Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-05-21

Tence's house, followed 10y a rosy
checked chambermaid.
ut is too bad, sending yon all
The way dow there TO nlght, the
Girl was saying, You conId have
dropped it in tile post box Jnst a"
w+ll.'
Miss R-anle says it's to 60
straight 10 his lodgings; aud yon
had seen the look on her face Won
would have known abe meant It,,
answered J lanes 'Pll be back
before long, for | haven't got TO
W 1t for an answer
II moved reluctantly OF not
UithStandlng; and in another
moment Neal touched him on the
shoulder.
is that you. JAmeSY he called,
cheerlv. Did l hear you say you
had letter 10 take to Mr.. Farm
bsn's lodgings? l am gong that
way and III carry it if you say so.
aud sp re you the waIk-and leave
You that much longer tor coart
lngr he added, significantly.
'Much obliged to you, sir re-
piled James.
Aud. resigning his trust with
llacrity, he qolckly re traced his
steps to the house, knowing wei
that he ran no Iisk of betrayal
from his pretty inamarata.
For two DAYS Rennle waited for
an answer to the letter.
On the afternoon of the third
day her father, coming home
earlier than usual, fOnud her in a
swoon upon the floor.
Ny advice is to take her some
where said Neal. who had called
in oppor;unely. If you have rela'
lives anywhere IN the country,
take h,r among them and remain
with her until she reeOvers IN a
measure from this sad blow
'B 1T my house here-hOw can !
manege about that in the mean
timer .H7. Lawrence asked, in a.
state OF complete bewllderment.
You need not shut it up. With
your permission | will occupy al
room here. so that can receive
and forward whatever mail matter
comes during YOUR ABSENCE Neal
answered readit.
The arrangement was concluded,
and the following day Mr.. Law
renee and his daughter departed
from the city, leaving Neal in pos
session OF the house.
Oftbe letters that came, he Tor
warded all but two, which after
having been carefully steamed
open and perused with evident
satisfaction, were sealed up, en-
closed III other envelopes, aud re-
turned to the seuder.
At Meals urgent suggestion,
Mr.. LawIence's absence WAS pr0
!onged from three months 10 Eve,
by which time be felt they could
be safely recslled-he having
learned that Pdrnham was prepar'
ing for a business trip to Europe,
expecting to be absent two years
That will do,' he calculated.
Long befere he returns Rennle
Lawrence will be my wife,
When the heart broken girl re-
turned, Neal was the first to meet
her, and became her very shadow,
Offering no word either of eOnf-
dence or love, but rendering the
thousand little attentions which
sooner or later win their way.
For a while he used his influence
to keep her from society, for the
purpose of avoiding any chance
= of meeting with Farnham, who was
l still in the city; but at last he de-
cided upon attending a concert al
70 which some celebrities were to ap-
\ pear, having been informed that
the ship on which Roscoe hadtaken
passage would sail early in the
afternoon.
1t required considerable im'
u pOrtuning on his part to induce
t Rennle to accept his escort or in
Z dulge in any recreation OF The
; kind; but she yielded at last, and
u Neal felt that he had scored his
second move in the game he wa'
' PLAYING.
" For a while she sat beside him
Is llstlessiy Indifferent alike to th'
" concert and his occasional whis
j. pered remarks. Neal was search
ing Rennie's face with an expires
sion of triumphant admiration
overcast, nevertheless. with a shsd'
of ANXIETY, while the girl wore al
}" absent'minded, far.away look
II tinged with hopeleless melancholy
y BIT after a while some of th
D. music seemed to arouse her al
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