The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1890-01-03


gentle reluctance 10 let It SO.
told YOU once, Philip, that ! loved you,
did uoti Not in words, il IS true, but with
pc,iec, fraukuess, nevertheless. Perhaps 70
put it very plainly, YOU think that love you
,til
But, indeed, you would bc wrong.
Only, thi, thing know, that life can hold
40 such moment in store for mo rs those
JyEonc moments when her hand thrilled 10
yours, when our ewes flashed apdiin-crcd in
mysterious meeting, when the air about rs
was tense with the un,pokcn and the unrc-
ycaled
The Suand, ca,lci for me az the appointed
time and drove with them 90 the institute,
where the usual private view crowd was as
smblvi,
s., We were going iu was attracted 10y the
wight ot two people on "a bench overlooking
ly staircase.
The long head and straight, tow colored
luir; the pale face, equine profile aud earn
~ manner were uumistakahe; II did not
tuSo me half a second 90 recognize Sir Guy
Ormund. ! recognized his companion also,
di-eoutoutcd looking woman, ccccntrlcally
dressed 1t wa, Mrlora Grey, the poctcss
Poor, poor Mednrai having enacted for a
.r,ut many years and entirely without sue
c,ss, the part ot irune liIlo, she has lately
adopted that Of esprit fort, and no doubt Sir
GUY simple soul affords her ready apprc-
citation.
Heaven save me from hchurcl, Of third
rate female celebrity! Unless She happens
90 he a Patti or Lady Burdettc-C QUITS or
Queen Elizabeth there is only one way Of
success, open Co a woman-tho way of mar
riagc.
Sir Guy, mlt,, my vanity be mistaken,
looked "a. II ho would very much like 90 Jolu
our party, bat Mcdura had mo- intention of
releasing him. So doubt She had scheme,
OF bearing him back 90 Bedford Park, there
10 discus, bad cigarettes ani questionable
philanthropy IN the shaded light Of an as
thytic "dcu.'
lie did escape however "A little Htor ON,
and joined "a, in the biz room, where | soon
found that hc hal quite a, much tp say about
ART as about philanthropy
Philips face began to display uumi,tak-
able signs Of boredom AMI irritation, but a.
Tor me, listened and lookcL pat intelligent
questions, aud made brief but pertinent
answers, which -cohni t. annoy puilip eyon
more than the aesthetic discourse
What, inlend, hal lA'pme oi Philips mag
uluimltNt
lie ndsrtcl about me changing from side
10 side, trying O. attract my attention 10y
yarIou, device,
Presently Sir Guy aud slrull'i outside To-
gcthcr ana stood leaning ol tbo hlu,trade
Watching the people swarm up ani down the
great staircase.
Philip was soon az my elbow, wanting 10
know II hal had enough Of o., In tones that
a Ittf Ca
ready 10 gov said, and looked him fun iu
the face with a sudden thrill of triumph aud
resolve.
Am 10 wtnc,. vet further developments
of that highly organized product, Mr. Shnudi
Having introduced me tD my first expert
cncc. i- hc about 10 initiate me into further
knowledge Of life and Character, ns seen un-
der conditions Of highly artificial ciyilizItioui
Ilishly artificial The dog aud the manager
Is nn old world story, adapted tp quito
simple state - society but do myself too
much houor'
Meanwhile, Sir Guy stood th'rc pressing
am invitation on the whole party Of ~ for an
Eat homa' ut Toyubcs hall Men Of his type
nui Philips are liSo ou nul vinegar the
invitation, AMI the acceptance with which,
after some dcmur it wa, met, are, think,
significant
"Tuat prsr sail pnutp IN the carriage,
later ON.
"Poor Sir Guy" laughed lightly | was
in good spirit, II wa, no pplIt" fiction when
/ told my ho.tc,t that / hll thoroughly en-
joycI myself
Is.
Sir Guy Ouuul evidently q lmiros go
much SO that JOS, oypnrinural person might
b, inclined 10 jump nt conclusions on the
subject Bat luyN very woll that IA man
docs not go about the wprll wish thirty
thousand "a year n1l a blrpnn'ry without
having som" idea Of his pwu value, aud with
all bis high GJYu theories, the son Of the
Darlington mill Owner ha, his share of
shrewdno-- nul caution lie is Whimsical,
TOO, aud pb.tnlrr. like all m'n Of his stamp;
and having, moreover. such passion for
female society generally, must often, Ia all
innocence. have rDu-eI u1fJunlnl hopes iu
the female breast particularly Not that,
accidental nivautng.- apart, hs Is the sort
Of man that women naturally take o. Per
haps 70 is that hr assumes toward them an
attitude 81, few ara capable of approaching
br rospant- them.
A, for mn, like him genuinely, he is such
good fellow, wish -Jusiina, that hs wcrc
I rather lr-- -D.
Nv room D. full Of Eue books, pamphlets
and philosophical troa'i-s "Set1mo and
Liir,' aud ClTyrIs "Eany-' are hDbGOb-
/ biug ou the table. the Bitter Cry 81 Outcast
London and q report ~ The Democratic Fed.
Grafton stand together ou the shelf This Is
an aye II Independence aud side saddles, but
how often b. "a woman doomed o. r.la pilliOu
on "a mans hDbbyUyr."'
b Philip stands by nuI notices everything
with bis quick eyes. Aul lis 10 al the cot
II dignity that permit myself 80 much in
+ tImocy with rmupf
But Philip amus.s me more than any ono ]
know, and uppD-e that ! amuse Philip
nm sure ~ b. Iu farL=-Yr hs would have
/ turned hs back Ou me ages MO. But while
/ think ~ b., isit possible that IN her mild
inarticulats fashion, Mrs Philip is beginning
/ ~ hate mef This must be seon % NJ once.
+ have no intention Df playing a losing game
n second time with Philip. Indeed, ! am nc-
auiring such skill with games generally that
. Philip begin, % respect me a. hs never 70
spectad me before Sometime 1 think hs D.
. little afraid ~ mn. AMI gDcs - far as o.
doubt II be- has done the best fDr himself,
. after ALL
We should have been a well matche pair;
/ between us we might have novel the world
v.
Iu w1rli ~ Irpr.ses, there is perhaps,
nothing which astyuis1es Us - much as our
. own feeling
! have begun with "a seuteutiyusness worthy
. ~ Sir Guy himself. bat my piniyns refuse O
. sustain me at sJ g.IIy height
fct me- then, come down . facts.
The letter came ou the 18th ~ June by the
first pot. % BE- as veil ~ b. exact. recOg
MEL the h1nIvr.I1y. ani put 10 In my