The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-09
Langford, with whom he had a slight ac-

Langford, with whom he had q slight ac-
Quaintance.
At that moment Gladys returned with
Constance. Lawrence started toward i'm
pulsvely to speak to her. but met warn
ing look from Thurston. He smiled In re-
turn: paid back Miss Montague's cold
bow by one equally icy. and then devoted
himself to Constance Hamiyn. The talk
was general for a time; then Mrs. Ham,
lyn excused herself for a drive, Thurston
and Langford drifted of TO play a game
Of billiards, leaving Davaris seated in a
chair tete-a-tete with Gladys, who was
lounging gracefully In the hammock. and
Lawrence leaning against the railing OF
the piazza looking down upon Constance
Hamyn, who had placed herself effective
ly In q huge wicker-work piazza-chair
And Lawrence was not to be blamed for
looking at Constance Hamlyn, as she
made delightfully."- pretty picture. She
was OF rather ethereal type of beauty,
she looked so fragile, so delicate. Her
features were immature; there was some
thing of baby look in her face. Her she'll
like ears thin. straight nose with sensi-
tive nostrils; full lips with their yet un-
developed curves; her large, wondering.
almost child-like blue eyes; her petite,
supple figure leaning back in the chair;
made picture that any man might have
an excuse for looking at twice.
But Lawrence's devotion was not alto
gether genuine. He stole glances towards
the other end OF the piazza where Gladys
was in the hammock. TO see what she
thought OF his action. She appeared tobe
wholly engrossed in the Greek, however,
and was talking vivaciously with him,
smiling and then listening 10 his replies
with a flattering attention. Lawrence
pulled the ends OF his moustache, and
thought that after all Thurston's great
scheme was not infallible. But he had
tried it scarcely fifteen minutes. Surely
Gladys must notice il. He had always
been so different. II she happened TO
come into room where he was, he would
leave the person he was talking with-al-
most rudely sometimes-and immedi-
ately come 10 her; when she was about he
had no eyes for any one else. Surely she
must SEQ that something was wrong; that
he had changed in his manner towards
her.
For time, however, he did nobly; he
followed Thurstons advice with some sue
cess, as far as flirting with another girl
was concerned. He entered into a de-
lightful, breezy talk with Constance Ham,
lyn, and il Gladys had been listening she
would have heard a good deal about GER
tain ribbon and handkerchief and some
nonsense about keeping IL forever and
never giving it back, and then merry
laugh from Constance, followed by an
other equally merry from Lawrence. He
managed to keep this up for half an hour
or more, and then began to slow a little
uneasiness. He glanced more and more
often at Davaris, and gave some very ran
dom answers to some OF donstance's
questions.
"Oh, yes; think she can be very NICE"
he said. Constance laughed
II was asking you IL you like the paper
chases."
Lawrence biushed furiously. "Ohw he
exclaimed "Yes, think they are good
fun, sometimes"
Don't move, pleathe," came suddenly
from the end OF the piazza. and Lawrence
was glad of something to divert his atten-
tion, for there was Havermeyer with de-
tective camera in his hand.
Are you going to include us alp" asked
Lawrence.
"Yeth," said Havermeyer He pressed
q button, turned some indicators, and re-
marking, There, I've got you," walked
off with n satisfied air