The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-06-18

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see that my presence here is painful to
you. go tonight. / shall always re-
memtef the pleasant hours have spent
under tits roof, but shall try to forget
this evening. Good-night-and good
byer
Lawrence bowed formally. stopped q
moment by the doorway. and then was
gole. Miss Montague stood motionless
until ST., could not hear his footsteps in
the Hallway, and then sank back into her
ehar with something that SOUNDED very
much like sigh.
Very luckily Lawrence succeeded In
finding Mrs. Haintyn in the drawing
room.
You are just tie person ] wanted to
see," be said. 1T is the worst luck-I shall
have TO go away tonight. ! have lad
such jolly time here. Mrs. Hamlyn,
that il quite breaks my heart. am afraid
you will think II awfuIly rude Of me, to
run Of this way. but the fact Is have
jast received q telegram from q man In
New York who must see me early to- NOR
TOW on business very important, as
sure you -
oh. that horrid businessr'y put in Mrs
Hamlyn.
1t makes me Disguised. But now IL
you don't mind, perhaps you will let ne
have trap to drive TO the station, and ]
will throw few things together to take
with me, and think Thurston will pack
my trunk for me and send it on"
Pack your trunkf' exclaimed Mrs.
Hamlyn. What do you mean9 ! will let
you go away for few deys, but pack
your trunk positively absurd It's bad
enough to have you running of in this
wild fashion. but you will have to come
backl"
Hanged If l dor thought the despond-
emit Lawrence.
So amid the most profuse apologies and
protestations, and hurried goo d-byes
Lawrence departed.
When he got into the carriage, and
drove away into the cool night, his brain
was in whirl. 1t seemed like dream;
scarcely an hour ago he was talking with
Gladys Montague; now he was leaving
her as fast as he could, yowing never to
came back. Even then, a thought in
truded itself uron lis mind that he. was
acting foolishly--even cowardly. He
fancied he saw peculiar smile on Thurs
toms face when he said goodbye at
the hall-door. He longed to tell him that
had happened but there We're 50 many
people about he couldn't. He even had
not told him about the trunk--but he
could write that. Wouldn't it have been
better to have stayed and fought it out
No; the thought Of seeing Gladys Mon
tague again after their conversation was
too much for him.
And SO he drove away. In the distance,
the barking Of dog could be heard:
along the road the rumble of the carriage
wheels sounded unusually loud ;about him,
clouds obscured the sky; to the west they
were in duh, gray masses, and towards the
east, ligat, fieecy, white; the moon was
hidden; the wind blew softly against his
hot cheeks as the horse sped ON. Did he
love her after all2 He thought Of their
interview; he thought of the ioci OF hair.
He tore away at the buttons of his coat.
and took something dark from an inside
pocket, and looked at 1t. He felt TEMPTED
for moment to kiss it, but then with an
expression of contempt at his weakness
he threw what he held in his hand away
It flew back with the wind, and he leaned
back in the carriage wearily. He arrived
at the station Just in time to catch the
late express, and before he could think
calmly and intelligently on what he had
deas. he was well on his way to Nev York