The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-27

ing the varied tnts of the olive, brown, red and
yellow i ayes TO marvellous rainoow-Ilke hue j.;
While the fading bracken gloweo warmly III
the sunlight and gave a tawny look TO the iahu'
scape. -. ;,,
out its Influence on tue gfl, lor hei lace Soi'e"u
and her eyes grew serious.
Perhaps you are mistaken" she said gently.
think rot" replied the Idol, still unDend-
ing and very ceremoDiOus.
Don't you misiudge people sometimes Z" sne
persisted.
Sometimes, perhaps. Only after four years
acquaintance with you, Miss Heist0ne, don't
think have mis- judged you or your sentiments
towards me-" he told her quite bitterly. ,,.
Don't say that" she began almost lmpiof'
ingly. 81 have often wanted to tell
But at that moment the sound OF the gong rang
out and the butler appeared at the Top u lne
path and Informed them That Luncheon Was
served, and, Offering her his arm, Captain lem.
pie led her into the house in silence, w Inous
making any comment ON her speech OF reisntins
one 1ot OF his air OF ceremonlous poIi'ene aMt
Which the lmperi0us beauty was quick 10 RESENT
ard take ofiense at. Her sofiened mooo soon
passed and gave place TO Que OF caprclous crIeIy.
She said everything she could TO wound anu du-
nOy the unhappy IDOL and left him twenty de-
giees more miserable than when she arrived.
Some Frenchman Ii as written, mo man ge,s
over his first love-" and 1t seemed hardly likeIy
that Jack Temple would. OF course, he nad had
affairs OF the heart before They had been Oh
rather numerous occurrence In his salad uay s.
Bnt he had never really been In love unilI ne met
Agnes HeslOne. Tben lie surrendered aOso.
luiely, and TO him 1t seemed The beginning Vi
everything. He did mol take the tninB IeaSoh-
ably or prudently. He just gave hlmsel up
aud let himself become entirely aDsol Deu ny ms
passion de did not probing his stay at Plas
ldris, and left at the end oil the thlru Jay, ie'
turning TO his quarters at C..
He did not see anything OF Agnes Tor week-
seven whole gloomy days-and then he met her
at Mrs. Gablieps.
1t was Il tennis party the last OF the season,
ana several smart folks were gathered log tneI
III the garden OF the pretty villa That Inc chiei
wife occupied on the outskirts OF C..
Captain Temple WHO was a crack player, anu
a certain Miss Pope dashlng, handsome
and agreeable and immensely wealthy, hau
beaten Miss HeIstone and Captain Jones III a
most lgnOmlnlOuS manner over ana over asdiu,
much 10 Agnes disgust, for she pTlded herssH
greatly on her SKILL and after the fifth deieat she
flung down her racket, declaring she Woula nut
play any more, and sauntered of with the Iascl.
mailing Jones, leaving Jack prey TO Inc most
violent Jealousy aud unrest. III was III VAIN MISS i
POpe exerled herself TO please brought me
Whole artillery of her charms 10 bear
Gu The young man. He remained list
less and lnattentIve and some hour or 50
alter ina mayed TO escape from his Wouiu-De eu,
SLAYER. aud went IN search OF Agnes. lie told
himself angiily that he had no business 10 spy
her, and that IL looked as though lie was
doing SO as he went in the direction she ana
Jones had taken, and he tried 10 qulet ms
going TO say good-Dy TO her. At an abrupt
turn in the path he came face 10
face with Captain Jones, who was hurry
ing along with flushed face aud an angry
look in his handsome blue eyes. A little fufther
on he saw Agnes sitting on a seat,diggins up Inc
ground with vicious little slabs with her sun
shade. He went up 10 her aud held out MS manu.