The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-11
CHAPTER LII.

face to hers. and as lie feels that first glad
eager kiss returned-he knows!
CHAPTER LII.
To man alone beneath the heaven:
1t is the secret sympathy.
In body and in soul can bind"
| or course Barbara is delighted She proves
charming az a confidante Nothing can exceed
When Joyce and Felix came in together In
| the darkening twilight. entering the house in
| burglarious fashion through the dining-room
window, it SO happens that barbara Is there.
seems to surround and enyelop them. '' They
had not. indeed, anticipated meeting Barbara
IN that room 81 an Others ana are rather
spoons" says Felix. in a, wopld;;be careless
it would have terrified the ne out Of you: 49,,
Monkton, whose heart has begun to beat high
with hope. She hardly knows whether it is
declare she knows ali about it. or else to pre- pre-.
tend Ignorance. She decides upon the latter
as being the easier after al! they miGhtn't like
one Is annoying. You haven't the requisite
ss toucR q SATIRE look raher re
ssped you two; What have you been doing p
opening for their confession.
Not much and yet great deal" says Felix.
He has advanced little While JGyee on the
background. She has rather the appearance,
indeed, OF one who, II the wall could have been
declines 70 bulge: :" AS for burglary" goes on
ously. You must exonerate your sister at all
events. But II confess have stolen some
-" Oh. no: not sto en-" says Joyce. in rather
faint tone. Barbara. l know what you will
Il know what 1 do think" cries Barbara,
| joyously. "Oh. is It, can it be true2"
1t never occurs to her that Felix now is not
fortune-,she remem bers only in that lovely
mind 81 hers that he had loved Joyce when sho
he had always seemed to her the one man Who
could make Joyce happy; nu,,. ~
given up that unsuccessful gayety now and has
grown very grave; there is even slight trem-
Shd a ks So as hsns Mrs as Rten
moi SneEi5y about S L. i, know am not good
Here Joyce gives way to little outburst of
mirth that Is rather tremuloqs. and coming
been Of the. least use to her. brings herself
somewhat shamefacedIy into the only light tho
The twilight at ali events Is kind to her II Is
/ really can't stay here" says she, and
listen to my own praises being sung. And be-
raised face. Barbara will not regard 1t as you
do: she will. on the contrary, say you are a
great deal too good for me. and that ought to
Pc os95e dt Tor 6i al the trouble have given
mind for so long a time"
Indeed. shall say nothing but that you arc
the dearest girl in the world. and that I'm de-
lighted things have turned out so well. |
always said 1t would be like this" cries Bar
bara e1ultantly, who certainly never had said
i: snd hqd always indeed been distinctly
:, Is Mr.. Monkton in ?" says Felix. in a way
that leads Monkton's wife to imagine that II
she should chance 70 say he was out. tho news
would be hailed with RAPTURE.
her IN tell him all about it. lie will be
Just as glad Us ! am. There. go away you two;
dare say you have a great deal to say to each
other stili. OF course YOU will dine with US,
something ridiculous TO you"
Thank you" says D.ysart II suppose can
into the small pariOr, and call for lamp"
She is smiling at Joyce as she speaks; and
Joyce returns the cRress with fervor. 1t Is
natural that she should never have felt the
as she does now, when her heart Is open and
full OF ecstacy. and when sympathy seems so
ovS Felix now as as much she oves
her she rather celebrities Barbara and Felix
by.Saying anNiously 10 tho former:
1t is impossible not to laugh. Mrs Monkton
glyeS way 10 immediate and unrestra;ned
mirth. and Dysart follows suit,
/, 1t is command says he. and barbara
th.eeTWGu H kisses n him a, atiectionately ,
she II il indeed her tlrst Know edge Of one
for that poor suicide in Nice had never been
as an 20 her,or to any one else in be world
There, 60 says she. " think hear Freddy
They fly. They both fee that further expla-
nations are beyond them Just ut present; aud
as lof barbara she Is quite determined that no
portant secret, She is, now i1liy convinced IN
l hrG own MUD that she had always had special
Sire 6 o tS to r Tod Gs d
be" TO our unfortunate fellow travellers .
through this vale OF tears whether, the cause
strong upon her now.
She goes 70 the window, and seeing Monkton |
him in 4 irenzed fashion to come to her at
once; hal There ,la, Il something that almost ap-
" Now, whatE,what-wh do you think has .
what breathless and distinctly uneasy. Moth .
ing short OF an accident to tho children could In .
Yet Barbara, as he examines her features care
fully. seems allIoyous excitement. After "A short
himself that lie was an ass to give Hp that G pils
grimage OF his to the lower field whore he had
&so sEc 10 aS ali saws s h. with
upward glance at them through tho window.
" And-you hadn't another uncle. had youi"
Oh. Freddy" says she. Justly dlsgusted.
Well, my good child, what them Pm all
"Guess," says She too happy TO be able to
give him the round Sesolding he deserves,
"Oh If it's II riddle" says he, you might
remember am only. a little one. and unequal
to. the great things Of life, "
An but, Freddy, I've something delicious
to tel YOU, Their, There sit down there you look
q9iSe queer oni whIe a. - soys ho nj ,ost rotbor
wra,hIully. TO Judge by your wild gesticu-
lations at tho window JuSt now any one might
have imagined that The house WAS on fire and
a hostile race tearing Gu masso Into the back
yard. And now-why, IL appears you arc quite
pleased about something or other Really such
are enough to age q manor
make him look queer; that was the word you
used. think %
Listen says she. seating herself beside
him, and slipping her arm around his neck.
: Joyce Is going To- marry FellN after all.
There !" Still with her arm holding him, she
cans back u little 10 mark tho effect oil this
disclosure.
10 be Continued