The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1892-05-11

now Hut you were the last person
was expecting to meet today You are
not aloner
He had taken her hand and was hold
ing II while he looked down into her up
turned beautiful face all rosy with the
emotion OF thus unexpectedly meeting a
friend from the pocket" with news
from home possibly
Then you haven't seen papa recentlyT
she inquired without noticing his own
question
No" he answered i had trouble
with the revenue men. They destroyed
my mandatory and had u close
struggle for my liberty"
4 remember she said Il saw It In a
paper
Its quite settled now" he added I
compromised with thein-bribed them,
In other words, and so am quite free
again have opened brokers Office
here in Savannah he spoke with the
confident freedom OF man well ground.
ed In his own estimation and full Of as
surance that he should get on well with
others. He stood erect--strong. defiant,
handsome His eyes had lost the old
restlessness and watchfulness
AS they stood thus he holding her
hand. they made very striking picture,
and a very strange one to the eyes Of
Miss Mildred Fain, who Just then ap-
preached them, and stopped AZ she no
ticed the stranger
Resale quickly withdrew her hand
and turned. all flushed as she was, in
time to see the look OF half surprise, half
depreciation which passed across the face
OF Mildred
Come here. Mildred" she said quick.
ly; this is a friend from the pocket
We met here by the merest chance" A
self consciousness Of manner rather than
self consciousness in fact put her in
wrong light before both Ellis and Miss
Fan. 1t was as if she had been discov-
cred in some compromising situation.
when in truth, she was wholly unaware
OF any improper appearance connected
with what her friend had Just seen.
At this moment Aunt Marguerite
joined them Her sharp little eyes rec
ognized Ellis promptly. and CLEAN al
most malignant shot out from them.
She stopped short. close TO him. and
with a quick glance from head to foot
took in the great improvement in his
personal appearance Her mind worked
with that swiftness and certainty so
valuable in sudden crisis. The first
impulse was to ignore him and hurry
Rosalie away from his presence; but
caution whispered her that this might
arouse that perversity for which young
girls who fancy themselves in love are
noted Then. too. Miss Fain was pres
ent, and there might be scene. She
changed her manner in moment
why. Mr. Ellis, this is quite a sur
prise, she said in that cold. half careless
tone which is used toward one who is a
mere valueless acquaintance. She gave
him her hand. however and turned to-
ward Miss Fain but she had walked
away
I am glad to see you looking so well,
Mrs Roosevelt" he said, throwing into
his voice an irresistible music. Your
summer sojourn in the north must have
been pleasant Is MIR Roosevelt wellT'
Yes, quite, thank you" She dared
not trust herself to Say more.
Tie was ready however, and went
easily forward into graceful talk. draw
ing her out IN spite of herself and. after
a manner winning upon her interest II
not her respect He. was charming
talker in every way. and his knowledge
OF human nature was broad and accu.
rate
Colonel Talbot and Mrs Farley had
seated themselves on log the boe Of a
tree cut down in the course Of some i'm
provement OF the grounds and were sur.
veying the wide expanse Of water, is.
lands and marshes through an opera
glass While Mrs. Farley was thus
amusing herself she CHANGED to bring the
glass to bear on the group by the river,
composed OF Rosalie and young Ellis,
He was holding her hand and gazing in.
tently down into her face 1t was a very
suggestive situation Mrs Farley did
not know who the young man was but
she could be sure he was lover, she
thought. After looking for moment
she handed the glass to Colonel Talbot.
and pointing in the direction. said
See 70 YOU can make out the vonn9
man with Miss Chenier on the oiuh
yonder"
He looked, and when he had succeeded
in finding the proper line Of vision he
started, not perceptibly to any one but
himself, and watched the little tableau
develop as has been described.
at is some friend to Miss Chenier," he
presently said, as Mrs Roosevelt came
upon the scene, "but do not know him.
He must be visitor to Savannah.
think; northerner. possibly"
But he is not northerner," said Mrs.
Farley His face and manner deny the
possibility He may be north Geor-
gian, however,"
Colonel Talbot lowered the glass and
looked at his companion.
He would be her mountain lover
then" he said smiling complacently
and turning the opera glass over and over
in his hand.
"Well, neither You nor need care
as to that" she replied. But do won
der who he Is"
she LOOK the glass ana looked again.
"Ah, Mrs. Roosevelt has Joined them"
she exclaimed He is no stranger to
her, that is plain He is strikingly hand
some-distingue-a military man. posi-
bly, wish could hear what he is say
ing No doubt It is vastly interesting
Mrs Farley was clever woman, and
she rarely did or said anything, no mat
ter how apparently light and unstudied,
without having some well defined object
in view She had begun to suspect that
Colonel Talbot felt some sort Of tender
interest in Miss Chenier, and she was
now endeavoring to surprise him into
something like a confession Of 1t. But
he was too reserved and self poised to be
caught in her slender net, He knew her
better than she thought, and he played
with her webs without seeming aware
of their existence,
Ellis 1il NOT ramaip InnO Qf ROnavpn-