The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-11

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himself to be her slave. A reoklessness |
quite foreign to his nature took possession /
Of him. She seemed heartily glad to see
him, even II she had married somebody I
else. He would show that he was just as
glad. He smiled down into her eyes as
he answered her question;
81 got back two days ago. Iwish now
that had never gone"
He wondered il she understood what hi |
meant He thought she must, for even BY
the faint light that stole down the hatch I
way he could see the color deepen slightly I
In her cheeks. lie looked round to seel
what impression his daring had made OH
Mr.. Chester.
Didn't you have pleasant time"
Agnes looked down and began to draw
invisible figures on the planking with the
tip Of her parasol as she put the question.
"No; | can't honestly say that | did. u
was thinking too much of other times"
Denslow scarcely felt that it was him
self who was speaking. He was not the
sort of man who 1irts, but here he was
limiting MS broadly AS he could to a woman
on her bridal tour that he was inconsola
BILE because he had lost her. If they had
been very old friends it would have been
different. She would have laughed ut his
frankness and perhaps have told him that
changed the subject now and asked:
"Are you going to remain here longp
"Where, III this black hole of u placeN'
he replied, wilfully misunderstanding her.
Eyes, as long as its ugliness is redeemed
by the sunshine of n certain presence"
This was positively going too far, h,
told himself. He wondered why Chester
did not come over and pitch him into the
hold just behind them. Heidi come back
now to say, agnes, it is damp down here
You had better go up, think"
He led the way out and the others fol
lowed.
"At which hotel are you staying"-
Denslow was about to add Mrs. Chester"
but his lips refused to frame the words.
He ended abruptly, but Agnes turned and
told him with n smile:
"The Windsor, and"-
"Bc careful, Agnes, there's step there. -
Chester interrupted her with this re.
mark, and her sentence remained unfin
ished. They had reached the main cabin
by this time, and Denslow's aunt beckoned
him to her side With II lifting of his hat
and n good afternoon he parted from the
woman who had stirred his pulses as h,
I thought they never could be stirred Car
ried away by an impulse he could neither
explain nor condoGe, he had allowed hi'
| admiration for her to make itself tor
| manifest to he mistaken. And sheR Well
she certainly had not shown that she lis
liked it.
Denslow's brain was in a whirl whei
they reached the hotel and he had gone I,
his room to make himself ready for tea
| That he, sober sided Hugh, MS his friend
| had oftt n called him, should be carryiua
on n filtration with a married woman, auc
bride at that, seemed to him an astuunl
| IN, far In mt bitnSnIf lnnu. /,
some way. He would return to town tn
next morning, although he had promised
to stay day or two longer He coult
plead business contingency. Clearl,
this was very unsafe place for him n
the present time.
lie broke the news to Mrs. Roslyn at tn
tea table.
II was afraid you would find it stup
here, Hugh" was her comment.
Stupid II she only knew the real reaso
for his goingl was Denslow's reflection.
The next day was even more beautifu
than its predecessor. Denslow decided t
walk to the station, in order to breathe i
as much Of the ozone as possible befor
getting back to town. As he neared tn
station he saw Agnes strolling up an
down the platform with Chester. She wa
not in travelling dress. She had evidentl
come down to see him off. 1t was strang
he should leave her if they were in thci
honeymoon, Denslow thought. Perhaps
though, it occurred to him, they had bee
] married for some time.
She smiled sweetly when she saw hir
coming, but he imagined a cloud cam
, over her face when her eye fell on his VI
lise, which he stepped forward to take froI
, the omnibus driver.
+ "Are you going to leave SO sooni" ST.
said.
i Eyes. must get back to town at once,
he replied.
He knew that the answer was terribl
n commonplace, but, with those fascinHtin
i eyes looking straight up into his, all h
ideas seemed frozen, leaving only OIL
/. sensation behind-that of bitter, burnin
: love.
+ "l'm so sorry" she said. 'Diek has
> go back to that horrid business too.
d was hoping that we might have a cavali,
who could drop in and see us now and the
% II we couldn't afford one in the house"
Il "Wel" Denslow looked with perplexit
"Yes. Lena and |. She's my sister.
n think you never met her. Why, didn't yC
p know that was staying with her and b
70 husband here? She was not well, so she to
IL Dick to bring me back with =. But the
" is your train just starting"
q She began waving her hand to Chester
IN Denslow did not move He saw Il
d train rolling out from the station; sa
.. Agnes look of amnZement as she turn
nf to find him still beside her. Then:
to tits too bad! l've made you miss yo
~ train, rafting on in this way" she said.
N ITS no matter" he answered. calling
ID the bus driver to take his valise. ~
II decided won't go back to town today
n, And they walked away from the staff
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