The morning call., 1890-07-25

and never meant 10 marry III could find some.

and never meant 10 marry I'll could find some
one who rrsembled her."
Aud you have moi yet succeeded"
1 thought | had a twelvemouIh ago; but
suppose am easily beiooled. It's an unpleasant
subject; let's change it,
linen they talked OF lbe weather; of the pros
pect of their friends having calm aud quick
passage; and the excellent opening promised 10
Mr. Evans on lie other side of the Atlantic
shall not be able to stay and see them on"
Mr.. Carroll observed. " am journalist en-
gagged on one OF the weekly papers, and must be
at The Office tomorrow 10 do little Sub-edting.
But you, Mr.. Wallis-yOu viii RENAME"
TIL they start yes; came with that inten-
tlon"
"Ah! Fred was very fidgety til you arrived.
/ IhinN it would have broken his heart If you had
not Uut III an appearance. Last evening lie talk
ed uf nothing else but earlier days spent In your
society at-highgate Was il ?'
- here we went 10 school together" added
kYrle. g But my home Is now at Surbiton. L
have taken a house IN Berryiauds, that my bride
MAY be nearer her own family"
ought TO know something OF Surblton," VIII
Carroll commented, with a heavy sigh, "for II
was there l leaned my bitterest lesSUns-hOw
ioollshiy fond man Can be- how heartlessly
tickle a woman"
lyon have either been very uuucky or else
most unfortunate IN your choice" said Kyle
thinking OF kltty's blue eyes and answering
mo one could say that who had seen the
young lady!" was the prompt response. II
eyrr candUr and sweetness were depicted In
me human face they were in hers. For ten days
/ believed her TO be perfection. aud size gave me
every reason TO imagine that my affection was re
iuIned.'
q and her rarents-dd they encourage your
suit?' asked kyrle, sympatnegically.
." They were absent. MIR. S0merton had been
suffering from rheumatic govt and his doctors
had ordered him TO Bath or Buxton, forget
Witch. His wife accompanied him, and II was
at the house of llend in whose care they lett
her that ! FIRST met Katie SOmertOn.
You lock at me strangely, Mr.. Wallls,'' the
young man procr eded TO say. " Perhaps YOU
think must be very Idioiic to Grleye SO long
. IF OF RI ~ | n Tan
days, and WHO did not scfuple TO jlit me in the
most heaItless fashion. And PERHAPS | am but
l am growing ashamed of my weakness aud have
promised Mrs. Evans TO do my best 10 forget my
false love.
Sorry to have inflicted these woes on you"
lie said again presently, fOr Kyle continued
silent ana was walking along with his hat tulied
over his eyes ana grinding his eetn sayagely.
Can't think how | came to be so laxative; Pm
no. N The habit Of aillng my mlSfotlunes In pub
He did not receive the kindly response he ex-
pt cted Mute inE something lnalIiculate, kyrle
N&ils turned abruptly away and the astOnisne d
Carroll saw linn no more that night.
g dare say the poor Ueggar Is Tired with h is
journey aud has been wishing me farther tor the
iast hali-hOuG," lie said to himself. d" pom my
word I'm degeHeTatlng INTO regular bore.
Hang Katie ScmerIOn! l was man Till l knew
herr"
He was not tie only person who was execrat-
Ing that name hyTle paced The streets OF Liver
pool Till long after midnight, brOoding on The de
ceit OF the bue-eyed witch who had thus played
with the hearts she won.
And now lie recalled with increasing wrath
her efforts 10 prevent bis coming hitler; not
made, blythe by TIL she heard that VIII Carroll
was with the Evanses. Well might she have
dreaded the rencOnte that had taken place after
all, and put him In possession OF such degrading
facts
That Mr.. Carroll was not slandering her he
was but TOO sadly, too filmly convinced. Kitty
SOmertOn's Tilted lover was not aware that he
was telling his tale 10 HE who had
ceed'd him IN her favor.
Moreover, much tnat lie said Kyre could con-
brm. Mr.. aud Mrs. SOmertOn had but Just
returned from Buxton when lie made the ac-
qualutauCe OF then daughter. meeting her for the
hrst time at the house OF The widowed friend
With whom she was frequently III the habit of
staying.
Yes, here were proofs sufficient that Kitty was
Jlt. FOR tins lie might have forgiven her see
ing that not long since she had refused better
offer for his sake. but the treachery that had
marked her conduct lie could not overlook. Size
nad GOT only treated VIII Carroll cruelty, but
tried TO Keep HIN IN ignorance OF II by pretending
thai she could not bear TO past with hin-not
even for day.
And size woud have gone 10 the altar with
me" gfoaHed hyrle, "hdng this secret in her
heart / have been frank with her; not fault
OF folly Of my youth have | concealed from the
woman hoped TO call my wife. Oh why was
she not equally sincere? / could have forgiven
her anything while felt that she was to be
uu>'ed; now there remains no course for me but
10 see ler once more, TAX her with her deception
and bid leT farewell forever ~