Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-10

But had you heard of us before you saw
~Ia mo- At least in way 1 had How well
| us ALL"
Il accidentally heard the kilograms you sent
| each other"
She laughed gayly: IF you heard those. I
don't know what You must have thought of us.
The truth is L have quite spoiled that boy
Robin. l answer all his letters for him and now
ne can be got 10 write one. and that day was
IN such difficulty, for he told me the day be-
iore. when he came on TO Selswyke bay, that
be would get lodgings for us here and would
write and tell me soon as he did and say
what train was TO come by; and he didn't
write and didn't know that there was a mid
DAY post from Selswyke, and thought no letter
was coming. was obliged TO turn out of the
rooms l was in at Wragborough and didn't
know what 10 dor'
''Oh. the language was quite excusable," said
the squire.
The language excusable.' There's moth
ing to excuse. That's the family style when
~ sends kilograms. You can't say dear or dar-
ling in telegram
Then you were not angry with each other?"
we never were that IN our lives. Here.
hobln, take your coat-its done. Now have
nothing to do
The squire tore leaf ont of his pocket-book
and wrote: Come to the end of the first field
with me; want TO ask You to be my wife and
cant speak before your brother"
She turned pale. looked at him almost tear
fully. and shook her head.
winch OF my requests are you denying?" he
asked with an attempt at gayety, while in his
heart he felt alarm, and yet he could not quite
believe that she would refuse him.
Both, she answered. without looking up.
who was used TO plead
IF you are going, will walk part Of the way
across the held with you," she said after a
silence.
He rose-her manner did not lessen his un-
trying so hard to read hers
Il have come so far" she said, because, if
you really mean this, l want TO thank you and
to assure you that it is quite impossible!"
impossible for you to love me, do you
mean?" She blushed and turned away.
Don't say that is impossible" he pleaded
II could never give up nv happy life with
Robin; he would be so miserable without met
Il might have known that you would never
care for me" said the squire bitterly.
~, Il never said 1 didn't care for you," said
Miss Fairfax, now for the first time seeming to
give utterance to her real mind. ''but know
that never could bear to enter any family
which looked down upon me~
mo family could do that-if you did but
know what think of you"
Mrs. Rokewood looks down on mel Do Won
think don't know? It's not the first time that
Robin and have been sketching near a county
family"
"Ah, you mean that other county families
have treated you better. Dear Miss Fairfax,
why think of my mother? Haven't given YOU
the greatest thing have to offer? love you
with all my heart
She wavered moment, and he saw il.
You know L love you" he said, tenderly.
Ihlnk OF me, not OF my mother. II you
cept me she will soon love you quite as much
as she loves me; and you do love me a little
something tells you that you ought to accept
me-"
.'Oh, but should do so wrong to listen to
1t. she said, offering him her hand in token of
farewell.
Don't go. Give me little longer"
Accept this answer as final. will stay with
Robin"
Il assure you my mother is much too fond OF
me to cross me long in anything on which my
heart is set"
Il am as proud as your mother. Not unless
she herself came and asked me to listen to you
would do 1t. may be wrong, but that's how
feel"
He tried to move her by every argument in
his power, but she only became more rooted
in her determination.
''Good-bye!" she said I'VE shall leave Sells
wyke In day or two. We had better say good
bye now"
You surely don't want to tear your brother
away before his work is done?"
Il must" she answered sadly: and then with
half sob she said, Il don't think could stay
here, l must co.
You must do nothing of the kind. will go.
L have long been wanting to go to America.
and will start tomorrow. Perhaps when 1
come back"
"Neverr' she exclaimed before he could
finish his speech.
AT any rate shall love you Just the
same" said he, and wrung her hand and
went.
''she is not playing tonight. then" said
Mrs. lockwood, seeing her son in the drawing
room at the time when he usually was in the
garden.
mo, she is not playing, and she refused me
this morning because she knew that you would
oppose our marriage, and tomorrow / am 60
ing to America"
You must please yourself, Godfrey" said
Mrs. Rokewood. Il can't stop your marrying
Miss Fairfax, but should never like it"
He kept his word and went. Mrs. Rokewood
| sadly patroIled the spacious rooms and galleries
of the manor house. Each looked duIler than
the other, and she was dull, too Her son. her
only son, was gone to the other side of the
world and had said nothing about when he was
likely to come back. Zone wants some yonng
creature with one," she said. The sight of
young life is good sight, but even an old person
would be better than no one" Later In the day
she saw from her carriage window the Fair
faxes returning home He was carving sketch
ing bag and easel; she had his sketching
stool. He was holding his sisters hand in
his; ana tne Olu lauv cOulQ not Dut think that
she looked very sad, and that he was irving to
comfort her. 'Ihey seem very fond of each
other" she thought. There may be good
stuff in that girl-her refusing Geoffrey almost
looks as if there was" She dined alone $50
much state" she thought, land such woeful
solitude, and there is no one want to ask here
If Godfrey stays away six months or a year it
is great piece out of my life But it can't be
helped. He did right to CO."
Dinner over, she left the desolate dining
room for the equally desolate drawing room:
but very soon-she never quite knew how IL
happened-she found herself hurrying along
the Elm-tree walk, with shawl over her head.
to hear il that girl who had brought so much
trouble upon her had recovered her spirits and
was at the piano again.
No music was to be heard that night. After
this it became nightly habit with Mrs Roke-
wood to 90 into the garden to hear il the piano
was opened, and at last she was enraptured by
the moonlight sonata. She felt each note an
added bliss, and sighed forth her contentmept
Such playing was like the most exquisite poetry
or painting-never, never would she willingly
miss the opportunity Of enjoying SO keen a
pleasure. Alas, other things were keen besides
the pleasurei September nights by the North
eastern sea are cold, October nights are colder
Two gardens had to be crossed before she
reached the Elm-tree walk, where her furtiye
lows were obtained. The thin shawl had TO be
exchanged for q thicker one the thicker shawl
for fur cloak, and even that was not epouph
to guard the poor lady from the heavy devs of
Ia IL autumn nights and the aearchinc hraa1aa