The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-24

puSinoss IN England as we'll as another
man, and how should sho suspect tho mad
desire to stu her face ohcd more that had
Drought him from tho other side OF the
worlds sS.
Thus thinkingAit, Indeed, tho rapid
stream OF reoollettiohs, suggestions and
foassuring convictions that rushed through
his mind could rightly DO tiignified with
the maine Of thought--he strodo boldly out
into the corridor, q noticeable figure
enough from his commanding Stature and
grand breadth of shoulder. Many eyes fol.
lowed HIN rs he passed between the banks
OF flowers with which the wiuu corridor
was lined on either sid0, aud many were
the speculntions as to who no was, and
why ho was at ball, since no spoke to no
ono and nobody seemed 70 know him.
But no passed on, unconscious alike OF nd.
miring eyes and fruitisss speculation.
Meantime Maud had suffered her part.
ner to lend her to wide window seat at
the farther end of tho corridor from that
where her old frisnd was seek ing hur. The
girls faco looked strangely pale now that
the flush dancing Ind brought to 1t had
died away, and there was an oppression of
something very like despair in her wide
gray eyes us she listened to her oompan.
IONS eager words.
You know You promised ME my answer
tonight, Maud, and wo inaynt have such
u chance again. No ono has found out
this corner yet, but IL won escape the OBJ.
servation of tho crowd long. I've waited
patiently and haven't bothered you a bit.
and now-nt--last-time's up! You won't
ask me to walt any longsrf" A look OF
sudden dismay olouded tho boyish bright
ness Of his face rs no spoke, but only for q
moment.
NOT i won'task you to wait my lon
ger" the girls words came slowly, and
with an evident effort, "but-why do YOU
want mo to say Yes, when you know
that don't caro- for your No; hear inc
out, as no would have Interrupted hsr.
II like you, but don't care for you in
that way, and mover SHALL
But you will, Maud. You must when
you SEQ how awfully fond H.
No; never SHALL know. II you in
sist on marrying mo, you shall mt least do
1t with your eyes open. Mr. Melbourne"
"Oh, don't speak to mo like thatl'
But feel to you like that, and must
speak as feel Foeli' with swift self
scorn. What have to do with feeling
at all? If marry you, 1t will be to e.
oapo from. my present life, to get away
from niyself-frem tho everlasting, pur-
pOSotoos Iouhd VI uDICdb GpQ JUNIORS.
have told you this before"
Yes, and have told You that I love
you
"A nd yet you don't hesitatef" 90
For myself, no." He was silent a me-
ment look Of most unusuul indecis lon
on his face. :" But you put things differ.
emily tonight, ho said nj length You
say you know you shall never oare for me.
/ don't see how you can know that un
less"-
"Unlessf"- She faced him brayely,
though u sudden flush showed she already
grasped his meaning
You caro- for some one elss," he said
very deliberately. "Do YOU, Maadi"
Did shof -.-.A
For moment he thong ht che was going
to break into indignant ueninis;- then all
at once her face softenea and changed, and
the light of a wonderful joy flashed into 1t
as she sprang to her feet, exclaiming:
"Densil! At lastl" ~.
Young Melbourne turned in astonish-
mont. Who was this stately looking man
that Maud should go to inset him with
outstretohod hands of welcomo and brill
liant, rapturous smilep ~.
No matter who he was, the boy felt that
his question was answered. He took his
dismissal quietly and left them without a
wcrd, nor did any one soc him again that
night.
And DenzilP
At the sight of Maud's eager eyes and
sweet, we'll remembered smile ho forgot
oil his stern resolutions and carefully oul-
tiyated convictions. He had never even
dreamed of the possibility of such meet
Ing az this, and the glad recognitios TINT
rang in her voice fairly swept him off his
feet, strong, self contained man though he
was.
For she loved him, be saw 1t In hor eyes,
heard 1t in her voice, knew it at last-as-
tonishing, well nigh impossible fact though
1t was-and, this being SO, nothing GOULD
como between them; no proud, disdainful
relations could part them any more, and
when Daazil Claxton returaed to Aus
traiia nfter his brief visit was over his wife
accompanied him, aud great was the wrath
and Indignation among the Draycourts,
who had tried so hard to mako her In ali
respects one with themselves, only TO foil
SO signslly at the last! =
But Maud was happy, and .onco back
again among Depzils people, and all the
congenial associations of the past she soon
regained the bright serenity and sunny
sweetness of nature which she had we'll
nigh lost in that alien land to which I'M
kind fate and Dsnzil's stern sense of duty
had for time transplanted hor.-House-
hold Words.
SERIOUS Accident to an Actress.
Hattie Richardson, mem Der of the
Wilbur Opera company, was severely bit
ten by Is st. Bernard dog on the stage Of
tho Griswold Opera House, Troy, n. Y,
where the company was plnying A re-
hesrsal was going on at the time, and
Miss Rinhnragnn yuhn had haax,