The Irish standard., 1896-11-14
ROMA N L 4. d d WHEEL

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yss Maggie, I cal,not feel gidd Is noys.
A,,i,t n ~ WIS = fiite 10 I'll.
lips q nd / rayv ttvoyld :ncver do t, pres.
{ her. Time was shoa't, too.
~ ., yo;l eann0t. etSut quickl
ISL Il don't Hike 10 spill your pleasure. ]
e; think % viii try. IL IL not for very
& long s = ste
No, Iwon't have /: {. -
But you have 50 wished to go. sup
ssou''t fsl ~ you - Wouldn't Sc
alone I1s':l'' 81. us.
s.. S. - v Yes es, yes, A will VI qu'ck
AND, none tSta soon, ! susecseded IN get,
: ting her out As I did 50 . man sIslarag
Oh to ths car.
I was SO taken 'sn with speaking
+ cheefS words 70 f'oesr -Aunt Mary, wac
looked distinctly letter already for BE
ing On terra fsrrna, and q, H'as'ne' good
ays 10 hcf. tfat ttac not notice my fel'
low Eas6enger-tSae only one--for some
time.
We were in the great wheel at Earl's
court. had often wished to make the
ascent, and to-day had prevailed on
Aunt Mary to accompany me. She has
always been oscrsi nt1algent to my
Whlms, and like al spoilt people, have
always. been ready to avail myself OF
her indulgence, and to tax il to the full;
but really had no idea that this wheel
journey was such a terror to her, or ]
hope l should not have been so per-
sistent.
I was enjoying the delightful ascent
to the full, and, absorbed in looking out
not once glanced toward my 1ellow trav-
eier.
Twas staft ied 10 ma myselI aadresseu !
ny MN.
Pardon me, but l think we ara old
acqualn tances.
looked and observation-disclosures with
ditliculty-my old friend, Cecil Farq,lhar
the last person in the world wanted
TO meet. He and had been lovers, and
were 50 no more. Five years ago he had
leit me TO take up an appointment IN
the far east. l mad nearly broken my
heart over the parting, ana had written
plteous letters. Ills letters got fewer
and INC cooler Il don't believe the best man
can remember an absent woman for
llo,ng); and ! IN my price ana anger, had
suggested THAT II ne no longer cared Tor
me, 1t would be better TO break our en-
gagement at once. ny return mail came
Il letter, acQuleScinE IN my SOggeStlOn;
and for the last three years had been
.endeavor1ng to persuade myself that l
didn't care. Not with uniform success.
q III.
NV only feeling. however. on recog-
MIXING him now was unreasoning anger.
"I think, Mr.. Farquhar, that it was
very questionable taste to thrust your
self upon me in this way!" ~
GOOD heavens! Do you suppose I
did it, on purpose? This internal ma
chine was lust off. No time for choice.
However. it is not for long"
Chow, lonp?" / asked.
. ST believe the circnit ia mnde in about
20 minutes, and ], should think nearly
half that time has elapsed already. You
need not fear that l shall intrude my
self any further on your notice."
? "It certainly does seem unnecessary
to resume our acquaintance"
Gas you please
bowed, and he retired to the further
corner Of the car. where he sat. steadily
looking out of the window.
I glanced toward him. Yes, he had
altered, but for the better. He was
broader and browner, and that silky
beard was a distinct improvement.
Really. though. this had no interest for
me--he was nothing to me.
resumed NV study of the view. We
must he descending now. How slowly
we were poing! We scarcely seemed to
move: I looked at my watch; it must
have gone madly wrong, for according
To it's register; we had already been
half an hour. and the whole Journey
only took 20 minutes. / saw q great
many heads thrust out from the vari-
Gus cars, and it seemed as if some anx-
iety was felt,
We had undoubtedly stopped. I
would have given ANYTHING to speak to
Cecil Farouhar. vet pride forbade me.
Perhans he would begin. I looked
coward him His head was out Of the
onnos;te window. 7 ratified nv purasol,
and changed NV position somewhat
.nIo;s;7v No notice was taken.
shaI,t s,e,,,o Fear and curiosity
h.xa hon1 batt1e with nride Two Il,
one o,,rht - Win. hit nride i yerv
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