The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-20
pure, that &c would he impossible 70 70.
gard her In any light except a kindly


he PEELED 10 look at life through anvtbin,
d. but rose colorcd spcctacies And of late
is chance OF still surcr escape from hcl
lie drcary surroundings has suggested itself
g 10 her. Into her life (how. she har1l,
D, Knew Young man has fallen. who
while declaring his love for her has n,
l. the same time repealed her almost ms
!, much as he attracts her. There Ind
T. peen n slight touch of romance I'm the
manner OF their meeting, but yet nothing
very worthy OF comment. A dull lam
airy nlgh' ignorant OF stars-a crowded
: crossinB-a Young man who had kindly
come 10 her rescue in the absence of tho
necessary policeman, and who had piIofed
"er across, through the tangled mass OF
'ehlcies, ana landed her safely on the
pavement at the other side He bad
laughed aside her thanks, and when she
nad INSISTED ON them. had demanded
idrsvSse IN the shape Of permission 10 es-
cort her 10 her home. "Thc night was
~ naFh' so stormy, so destitute of com
! .ot' III any form, and she was 81 owl |
gently timid about the conqucrino ~ |
these terrible rnbicons, the crossings and |
ne was so entirely master OF his time TO-
the next four hours
IL hardly took him one. boycy>
guiue her TO her home. She had r. TO
declined his offer of cabs or steadily
put had felt It ungraciors I. nansoms,
further when he 80 NV refuse him
the distance VI -" "o 'ould traverse
she bsd , .,h her on foot In trutb
al yeen glad Of } is escort. and not
-.ogether blind to tho beauty of his face:
and yet, rs | have said. there was n re-
pulson as well rs fascination even then
in her feelings toward him.
There was one other thing that p
lied her. Had she seen him 81 .'uz-
Those marked features, tl.ose ~ fore
liant eyes-wcre tney '.amiliart u, ori n,
70 ner '""s seN"' acre in the rather Elm i'm
lieui"'s pa she had seem inn. hnt yet
w.. e SO kindly came to her aid ON
III crossing. Just rs che LEFT Nlrs
Rrond's house, she couF not connect him
with any place or period. and after
while felt that , .er Imagination had
played her false ir the matter.
When he hVl taken her home that
night be had $ God Ingcringly upon the
door step, ur til at last, in an uncertain
way. half reluctant, half longing, half
DESTROYS Of his departure, half eager TO
show somss gratitude 10 one who had
been so &C urteously kind, she had asked
him 10 come in and let her make him
Known To her mother. The invitation
was accepted with alacrity. Mrs. Roche,
gentle, tender voiced woman, received
him with a little soft dignity that aston
ished him. and two hours later, when ne
left them, as they fondly but enormously
believed, on his way TO his bed, he
laughed aloud TO himself on the deserted
pavements OF that anything but aristo-
cratic neighborhood, rs he called 20 mind
how he had INDUCED in tea and toast nj
that hour and enjoyed them too What
ewes that girl had, What mouth How
gentle. how sweet, how lovablel Yet
there was a fire about her too, that sug
gested many things, and made the pulses
beat. and added ten thousand charms to
those she already possessed Well He
had lost his dinner. certainly, gazing az
those bcauX yeuX, but there was al
ways ones club, the gods be praisedl and
a supper that would be undeniable.
The acquaintance, thus opened, had
been followed up with an ardor that per
haps astonished no one so much rs the
young man himself He soon-astonish-
ingly soon. as it appeared to Mrs Roche
mastered the hours Of Madness days.
Knew when she was off duty and when
on. Never put in an appearance on the
Tuesdays. Thursdays, and Saturdays on
which she gave her German lessons 10
Milicept Grey, Mrs. Brands niece; but
invariably dropped in on the afternoons
OF Monday Wednesday and Friday. On
Sunday his visits were uncertain, but he
came even on that day more than he
stayed away.
Mrs. Roche was troubled little about
him ut first, but grew accustomed to him
later on, and admiring him intensely as
she did regarding him. indeed, as a
breath from that old world in which she
once had moved. but which had proved
cold and forgetful when fortunes sun
went down upon her life, was openly
glad and gratiied when one day her
daughter came TO her and told her how
Mr. Annerley had asked her to marry
him. and how she had given him yes
for his answer.
The girl had not seemed either elated
or. indeed moved in any way when tell
ing her story, but had sighed rather, and
been little pctluant and impatient--a
most strange thing for her-during the
remainder OF the evening.
Paul Annelley had followed up his
proposal by a graceful word or two TO the
girls mother that had more than pre-
possessed her in his favor and the court
ship had run ever since very smoothly,
all things cOnsidered-the man being
passionately in love, the maiden cool. If
always gentle and sweet and as adorable
in manner rs in face.
From the first Mr'Annerley had been
extremely open about himself and his
prospects lie would talk continually
Of "our Office, and was always positively
eager 10 enter into any question that re-
lated to his status in life, his business"
a. he called il, or his income.
at a neither big nor small now he
would say. with his charming smile, that
shovel all his beautiful teeth, and lit up
his handsome eyes "But il will inn
prove. | have many irons in the fire,
and one sure thing, should all else fail.
No, never tempt Providence too far.
despise the man who puts his all upon
the die l would have reserve fund
somewhere. however small it might be.
Not that | should speak despairingly
either with another brilliant smile
'of the little can really call my own.
II is sufficient TO give bread and butter
at least 20 not only one, but two-per-
haps. indeed, three, should the desires De
modest
Here the handsome eyes fall mean
ingly upon pretty Miss Roche bending
OYER her knitting and then pass On to
Mrs. Roche with an even more meaning
expression in them, that the good lady
would catch and dwell on afterward
with maternal delight.
All, if her Nadine could but be placed
beyond the fear of poverty-beyond the
hateful drudgery of teaching. II her
daily bread might be earned fer her, in
stead of the dear feet being press q every
day into the toilsome path Of labor!
Yes; certainly Paul was very open, very
explanatory about his prospects; though,
perhaps, after all, the explanations did
not amount To much. lie had an Office
- somewhere. An extraordinary press
Of Understanding He was ut
tcrly destitute Of relationships father
and mother having died when he was