The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-08-23

doing such an utterly silly thing"
81 suppose he paid for it," said
Bah.
"Where is Jack; does any ono
know?" said Sally.
"Going to Texas, ranching. He has
cleared up everything and starts at
once, some one said Hell like it if
it were play, the poor fellow"
''Oh, it Is really getting dark, - eT-
claimed Arabells, as the maid stole
gently about the room, and the great
lamps fiared up like moons dressed in
the fashion. And she pulled up her
ermine cape. "We must be going.
Why. Felicia how white you arel
should think you were ready to faint
yourself?"
''The sudden light murmured
Felicia. And then she saw herself in
the glass, and passed her hand quick
ly over the shining olive eyes that
gittered there for half moment like
points Of stee,.
Years afterward Felicia had only to
make that motion with her hand
across her eyes to call up the whole
scene-the lovely. lofty room, with it's
old Gobelin hangings, the great mir
rors Irameu IN aIauas;er. the moony
lamps, the high vases heaped with red
roses, the lounges heaped with silken
cushions, the Dresden and silver, the
beautiful girls getting into their
princely furs. talking scandal like
t1owagers, her sister Bab's face with
the scarlet on both cheeks, and her
own, white and angry. in the glass, as
the marble Diana behind her.
1t was while the last dinner guests
that night were still saying tender
nothings to Bah, as she leaned against
the mantel and the low freight
played on the satin sheen of her white
gown till she looked as if taking life
from fame-tinted jewel, that a slen
der shape slipped swiftly down the
steps and passed along in the shadow
of the houses like a shadow herself.
The girl had never been in the street
at night before without attendance !;
every sound affrighted her she shrank
even behind her veil from every pass
erby. AS soon AS she had turned the
corner she brought into palmer sight
parcel she carried, that she might
pass the more readily as a maid. A
half hours rapid walk and she ran up
some Steps to make sure Of n number,
rang the door-bell, said something ex.
planatory to the man who answered it,
passed in and followed him to the door
of a room up one flight Of the broad
low stairway there.
The room was in confusion. a
leather box and portmauteau Law
packed and strapped by the door.
There were empty and iiscolored
spaces on the walls where pictures had
hung, brackets had held their busts
and great cases and cabinets had stood.
1t WAS plain to see in its dismantlel
state that it had lately been place o.
luxury.
man sat there, with his head
bowed upon his arms rs they lay along
the table, in an attitude of utter deiec.
tion. He did not look up when the
door opened and closed But the girl
crossed the room quickly, and stand.
ing behind him stopped with her arm
laid across his shoulder. He lifted his
head. looking straight before him. i
suppose it is II dream" he said, half to
himself. "lf Won are II dra,m-"
81 am not n dream, Jack, " she said,
bending lower, her soft, cold cheek
touching his. "l am Felicia"
There was silence in heaven for
the space of half an hour. For one
moment there was silence and RAPTURE
here. And then the transfer men
came for the luggage. "And this par.
eel, too, said Felicia.
Felicia !" he exclaimed.
This parcel, shs repeated. "You
know l can not go back after coming