Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-28

ard answered il without hesitation.
The child locks like Frank" he
said. GAS like him as can be-
Il am glad, She said, ''for all your
sakes. "
lyon are very deep this morning,
Lali," Richard said, with kind of
proud Of the youngster when he comes
back. Bat he won't be prouder of him
than am"
"Iknow that, " she said. "Won't you
be lonely without the boy-and me,
Richard?"
Again the question went home.
Lonely? 1 should think would. he
said. Il should think 1 would. But
then, you sec, school is over, and the
master stays behind and makes up the
marks. You will find London n jollier
master than am, Lali. There'll be lots
of shows, and plenty to do, and smart
frocks, and no end of feeds and frolics,
and that is moro amusing than studying
three hours u day with dry old stick
like Dick Armour. I tell you what,
when Frank comes"-
She interrupted him. DO not speak
of that. " she said Then, with n sudden
burst Of feeling, though her words
were seal Cely audible: Il owe You every
thing, Misunderstanding that is good.
l owe him nothing Misunderstanding
but what is bitter. "
Hush, hush, he said. You must
not speak that way. Lali, want to say
to you -
At that moment General Armour,
Mrs. Armour and Marion appeared on
the doorstep, and the carriage came
wheeling up the drive. What Richard
intended to say was left unsaid. The
chances were il never would be said.
We'll, well, said General Armour,
calling down At them, escort his i'm
perial hiEhncss to the chariot which
awaits him, and then, no! fer London
town. Come along, my daughter, he
said TO Lai Come up here and take
the last Whit of Greyhope that you
will have for six months Dear, dear,
what lunaticS We all are, to be sure!
Why, we'fc rs happy as little birds in
their nests ont i'll the decent country,
and yet we scampcr off TO smoky old
city by the Thames 10 rush along with
the world, instead of sitting high and
far away from it and watching it go by.
God bless my soul. I'm old enough to
know better Well, let me help you i'll,
my dear, he added to his wife, land
i'll you 60 Marion. and in you 30. your
imperial highncss ''-hc passed the child
awkwarily in TO Newfoundland in you
go. my daughter. he added as he hand
ed Lali in, pressing her hand with n
brusque fatherlinesS rs he did so. He
then got in after them.
Richard came to the side of the car
riage and babe them all goodby one by
one. Lali gave him her hand, Int did
not speak n word He called Il cheerful
adiou, the horses were whipped up, and
i'll n moment Richard was left alone on
the steps of the house. He stood for n
time looking. then he turned TO go into
the house. hut changed his mind. sat
down, lit a cigar and did not move
from his seat until he was summoned
to his lonely luncheon.
Nobody thought much of leaving
Richard behind ut GrCyh0pc. 1t seemed
the natural thing Ia do. But still he
had not ben left alonr-untirclv alone
for three Years or more.
The days and weeks went ON. If Rich
ard had been accounted eccentric before
there was far greater cause for the term
now Life dragged. Too much had been
taken out of his life all at once, for i'll
the first place the family had been
drawn together fIore during the trouble
which Lali : advent had brought Then
the child and its mother. his pupil. We're
al 10 81. !
of vague uni est. The hardest thiu.g in
this world u 1T used 70 is the absence.
OF familiar lot,.stop and the cheerful
greeting OF familiar eye. And the
man with 10 chick or child feels even
the absence Of his dog from the hearth
rug when he returns from n Journey or
his days work. II gives him sense of
strangcntS> and less. But when it is
the voice Of Z woman and the hand of a
child that is missed you can back 10
speculation upon that mans mood or
mind or conduct. There is no influence
like the influence Of habit, and that is
how. when the minds of people arc Mt
one, physical distance and differences,
no matter how great, are invisible or
at least not obvious
u,
but when cnc morning he suddenly
packed a portmantCau and went up to
town to (.:T, Udish square the act might
be considered from two sides Of the
equation Ii he Camc back to enter
again into tho social life which for so
many years lie had abjurod it was not
very sensible, because the world never
welcomes its dCsCrtors. Ii might if men
and women grew younger instead Of
Older. If lie came to see his family, or
because he hunScrcd for his godchild,
or bccauSC-hut we are hurrving the
situation. 1t were wiser not TO state
the problem vet. The afternoon that he
! arrived at Cavendish square all his
family were ont except his brother S
wife. Lali was in the drawing room
receiving a visitor who had asked for
Mrs. Armour and Mrs. Francis Armour
The visitor was received by Mrs. Fran
els Armour. The visitor knew that Mrs.
Armour was not at home. She had by
chance seen her and Marion in Bond
street and was not seen by them. She
| straightwav got into her carriage and
drove up to Cavcndish square, hoping
to find Mrs. Francis Armour at home.
There had been house parties at Grey
hope since Lali had come there to live,
but this visitor. though once an init
mate friend of the family. had never
been Il guest.
The visitor was Lady Haldwcll. once
Miss Julia Sherwood, who had made
| possible what was called Francis Ar.
| mcur's tragedy. Since Lali had come to
town Lady Haldwell had soon bo, l,,t
heart wicked, 'nt there are few women
who can resist Gn opportunity of anato-
MIXING and reckoning up the merits
and dement's of woman who has mar
ried an old lover. When that woman is
| In the position of Mrs. Francis Armour