Evening journal., 1892-08-08

found he could stand it no longer He
babe Berengaria write and say-well,
something; something really must be
said about how they appreciated his
conduct; "bygones be bygones;" some
thing, anything; he didn't know; she
did; she always knew just what to say
80 write, Bess."
"But have, Dick"
"Berengarial And without my con-
sentg"
Orchard Plantagenet, Coeur de Lion
Tete de Veau, of course-ten days ago"
"What did you say?'
Everything that was proper, trust"
"What did he sayf'
"Nothing. n
didn't he answer?"
"How could he, Dick? You can't with
two hands; he has but one, the left at
that"
"He might have got somebody to write
for him. did"
$50 did he"
Thought You said he didn't say any
thing"
"Well, he didn't. He said everything
that was gentlemanly courteous, appre-
ciatiye, and yet-nothing. A model let
ter, Dick"
what does Winnie sayfp
Nothing"
Didn't she see it?"
"Why should she, Dick? Two months
ago you practically forbade their meet
ing"
ooh, l know; butt didn't know hi1a
then"
"Not even after seven years servicA
with him, Dick?"
"Oh, well, that--that party in petit
coats there in town, didn't know her
as well as-well, as after | heard all
about her from those fellows in the
Eleventh"
But knew her, Dick, from the
start"
Il know you did, Bess You said so
and l suppose I've been an ass" said
Berrien ruefully.
"You sometimes do cross the danger
line, Dick, dear. That is, when lei
you"
The major had nothing to say in re
Spouse to this accusation. He pondereC
in silence a moment. well, fellow
can change his mind, can't he, as wei
as womang"
mot as we'll as woman, Dick. Still
he can change. And suppose a certain
fellow were to change his mind now anC
take six months leave and go away t
be curedg"
"Whatl Brewster change his mind?-
about Winnie, do you mean? Why, con
found himl ia round him upso quick
The idea Of his going back on Winnie
Why if thought such a thing possible
I'd have him here on his knees at hei
feet inside of week"
"Oh, no, You wouldn't, Dick" sale
she, laughing softly.
Wouldn't? Why notg'
"Just because two women wouldn'
let you'll for one, Winnie for two"
''You still think she cares for himf"
81 won't answer that. Dick. But this,
with sudden change from her laughing
manner, 81 will say, no matter wha
she cared or how she suffered, neithe
you nor l, Dick, nor any one Of us Of
this wide earth, would ever wiring on
word from her lips"
And over at Holden's things wer
going on in an odd groove. 1t was Ken
yon who was a frequent visitor Their
now, not Rolfe. Mrs. Holden was still
in st. Louis with her olive branches
for the doctor had frankly told her tina
just SO long as he had all these wounde,
on his hands the children would be il
his way.
HE means me-" said Jennie to Mis-
Guthrie, with prompt resentment. "Bu
he says next month he'll come on here
business will require it as well as pleas
ure-pay us a ten days visit and take u
home. Then you'll come, too, won
you, Nita:" But Miss Guthrie shoe
her head.
you promised us, said Mrs. Holde
reproachfully; "and Rolfe won't be ther
to worry you this time" she faltered
"He's going to take long leave and G
abroad"
'But even that" wrote Jennie to he
liege. "did not seem to comfort her. Sh
says she will never, probably, visit Paw
nee again; and know well as can be
is all ON account Of that terrible fright
WHAT can there have been behind it all
Now that the Twelfth is coming HON
and you have everything runnin
smoothly, don't you think it possible I
ind out something about that strang
affair? You have never written a WORD
and l can see Nitas eyes questionin
me every time she knows l have a LEI
ter. The other day was in her room
and looking over some old albums tia
drew from the bottom of desk | cam
Ncross "a picture of hers just like the on
that is in the little silver frame on tn
> | toilet table in her room at Pawnee, G,
4 cept that this was blurred and worI
why, NftaF l cried unthinlSingly, q
> she entered, 4 thought you told me min
, was the only one left of this kind, an
| here's one that looks as if it might hay
been worn next some fellows heart an
, been kissed million and then
: stopped short and dropped it, for she Ia
turned white as death and was stretchin
, oat her hands. Where did you find that
she whispered at last Between I'll
: ( Ieaves of this old album / said. IT W.