Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-12

I SAW YOUNG MAN COMING ACROSS THE LAWN.
1t was nearly five when l saw a
young man coming across the lawn to
the terrace where 1 was sitting-a young
man i'll tennis flannels such as those / had seen
CyrIl wear when he started for the tournament
that morning. man of CyrIFs height and
bulk. but not the least like Cvrll in figure or
walk as | saw him in the distance. for this man
stopped as Cyril never did and this mans step
had none of the elastic force of Cyrils rapid
movements. Yet this man with the bent
shoulders and dull. slow walk was Cyril and no
one else-Cyrii transformed by some heavy
trouble.
He came quietly TO the empty chair by nv
side and seated himself in silence and looked
at me with eyes whose expression | can never
forget. All foolish. frivolous words died on
my lips. l could only watch him in mute ex-
pectancv.
DAISY" he began solemnly, in a voice that
was even stranger than his altered looks. Il
think you know that have loved you honestly,
truly and dearly"
Il am sure You have. dear" answered with
n sinking heart. knowing that / myself dared
! not have said as much Of my own truth and
| honesty.
Il have not gone into Mysteries about my pas
sion. or written verses. or done any other of
the wild things that perhaps might have done
had we met as strangers at Venice the other
| day and fallen in love with each other at first
sight. Ihave taken everything for granted--too
much Tor granted, perhaps. l grew up loving
you. from the time was a lad AT school and
you kind of household fairy in white frock.
with bright hair and dove-like eyes. / went on
( loving you and claimed you as my own almost
/ as II | had right TO yOu--as if the trouble OF
4 wooIng and winning were not for me, since my
| dear love had been born expressly to make he
: happy. That is how l have felt about you.
/ Margaret. and perhaps l have seemed tame
/ wootr IN consequence"
No. no, no. L exclaimed eagerly. "You
! have been all that ia good and true il is | who
! am weak and chaageable and frivolous, it is
7 who am to blame"
/ My too ready tears stopped mel thought
! that he had discovered my guilty secret that
| he had found out somehow that had left of
caring for him. and had begun to care for Gil
/ bert Florestan. | think | was going to throw
myself nv knees at his feet when he
stopped nv uncertain movement with n hand
laid heavily upon my arm. doubt if he hat
/ heard one word of my self-accusatiou.
That is all over and done with. Daisy" he
said, Our wooing II Venice and elsewhere
We have had together; and al
our plans for the future; and the rooms
. that have been made beautiful for us to live in
and the life We we're to lead; all those thing,
I must be as q dream that we have dreamed. ant
you must teach yourself to forget me and u
| forget that you were ever my promised wife. D."
! Yes. he had found out all the truth. l toli
myself. MY head dropped forward upon mi
clasped hands and l had what the keardoi
girls call good cry. They have good or,
about the most contemplate things: if thei
dress maker disappoints them or If the We
weather prevents an Intended tennis match
but this good cry OF mine seemed wrung GU. o
| q breaking heart. | felt so sorry for Cyril, 81
ashamed of myself. l did not for one momen
doubt that he had discovered my INCONSISTENCY
! and that he was setting me free TO marry Mr.
fiorestan, if he cared to have such WORTHLESS!
weathercock.
My darling. don't cry so bitterly" h,
pleaded. more tenderly than ever remembel
hlm to have done in all our foolish little love
scenes. You are breaking my heart. and
have need 10 be strong and stern to face
cruel future"
''lou think that am tickle" said at last
land not worthy OF your trust"
"lou tickle you unworthy" he cried why
my dearest know that you are the truest anS
purest OF creatures. IL is no doubt of Won tina
INFLUENCES me. There is an insuperable bar e
our marriage; an obstacle with which YOU ant
| ! nave nothing to do"
'Is II my mother who is trying to part us?"
asked wonderinSly. for thought mother Nigh
have read my secret. had never been able Il
pretend much in my talks with her.