Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-03

and ~ rhat Is a pretty compliment
20 n'e. she interrupted, with angry
hssuleur, .;hat 1 slsouNi ba the che
chsess for yolr in>nul" | moved INV
hanas holpiesSly IN protect Tn, but
lyon doa't understand | declared
understand you gate well enough.
sho said, looking at ms with contempt
The scmptatiuniN / murmutea again
IA confusion. She cuTlcd her nostrils
II would not have ,l,is4e it IA ANY other
ease, because there woald not have been
the same oyerpowering temptation. l
said bravsly. Il dare say not, p" she ex-
claimed. with slleer. You see, l
went ON breathlessly. mo one could
look at you without wanting to- II
think we have discussed this enough, =
said Miss Power CURLY. 1T was Your
eyes that first gave Inc the irresistible
impulse, l continued hnmby
Miss Power snorted, very daintily. of
course. L have never seen eyes that
color, | added earnestly. Ives are
common enough. returned Miss Power
severely as she turned away again
M, said firmly, not that strange,
sweet combination of hazel and brown,
and Il don't think this is very in-
tereSting. Mr.. Radcliif. said she cold
~. Then that peculiar shade of auburn
I've never seen in any hair IN the
world, l cried eagerly. Mss Power
shrugged her shoulders That sridiou.
lous, she said. It's true. Idecl9red.
"Those wavering masses-I've often
wondered and wondered how il looks
whom you take il down at night. Il
don think you have any right to do
that, remarked Miss Power 4 can Z
help it. y / explained. Aud the shape
of your face y "There are plenty uf
people with faces as--much the same Is
mine, said she, reiingering the flowers.
where are theyg' demanded I've
knocked about the world a good deal,
but I've never come across one within
miles of IT,
You're rather extravagant. Mr.
Radcliif, said Miss Power. Il oft@l
lie awake at night thinking of you.
continued. Il can call up every single
detail Of your face and expression And
II know you Will think me very fool
ish and--wrong. but sometimes well,
l can't go to sleep without pretending
TOTO do what l did last night, you
know. "How foolish You are'' said
Miss Power, with faint laugh. THAT
was the reason" explained. ''Why,
when l found myself, not of my own
doing, you know, but just found myself
close to you. couldn't have helped it
for the world. l just-well, it seemed
all so wonderful and beautiful, and my
heart went thump, and | became quite
unconscious of the crowd and every one,
and then caught your eyes, and-well,
/ did it before knew.
There was pause, and then oh,
but you shouldn't let such things in
fluence you like that, observed Miss
Power in "a softened voice.
Il am very sorry, said l humbly.
"Did you mind very much!"
"Of course, she replied promptly
and then hurriedly went on. That is,
mean, when our cheeks - She stop
ped in rare confusion.
"But you didn t mind my kissing you,
them" asked innocently
Certainly / did. said Miss Power
quickly. "That isl mean-no, | didn {
know, you see.'
"Of course You didn't " / answered,
looking crestfallen.
Il should have minded very much if
] had known, said she, as though anx-
ious that there should be no mistake.
81 know you would, said | more lu-
gubriously. II am brute
''Oh, / wouldn't make too much of
it, Mr.. Radcliff, said she kindly, look
ing out Of the window. lyon have
apologized, you know And of course
well, can understand frem what you
have said that you had-some excuse,
you know"
do you forgive me?" Iasked moodi-
ly.
ooh, yes, )" said Miss Power cheer
fully. "Of course, and l wouldn't think
anything more about it if / were you. F"
but | can't help thinking about it, "
/ said desperately.
but, Mr. Radcliff"- she began and
was silent.
sHow can you ask me TO forget all
about it with the memory of that-with
that memory?" / asked. | arose, and
from where / stood was conscious that
Miss Powers cheek was tinged with
color.
"You-you shouldn't have done il
then, said she with tremnlous little
laugh ] approached her, bat in hand.
81 couldn't help it, - said with sigh.
"Oh, but that's nonsense, said she
very gently, regarding the traffic in the
street.
whenever 1 am close to you have
the same temptation, | said, drawing
near
"But that's not nice of you, ex-
claimed Miss Power
"All the time we have been in this
room / have been strugglingwith a sin
gular desire to do the same thing,
said, "and now it seems to be quite
mastering me. T"
"Oh, you mustn't give way, +" mnr-
INJURED Miss Power, but she did not
move, and l was now very close to her.
81 can't help it, . explained. Ap-
parently Miss Power could not help it
either. III. b. Marriott Watson i'll New
Budget.
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