Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-03-09
CHAPTER vi.

SuAf 1Et VI.
The Sunday party separated at Padding
ton on the night Of the Nuneham expedition,
and Wallace and Eusace Kendall walked
eastward together. The Journey home had
been very quiet. Miss Bretherton had been
forced to declare herself Extremely tired"
and Mrs Stuart's anxiety and sense Of re-
sponsibility about her had communicated
themselves to the rest Of the party.
ut is the effect Of my long day yesterday"
she said npologetically to Forbes, who how
cred about her with those affectionate atten.
tions which man on the verge Of old age
pays with freedom to a young girl ut
won't do to let the public see so much Of me
in future. But / don't want to spoil our
Sunday. Talk 10 me and l shall forget it."
Wallace, who had had his eyes about him
when she and Eustace Kendall emerged from
the wood in view of the rest of the party, was
restless and i'll at ease, but there was no
getting any information, even by gesture,
from Kendall, who sat in his corner dill
igently watching the moonlight on the flying
fields, or making every now and then some
disjointed attempts at conversation with
Mrs. Stuart.
At the station Miss Bretherton's carriage
was waiting the party Of gentlemen saw
her and Mrs. Stuart, who insisted on taking
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Kendall abruptly. II never did a thing
worse, think, or spent more painful half
hour"
Wallace's face fell. 81 wish i hadn't bored
YOU with nv COMPOUNDED affairs" he ex-
claimed "It was too badr'
Kendall was inclined to agree inwardly, for
b, was in state of irritable reaction; but he
had the Justice to add aloud: "It was I who
was the fool to undertake it, And I think,
indeed, it could have been done, but that cir
cumstances, which neither you nor l had
weighed sufficiently, were against it, She is
In a nervous, shaken state, mentally and
physically, and before had had time TO dis
cuss the point at all she had carried il on to
the personal ground. and the thing was up"
'She is deeply offended, thenfn
"Not at all, in the ordinary sense; she is
too fine creature; but she talked Of tho CON
tempt that you and feel for her!n
Good heavens" cried Wallace, feeling
most unjustly persuaded that his friend had
bungled the matter horribly.
YES" said Kendall deliberately; "scon-
tempt, that was IL. I don't know how it
came about. All know is. that what said.
which seemed to me very harmless, was like
a match to mine. But sbe told me to tell
YOU that she made no further claim on
'Elyira.' So the play is safe.n
"D-the play!n cried Wallace vigorously.
n sentiment to which perhaps Kendal's silence
gave consent "But l cannot let il rest
81 don't think I would. if were Won " said
Kendall. II should let it alone. She looks
upon tho matter as finished. She told me
particularly to tell YOU that she was not
vexed, and YOU may be quite sure that she
isn't, in any vulgar sense. Perhaps that
makes it all tho worse. However, you've a
right to know what happened, so I'll tell you
as far as ! remember
He gave an abridged account of the con-
yersatiop. which made matters a little clearer.
though by no means less uncomforta
BILE. to Wallace. When it was over they
were nearing Vigo street, the point at which
their routes diyerged, Wallace having rooms
in the Albany. and Kendall hailed hanson.
"If I were you,p he said, as it came up, 81
should. as said before, let the thing alone
as much as possible She will probably speak
to YOU about it, and YOU will, Of course, say
what you like, but I'm pretty sure she won't
take up the play again, and if she feels a
GOODNESS towards anybody it won't be toward
you.p
"There's small consolation in thatIn ex-
claimed Wallace.
"Anybow. mako the best of II. nv dear fel
Iow,n said Kendall, as though determined 10
strike lighter KEY. Don't be so dismal.
things will look differently tomorrow morn
e. ,lo,- ,ro,or.Il, 40 tLara,s NO ,,o,,o,,j
o,,s harm done. I'm sorry didn't do YOUR
bidding better. Honestly, when I come to
think over it, don't see how could have
done otherwise. But l don't expect YOU
10 think so.n
Wallace laughed, protested and thew
parted.
A few moments later Kendall let himself
into his rooms. where lights were burning,
and threw himself into his reading chair. be,
side which his hooks and papers Stood ready
To his hand Generally nothing gave him n