The sun., 1894-02-04

The consul was startled, He had not seen
her since he had brought to their cottage the
delicacy that their. calm seli-control and pa
| tieut resignation, however seemed to make
| longer the handsome shop in the chief thor
| ouRhiare. with It's two shopmeu. ,which ne Pre-
here! What misfortune had beiallen them II,
| Whateyeri It was there was no shad9v OF It
In hTr Sef & e'G' rnd HR %t yt @S socn
gathered that the Csll.ndsrs, had Lost money
! taken with him 10 Rio, but which was sunk In
| the ship. With this revelation Of business
sentimentai seI ia relation, the Consul vsntured to
| continue hts Inquiries Mr. Cow had escaped
| he expected TO try his fortunes anew. II might
| be year or two longer before there were any
| durasY There was coffee there. SO she and her
| father understood. All this with little hone
illness no irritation but diVlne % Paueenee ,en Ia
watch required extensive repairing, and had
suddenly developed an inordinate passion for
showcase with no affectation Of unfamiliarlty
with her occupation. but with AL her old
as thorough a shopgir as she would. His
Have you seen Mr.. Grey since his return
from tho Mediterranean
All one OF the brooches had slipped from
her fingers to the bottom OF the case, There There
goad SuH nGn ind I Re6 t6en h she ei eyes he
was set in thistle-the national emblem did
could cot ID put L in 1t was, Ftetty and not ex:
pensiye. 1t was marked twelve shilllngs on
he card. but he could have it for ten shll9,as:
had lost their fortune ut struck the
GS1nsu as none the less Ss,ays pathetic nst
former opUlence. They could not be
seeing him there IN small chop and they
as It was. Yet she paused when she had wran-
ped up the brooch, You'd be seeing him
yourself somnstimesH" she added. gently.
Then you'll not mind saying how my
his goodn ess and kindness." she went on, In a
voice whose tenderness seemed to Increase
with the formal precision Of her speech
.Asd you'll say we're not forgetting him."
As She handed him the parcel her llrs softly
parted in what might have been equally asmile
He was able to ksep his promise sooner than
he had imagined 1t was only q few weeks
later that arriving In London he found dreys
and fR that aHu 1 Himself IN the smoking @
room. lie looked tanned and older.
II only came from southampton :, an un, hour
the ConsuPs hand cordially "how's every:
thing and everybody upat old st. bentigern Z"
OF the Calenders In reference TO that query.
and, with his eyes fixed on Grey. dwelt at some
his cigar from his mouth but did not III his
eyes from the fre. Presently be said: sup
shares offered him in the fisSins scheme.
I9qknow meant it; and would have done il"
.WTsGTha3Ps 3 he @ had other ssas0ns Ss ms ,,,, ,,
Look here. Grey" said the Consul. did
Miss Ca!lendcr or her father ever tell you she
Yes. but, what's that to do with it7"
good deal. Engagements, you know. are
sometimes forced or unequal. and are broken
by circumstAnces. Calender is proud"
Of gravity that thai he h had T worn n on the yacStItHs
same LOOK that tho Consul even fancled he had
seen in aias eyes los sTsH' where
like that gives her word and keeps 1t. She waits.
hopes. accepts what may come-breaks her
ists talk % Si Something HS else ' How did % Re.
that man GoTnlose Callendsr's money!"
on his return. aud perhaps did not think it
NECESSARY necessary to report The meeting But one
document from New York upon his desk. ask
ing him to communicate with David Calender
Ety. % St. syns him 'ad Ey0O 70 Of afaw hs % e..
sum OF $1,000 damages awarded for the
Gsf ;bs Of Ss5SHst SS5s1 Gsms, O9 the
with mixed ,Ea ,t,,, sensation. tina. the Consul
and the indIssOIubIHIiity Of Ailsas ensase.
ment; That there was some sad under
did not doubt, and perhaps IL, was not strange
that he iet a slight partisan ship for his friend
AAiisa was not there. Her father, explained
that her health had required change. and
'h" sna on ses 'se
pure here, II is deficient In ozone. noticed it
myself II was not the confnemeEt OF the
shop. for she never cared to 90 out"
lie received the announcement OF his good
fortune with unshaken ca m and great prac;
guarantees his identity to the Consul. As for
James Cow IT wss no more than fair and
an equivalent OF his loss. he could not tell
until the facts were before him.
Miss Ailsa," suggested the Consul. VEN
turously. " will be pleased to hear again from
her old friend. and know he is succeeding"
n9t so Toa snTe that ys eGuld call Il sTr,
wiping the glasses Of a pair OF spectacles that
he held critically to the light. when ye con-
pa6le time. II only puts James Cow back where
he was when he went away"
knowing Mr.. and Miss Calender would 10
Elsd to be on that footing" said the Consul.
rm not agreeing with you there" said Mr. |
"a Sailender quietly; and I'm observing in ye
COM pleement, Tut 1t was Kind OF ye TO call
and III be sending ye the authorization"
,hMNnhnsshh hMhshh , he id., I'D b1t the Consul Passing
somewhat concerned to ind the shop closed.
with others on the, same block, behind board
the small leases had been bought up by some
others had benefited thereby. But there was
no trace nor clue to his present locality He |
ana his daughter seemed again to have van |
ishsd with this second change in fortune
IL was a late March morning when the |
streets were dumb with snow and the air was |
MED win living granulations that tinkled |
against the windows Of the consulate like |
tary sleigh bells, when there was the stamp, |
ing Of fsnOw-clogged feet In the outer hall aud |
the door was opened 10 Mr. and Miss Callen- |
der. For an instant the Consul was startled |
The old man appeared as usual-sreet and as |
trlgldly respectful BILE as ono Of the icicles that |
Hinged the window; but Miss Ailsa was. to |
his astonishment brilliant with a new |
lound color AMI sparkling with health and |
only hali-FepTessed animation. The snow /
hskes, scarcely melting on the brown head
OF this true daughter OF the north. still |
crowned her hood and as she threw back l
her brown CLOAK and disclosed plump little
scarlet Jacket aud brown skirt the Consul /
could not resist her suggested likeness to
some hright-eyed robin TeIbreAst. to whom the /
inclement weather had given charming au-
daeity. Ana shy and demure as she still was.
IL was evident that some change had been
wrought in her other than that evoked BY the
stimulus OF her native SKI and air.
To his eager questioning. the old man re-
piled briefly that he had bought the old cot
taEH at Loeb DOuF. WlRf6 thaV HaFa liyfn0 |