on her.
"Ah," he sighed, "my Indian sikh"
1t was the little straw which turned the
scale. The flush deepened on Miss Oldham's
face, but her lips parted in q smile. How 1t
happened neither OF them could have told, but
a minute later they had fallen easily into q
only q week ago that Miss Oldham had sat
down with the suffocating pain of wounded
pride bringing q new shamed look into her
eyes; and the sobbing sound of the sea seemed
to be deafening her. All, it is all very well for
q woman to intend-a feather weight of
chance, a smile even, and she forgets the very
nature of her intentions. All the rustling
silks and satins, all the rose-colored lamps
every cushion and knicknack in the long draw.
Ing room-what was the matter with them
that they were different from any such that
she had ever seen before? She appeared TO
mark out every detail of each of them only
with q casual glance; just she had marked
out all the details of the woods and the rocky
bay last week. She seemed to bask in the
sparkling sunshine again, the pale lamplight
was changed into 1t. She was verify Surprised
at her own feelings, and tried to analyze them:
wondering If there was anything going wrong
with her head.
AS the evening advanced, the color of her
expressive eyes seemed to deepen, and their
brilliancy was replaced by steady, clear
quiet light. She had analysed her feelings by
that time; she knew now what was the matter
with them. A ray Of last weeks sunshine had
been smOldering all the time at her heart. and
now 1t had found its way out at last! How
long would it shine? When would the clouds
come to obscure it? 1t was this question which
was ringing In her ears, the thought which
changed the brilliancy into quiet light.