Evening star., 1885-06-20

rhouid tnas be all? Her heart overcame her
'He sha'n't be bothered any longer" she said;
and taking the note from its envelope, she add
ed, Just underneath her signature: II have got
She sealed It quickly, lest there should come
repentance OF her act, and, singing, as she went,
placed the letter, with the rest Of the days con-
tributions to the mail, on the table in the wide
ing to the three O'Clock train for Mr. stratton.
Stif softly singing, she drew her chair ont on
the piazza IL front Of the wide-open door
she had received from Alec the day before, and
1t was pretty picture. The sunlight flooded
everything, but softly and without glare; the
wide hall opening through to the lawn beyond
of trees and sky beyond. The brght-faced girl
seated In graceful posture added the one ele-
sit just where You s are. Maud" a. T It was the
voice of Harry, who had come around the house
from his s, laboratory, armed with all the para.
couldn't compose better. I've taken the house
from the driveway, and now I want view of
trying my hemisphericai % DarIos @ : with % some Of Of
those new instantaneous plates, and they go with
So saying, the Photographic enthusiast
planted his tripod, focused the scene slipped
in his plates. and with snap, as he had said, it
was done,
'Is that all?" asked Maud.
tives."
Must sit perfectly still? May wink?" play
fully inquired Maud, who, with that letter In
her hand, felt kindly disposed to all the world,
brothers included.
you might get on the plate n the shape your
p1ny did With oil his feet of the
Click! The suns rays had flashed another
picture on the sensitive plate, and with
ug s traps ans ns
thinking and thinking; When She at last arose
gone from the table. John had taken them to
the mail; 1t was later than she had thought.
And stu thinking she wenqp stairs TO dress
expectation. The third day her mother asked:
YOU Maas en aendayys ad write Cousin Alec asked
"Yes, Inother; the letter went by the AFTER
noon mail" replied Maud, avoiding her
It was near the end of the week that Mr..
Stratton happened to remember something in
vague way.
the dessert was on the table.
"Maud sent him an invitation from me on
Monday" said her mother. 1--WE have had no
u hope he isn't sick" replied Mr.. Stratton.
HE won't come; told YOU So" put In Regi.
dna ssea sy the mngn Of
come, he added.
Maud crimsoned just shade. This cruel sus-
pisiPn M had already come to torment her Why
did he not come? Why should he not want to
come? There was only one explanation, and
that brought hot tears to her hotter cheeks as
own chamber. She had shocked him by her
forwardness. This was her explanation. She
had run to him more than half way. She had
his excuses and give him free pardon. She had
Inundated herself in his eyes, and, oh! so much
more in her own! Oh, the shame of it!
Then would come SpaSm of Indignation.
Why should this young man treat her mother
with discourtesy, even if he despised the inn
tion which he put by without answer. not the
poor little tender folly which the daughter had
added in moment of madness.
And then she came back to the same point
again: He can't helpft. There is only one way,
and that Is for him to forget us ALTO forget
hrst the girl who ran too eagerly at his first
And \, SO the poor girl tortured her white soul
with dark accusations against herself
came more pop1lous and gay. There were ere
visits between villa and mansion and beach
when the Yacht SQUADRON was becaimed i in the the
drives inland, and there were si water excursions
in Maud's little drama.
The yachts tender had been sent ashore near
Point Of Rocks for milk or some other lacking
he continued the pursuit Of an elusive crab
shelving sides, tapesfried With slippery % weed weed
he yainly grasped in the attempt to save him,
sell h;raa An M incoming wave soused him under and
Again he clutched the shiny sea growth as he
rose, only to find his hands slide over it, and
there came q splash beside him, greater than
his own fall had made, and his slight body was
borne up by strong arms until both he and his
scared yacht hands made all haste to get their
drenched charge back into the hands Of his pa
rents on board Reginald had time enough to
nOndor 10 fart haf fho
who jumped into the water after him, who
pulled him out, and who wruns out his jacket,
pocket, and made him feel something like a
boy again, was his detested cousin Alec San.
dersOn.
This simple fact, without comment, he stated
when again on board the yacht; and then he
was silent. Silence and meditation were in
fact, his condition for the rest of the day. while
was the proof of her worst surmise. Alec
Sanderson was not dead; he was not even Ill;
tion. In the place Of her invitation % he had ac-
cepted the hospitality Of others. And her face
grew hot at thought Of what she had done.
erly storm. The piazza was deserted, and Maud
sat with the baby in front OF a light blaze kim
M died ,h in the library fireplace to relieve the chill!
had shown such On unaccountable meekness, a
sort OF depressed selfintrospection, since his ad-
i'll and left in bed Harry had seized T the pr pppor.
tunity, since the light was insufficient for out
doOF pnOtOgrapnyf 10 develop some OF the many
plates which had accumulated on his. hands.
Just then he presented himself at the library
door.
Look here, Maud" he cried holding between
her eyes and the light a plate still dripping
from its laboratory bath, II have Just deyei-
oped that instantaneous / took of you out on
the piazza. The detail hasn't come out very
well, but look In the hall there, and tell me
what you see.'
somebody standing there. isn't it?" said
Maud regarding cloudy figure that showed
against the more distinct picture of the sun
lighted hall.
Somebody's Maud, do you believe In spirit
photography? Weren't you thinking of some
how that figure stands right behind you. and
reaches out Its arm toward you. You called
up ghost surely, that time? Who is ft?''
Maud knew very well OF whom she was think
ing pretty hard that day, and she shivered O
little at the recollection. There, in the picture,
crumpled in her hand. There too, in the omen
hall, was the table on which she had placed
the message of pardon, and beside 1t stood this
shadow with outstretched hand
II don't know, Harry" she said, wearily.
But 1t makes pretty picture Of the house"
"Well, don't believe in spirit photoeranbv
either" returned the amateur Scientist: ahnf
I'm going to bring out whatever is in the other
plate SO that We can see who 1t is in the hall
there. I'll gave 1t scientific demonstration
Cousin Aiec's new developer will do it, ii any
thing WILL"
Maud put the sleeping baby on his couch, and
her head on her hand. But no wonder she
started when, turning at light touch on her
she saw standing there. after n noise.
less entrance, the usually obstreperous Re9i-
maid, clothed, but evidently not In his right
mind, inasmuch as his mien was penifent and
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