Omaha daily bee., 1890-08-11


Leyerington followed her in little
while, but the people on the piazza sup
posed he had gone for cigar with Mr..
Earle He went strai ght down the mag
nolia path under the dark branches.
Maude heard him coming and hurried
on down the hill with vague thought
Of escape,
Atthe low stone wall bounding THE
Led ge'' grounds he came up with her
You might have waited forme,' he
said.
The moonligh scarcely v gets through
these branc hes, - she returned irrele-
vanity. ut must be lovely down on the
beach"
I'VE will go.o He spmng over the
wall, turned and held out his h ands.
Gone, let me help you over"
Nonsense. IN not coming. If | do,
there's a silica little way 6n.''
please come. We have no time to
was to looking for the stile."
Time to wastcW
''Yes. I'm obliged to leave for Dem
YER tomorrow morning And want to
talk with youn
"Nou might talk if don't come over
the wall" laughed Maude. But she
scrambled up on the lew wall and stood
there
lie offered her his hands ea gerly, but
She did not take them.
''Go awayi I'll not come If 1 have
any help"
Hestepped back and folded his arms.
ANY way you like. | don't care what
you do if youth only come Don't rCll
down, though, as You did down the sand
bank" he added mischievously. She
jumped down, flushing and lau Ching
Hotook her hand and put itupon his
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ing, and walked ON slowly in silence.
They say now hat twas all arranged
between them during the next ten
minutes, when neither spoke aword, as
they walked down through the pine
grove and the field of man guerites Othe
place on the beach where they had
parted in the morning.
Il am going back, > said Maude; Mrs.
Earle will wonder where lam"
mo, you're not going back" said
Jack until you tell me if there is any
chance for me. | can't waste the only
time have had to you"
''Business is business, and this life is
arairoad time table, "retorted Maude.
said, reproac hfully
''Do you want me to blush with de-
light when you give me n smil and
tremble with fearat your frown?' -
''Can t YOU be serious with me for n
momentl Y or were seriOus-a little
this morning. Looking at me again.
You're face is still lovely in the moon
light"
She steppedaway from him and walked
slowly up the shore. He came beside
her.
"You see how tis, "he said, II can't
let this chance slip away from me- /
mn l.,Os / J.,
shouldn't have gone without knowing
II had been obliged to come TO the
Earles unasked and beg to see you
alone"
Maybe you think made this
Chancet"
mo, indeed, but
Il had not hing to do with the invita-.
ton for dinner Gertrude Earle wanted
me to see how superb you and Miss
DumaresQue are together She said
everybody says you are going to marry
Miss DumareSque"
II shall never marry anyone butyou
never before wanted any woman for my
wife, YOU"
''You mustnot talk so.''
Unjust speak now. You see how it
is. am obliged to go away in the
morning. L am sure that / love you
and want yOufor my wife as if waited
q dozen yearsto tell you so. Toni ght is
my only chance to telly you So"
Arm 'tyou coming down to the beach
to see the sun riseagain tomorrow morn
ing% ,.,,,.
20, L am not coming. OF course you
| will. Promise me that you will"
Indeed, I'll not. This is all too ro-
| mantle and ridiculous. You are trying
to act ike someone you've read about in
| some novel,. -
II never read but two ovels in my
life, and those when L was u boy. I've
| no time to read novels. This isn't rO-
nance. mean it; you know L do. !"
k.'' But it's SO sudden, so ridiculously
hurried, urged Maude.
Il am sorry if L seem ridiculous to
| you. If could be here anot her month
| could court your favor in formal way.
Ia be willing to serve for seven years to
see you look at me again as you did for
an instant this morning. My darling
| girl, don't you realize that we were
made for each other. We"
She escaped from his arms at once
don 'tsay such things to mel"
They walked slowly onward, a little
apart.
1--WE must 60 back" She turned and
| took his arm, and went back to tb q stile
| as quickly as they had come.
Half way up the magnolia path they
met Gertrude Earle. Maule went up to
the piazza with her without "a word.
| Leverington went along the drive and
| Joined Mr.. Earle, who was still strolling
about smoking
When the dinner guests Were going,
Gertrude Earle said to Miss Dumar-
| esque:
''Mr. Hitchcock and I are going to
drive down to the hotel with you,
Ka tharine. -
| There was no opportunity for the
walk Miss Dumaesque had expected
with Jack Leverington. Her heart was
sore against Gertrude Earle for cutting
Off a talk which might have meant II
good deal Katharine didnot sleep that
night.
She sat by the window for a long time
before she put away her dinner gown,
and in her dressing gown lay down upon
her sofa, more unhappy than she had
been foryears,
SHE Thought OF her life as she lay
! there; the miserable little western home,
the girlish ambition which had grown
with her growth, the cheap theatrical
| company with which she had first tried
GRAND roles. the man w hO had taup bt