The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-13

...,n, crns unsatisfactory. NOW ~ ~ 10 wv
,.as,,,,gblv made clear that Mrs. liaggert
~, ~ 80 the shadow Of ghost Of an inter
n',' a. JJanns .y,io Only-6nly no woman
,,,ns bcine made love through instead OF
,n~snecially on behalf OF musty divinity
OF four years standing -
uannasydc did not see that he had h'aue
anv very particular exhibition oil himself
He was glad 20 find sympathetic so"i ."
the arid wastes Of Simla.
when the season ended llapnasyde Weho
down 20 his own place and Mrs. Haggeft 10
hors OF was like making love 10
Ghost - saia Uannasyde to himself, and u
doesn't matter; and now III se, 70 my
work. But he found himself .ni.N'.'',
steadily Of the Haggert-Chisane ghos,' anu
he could not be certain whether u Was
uaocert or Chisanc that made up the
Greater part OF the pretty phantom
IIc col understanding a month later
A neculiar point Of this peculiar country
,s.the way in which heartless government
,v.arefers men from one end OF the empire
49, arc other You can never be sure OF
citing rid of a friend or an enemy tiii ne
- sbo dies There was a case once-Due
that's another story.
Uargert's department ordered nm up
from, Dindigul to the frontier at two days
notice and he went through, losing money
~ evetv sen. He dropped Mrs. Hag2ert
.. Inclnoyy. TO stay with some friends
- "a take mart in q big ball at the Chut-
co. Nunzi and 10 come on when he had
10 tho now home a little comfortable
Incl now was Hannasyde's station, and
Mrs. Haggert stayed week there nan
nasvde went 20 meet her. Ana the Tram
came in. he discovered, which ne had Deeh
thinking Of for the past month ne uh-
wisdom Of his conduct also struck MN;
rrbe I,,cknow week, with two dances ana
an unlimited quantity Of rides together,
cIinched matters: and Hannasyde found
himself pacing this circle Of thought. lie
odored Alice Chisane-at least he had
adored her. And he admired Mrs. Landys-
Uoooert because she was like Alice Chi
sane. But Mrs LandysHaggert was not
in the least ike Alice Chisanc, beng a
Thousand times more adorable. Now Alice
Cbisane was "the bride Of another" and
60 was Mrs I.andys-Haggert, and good
and honest wife, too. Therefore he, Han
pasyde. was --. Here he called himself
been wise in the beginning.
Whether Mrs. Landys-llaggert saw
what was going on in his mind she alone
knows. He seemed 10 take an unqualified
interest in everything connected with her
self as distinguished from the Alice
Chisane likeness, and he said one or two
things which, if Alice Chisane had been
still betrothed to him, could scarcely have
been excused, even on the grounds of the
likeness. But Mrs. Haggert turned the
remarks aside and spent a long time in
making Hannasyde see what a comfort
and n pleasure she had been to him be-
cause Of her strange resemblance to his old
love. Hannasyde groaned in his saddle
and said. 'Ycs. indeed and busted him
self with preparations for her departure to
the frontier, feeling very small and miser-
able.
The last day Of her stay at Lucknow
came, and Hannasyde saw her off ut the
railway station. She was very grateful for
his kindness and the trouble he had taken,
and smiled pleasantly and sympathetical-
~ as one who knew the Alice Chisane rea-
son of that kindness. And Hannasydc
abused the coolies with the luggage and
hustled the people on the platform, and
prayed that the roof might fall in and Stay
him.
As the train went out slowly Mrs. Ian
dys- Haggert leaned out of the window TO
say cood-by ION second thought au re-
yoir, Mr. Hannasyde l go home in the
spring, and perhaps | may meet you in
town"
Hannasyde shook hands, and said very
earnestly and adorngly, 81 hope to heaven
| shall never see your face again"
And Mrs llaggert understood.-Rud-
yard Kipling.