Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29

and spend a few hours with his Efie.
shrined the object Of his affections the
door opened and the buxom maid came out
evidently bent on some errand, latch key
AT homer said Dick pleasantly. as he
met her on the doorstep.
Yes. SIR. with alacrity, "and there's the
If this were a matter of some interest.
Dick nodded and walked on past her into
the house; passably Indifferent to the pres
ed to be come after the drawing room
apartments. if he wasted any thought at
all upon him. With the familiar air Of one
well accustomed to the place. he walked
on. toward the small family sitting room,
where he knew at this hour Mrs. Williams
and Effie were most likely to be. AS he
reached the door, he heard from within the
sound of voices and laughter-the trill of
Of a mans joviai tones. apparently en-
joying some excellent joke. As he opened
the door the mingled odors of tea and
saluted his nostrils. A merry party Of
three We're gathered round the family tea
table There was Mrs. Williams in her
her her s sweet eetest in pink frock, with roses at
ner breast u, ana M IN her hair: and the third
with sporuve and insistant hospitality
was depositing a buttered muffin-was-who
uncle! who was going to cut him off with
shilling II he married that very Effie who
was ssd now 10y SO smiingiy and 5oyonsly en-
creature comforts.
Well; the colonel maintained his position
had said he did not Care fea b hSt
said he would never sanction Dicks marry
of low birth and breeding; and he would
not! But he need not wish for better
came ana that Of which apsy ss
hugh Brandon-although the colonel's
private idea, not published on the house.
tops out of consideration for the Widows
feelings, was that he was rather a scape-
grace-yet was descended from the Bran
dons of Brandon Castle. The colonel GER
t tainly regretted that his future niece-in-
laws rather had consented to take the
name OF a Williams-a nobody-a Yankee
trader! tthe colonel classed all men. women
ane on tn the other side of the At
as 'Yankees'')-but he was magnanimous
enough to admit that the change Of name
ever, that his nephew's fiancee should be
presented to his friends, not as Effie Will
liams; but as Hugh Brandon's daughter:
and Effie's lover and mother and Effie
herself were all too glad to get his con-
sent to offer any objections to his terms.
DICK and Efhe We're sauntering along the
and silver-shining sea-as happy a pair Of
lovers as any on whom that bright cold
moon looked down. Their elders-Dick's
bench in a quiet and lonely corner of the
esplanade. The mothers eye was follow
Ing her child-looking after the two slim
erect young figures that passed like shad-
owy silhouettes across the moonlight. The
coionePs eye was fixed on Lucys face
pale and fair in the tender light that veil
ed the marks of time and trouble. and left
her strangely like the Lucy Of old. Some
thing in the influences of the hour and
place had lowered the coloners rather
harsh deep voice. softeIied the keen glance
OF his falcon eyes. Neither of these two
had spoken for some minutes, but perhaps
been whispering something to them while
they were silent.
The young people are happy, aren't they,
Lucy? the colonel said at last
Yes" she answered gently: ..they are
happy. thanks to you"
AS happy" he added. "as we might have
l came back from India? / wonder. Lucy
Is 1t quite too later"