The St. Johns herald., 1891-04-30

j. lively scene below, but her ear were alert to catch any sound tha : might be the herald of her hus-
 bands return.
 ! Gradually the light faded iron the room, till all was dark but tho running streaks reflected on the
 walls by the outside illuminations
 Olga was slowly passing from q
 state of wonder to one of keen re-
 sentiment, Marshall had no busi-
 ness to leave her alone so long she
 was not accustomed to hotels. and
 he must know she would not like
 to be left alone for an hour so soon
 after their arrival. She made up
 her mind to be silent and reserved
 upon his return, yet when 10 min
 utes later she heard key turn in
 the outer door, she forgot her stern
 resolve and rushed out, exclaiming |:
 "Why, Marshall, wherever have you
 been?"
 Excuse me, ma'am 1 didn't
 know your was here. I thought you was down at dinner," came in strange accents to Olga's freighten- ed ears,
 "Who is it? What do you want?" she faltered out.
 Its only the chambermaid, ma'am. Law, w,you'ye no light, ,ma'am ; it's awful lonesome sitting in the dark" the good-natured woman went on in reassuring tones on catching sight of the pale, uneasy face before her.
 "Thank you," said Olga, with all the dignity, as she hattered herself, of a matron of at least five years standing; "I preferred sitting in the dark till my husband came" The woman had already lighted the gas and proceeded to draw the heavy window curtains closely together, wondering at the same time, what the husband was about not to come and take his pretty young wife down to dinner in proper time. Some intuition made her turn kind ly to Olga, and say:
 "Here is the bell-button, ma'am, and if you should happen to want anything,sthe boy will answer it. She then went out, closing the door gently after her.
 Olga resented interference of any kind, so was not as grateful as she ought to have been. She looked at her watch again it was 7 o'clock. It was really remarkable that Mar shall still delayed. He knew she had eaten nothing al. the grand we'd ding spread before they left and she was furnishing. She put her watch on the table in front of her and said: "If he does not come in 10 minutes I shall go downstairs alone and have my dinner" This was mere bravado, as she inwardly knew, but it helped to kill time. It was the longest 10 minutes she eyer experienced, and before it was over she got up and paced impatiently up and down the room.
 In front of the mirror she stopped and regarded herself intently to see if she was looking as pale and hun gry as she felt. Then she went down a little passage to the outer door of the rooms, and hesitated before gaining courage to open it and look out. The first glance into the cor ridor emboldened her to step out side and reconnoitre. Had she a hope of catching sight of her husbands coat-tails round the corner, and was it the quenching of that hope or the rapid in-roads of ! rampant, healthy hunger that made her turn back quickly with a sick, sinking sensation at her heart? She felt she would cry in one mo ment if he did not come, and as he lid not turn up in that limited space of time she did cry, and felt all the hetter for if Then she looked apain