The advocate., 1894-04-18

WlCuOuIE OO uOC our Souls understand
the language of the spirits that love us
and watch over us here? May not
these unbidden thoughts, these unac-
countable impulses, be suggestions
from that world "whose portal we cali
desth?" However this may be, it is
certain that between lovers, heart, dis
daining language, thus speaks to heart.
They were the World-these two. For
them the world held naught else. Each
OWNED the others love, yet each felt
unworthy and doubted it could be real
this ecstatic, unWhispered hope.
They parted at the gate with a gentle
pressure of the hand that thrilled them
through and through. Mason walked
dreamily home; and Kate, when she
entered the house, looked so radiantly
beautiful that her rapt, seraphic look
aStOnished Grace and gave her some
how the impression that common place
talk would be Sacrilege. She had de-
clined to 60 to church with Kate, say
ing that she wished to read a new book;
but during the afternoon she had be-
come melancholy, and that undefnable
yearning and feeling of utter loneliness
sometimes experienced by young
women who are not in love came over
her. She had been sitting in the gloam-
ing and had but just lighted the lamps.
So her mood was suited to the occasion.
Sitting beside her on the sofa, and put.
ting her arms about her, Kate told in
the confidence of friendship how she
had spent the day; how eloquent Mason
was, and how noble and good at home;
told that he had brought her from
church; told all-but one thing; and
Grace guessed that and rejoiced that
her friend had dismissed Clarence Die
gal from her life forever.
But it was fated that Grace should
also have her romance. She had spent
her last lonely, lOveless Sunday. Dur
ing the week Mrs. Mason called to in
vite both the young ladies to her house
to attend church social of an anus
ing character which had been planned
and announced before the trouble over
"MarShalrS" sermons had come. Grace,
too, loved the sweet-faced old lady at
sight as Kate had loved her, and merely
because she could not bear to refuse
her, promised to attend; although
church SocialS were Grace's special alb
hOrrence, being, as she had declared,
remarkably successful experiments in
stupidity reduced to a science" But
Mrs. Mason was not content with this
concession; she made Kate and Grace
promise to take tea with her the even
ing of the social, "instead," as she re-
marked, "of coming alone through the
darkness" Nothing was said about
getting home again through the dark
ness; somehow all seemed to under
stand there would be no difficulty about
that.
Now, one Of Mason's most ardent
admirers and Warmest friends was
brilliant young laWyer-W Wendell Phil.
lips HarbinsOn. He was inVincible be-
fore a jury, and although he had been
but two years at the bar, was already
the recognized peer of the oldest law
yerS. Perhaps the most convincing
proof of his unusual ability was the
circumstance that Judge Bolder, who
could not endure forensic mediocrity,
was an enthusiastic admirer of this
youngest member of the RiSingtOn bar.
He was poor, and even his office rent
often plunged him into total insolV.
ency, but he was making his way,
Grace Alden had never met him, and
he did not so much asknow that Judge
Bolder had a niece. The Mason
"latch-string" was always out for him,
and he had pulled it frequently. Mrs.
Mason called him "my other boy" and
he was so thoroughly one of the family
that it was his custom to "drop in" at
any time. He disturbed nobody by his
visits; being a student himself he re-
spected Mason's privacy, and never in
terrupted him, but entertained him
self; and often his presence would be-
unknown till Mason Or his mnthar