Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-06

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Chapter marian Trent and Mrs
Ventnor turn their backs upon upper
Bohemian society in New York and
retire to . nearby town. It is q
fad Of Msrian's and distasteful to
her companion. Their house is twin
to an adjoining one. II-Dr Hugh
Larremcre lives next door. Return.
ing late one evening, he STUN bles
into the wrong house and comes upon
. vision Of loveliness -Marian-in q
snow white wrapper by q glowing
CRATE fire. He retreats, after an
apology. which is received with Q
pleasant smile. At his own fireside
he encounters . nsggipg, petulani
wife. IlI-Mrs. ventnor summons
DIR. Larrt more for herself profession.
ally. The call develops into q social
visit. Nj rian acknowledges herself
blase and miserable. She is rich, but
unsatisfied. DR.. Larremore tells her
that the best medicine for her dis.
ease is to 90 about doing good. Nv
Marian devotes time and monev to
a newsboys' home, but she is still I'M.
happy and without q high motive.
LarremOre becomes interested. His
wife is jealous and makes . scene.
V-The doctors bosom friend, Marx
Thorne, returns from the missionary
field. A stroll in Mariau's garden.
The Doctors religion. VI-The doc.
tor and his wife, Mrs. Ventnor and
Marian accompany Thorne to q mid.
night mission in the slums. Larre.
more makes an appeal from the plat.
form. Marian's soul is touched by
it.
CHAPTER VII.
Mark babe them yoodby at the ferry
house.
81 must see more Of you before set
OF for the cliffs Of Molokai, Hugh.
will not leave much before "a fortnight,
although I'll be rushed to death in the
interim. You'll come to me in few
days: You know the mission address on
Broadway"
Goodby, and goodby to the others, his
pathetic eyes lingering little longer
on Marian's face rs she gave him her
hand then this latter day martyr jumped
chcerfully On cross town car and was
whirled from their sight.
By the time Macctlun place was
reached il was past midnight
Catch me being such fool again ~
cried Jenny as she threw herself heavi.
~ into chair and drew off her long
gloves. 81 was sick to death of the
whole thing
Hugh had been silent under COM
plants Of the same nature all the way
home. and he said nothing now.
His face was dased and pale. 1t was
evident his thoughts were elsewhere.
He went into his study and remained
lost in reverie before the open window.
In corner Of the room u throbbing
spark Of fire burned behind the globe.
The shadows caused by the suffering
Of the electric light on the street flew
like great moths over the dew drenched
garden. where every leaf was trans
formed into a white diamond. In the
semigloom and midnight silence he
could hear the beating Of his heart.
Every detail Of the evening returned
TO him. He was again facing the rows
Of desolate women, the hackneyed cho-
rus Of hymn beating like waves upon
his consciousness and his eyes mixing
with Marian's across the crowd
That last look IF hers had scared his
heart. 1t was rs IL she had touched him
with her hand That look! What had it
meant?
Hugh. why on earth are you moping
there in the dark? It's almost morning.
Close the shutters and come up" called
Jenny from the top Of the stairs in a
high. tone Of evaporation, and he started
- IL she had touched q sensitive nerve.
iii be mp in a moment" came halt
ingly from his lips.
Petulant fragments about neglecting
his health by ''going to New York and
preaching to a lot Of drunken women
reached him through the half open
doors, but he paid no attention. .
He rat alone, COMPOUNDED by q revela-
tion.
MY God! I love her, broke from
him in anguish, and his whole body
shuddered.
Eo" Ho AHVW WHY tHc oiu ITteuoLu,
the sweet. frank comradeship of the
earlier weeks had died. Passion had
laid Its burning hand ON the sweet
brow Of friendship. and the well known
face had assumed guilty look. Now
he knew why her lightest word could
pain him. why her face followed him.
A sound like the distant closing Of a
door made him lift his head. What was
that shadow, larger than the others,
creeping across the garden?
He was the victim of fancy surely,
for il seemed to him that Marian stood