The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-07-16
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pal Of laughter.
"Why. Childers, you are - sound -
Q roach-not . detective spot in you any
where that ! can discover-good for
thirty years yet Any man d liable to
torgetfulness or lapses Of memory now
and then. You have worked yourself
mp into quite needless panic"
Mr.. ChildeFB went home with light,
almost buoyant step The sudden rsyul-
Eion Of feeling after the doctor had told
him he was sound seemed TO rejuvenato
him. He hummed q little air be had not
thought Of for years e he went along
under the trees, and would even have
Glipped II he had not been ashAmed. For
an hour he sat on the VerandA reading
the newspaper with his back turned to-
ward the Sponord house, conscious that
Mr.. SpoRord, In his spare erectness, was
seated on his own veFanda In the same
relative position 10 the ChilderS' house,
quite buried up, kkeWise, In the evening
paper. After dinner Mr.. Childers went
on to his club to make . night Of IL with
his chums, but he felt 20 young and gay
on the strength Of the doctors opinion
that he actually hsed his wife again be-
fore going out, and told her that ''eears
did not think there was anything serious
the matter with him"
Gradually q the golden browa szm-
mer dusk came on after the long twi-
light the ChilderS mansion began TO Il
Illuminate its windows and take on Q fes-
tive air. It was . balmy June night,
windless and Slighly overcast, but full
Of lingering CLEANS and soft suggestiuns
from the full breathed beauty Of the
day. There was much ahrubbery about
the ChildeTH house, and some large
clumps Of trees that threw . dense
shadow, projecting near TO the bright
drawing room windows.
After the guests had begun to arrive
Mark had slipped through little side
gate into the Childers grounds and hid
den himself In one Of those thick,
dark clumps Of trees within easy range
Of the light CLEANING broadly from the
drawing room. Grip was chained mp
for the night to prevent his making
mincemeat Of an unwary coachman or
Of the confectioner's men who were COM
ing to serve the supper. Mark was q
prey to the hind Of thumbscrew torture
Q man feels when he q forced to see
without being seen the girl Of his heart
making herself beWitching to other men.
Now q be crUuched there like Q hare on
its form in the thick shade Of trees the
carriages began to drive up, and maid
ems, like goddesses descending from
clouds, alighted. There was Q cackle Of
happy, merry voices. Little feet ran up
the steps, and hight colored silks and
laces hnttered and hoated on the even
ing air.
Presently the drawing room was full
Of pretty young women, with fair
sprinklingof men. Kitty moved among
them like the moon among stars-Kitty,
In her simple white gown, without an
ornament save her own lovely golden
hair. Rigsby was there In his fanltless
evening dfess, accompanied BY his Ian.
guid smile and drawi. BE never laughed,
for laughter discomposes the features,
and was very unbecoming to Mr. Rigs
by's style Of beauty. RigSby was beau
tiful 70 behold, and his dancing was
truly o fne art The whole scene was
viAble 10 Mark through the large open
bow window. whsFO the shades were
raised to admit the air. There were
three pieces Of very good mudc-A piano
and two violins-and the sight Of Kitty
swimming round on Riglby's arm made
Mark clinch his great hand and breathe
hard, while the large veins started out
on his forehead. He never knew how
those hours sped. By turns he was hlled
with love and rage toward Kitty, alter
mating with an intsnss desire 10 punch
RigsbyS head-that little head net grace
fully on hne sloping shoulder.
Mark could 1ot dance, therefore he
disapproved Of the beautiful art His
feet were rather large, and, unfortunate
y, when he made the attempt, generally
got entAnglsd In the maidenS light
gowns and CAUSED black loolra Poor
Narkb feet were not It al out Of pro-
portion to his big, powerful, Handsome
bead, but at times he would have given
all he know if be conld havs laid By the
club Of Hsrculss and put On the winged
shoes Of the featherpated Mercury. Il
was . severe discipline 10 Mark 10 b
looking In lIke . tramp 81 his trus loves
windows and seeing her deal out smiles
to Rigby and Company.
When the dances were ended the
young couples adjourned 10 the veranda,
the girls with light floating draperies
about head and shoulders, and there the
cackling and laughter and soft cooling,
caressing sounds went on with the trip
Of merry feet and snatches Of hashed
small talk, which Mark, In his sad Gym
icism under the ash tree. pronounced
blank nonsense. Then they all repaired
10 the dining room for supper. More
cAckle and absurd inane laughter, and
BY twelve the carriages came around
and the whole party was Whirled away.
Tom, who had beon very active during
the evening. in white choker and Swal-
low tail, doing duty TO the ladies. went
Of in high glee with little Amy Nash
tucked under his arm. Rigsby fingered
the last, and Mark was half consoied to
zee Kitty put up her hand and yawn
Ghghtly Just - he was taking his leave
Tho Gleepy maid was summoned from
the kitchen, and Mark heard Kitty say
- she stood there In the broad stream Of
light from the hall door;
''Leav0 the lamp burning for papa,
Mary, and put up the night latch; he Il
sure 10 have forgotten his key" She
walled twice across the veranda, stood
looking dreamily for . moment toward
the Spo6ords' dark houso, WhsrO al the
lIghts were now out, and then slowly ~
cSnded The gtaiEs 10 hsr own room.
Mary. meanfima. had locked. fha nnrloF