Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-27


gentle reluctance TO let it go.
told you once, Philip, that l loved you,
did noti Not in words, it Is true, but with
perfect franisness, nevertheless Perhaps 70
put it very plainly, you think that | love you
still.
But, indeed you would be wrong.
Only, this thing know, that life can hold
no such moment in store for me those
bygone moments when her hand thrilled to
yours when our eyes flashed and fingered in
mysterious meeting; when the air about us
was tense with the unspoken and the unre
vealed
The Stands called for me at the appointed
time and drove with them to the institute,
where the usual private view crowd was
sembled
As we were going in was attracted by the
sight of two people on a bench overlooking
the staircase.
The long head and straight, tow colored
hair; the pale face, equine profile and earn
est manner were unmistakable; it did not
take me half IA second to recognize Sir Guy
Ormond. | recognized his companion also, n
disconnected looking woman, eccentrically
dressed. 1t was MedOra Grey, the poetesS.
Poor poor Medora! having enacted for a
great many years, and entirely without sue
cess, the part of jeune file, she has lately
adopted that of esprit fort, and no doubt Sir
Guy simple soulD affords her ready appre-
ciatun
Heaven save me from the laurelS of third
rate female celebrity! Unless she happens
to be a Patti or Lady Burdette-Coutts or
| Queen Elizabeth there is only one way Of
success open to woman-the way of mar
| riage.
Sir Guy, unless my vanity be mistaken,
| looked as if he would very much like to join
our party, but Mcdora had no intention of
releasing him No doubt she had schemes
of bearing him back to Bedford Park, there
to discuss bad cigarettes and questionable
/ philanthropy in the shaded light of an ns-
/ thetic "dcn.n
He did escape however, little later on,
and joined Us in the biz room, where | soon
found that he had quite As much to say about
art as about philanthropy.
Philips face began to display unmstak
able signs Of boredom and irritation, bat, as
for me. | listened and looked, put intelligent
questions, and made brief but pertinent
answers, which seemed to annoy Philip even
more than the aesthetic discourse.
What, indeed, had become of Philips mag
nanimity!
He fdGeted about me, changing from side
to side, trying to attract my attention by
various devices
Presently Sir Guy and strollel outside to-
gether and stood leaning on the balustrade
watching the people swarm up and down the
great staircase
fhlIp was soon au my eibo"' wanting 10
Know II hal htfi enough OF IL, III tones that
admitted Of but one reply. II am quito
ready to CO. l said, and looked him full in
tha face with n sudden thrill Of trilImDh and
resolve.
Am l to witness yet further developments
OF that highly organized product, Mr.. Shandi
Having introduced me TO my hrst expert
eAce Is he about to lnitlat' me INTO further
hn""l'iS A OF me ana 'lara't"r' as seen IN
der conditions OF hiEhiN artificial clVlllzimonf
iIl-hly arIlnclaIt inc dog AK. the mahSer
- .in oiu Wo'Id s'prN' am. - l'lte
simple STATE oil sotletY-hHt 90 myself 100
much honor!
McahWhIe, H!r Nuy stool there pressing
an invitation on the WH''e party O! Us Tor an
at home AT IpynpH' nan. Men OF ms type
ana fhllp' are I'Hh OH an vinegar; the
invitation, AMI t1e a. 'pthnc" with which,
atter some deinur, 1t was met, are THINK,
significant.
mat p;iS sati ramp III tine carriage,
later on.
Aooi Ol NuS lduShei H5huS' was
IN good spirits 1t was no polte hction when
told my hostess that mad thoroughly en-
loyed myself.
".
Sir Guy Ormond evidently admires me-so
much so that a les, experienced person tniyht
be inclined TO iump at conclusions on the
subject But know very well that a man
does not 90 about the world with thirty
thousand a year and n baronetcy without
hayinr some idea of his own value: and with
all his high flown theories the son of the
DARLINGTON mill owner has his share of
shrew,lness and caution. He i, whimsical.
too and obstinate like all men of his srann.
md having. moreover. such a passion for
female society generally. must often. in all
innocence. have rouseI unfounded homes in
fine female breast particularly. Not that
accidental ADVANTAGES mart he is the sort
Of MAJ, that women naturally take To Per-
hans II is that he assumes toward tbom an
ettituda en- fay ore c,nahle of onnrnciating.
no resr..,ts than,
As for me ike him oanuinelv. he is srch
GOOD follo1y. 7 wish somotimas that ho were