The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-20

diculous palsy that sent nervous tremor
all through me, as il there were an electric
battery in her eyes; to be directly addressed
by her was total overthrow OF the wits and
paralysis of the tongue.
That was during tho first half hour Of
our contact. By degrees came to feel 10
was good to be near her and listen to her
wondrously vivacious and penetrative talk
and watch the flying shadows OF thought
on her superbly nodded and expressive
face, and the gleam of her raven hair, and
the sunshine that rippled in dSnpled cheek
and chin, and the sparkle of her dark eyqs,
eyes which were equally ready to laugh in
joy or melt in pity or flash in stern indig-
nation and rebuke.
am not going to attempt description
of her surprising beauty, formal portrait
being to me thing clean out of the ques-
ton. She was 20, a child Of the sun and
the peer Of any queen on earth--fair as
her whose face had launched thousand
ships and burned the topless towers of Iii
um, and il she caused me futter of fright
it was a species of delirious ecstacy, de-
licious pain, that was the very essence OF
delight.
Dinner had not long begun when my
business was introduced.
1T is not a thing to be lightly decided
upon," said Sir Thomas seriously. "You
are at a time of life now, Mr.. Andrew.
when every act, every decision. is momen-
tous. Our acts and decisions indeed are
always momentous, but they are peculiarly
and particularly SO in youth, when we give
the tone and bias to our whole later life. A
hasty or an unwise decision in early years,
too, often involves lifelong regret. Ihope
you have well considered with your father
and mother"
"As to that. Sir Thomas" chimed in my
father ere l could speak word. His
mother and myself have come to no deci-
sion in the matter. To be perfectly candid.
we have not been consulted. But he Is free
to choose. II he thinks it will be TO his adj
vantage to go to India, let him go to India
He will be the likelier TO succeed IL be de-
cides for himself"
MY sentiments exactly" said Mr.. Gle
phane emphatically. II have son Of my
own, and say: Peter, my boy, choose for
yourself We are all endowed with differ
ent tastes and different faculties. therefore
choose for YOURSELF make no doubt that
Andrew is quite competent to select ca
reer for himself"
Probably he is." responded Sir Thomas
Uulttils Leu thOob Va oc aAo W Actk ~ W
than at 90"
"And India is so dreadfully far away, Sir
Thomas" put in my mother tremulously.
why, as to that, cousin" said the law
yer, with an unctuous smile, "coelum non
animum muiant qui trans mare currunt''
Crossing the seas does not change a mans
nature).
No notice being taken OF this speech,
stammered what l regret TO have To con-
fess was hardly the truth--namely. that
had given the matter careful consideration
and was fully resolved TO go TO India
My mother said nothing, but it was cle2
the dinner had little relish, for sho and
Isabel left the table early. There was 81
lence for little while after their with
drawal.
Then Sir Thomas saids "Since you have
decided then, Mr.. Andrew, II IL would not
be prying too much into private affairs
might ask-if am impertinent pray tell
me so-what your plans are after your ar
rival in India have special reason foe
asking"
To this was forced 10 confess that ha6
not thought out my plans. that I'm fact haA
no Alans at all.
Continued Tomorrow