The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-05-17


dy, being so entirely en- rapport with
herself, would have shared her feeling
OF anger towards Steyne and have de-
clined to acknowledge him, as even an
acquaintance. But if so Dandy disap-
points her. In answer to Steyne's. nor
over sympathetic snap of the fingers.
Dandy springs into his arms, and seems
we'll content to make friends with him.
Could any knowledge of the future
have sharpened the poor creatures de-
sire to cling to. and arouse an interest
in Steyne?
Your dog likes me-" says steyne,
with faint emphasis.
Dandy has beautiful manners" re-
turns she, giving him a little thurst
in turn.
81 hope you will allow me to Guilt
vate his acquaintance, then" says
Steyne. flushing. "he may improve
mine"
Fortunately at this moment. when
war seems imminent. Mrs Dalton
Herne appears in the doorway
Been making friends already? How
delightful" cries she, innocent of
irony. Luncheon is ready, however.
so come down at once"
Give me one moment" says Connie
Hastings, catching her dog out of Sir
Frederic's arms and running out of
the ROOM
Am 1 not fortunate, Fred? Am
not lucky?" eXclaims Julia, as she dis
appears.
What the deuce did you mean by
telling me that your expected guest
would be a huge, gawky, under-bred
creature?"
why, you don't mean to say that
you"
Eyes, I did. did it with a vengeance.
1 gave her perfect photograph of her.
self as We expected to see her"
"oh, Fred, you might have left me
outy
well, I didn't. She'll never forgive
me-"
YES she will. She is not fool. Did
you ever see such a charming face!
/ Isn't she a darling?"
Sir Frederic pauses, then:-"It is an
/ excellent name for her." says he, SLOW
ly.
Now this answer frightens Mrs. Dal-
I tonHerne, who has her brothers
matrimonial arrangements very much
( at heart.
oh, no Doubt no doubtr says she,
airly, still, one must remember Fred.
that she has no position, and no fort
une-not farthing. Do remember
that"
I'm not likely to forget it while
you're here" says her brother, grmly
He pauses. II don't care about fartn-
ings" says he.
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Steyne, in a hanson, is tearing down
to his sisters house, as though life
and death depend upon his being there
In time 1t has never occurred to him
to question himself as to why he is
so anxious to lunch with Julia two
days running-all he knows is, that
it seems an eternity since he parted
with that ill-tempered. unforgiving.
beautiful little girl yesterday.
He had learned at luncheon that
her name was Connie. Constance!
What a terrifying name to him, who
Is in her bad graces! VIII she be all
too constant in her anger against him
There is some nervousness in his
manner as he knocks at the hall door
but, once in. nervousness and every
thing else. except pity, dies from him
Here, with her hands pressed against
her face, and sobbing bitterly, is Con.
ME. Such a miserable Connie-liks
! Niobe, all tears.
Julia is standing near her, with her
arms around her, and the footman
the butler. and the page have all
stricken attitudes, descriptive of tho
direst grief.
What has happened? What Is it?''
says Sir Frederic, hurrying up to them
"On, Dandy My darling Dandyr'
says Connie. raising herself a little
from Julia's embrace to look at him
Her lids were swollen, her lips trem.
bling. 1t is absurd to say a girl looks
well when she is crying in real earn
est; yet, however she looks, 1t is a
i positive fact that at this moment Sir
Frederic, gazing at her sad little face
uplifted to his, knows that he loves
her. He had been attracted by her
yesterday in her gaiety and youth
to-day, in her grief, he knows that
his heart is at her feet.
You can all go away now" says
Mrs. Dalton-Herne with gesture to
the servants Sir Frederic will give
you directions later"
Is lIie OOB-
"Oh, no, not dead; he can't be dead"
says Connie, miserably. Julia, you
don't think he is dead?'
MY dear of course not. Connie,
darling, don't be so cast down."
but what is the matter then?" asks
Steyne.
"Oh, I'll tell you," says Connie. still
sobbing slightly.
Eyes, darling, tell Fred" says Mrs.
Dalton-Herne, soothingly. She gives
communicative glance at Steyne.
'Ive got some letters to send off. Do
what you can for her. I'll be back
in a minute says she. "But, Fred,
dearest, do remember!'
1t is evident that 1t is with some
reluctance she leaves them. She would
not have left them at all probably
had she not noticed how extremely
cold, not to say forbidding, had been
Comics manner to Sir Frederic at
luncheon yesterday.
Now tell me- says Steyne, turning
to Connie, what has become of your
dog"
"He is lost--lost! I took him out to
the door this morning, because
wanted to see how real street looked,
and suddenly Dandy ran away from
me, down the steps, and away, and
round the corner; and though I ran
after him half way down the street,
1 could not see him again. stayed
there for n long time"
"Where?"
AT the corner. But he was nowhere
nowhere at all And then Julia sent
the footman for me, and she said l
shnnldn,f be there without nv hat