The evening world., 1893-10-18

put a letter on the table, saying; IN
reddy's little nose just touched the
surface of the table and his eyes
peered AT, the white missive for a mo.
ment, and, his mother having lcft In"
room, he said to himself as, he stood
on tIpto" and reached his chubby NJ.
tie arm across the table: "Dess Ill tat,
II to her"
II the upper corridor in front Of Miss
Forsythc's door Teddy encountered
Jeanne, the maid. who placed her index
iinGer to hGr lips I'm a siEniiirant
mt appreciate. however,
Use dom to Aunt Lii, | is"
NO, Teddy; she Is sleeping not now
E.om the moment he saw Jeanne the
littl' chap had hidden the letter he car
ri"d,, under his, skirt.
"Bnt ! say lse doin' dot somcnn' for
3 ngnt ,b I'M; Ioo1 Am MIR he s,! made a%n an Srort to
Let me see. What have you for
auntie"" questioned the girl. bravciy
holding he fort.
Wont tel 90" And when his at.
Temps to get in were again frustrated
by the hare; hearted Jeanne Teddy set
ing the letter, within his little. fist, SO
that the maid carried him off IN all
haste to tn. further end of the house.
When at length she had set down the
fast as he could and hid in "A closet,
where Jeanne could not ind him.
AS she started down the stairway for
treat after having tucked away the
nh Then he a c2rsd down. u the stairs trium m,
90" meaning the innocent Jeanne.
The night after the dance at tpton's
Herbert Barlow had made a resolve to
find out as soon as possible whether or
a man OF great determination and de-
c%ision, and consequently he set out for
the Kirk mansion to call upon the young
lady. What WAS his dismay to find her
out! He surely could never screw up
the necessary courage again to face
Miss Forsythe with. the intention Of
given him the slightest encouragement.
But he was in love and men In love
are often desperate. Never before had
a woman made so deep an impression
man to have the picture of Il different
girl enamelled on the inside OF his watch
every three months.
Lillys Forsythe's face was enamelled
on his heart. and nothing could efface
1t. Now that Fate had not been pro-
pitious. he decided to write "A letter
pleading his cause.how stiff the phrase
out in black and white. But he could
walt no longer. He felt that he must
ask her that very night or never. He
had not loved before ,the talk about
him and Mildred Dcarc ncing a fabri-
cation OF her own and he would never
again hav faith in womankind II Lillys
did not accept him.
next lay, and upon reaching the dining
room was Informed that IA box had ar
rived for her. As she opened it the
sweet, heavy perfume of n superb bou-
qnet Of American Beauties greeted her.
and she searched In vain for a card of
the sender
cannot be Kenneth Crayton's peacc-of.
f"ring! He Is too stubborn for that.
perhaps'--and the color crept into her
checks at the thought. Perhaps MIR.
sythe,, you silly girl and she Jumped
up suddenly. as II to shake on the fou,;
illusion She did not know how near
the truth she had come in her suspi-
cions.
Six weeks after Lillys Forsythe babe
her friends farewell. as she started on
her trip to London. where she intended
to visit an old uncle who was occupy
ing n fine house m the outskirts OF
that great metropolis. There she hoped
to find some diversion. for her heart
picked. Dorothy was dissatisned with
her for refusing that splendid Mr..
Crayton." besides two other men OF
good standing.
80 coldly and had finally left the city
altogether Lillys felt as II lie in her
native town would be unendurable.
In London she was received with open
c conn tom she rS'f became ."s So e Hhr'rrSd
with her new life and surroundings
that she almost forgot her former home,
all but the one person whose image
often came before her.
Cn2 day early in September she and
her cousin were taking IA hurried trip
dow ltown on the underground railway.
At one OF the stations, as the Conduc-
tor sHddcnly slammed the door OF their
coupe, Llllys looked around, and. as she
n,,Yht af.Yht 80 81 fn tlt faI, ---
her. Exclaimed:
why. Mr.. Barlow, how strange to see
you here
The gentleman addressed smiled, and
extending his hand in greeting, said:
Yes, strange, indeed. Whoever woull
have thought that we should meet here
actually under English soil"
Then followed an Introduction to
1.illys's cousin.
When did you leave home?' queried
Barlow.
Spring answered Lillys. and how long
Barlow -"
For the last seven or eight months"
he answered, his face Clolding, home
had no more charms for me- he added.
so ! have been doing the continent as
the English say.
Iillys felt as If she had been stabbed -
his words were strangely significant to
her.
A few more remarks were EXCHANGED
before they reached their destination,
and BARLOW left them after promising to
call the following evening.
The remainder of that day was like n
dream to l;illys Forsythe. Such uneN,
pcctcd meeting was enough to upset any
one, she said. excusins her numerous
blunderg that afternoon.
Herbert Barlow arrearei to be some
what changed. I.illys thoughr-thcrc was
something in his manner that puzzled
her.
When the appointed evening arrived
Mr.. BARLOW Was announced. l.illys was
the iirst t. welcome him, and as Barlow
sraspei her hand in greeting he held it
nrmly, and as their eyes met a mutual
understanding seemed to have grown
between them,
Let us abolish all farmalitics. Miss
Forsytho," sad ne, seeing that they
We're alone, "hotore | leave YOU again
! must know why YOU never answered
my letter in w~htch-tn which / asked
No'l To become my Wife,"
"Le'ter?" asked L.illys. with trembling
lips, Is a bright crimson c1lJved her
checks, - do not understands
is II possible as a faint g!eam uf
hope 1t his beautiful, gray eyes, that
You never received tt?"
know nothing about such a letter"
SAID lillys almost inaudihly. for her
heart w's beating Violently,
For a in1m"n, an was S,ill, Herbert
Barlow eagerly scanned the girls face
q terrible feeling II doub, crept over
h.m-had 81" Ignored the letter? The
thought was Sun'cat.ng him. He
Miss Forsytho-LMuys-,el me why
Mir. barlow as she looked him In