Telegram-herald., 1890-04-27


aaa 1oas la-nk thza sysFy oDs slss
1oezl ses- Lst slel4 10 hapEy ne
al.asel = sls-4@4s L. sgery "a, hs .
perla-n - 1lsuz-glIlzh h-zasslf az IA aa-r,
sla i ~ god - ahs = pretty
=L perhaps lad better az noIa-
hg sal Mr.. Ftrisy drovsLv. and
here f1r rls moment Eae matter -u.lesl-
Bus -hs 1rst 81 WecnessiaF rhat cane
aflsT this found ALss EaLzlaa1 - als-
satisfied ~iEh lhs situation thas sas 70
solved ~ escape from the discomfort Il
ir oy oonressillg tie trs1EA- shs would
reVszi D. Ar. Carlton th4s hsrs Va
nc hand Lhat 1-alt ths blcg.
and trust to rs generosity - forget ir.
~ Dc Eers l1zaols ~ IL - 10 scuId b.
equally unable SIX aanLhs hsncs. and
the sooner shs knsEy is the better. she
fsir - nnch happier shaa sils had taken
thls resolution that she carefully selected
her pretJlest dress and bonAst and walked
Ia aer brave actire " the VaTlsys, though
black clouds we're grouping themselves
together omlnogsly ia ths sky and = few
drops % rain were falling.
No carriage foF her taaE day. He would
poasiniy b. IN the balcony, hs often vas
when shs arrived there. Could he -
l1ouny ouE for her, II be were there
today be would sse aar arrive on foot
al would doubtless propose % accom-
pany her nome. How far would hs wax
uith herr On the way she ~ould tell
hlm " hat vas on her mind. ard II after
thaE hs continued o. walk with her and
- a. friendly Is before. surely al
would b. veil
She could see that hs ~as ia the bal
coLy, che could even see how pleased
loc2ed NAsa hs caughs s.ghE II her
Hsre % u0g for that confession how
hapry shs would now bei Suppose
liter shs had mads it she saw
u distinct change Ia bis manner
say. for Instance, cold poIlteness en-
~ lsized perhaps FOR the saks Of making
a f--rson who hal no good breeding OK
her own aPprehend thAt pohteness was
beng sh0Wn her. Full % these torment
ing thoughts and struggling with 4 de-
sire o. hee away % her own home and %
al rest shs slowly and doabtfuIy as
cended the stairs and reluctantly entered
the drawing room he had studied her
taco 50 thoroughly that hs could see she
vas uneasy about something.
Something has distressed you" be
said. when hs found al opportunity OF
speaking without being heard by all
. Ia distressing me. you mean" she an
swered- Il VIII tell you about it pres
sntly."
Tell mo now"
No, there are 50 many people here to-
day. I can't tel you wishOu. being over
heard"
You walked here: are you going 70
walk backg"
Yes. am going 10 walk back" She
spoke as mourntully as IL that walk
would eonduct Aer 70 some gloomy
prison.
"Maynt 20 part Of the way with you
them You have never allowed me to
walk even the length Of this street with
you"
-You shall walk with me today" she
answered. bat there was nothing in her
voice o. lead him % think that she looke 81
forward with any pleasure 70 this walk
When Miss Falkland lest no one par
ticuarly remarked that Mr. Carlton fol-
lowsd her almost Immediately. When
be went into tho hal! she was stil there
trying % ind her umbrella.
What kind Of handle has ity' he
asked.
She began 20 tell him, and at once re-
membercd that 10 was tho seR same UNI
orsla with which she had struck him,
and that hs might recognize it. Ia an
other moment she had caught sight of it
lurking among \ Httls sheaf Of less no
ticeable ones Ia a DARK corner, her hand
had closed over the blue knob and she
had hidden il away from his sight. That
umbrella VA not % be allowed 70 reveal
The tale which she herself had come
forth - tell Once outside the house, be
looked IN hsr face o. see II it were again
uncloudcL It yTas not she vas Won
3,1nS how uluca comparatively undis-
trbed happiness she might allow herself
before ac1.iaintiHg b.n with what might
alter their relation forever. Sutherland
villa was q mi.e Of. Sc LEke'5 church
vas about third 0f -le way. she would
SIX to that church and tell him there.
Us VS. perhaps. counting up the
amount - pleasure ~ store for him, for
hs asked. Whereabouts in Kenslngton
o. sutherland Eiiay'
au afraid DO would - difficult "a
make g1u understand II you q as FAR
ss b-1singt On win show 10 20 you
"of course ! shall 70 "a far "a Ken
S-'1r. You don't suppose / would lose
a- part of the pleasure u walking with
yru Besides. ( am curious TO SEQ what
yogr home ls Ike"
"Al hrmes % n certain class sra very
uuch alse il London she answered
-rt-t'r. She could air adY Sc the to-ver
o- ST. Lukss. ard ~ s1sd she had fixed
on a place a--is further II. 4 fsv
hrr~v fruns of rain fel on the pavement
ir 'front.' - thcu.
-W.nt ye1 Pc ne r-1t up y0ur nm
t-r.ar' te suggested
ne Is scarcely worth while. she IN
srard. r,utrhIrr rhe t.uc 5al firmly.
0h. brt Z am afraid i Is L. M
open i- Or you.
-re 7-i-s orenel it her-elf
rr- me- ho.I f- over Won. then
.b. 90. Ike -o hold BE- myself sh'
viif. s0d walked on I'M silence. for ths
rrn-r vas ~erv near now. Bus whT
shc-'1 she we't f5r tbe church when th'
Thought - what she bad t0 10 when shr
arrived there vss poIsouing a. hel
r.srsurs In t1s present. Nr. Carlton.
she ssii almost humoiT. ( vaEt n tsi
rru srr1rfh,uE