The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-04-08

ever. L thought as my heart gave a grea
| leap. Tney passed me turned impul
sively and followed them with my eyes
i Yes it was fatel Now | had fount
| her in this unexpected manner woult
| take care not to lose sight of her again
| attempted to disguise my feelings M
longer. The emotion which had thrilled
me as | stood once more face to face
with her told me the truth. was IL
love-deepIy In love- Twice, only twice
/ had seen her, but that was enough tc
convince me thai if my lot was evel
linked with mother's, it must be will
this woman's whose name, home, OF
country, L knew not.
There, was only one thing could now
do. 1 must follow the two women. SO.
for the next hour, or more, wherever
they went at a respectful distance l fol
lowed. waited whilst they entered one
or two shops, and when their walk was
resumed discreetly logged their steps.
I kept so fan in the rear that my pursuit
was bound to be unnoticed and could
cause no annoyance. They soon turned
out of Regent street and walked on until
they came to one of those many row OF
houses In Mazda vale. 1 marked the
house they entered, aud as passed by
it, few minutes afterwards, saw In the
front window the girl arranging few
flowers in vase: It was evident l had
Gscertained her abode
1t was fate! / was In love and could
only act as my passion impelled me. l
must find out all about this unknown /
must make her acquaintance and so OBJ
tain the right Of looking into those
strange but beautiful eyes, I must hear
her speak. laughed again at the absurd
ity of being in love with a woman whose
voice L had never heard, whose native
language was o matter of uncertainty.
But then, love is full of absJlrdities.
When once he gets the whip hand he
drives us in strange ways.
1 formed a. bold resolve. I retraced
nay steps and walked up to the house
The door was opeaed by tidy-looking
servant.
Have you any rooms to let?" Iasked;
having jumped at the conclusion that the
unknown was only lodging at the house
The servant replied In the affirmative
and upon my expressing a wish to see
the vacant rooms | was shown q dining
Room and bedroom OH the ground floor;
Had these roomsbeen dungeonsin instead
y
been empty and bare instead of comfort
ably furnished the rent been fifty
pounds O. week instead of the moderate
sum asked should have engaged them.
1 was very easy to- deal with The land
lady was summoned and the bargain
struck at once If that good person had
known the state of my mind she might
have reaped a golden harvest from her
ground floor apartments. AS it was, the
only thing she as exacting in was in
the matter of refere ces. | named
several. thea L paid a months rent in
advance and received her permission, as
/ had just returned to England and
wanted a home at once. to enter into
possession that very evening. +.
'"By-the-by," / said carelessly, as I
left the house to get my luggage, "I
forgot to- ask you If you have other
lodgers--no children, hope?"
''No sir-only a lady and her servant.
They are on the first foor-very quiet
people"
"Thauk yon," said. 81 dare sayyI
shall be very comfortable. You may
expect me about seven o'clock"
L had re-engaged my old rooms in
Walpole street before the meeting with
my unknown had changed my plans. 1
went back there, and after packing, up
all 1 wanted informed the people of the
house that was going to stay at q
frie ds for a few weeks. The rooms
were to be kept for me all the same At
seven O'Clock was at Mazda vale and
duly Installed.
1t was the hand of fate had wrought
this-who could doubt it? This morn
ing was almost on my way to Turin in
search of my love. This evening | am
bene tn the same roof. AS 1 sit In my
armchair aud see all kinds of beautiful
visions wreathed in the smoke. curling
from my cigar, can scarcely believe
that she is within few feet of me-thst
l shall see her to-morrow-the next day
forever and ever! Yes, am hope
lessly in love-I go to bed thinking I
shall dr. aam of her; but. probably owing
to the strlnge quart, rs, my dreams F., r.,
less pleasant. All night long I dream of
the blind man who walked into a strange
house and heard such fearful sounds
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