The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-27

have heard nothing: I homo that Miss Iethune
wa, not offended t6at / ventuTod Toto open
HSt At ais Ait p, car hardy think he,
lieye at present-and as insls on her always
reading aloud, whatever the language ls, She
haven't seem much OF her IN the o eVenhrs I'M Now
max NJ oft h you a e!gar2"
Or a glass q cinret2"
Then toll me what your studies are, that
the door behind him opened. Instinciiyeiy he
Bethune was ,boiore hlm-looktng taIlef he
thought: than he had, IN HYDE Park. Imagined
fG ps9as f"YEG aS S9S
his arrival: 1t was he who was. Tor the moment,
s6 cor iu, confused ana anxious to APOLOGIZE
only a passing. phase Whom once no had
realized that she also was in the room-not
gagged with her, own affairs all his embal rass-
fdence to came his aid. When she appeared
O. the door she was carrying a, small
o. SFST tukHE o% and hf
rich-hued peonies, which she proceed TO place
In at glass dish on the middle OF the table,
| sprnkling some wator over them thereafter.
| She seemed 10 consider that she was OF no ac-
COUNT; that She was not called upon 20 inter
ther, and his guest. When she had finished with
| the flowers. she went TO the open window. and
abe had carried thither The young man could
see she had beautiful hands-rather long. per-
der! But the truly extraordinary thing"tho
| onchantment-was that here he was in tho
same room with her likely, to become her
| friend, ang already privileged to speak so that
For Of course he was aware that he had an
| his half-excited mood There was no moro
timtdity there was gay self-assertion. de-
| and his laugh was musical. Ho had skilfuy
| drawn from the cd man confession OF poiti
became ono Of the BctHunes IF Ba IorayJ SO All
| chance OF collision was avoided on thai point:
and indeed Vim Harris was ready to havcswo
! that ba was white SO eager was he to make
al impression on this his first visit
The time went by all too quickly; but the
ano@szinf and iakine his hat and gong
that these three tho solitary units In the great
sea OF London life aS George Bethuno had
S%icd dotSEpne to sp9nI the
aware OF the audacity Of his PROPOSAL: he was
CARRYING everything before him in this high
Maisrie Bethunes cheek-whnt Of that? oh.
yes maiden shyncss. no, DOUBT. but OF littlc
consequence: here were the golden moments
here the golden opportunity: why should they
separate
yenience our people at home by my uncertain
hours: and so OF late have taken to dining at
q restaurant. Just when ielt inclined; and |
stroll. as the eyening viii be cooler now. and
wander on until we see 1uiet and snug look
ing corner. There is something in freedom OF
G S!I" ani yon may ga, entch sight Of bay
bit q a fountain that tennis tho eye
What do YOU say Maisrie?" the old gsntlo-
You 90, Grandfather" the girl replied at
once but wi bout rails ing her head 1T will be
nieasant change for you. would rather re-
'Oh. but should never have proposed such
a thing" VINCENT interposel. hastily Il it
alone certainly not II decline to be partv
, 70 any such arrangement-oh. 1 could not
You'd better come. Maisrio," said the old
VERY well. eTanlfather,," She said. obedi-
wonders upon wonders: in a short space lie
Goa MsG Bs.ane S2 his SIDE
tor practically so, and Thereafter he and she
w eS # Each ohe %dnd b MSs
world get to hear Of this marvellous thing
Would the men n,t and women whom they en-
vision Of that beautiful and pensve face Inn
OF fortune had he conc to be so favored. Those
people in Oxford street wero all strangers
one of wod Bs" amea to the Facrci
privacies OF her companionship and So
gsnd R Bs Sg n h@se n htr and he
ways and preferences each one n happy So
cret to be kept wholly to himself. But the en-
again and Maisrle .Dethgne reappcared her
sol'-conscious lingo OF color in her pale and
thoughtful face she seemed to have under
full look lent TO her RppearRnc, by the long and
loose flowing locks and her dress II blue nnI
white nen had gone; and hero was yonnG
ga f-DI
se,sed Notwithstanding that tinGe OF color,
AMI grave IN manner. =! a miracle had boon
her hair, tying It with a BIZ OF blue ribHon and
donncd simple Sumo OF cream colored
aud he thought that long hands were by far
the mos! beautiful Q! any .,,.r.,
alonS the London streets under. the paie gold
OF the evenings sky. listening to the Old mans
emphatic m m. but far r, moro nteH, on
cab whom she was aOouT to cross this or the
other tho oughinre. once he touched her arm
tended 10 do so: and It was he who was thun-
dorstrucS and ashamed; she did not appear g
lest she should DO tired Heiorc they reached
which ,oll ,Iieorge lietnuns rcHcd Tint his
WAS he and she could walk for whole day.
s,rollnG through tho rHrES or along the
came ya=rnnts and world wanderers.
o h9ugn ar ho not so sur, It Is Htogether
be that that has kept her thin-she is too thin
for Dung lass. she Is all spirit she has no
moro bod thaa n daddy ,oug-lcgs."
Vincent Instantly offered to cal n cab which .
they refused: but he was not beset b. wild
alarms: he know that however slight she !
might DO. the natural grace and elegance OF
hcr carriage could only be the outcome II u
symu e'rical form in conjunction with elastic |
health. That conclusion h" bad arrived nt in |
tho rark: but now no noticed another thing |
that MS she walked tho slightly swHying arms |
had the elbow well in to tho waist. md tho |
wrist turned ont, and that quite obviously |
without set purpose. II WAS q pretty mnvc- !
ment: but II was moro than merely graceful: !
II WAS ono mark of well balanced figure, oven
MS was hor confident step For nor stem could |
be confident enough and the set OF her head ,
proud enough-if sho mostly Kept her eyes 10 /
tho ground
II was an Italian restaurant they entorcd Mt J
last. and Vincent was so iotunato as To md |
recess compartment when lie know Of vacant. |
They We're practically dining in private room: !
hut all the snmN they could whou they chose |
glance ont upOn the large saloon with It's little
white tables and It's various groups Of olive
compleNioned or English com oXionod guests.
The young man assumed the management OF |
this small tGSlivty from the outset. lle or /
dered u Task o. thi1nu for Nr. Bethuno and /
himself: and then ho would have got Somr-
thin! liGhter-somo sparkling beverage for /
the young lady, but that she told him that she |
WI hr ba MI - ht,,,an Ia,