New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-14
CHAPTER III.

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certainly could never bc u>cd III C'iI,r, - tr
,cf --r1J fhcrr was family sowing 'hat lo"l ~ n,
~ iii,i.l eho could never even 20 out Tor VAIN
,,;,,out somctLing greatly interesting. or cA'.iHI
falling in her way. though 10 Others 'e IN ,.r-
mioi,t have app AIRED most comuoHp''c' '''''
DAY occurrence IL. oveniur how
o,cr ,vtrc MOI destined u be Of long dura'"l'u
In IN, middle Of most inl'''' ia'.re.fip1
,,ith ,o Hab at lcasi-a most Ihl'I'7''ls
,or.or she felt herself gently toucneu ~ ~
Tie arm and looking up qmcNE' aNc, ~" ,i,.r
standing beside her chtlt. SIG NV s and j..
S. iinnn,tj.oiy f,lt thn, something was wrong -
think Bah. it's time 10 hc going, sil,' r
:; a vnire she stroyc hard 10 make n"'uIa' I'M
a ens% q It's SO cold tonight. you Know "cAr
"hT Iii umncd ND from the low armchair in which
la ,r,S Comfortably nestled and AZ the Silnr uhc
hno,o aware that Eva bad lost every ycstge oil
'oi' Something dreadful must have happenec'
,bouoht sLr--but besides being most auorl,s
;,nr ebc had enough Of the astutcnc~S az INC
Canaan Of the world 10 know that. whatever MA
cone wrong. il was best kept hidden from inc
public cye-so she at once agreed, cNch,in!'-
P"" on Gv all means, don't know what papa
wonld SAY 10 tn" horses hcing kept sianding IN
this weather tiood-hy thus 70 h.r gis,o, ,'sr
late odmirrr-" Mind Won don't forget what yoh
nror,iscd but I'm quite sure YOU viii win
last rrproachfu look without lHr'Hcr 1',
mony. She quickly followed her sister VINO "'p
IVA was perfectly silent on their way home,
and Pob felt That she did not want 10 he qucS-
TONED. .., ., ,or e ,,.,s
tbc only possible solution Of the mystery Whl'h
presented itself 10 her mind She wa, IN >urh
state Of m@cry The last 'mG MRy w., SIN. III .nnn
i; So | can't conceive, I'M ScIl 1Fl nv ''i ''"'''
I SUPPOSE 80 ! must Just wait.
In a short time the TWO sisters found themselves
in their own ball, and Eva quickly made her way
=. C,r,c int, .hc school room Bah" she said,
AMI she seemed to speak with great ch'rt
Bah followed her sister into the room ana cioSc'
tfe door: by this tim" SIC was growing seriously
alarmed Eva pointed To her own davenport
Ny blotting book. Bah, she SAIL. open IT
and look for a letter" she stopped, As if out
Yes dear" said Barbara. in almost horriicd
Jrwillormcut What letter DO y1u want = on,
what's the matter. Eve tell me- She added, i'm
Thc-hat letter to Mr. Iawfori-7 said Eva,
in the same tone, Is u there
Bah hurrcdly shook ont The contents Of the
Here it Is, darling she soil, holding ont the
pa" pc,d il Read il aloud.~ said Eva clasping
her hands in front Of her. her breath coming in
painful gasDS.
'"'' Dear Mr. Lawlord," bean Barbara. but
slammed short with sudden exclamation staring
with dilatrd eyes at her sister and growing as
&C "oh' Eya," she cried My poor darling, l
During the whole Of that night, Eva Fllconer
lay awake in an AGONY of misery and shame
She gave in 10 Habs cntrcalics-"t 10 90 to bed
and forget il all flr tilc"-s0 far as - undrcss
and lie down. but not the shortest interval Of
forgetting followed.
With Bah. however. he'd was synonymous
with slpcp and not even her intense concern for
her sister could enable her TO keep awake for
many minutes once her head was laid on her
pillow
She cndcavorcd braycly 10 hide this fact from
Eva, being drndfully afraid of appearing I'M
sympathizing and imagined her Efforts 10 De very
fairly successful as for short time She conirvcd
10 make several rather spasmOdlc and not very
tot point suggestions about what she considered
would he the Wisest cOursc 10 follow.
Confused thoughts, miserable sensations the
most definite of which was longing 10 hide her
self for ever, somewhere, somehow rom human
eycs-aboyc all, from MIR. Lawiord's Titled Eva 3
mind and brain, as she lay awake dnring those
seemingly endless hours Of darkness. But, n the
| first faint glimmcr Of London winter dawn crrpi
slowly into her room, she grew colncr, and felt
better able 10 control her ideas.
After all she decided whatever he must
| have thought of me, | myself know that / have
done nothing really wrong. That ought 10 pre-
vent me from being so miserable; so utterly
ashamed. Oh! can't ] explain? Why, even for
| I'ab's sake She slapped; n sudden thought
flashed through her mind: lie shall know. the
TRUTH" she went on. It's bad enough. certainly.
but not so bad as he thinks. shall simply tell him
that il was all piece Of foolish nonsense
and though | needn't say this 70 him
even if l had allowed TO lIab thar | liked him
SO far. why what was there to be ashamed of in
| that? Whatever happens. ! eau never look him
! In tie face again so AZ the worst an honest cN-
! PLANTATION can do no harm. Yes. he shall have
one. whatever it costs me-. ard ther-thcn--" She
stopped. her thoughts refused 70 carry her further
and, tired out in mind and body. the girl at last
dropped asleep.
She awoke about two hours later 10 find Bah
standing over her with a most woe-begone look
| on her face. which, a rule. was MADE con-
spcuous by it's air OF health and ioity. Bah,
moreover. had de med il wise possibly with the
view Of keeping up her sisters strength under try
! ing circumstanccs-tO provide breakfast of alb.
| normal dim rnsiOns for one person. which she had
| laid out carefully at the foot of the bed. and on
two chairs. TO await the slccpcrs return 10 con-
seriousness
I'm 50 glad you've had a good night. darling .
wer. her first words. as Eva opened her eyes aud
| looked round her. And I'm 80 glad that you re
awake at last. because | really quite fright
| getting cold"
! Eva sat up in bed and stared about her. Bah