The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07
CHAPTER Ky.
rrsrAcE coNsuLTs A LAWYER.

EUsTACE CONsULTs A LAWYER
Augusta wac leaning against the mar
bic mantel piece-indeed, one Of her arms
was resting upon it. for she was tail
woman Perhaps She too. felt that there
was something in the air, mt any rate.
she turned away her head and began 90
play with bronze japanese lobster which
adorned the mantel piece.
Now for it. said Eustace 20 himself.
drawing a long breath. TO try and steady
the violent pulsation Of bis heart.
Il don't know what to say TO you, Miss
Smithers, he began.
Best say nothing more about IL, She
put in quickly Il di1 IT, and | am glad
that did r. What Do a few marks mat
ter if great wrong is prevented thereby
/ am not ever likely 10 have TO 50 20
court. Besides. Mr.. Mecson. there is
another thing: it was through me that
you lost your Inheritance. it IS only right
that I should Try TO be the means If
bringing it back toyoi.'
She dropped her AGld again. and once
moro tcg,n = play with the -' lob
ster. holding her arm IN such O. fashion
that Eustaco could not see her face. But
II hc could not see her face she could sec
his In the glass. and narrowly observed
its every change, which. on the whole,
though natural. was rather mean OF her.
Poor Eu-tace grew pale and paicr yet
till his handsome countenance became
positively CHASTITY 1t is wonderful how
frightened young men are tAe hrst iime
that they propose 1t wears OF after,
ward-with practice one gets accustomed
t. anything
Miss Smthers-Augusta he gaspcd,
Il want TO say something To You. and he
stopped dead.
Yes. Mr.. Meoson.' she answered,
cheerfully, what is IT,
Il want to tell you and again he
hcsiiatcd.
What You are going 20 do about tho
willy' suggested Augusta.
"No-uo. nothing about the will
please don't laugh at me and put mo of
She looked up innoccntly-os much as
10 say that she never dreamed Of doing
either OF these things. She bad lovely
face. and the glance OF she gray eyes
quite broke down the hurricr Of his fears
oh, Augusta, Augusta, Ae said
don't you understand | love YOU.
lore yOu' No woman was ever loved be-
fore rs love YOU fell in love with you
the very first time | saw you IN the office
at Nelson's. when had the row with my
uncle about YOU and over since then ]
have got deeper and deeper in love with
You. When / thought that YOU were
drowned it nearly broke my heart. and
often and often wished that were dead,
too"
II was Augustus turn 20 be disturbed
now, for. though iady's composure viii
stand her IN good stead up To the very
verge Of an affair Of this sort it generally
breaks down in medias res Any how she
certainly dropped her eyes and colorcd 20
her hair. While her breast began 10 heave
,umultuously.
DO you know. Mr. Mceson," she said
at last, without daring 90 look up at his
imploring face that this is only the
fourth time that we have seen each other,
including yesterday.
Yes, know, be said. but don't re-
fuse ne on that account y0u can see mo
0s often as You Ike this was generous
Of Master Eustace-'a and really ! know
You better than you think. | should
think that have read each If your books
twenty times
This was q happy stroke. for, however
free from vanity % person may be-, IL IS
not ia the nature az young woman 20
hear that somebody has read hcr book
twenty times without feeling pleased
II am not my books, said Augusta.
No but your book are part VI you,'
be answered, "and / have learned moro
about your real self through thom than I
should have done ii had seen you hume
bred times instead Of four
Augusta slowly raised her gray eyes I'll
they met his own, and looked at him as
though she were searching ont h, soul,
and the memory Of that long, sweet look
is with him get.
He said no more nor had She any words;
but. somehow. nearer end nearer they
drew che TO the other till his arms were
around her and his lips were pressed upon
her lips. Happy man and happy girl.
They will live 10 find that liie las Joys
for those who are good and well Off, but
that il Las no jog so holy and so complete
as that which they were now expert
encing-the first kiss of true and honest
love
A little while afterward the butler came
in in q horribly sudden manner and found
Augusta and Eustace, The ono very red
and the other very pale, standing sus-
piciously close 10 each other But he was
a very well trained butler and man Of ex-
perience. who bad seen much and guessed
more. and he looked as innocent as babe
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