Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-04-19

which at the sight of well remem-
bered face had sent q ghost from their
grave to haunt her.
At first she had doubted her eyes.
Had it really been he whom she had
seen? Or was it only a remarkable
likeness. Perhaps, she thought, with
an emotion in which the congratula-
tory almost drowned all pangs, it was
not even the latter, but that she had
forgotten. Her dreams and memories
could not have been all happy ones,
for on the huge, fragrant blossom in
which her nose was buried a drop
cleaned in the moonlight. 1t could
hardly have been dew, unless the
sprites of the moonlight, plying the
poor plant blooming SO sweetly under
a roof where heavens drops could not
reach it, had brought one, swiftly and
silently, and laid it there in remem-
brance.
But a voice, raised somewhat, as in
argument, broke suddenly upon her
reveries and left no room for doubt.
Mistaken? Oh, no, Greyson; could
not forget SO soon. 1t is but two years.
She is not changed at all. ! should
know her among thousand"
why did you not seek her out? Per-
haps she has not found it so easy to
forget as she declared it would be. You
might have been the happiest man in
the world at this moment If you only
had pocketed your pride long enough
to go to her and demand an eXplana-
ton"
stop right there. | shall never ex-
change one word with her again. If she
came to me tomorrow helpless, |
would assist her as l might the veriest
stranger-and leave her like one when
I had performed what service could"
She heard match struck, and the
odor of cigarette crept out between
the edges of the curtain. She longed
to be at liberty She yearned for free
the moral courage to step out, haugh
tily excuse herself and walk away She
wondered what effect such a course
would have on the two men. Probably
her old friend would look thunder
struck at first. Then she i'm agined she
heard the faint contempt in his tone
as he nodded to his friend and said
"Eavesdropping, it seems"
She wondered what effect it would
have on his friend and then, a wonder
grew in her mind as to what this friend
might be like.
Then in the darkness inside the cur
tain another match was struck, and the
strangers voice remarked:
"Only Ills. You hardly dare ven
ture out again unless you want to meet
her face to face. 1 wonder where her
party are stopping? Take my advice
and"
The curtain swept aside like whirl
wind. A slight figure with wild eyes
and bare shoulders, clad in resplend-
ent dancing gown, stood before them.
No thought now of the contempt with
which they might think of her. Only
startled cry:
Fifteen minutes past eleven!
Oh-h-h-h! The boat will be gone!"
AS swiftly as Cinderella fled from
the palace of the prince on the stroke
& of the magic hour, so rapidly MILL
cent rushed down the steps of the hotel
and away beneath the trees Of the sur
rounding garden to the waters edge.
Slowly, majestically, in the moonlight
great steamer was putting out to sea.
The moonlight sparkled on the waves
in her wake. On shore girl stood
wringing her hands or stretching them
supplicatingly toward the departing
vessel.
ooh, what shall l do? What shall I
do?" she walled upon the air. 1.-THE
boat is gone; papa and mamma must
be asleep and never missed me.
The two men who had followed her
looked at one another helplessly. Then
Greyson spoke. 1t was to place him
self entirely at her Disposal.
She scarcely realized herself how
much she encouraged Mr.. Greyson in
her efforts to ignore her older friend,
nor how great execution some of her
glances at the latter did. But on the
day previous to the arrival Of the next
homeward bound vessel, Greyson took
his friend into the garden of the hotel
and said, savagely:
Say, see here. You can't play dog
in-the-manger any longer. If you de-
clare yourself out of the race for Miss
Millicent's hand, I'm going to try my
luck My fate must be decided before
tomorrow morning"
Jack looked meditatively at his
friend, then he said:
II think I'll go talk to her now"
Some one overheard his converse
ton with Millicent for they told me she
answered him:
.'Mr. Narcourt, called upon you for
assistance in my difficulty as the mer-
est acquaintance might. Immediately
on my arrival in England l shall see
that my full Indebtedness to you is
discharged"
The ship next day carried away two
passengers who were early on board
A bridal couple, as other passengers
smilingly remarked.
A Good Man.
In the early days of Austin, New,
mining accident occurred by which
man was killed. The body was brought
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