Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-09-30

All'AF ~ - 'N -Nf a
Jack at once, and all The ladies nodded
approval Fond as ! am Of racing ]
would certainly give it up were 1 a
married man, or below his breath)
likely to be-"
suppose you were engaged what
them
Jack turned 60 the speaker.
same thing. he said; II Wouldn't
race. mt least, not In q steeple chase. -
Lucy Vaughan raised her eyes fur
lively from the other side Of the table
Her heart was beating somewhat ir
regularly Inclined TO spasmodic
.thuu.ps. Then, fearing observation,
she dropped them again looking back.
however. with utmost haste 10 be-
absolutely sure that Jacks interest had
not abated in the picture hanging be-
hind her head
This was the last evening they would
be together, for the party was to break
up on the following day, and after din
ner they strolled out into the moonlight
and tried TO think it wurm as summer,
and Lucy stood in the doorway Of the
Conservatory alone. Everybody broke
|up into couples and ]sauntered of or
sat still as the fancy took them. Jack,
with his host, paced backward and for
ward, smoking, deep in some political
discussion Of the day.
Did he see her.
Lucy thought not; yet for safety's
sake she drew into the shadow and
tried TO think about the stars. INT
voices rose and fen as they passed the
door and down the grass slope to the
.lcft-thcn after a silence the red ends
of two cigars would appear faintly on
The return journey and the voices be
heard again.
Miss Vaughan left on thinking about
the stars and wished she had not snub-
bed Major Fowncs or Sir Arthur Guer-
ncy quite so hopelesssly; they were not
half bad to talk to-not half bad-When
you hadn't anybody else.
The two men passed again. Captain
Faushuw took his cigar from his lips
and looked toward the door; il was so
unexpected that he caught a certain
wisttul expression before TT changed
suddenly to one of utter ]unconcern.
You here all alone?' he said and
paused.
Lucy wished ne would go on. It
looked as if sha had done it on pur-
pose.
les, IL like IT," she stammered
It's SO nice and quiet, don't you
know"
Don't care about being disturbed, I
dare say said the host, burning to
argue out the political question.
"Oh, You don't disturb me" said
Lucy sweetly, having regained her com
posture, 81 was only star gazing
Nov, do you know anything OF
astronomy said Jack, lingering on
the threshold I've always wanted to
understand it,. That star there, for
instance, do you know the name Of itT'
Lucy came out Of the shadow and
stood 10y his side, Their hosts feet
scuiled the gravel impaticntly, but
they never noticed 1t and by and 10y he
went away and left them, but they
never noticed that either.
Stil they only talked of common
place subjects: he asked a few ordinary
questions to show that he was not
thinking of anything else, and She
answered somewhat at random, because
it did not seem such absurd waste OF
time when he must know that she
knew what
"M-m I'm Jacks voice went muir
muriug ON, and Miss Vaughan began
20 get seriously annoyed 1t really
was stupid OF him, when the moments
were flying SO fast, and they might
have to &c i'm amy m~inute-Why could't
he why couldn't he
Al sort of ~eXpoCtant silence seemed TO
bring cr TO her senses; she had the
uncomfortable feeling that he had ask.
ol her % question, and she hadn't the
yagucst notion what sort OF n reply to
give, So said the only thing she could
say under the circumstances.
II beg your p]aruon," rather hastily.
Jack repeated himself rs though he
were amused, and Miss Vaughan pin
chpd her fingers that 10 might upt oc
eur again.
FL was only asking YOU if O would
care 10 come to the races, he said,
n suppose YOU win be down south by
then
Il don't care for racing" rather
shortly.
"pout you, l. faucied you did 50
pleasantly it irritated her.
80" She burst ont. II can't think
how Il man can spend his whole life
i'm such an idiotic fashion.