Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-21

sent them from Nevada and yet they COM
mitted this internal blunderi Well" finished
Gr1rith, with q bleak laugh that somehow
ended meiodiously. Il suppose I've got TO
Evan went I'D to him and wrrEg his
hand- 4 think you're standing it ma fnifi-
Gently. 1 should 90 crazy. Nearly every
other man would whom know. AZ least i
What earthly sense would there Be 10 go
Ing crazy. Evan-even for a time?
No.. ne added. with soft Illumination, I'm
Try to Keep sane. and watch how those fell
lows act 70 me there at the club. The pa
pers will get hold OF 81. OF course, just 40
they got hold OF IL before. And I'll be quiet.
ly hooted at just as I was aattered and fe-
lic.tated."
The payers did set hold OF Il. and publish
ed with what seemed TO Griffith aeonizing
detail. long accounts OF the whole ridiculous
error But the prophesied "hooting" VISA
very politely concealed. II Il indeed ev4
took place. A certain kind OF sarcastic COM
passion was more than once manifest how
ever. and this hurt Griffith worse than open
chafhng After day or two he found
himself seated before his easel powerless 70
paint, and murmurfng half aloud. after
every two or three Intellectual strokes OF the
brush. words like:
by ,ove. I didn't know IT could he 80
deucedly unpleasant TO have people fee sor-
~ for your
All the while he was thinking OF her. and
wondering whether she had felt sorry In
anger had entirely fed; he never could stay
angry very long with anyone; his nature
was too .eriete with loving kindness for
that. And when q short note came to him
In her handwriting. bidding him rdrop in
that afternoon between 4 and g." he kissed
IL. and smiled a little over It. and shed
several authentic tears over IL, and obeyed
its rather unsynpathetc summons.
Mrs Rochester. when they met rave him
her hand He pressed IL In silence and as
she withdrew IL she burst out lauzhinr
Jack. TIA awfuliy sorry" she said.
Really ii thought you'd be glad
Giao. Why, what on earth do you take
me for?"
He hes:tated. and then answered. IN his
innocent, aIniable way. For the most
charming woman in the world"
be saw her eyes close her Inns ,,,iver
AND YOU, she suddenly exclaimed. .,are
the most aggravating. exasperating-angel
She swept away from him. ana he fo,lou.
ed her. and slipped in front OF her and saw
that she was weeping.
"oh. Sara" he faitered. you ere sorry
for me-" 'O''
"Hushr'
She caught his hand 81 insulted Won ,be
other day: I ought TO have been ashamed
OF myself"
Look out. now" he ventured. in solemn
remonstrance. you don't mean thaf
You're-you're giving yourself away. You'll
regret 1t afterward. I'm afraid, ana then
you that you said 81"
She wheeled full round so that she 'front.'
ed him. with all the sweet bewitching grace
OF her fearful eyes and tremulous frame
Jack, i want TO give myself swav
That's why 1 wrote you to come. want
TO give myself away to you. Jack. viii you
be my husbandg'
Il wish the other Jack all kind Of happi-
ness with those two millions" said GRIT
nth that night to Evan Mowbray at the
club. Il don't want them any more. had
them. you know, for about twenty-four
hours or so. and feel that got a vast
amount Of good out of them i only hone
that ne'er-do-well cousin OF mine win b
able to say as much"