The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13

she held her head more erect in these quiet
thorouEhares; sometimes she turned little
TO address the OLD man and then her refined
aud sensitive profile became visible and also
tho mysterious charm of the long aud droop.
ing lashcs. lie noticed that she never looked
ut any passer-by; but she did not seem so sad
on this itesh morning: she was taking good
for mo %% thai the day might brighten
all around her-that the warm airs might
DO sweet with the blossoms OF tho opening
For now they wero nearing Hyde Park; and
away before them stretched the pale blue
STansbSs Of the maples THey Crossed to Gros
yenor Gate; they left the dull roar OF Park
lane behind them; they passed beneath the
Mnrdure. in ersected by pale pink roads.
Though summer had come plematurely this
sonthwSs f9S wind 6owinG NV and fatIenins the
feathcry grasses: there were shafts OF misty
sunlight striking here and thore, while con-
fusion OF clouds purple and gray and silver,
tlQatcd heavily through tho surcharged sky.
Tho ,ncwly shorn sheer were quits white7tor
London. smart, Young maid servant idly
showing n perambulator lad glory Of spring
lowers in her bonnet; Tho mild air blowing
about brought grateful odors-was IT from tho
greOnswRrd all around or from the moro dis
tant masses OF hawthorn white and oil ,
The cd man. marching with head erect and
was singing aloud in the Rayety Of his heart.
though Vim HARRIS carefully keeping At GER
tnin distance gouId not make out either inc
hand, was simply looking at the various OBJ.
Jcci- animate and inanimate. around her
tho BIRDS picking up strawS or shreds Of wool
for the building Of their nests, at the wind
shlverlng through tho gray sptkeIets OF the
Grass. at tho cNcr-chanGinE conformation OF
tho clOu is, at tho SwaYing of the branches OF
the trees; while from time to time there came
floating oNor from! knigh,ehrd2e tho sound Of
as she had done the day before; and there was
something cheerful, too, about her costume
ihs aS neS HpI tho s SaTS hat ~
cream-w hte with dark blue band. Mary he
made sHro her name ,was-Nnry Bethune
only a nnmo TO him; nothing more; strange.
indellnablo. unreasonable distance lay be-
tween them; not for him was 1t TO draw near
TO her to breathe the same air with her to list
on to the low tones of her voice to wait for the
upliitinE Of tho mvsteriously shaded eyes. And
rs for fancicS become more wildly audacious?
who should 10 allowed to touch will tremb-
Ing iingGrttps with reyerent and almost re.
lnrtant ngertips the soft splendor OF that
shining and beautiful hair
ieorEe Bethune and his granddaughtcr
made their way down to tho Serpontine and
old man proceeded to draw from his pocket q
newspaper. which he leisurely began to read.
Tho girl had nothing TO do hut 1T placidly
stretch Of water, at the small BOYS eailing their
mimic yachts. at the quacking ducks aud
murinG trees. Yin Harris had now, dared
to draw little nearer; but still he elt that she
was worlds and and worlds away way aG 1r many
yards at all, but intluities OF space! They
were strangers to each other; no spoken word
was possible between them; they might 20
through to the Gnu o life with this INCAPABLE
barrier forever dividing them And yet II
seemed a sort OF miraculous thing TINT ne was
allowed 10 come so close that he could almost
tell the individual threads of that soft, Shin
ing, hair. Then. more than once, too,
he had caught glimpse OF her raised eyes.
as she turned to addross her GRANDPA and
that was II startling and bewilderinG expert
ence. 1t was not their mere beaauty: though though;
ali the more clear and limpid because OF tho
touch OF sun tan on her compleAipn: I was
rather that they We're full OF al inehabie things
simplicity. submission. gratitude. affection.
ure Of mild onIoyment, For tho moment there
was little of that ponsive and resigned look mat
had struck him in the figure standing with
bowed head ut Lord Mussel nurgh S table. She
around her and it's little incidents she re-
garded the sailing OF the miniature yachts with
IN be 0Se VI dut 6sT gS un
they were lost to view: sho watched two small
urchins, fmrtvely fishing for miun"ws with an
eve on tho distant parkkeeper., There was
universal rust ing Of leaves in the silence: and
sometimes. when the wind blew straight
across, the music OF the military band became
How long they remained there the young
man lil not know; it was golden morning;
rise TO go he was very nearly caught; for in
stead OF returning by the way they had come
with alarm that there was no time for him 70
got behind "ne OF the clms. Al he could do
was t. turn aside and lower his eyes They
PASSED within n few, Yards of him; he could
distinctly hear the old man singing with tlne
note Of bravado in his voice. The standard on
the braes o. Mar is up aud streaming rarely"
then when ho was sure they were some way
oil. he mado bold to raise his eyes again. Had
she taken any notice OF him He hoped not;
He did not wish her TO think him spy: he did
not wish TO be known to her at all. lie should
lac her constant Ieighhor her companion al
m mos %h Yn gsn bs IN p1 b
lundlaiy in the littlo thoroughfare should have
given him those treasures OF r1oms-should
have put such happiness within his roach-f3r
so trivial a sum. Seventeen shilings week
when each moment would be almond, and
each evening hour string of diawUndsl
Iiut. nevertheless there wore his studies to
be thought Of; 90 now no wa ked away down
TO GrOsyenor place, gathered his books to-
rcwy acquired lodgings. That afternoon he
did loyal, stick TO his work or tried TO do SO,
sound coming from the other side Of the way.
lie had left his window open: ono of the VIM
duws Of the opposite house was also left open.
OCCASIONALLY Ii" would I2y down Drapers
Civil War in America and get up and stretch
his legs. aud rom convenient shelter send n
swift Riauco of scrutiny across, tho street.
There was no sign. Perhaps they had gone out
again npping, or visiting. or. ~ likely As
not. to look at the people riding and driving
in the Park. He returned t. Draper, and TO
President .Iacksous prOclamat on-but with
less OF interest his nnnotatons became fewer.
He was listening MS well a. reading
Then all OF sudden there flashed into his
brain IA suSgestion-a suggestion I hat had little
to do with tlay's Compromise or the pro Get TO
arrest Mr.. Calhoun. On the previous evening il
had seemed o him as though the unseen violin
list wcro speaking 10 him: why, then. should he
II I answer in Il lie same language There could
be no offence in thRt-uo impoTtinence II would
he merely one vague voice responding 10 the
other, tho u known communicating in this
i'eshIcss and bl OileIs way with the unknown.
And now he was nhundnntly grateful to his
aunt for having insisted on his including music
among his vario studios and AccOmpllsh-
mrnts: Il uso mad come Tor his slight prof.
Cheney Mt last most modern languages lie knew,
bat hO had never expected to hO cuoi npon TO
sueak in this one. And yet what mOie simple.
Hs between neishhOrS tie was not thrusting
his ciely on any one; he was invading NJ
privacy: 10 was demanding no concession OF
tr Ieut~tlp uT even acquaintance. ut AT least
the dreadful gull Of silence would be brldEed
OyOf 10y th,S mystic AnanS.
II was nrariy OClp" &; London was busy
when he went out On MS hot evening. lie
waikci niuu-; To Il music publishers place in
I;ogcnt stree and hired n uiinp on the cY-
pre~s stipulation that 1t was t. he N hir rooms
within an hour. Thou. n- he had only had a
bi.rui, tn lunch, and wishe to leave him-otI
IHer on 10 turned into res;
taurant a ii lined thorc, simply enough, and
had Il cigarette and Il look at the evening
IaU"r-. IhO.caftCr ho -'rO!lol back to his
lodgings and took 10 his book, though his
thUuGuls were Inclined to wander.
Twilight had ulIoN. but lie did not light tho
gas once, for q b iel second or iwO, no had
quietly rUn his fingers over the keys OF the