Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-12

YELL me2'
How could she meet him. greet him, touch
ms nano' Dc decorously indifferent, yet sym
; woman Q sweet dissim ulation had been granted
70 her. There could be no putting Of ones sell
eade-tnaf was beyond her power. She would
De AWKWARD. shy, unresponsive, and be would
m1stake-Perhaps be hurt.
she buried her face in her hands, two great
} tears gathered in her eyes and slowly trickied
; down her cheeks The burden was very heavy
upon her.
The meeting was not long delayed. George
saw her wandering up and down the marrow
strip OF garden and came out to speak to her.
re put bis hand over the low fence that divided
the two gardens.
"Good morning" he said
She looked up at him, and in her eyes how
good he was to look upon.
cause she felt she must say something, she
added. hurriedly:
"Dasy is coming this evening""
"Aud who is Daisy?" he asked in indulgent
tones.
'My cousin she answered; and, she nigh.
have added. but OF course she did not. "the
one bright spot in my life until met YOU"
''Oh!' His tone did not evince particular
pleasure; he could not see how a younger,
therefore moro pronounced, edition OF Kate
T. COuiu auu 10 us eHJDNElcnC
1t chilled her; the lightest suspicion of dsap-
probation on his part was henceIorth to trouble
her She clasped her hands nervously together
and Numbered out:
"Yes, my cousin. Hates Youngest sister,
you know. / am sure you will like her. every
one with an appealing glance-''likes her."
| He never noticed the glance. What did the
| second Miss Shngsby matter to him? Why was
he to like young woman against his will!
Il am sure you will like her, Hilda repeated,
m and
| ness.
Il don't know about that. he told himself,
| irritably.
He took few whiffs from his cigar, while
she stood still, slowly plucking the leaves from
rose, her whole being one torture of con-
did you like Faint shadows?" he asked,
after pause.
1t was his work, and, however sure a man
may be of the projections OF his own creations,
| he likes to hear it Endorsed by some one else.
'Ies. she faltered. Thank you for lend
ing it to me-"
Yesterday she would have added a word or
two OF apprecatiye admiration; a sentence of
trenchant criticism. They would probably
have differed, but there would have been some-
thing stimulating in the difference. Today she
| was tongue tied.
II thought it might have interested you," he
began, coldly, irritated by her apparent in
- hiA, sue SaSPed.
Inc words she wanted would not come.
shall give it back TO your" she added, saw
ing the very last thing that she had me ant to
Soy oI tao ne NOT implied that the volume
was for her, and had she more priced posses
| sion?
you please, ne answered. coldly, without
an enort 10 conceal his displeasure.
The color left her face. George was exam
ming ms cigar IN moody silence; there was to
be no help from him. The lump in her throat
swe,ieu ana greW;ln another moment she must
cnoke OF cry; the tears were already close to
ne sh eyes e.,
Sho would save her dignity whatever else
were LOST;
| aunt Is waiting for breakfast, l think" she
SAID. Ii took all her strength to keep her voice
c .m ,ai.erins.
Oont let me detain you," he answered
cesemonionsiy; good morning."
s;o uoru as 10 future meeting; not an allu-
| saI,os ooapihly oi helr nndlng them
,urra, VI 'n1 pier at the same hour Hilda
delherota =. AS. ,"Io AZ cain. her manner as
| h;..an~s. 90 ever put IN her heart was the
utt'erest pam thas even she, who had sat in
AVE. ave 'I In q pain Tor many long day, had
| ever 6nowlsW
French window into the little dining room.
S Iheie was no hesitation about her movements
| Sno "ae nos one OF tnose people who require
preparation ior an ordeal; she would rather do
| ulD"sreeaoie thihg then and there and get it
over.
NOV, 70 race nate, who she foresaw would
| 20 pIistlnS with lnnuendo was something
.v snsn uisa2reeaoie Stiii. as she told her.
sen WIN touch OF grim humor. after one has
LEI. D .ao, On tne wheei, the thumb screw
nuS. eeem very second rate sort Of affair,
anu 'txis vas ABOUT the proportion her meeting
VII nn, h" NJ ooIe e: 10 that OF Garinore
| Dun MS. ohngsOy ana Nate were seated at
.ne oteahias' ,apie wnen she entered. kate's
aou'n was ura"h Gown with q perplexed
Sarso' ner iofehead mad an unusual crease
G cue neio an open letter In her hand
So'a hlofhihs' aunt, said Hiida In her
''eaoy, grave voice.
| AT tue signt OK her cousin Rates brow I'M
creased itself:
| II nave 1t! she cried.
wen, dear, responded Mrs. Slingsby en-
couragingiy.
hiida waited In silence for what might fol-
! low. 1t was Gear that for the moment at anv
rate, she was forgotten. She drew long
breath; Not until she measured 1t by the stan
dard OF her relief at this trifing postponement
did she realize how she dreaded the ordeal.
hiiua, commenced Kate. after a moment
this evenings?
res assented the girl in her unmoved
voice.
Yet was 1t not her own CLEAN Of sunshine?
There was never a suntlower turned its head
| to the sun with greater ioy than her poor
heart turned itself toward this bright child;
only the sunfower opens her great yellow
crown In token Of gratitude. and she could not