The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-25

tiogue In attendance whils The soesit
world looked on through the opera
glasses. She was the friend who was
also pratined to hear her b asst. irci
dentaily and gracefully Of course, b.
fore a party Of girls. that she mad her
engagemtnts for every german of the
season. Il
Feeling. however. was most pleased
when Janet. following the impulse OF
the noble order Of kings Daughters.
wendei her way on some errald OF
mercy. or when she would say nothiug
M al about her engagements to S'ris
~ho we're not 80 fortunate.
Just at present., however. Pnie was
the prime favOrIte. received her con
idences. gave her advice. anu warned
her that a g,rl but once in a Lifetime
mad such a chabce As Darcy Langdon.
Clever. go0d-looki0g. iich. and swell
A. was perfectly absurd TO waste a
thought on that great. heavy-iooking
youig doctor VINO no . would know
was living, but for his sign on a base
ment door.
Occasionally Feeling would gently
tap at her heart Tor entrance, bus sbe
and Pride would shut the door IN her
face and send word that "the ladies
@ece not al home"
The truth was that since that sudden
and memorable scene with d.. ron
tame. IA whole month had passed, un-
broken bs a single sight or a single
word from him. At nfst Jlnei trem-
bled and was saddened bv the mystery,
then gentle, cOnsOiiBg Feeling whis
pered 20 her 60 Judge hIm by what she
mad seen Of HIM. and not by what was
hidden. ami she would not then doubt
him. But few women there are VINO
do not apply the pToyefb that seeing
b. believing t. thor love AFFAIRS. an"
rarely j. their cOnceit great enough u
reckon on a devotion that IS nl0Jeh
from view. Pnde had such a loud, IA
cisive voice. perhaps made 80 harsh by
CRYING her wares on the public stands
Of Nanit, Far, that these duicet whls-
perings Of Feeling weTeaiway drowned.
Meanwhile. outwaTdly The DocioI
seemed unchanged. save a more intent
look upon bis grave young face. 2
deeper, more fervid appIcaIonto study
and "A weary. uuh1gling amount OF
work. which he often sought AID gam
cred ftom the slums OF poverty aDo
slougbs of dcspond round ana about me
city. To live tine reality e the lille
preseut. and thus shut out The ~
dreams OF the ideally Of the lie fOtufe
was the brave bent OF his every ,Hort
But this deep student Of humanity ano
ecience suddenly developed "a most on
scholarly relish for new spappr reading.
aud especially the society letters seemed
o. absorb his interest, some pilagrapn-
So Fascinating his gaze that me ~ou!o
red them many tunes over.
As for Mics McCielland. she too hae
formed q queer habit of iJte- int oI
peefing into every doctor buggy she
yer ptssed-but never but once dil snt
tneio fad the face she almost Uncon
%sciousiy sought.
Oae afternoon. ia a tall tw)-seateo
DRAG. besnie the commanding figure o.
Darcy LargdoD. she gayly took a.,
keen wintIy air up AMI down the u +
ervoir boulevard. ARGUED the willow
i.irged margin If the miffOr-Iike lake.
then through the ayenue into Grove
road again lney sped, FORT was grow
ing dusk.
Just at the angle there they almO'
cOliIded with % modest aiialr OF q w.
nicie. only a doctor buggy. However.
one quick glsrcs made Jauet fill the al
with a / ght. defiant laugh, followed by
a merry issI 20 her companion. Wi.
fiOm here until they were az home
drank in the iulCxicsnt sweets Of hef
excilei. flowing ccqueteries. Al TIA
sight II that buggy Pride bad Iudgeo
her not 10 let him think that she cared.
out 10 laugh ont as though she were Ia
dainty happy with Darcy Lauguor
Well she accomplished her obj ca.
Maurice IOutaIne was driving d.
from tine SolIiefs Home. where ne bad
lust witnessed lhe last warfare Il
strife OF one Of the brave veterans. VINO.
after these many years. died a sold er =
death Of a battle wound. Meaiied out
in TOO h mental ana physical condition.
aud nerves unstru1g, the young man
had 10 Will power % ftile the ever
present ycar.ilgs "a his heart. burg9vc
himself up % the luxury Of uDstlutel
thoughts OF the woman he loved, and
had lust determined TO 20 that evening
honestly and l'ge a man. confess tha
ms love alone had kept him from Der.
to ask for no r,quia al. 20 plead for ne
hope. bat crave only The precious priv
lege Of SEEING her AMI being near her.
rs OF old. where the serene ray OF her
friendship might mingle some Of is
Tadiarce with the gloom of his life.
Bat then there fell on his ear that veil
known voice. gay. careless. defiant.
mCcking his resolution, for Ike a cruel
well.aimed blow. it drove the upleap
iDg vi-i0n of happiness back into tie
DEPTHS Of his heavy heart.
For The evening back TO tie cherries
basement cfice went he. not TO brood.
but 10 the melancholy study If all Il e
|carouicled nils that flesh is heir to
and upon the morrow went out agai1
into ether and more real aud seems Oi
sadness.
Just at that time the gay season was
al IT, zenith. and that being the arena
tor which Dncy Langdou WAS most
hawlefsiy eqai9p,d. all social opinion
was staked hgn ON his chaIcc Of wiz
Mug the pre- for which be had 20
publicly DuCkled on The afmof 81 ct
voir. Everywhere his attendance wa
upon Mss McCieilaud. W hose acceptance
lit was most gracious. Every day
some lavish donation from MS D0un-
locus horn Of plenty wa,emptiei at her
shrine. and her appreciation Of il was
most obvious.
Responding ID the needs OF her ward
robe for n fresh evening toilette. this
seeming butterfly wss one afternoon
winging her fright to herdre-s-maker r.
Poor piaiu, litlie Mrs Bailey coulInol
weariEe fine title OF modis.e.
l. was ia an Out-of-the-way place
tao chilly rooms. with q pinful attempt
at adOrnmeut. over q modest snop.
Upon the wall huag a garl-h .chromo
Of the German Christ. with nat ago
liZ4d expre-eiOn. while on the manlsi