Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-14

with the strai ger. who. like the duchess.
she was inclined to regard as a porient Of
fate and q sacrifice. She knew her friends
straltened circumstances. that might make
sucn sacrifce necessary to insure a COM
potency for her old age, and as Helen fear
ed, a provision for herself: she knew the
strange tenderness of this masculine wo-
man. which had survived a husbands in
ndehties and sor's forgetfulness to lin
ger with her. and her heart sank at the
prospect OF separation, even while her
PRIDE demanded that she should return to
her old life again. Then she wondered il
the duchess was right; did she still cher
ISL the hope CT Getting Ostrander again?
The tears she had kept back all that day
asserted themselves as she flung open the
library door and ran across the garden into
the myrtle walk
I'm hospital" The words had bee 4, ring
Ing In her cars through Sir James compla-
cent speech, through the oddly constrained
luncheon. through the half-tender half
masculine reasoning of her conpanion He
mad loved her-he had suffered and perhaps
thought her false. Suddenly she stopped
AT the further end OF the walk the omf-
nous stranger whom she wished to avoid
was standing looking toward the house.
How provoking. She glanced again: he
was leaning against a tree, AID was obvi-
ously as preoccupied es she was herself
he was actually sketching the Uncovered
gable of the library. What presumptionf
ana ne was sketching with his left hand
sudden thrill of superstition came over
her. She moved eagerly forward for a bet
ter view of him. No! he had two arms,
But his quick eye had already caught
s,sht OF her, and before she could retreat
She could see that he had thr own away His
sketeh book and was Fastening eagerly to-
ward her. Amazed and confoundcd she
would nave flown. but her limbs suddenly
refused their office, and as he at last CANA
near her with the cry of 'Helen,', unon nis
lips, she felt herself Stage ring. ana Was
caught in his arms WIS
THANK God,'' he said ..rrbep che H..
let you come TO me- s
enc disengaged herself slowly and dazed
~ from MN, and stood looking AT MIN with
wondering eyes. He was bronzed and worn
there was the second arm but sf3II ~ y,as
ne. and with the love which she low kre1,
was ms looking from his honest eyes.
Sne mas let HE Gomez" she repeated va
Carly LILY Whom do you mean
The duchess?"
He stopped suddenly. gazing at
I!er plank face. while his own grew ssby
1ou nave not accepted him?"
nave accepted no one" she stammar-
e gu WIN faint color rising to her cheeks.
40 not understand Won '
look of relief came over him .p,.
ne said, amazedly has NOT tba a,,,o
SoIu you! Has she not told You how n,
despair at your sudden disappearancs ,,.,,b
ny anipitlon crushed and nothing left To
~. put my Old trade of the fighter i
joined secret expedition to helm tba Ch,,
edh revolutionists? How I who n;an,
, nave starved as a painter gained distinc.
.lon as partisan general. and was re.
H. with an envoyship in Europe?
TOW came to Paris to seek vouo Go,r
I9uhd that even the picture your nict,,ra
lIeleh, mad been sold? How in traoinf, .,
Sc, met the duchess "a Deep Hin and
iearhlhg You were with her i'm a moment
OF impulse, told her my whole storvo Tou,
sne tod me that, though she was vour hest
friend, you had never spoken of me an5
~" she begged me not to spoil yonr
chances or good match by revealing nv
sen, and so awakening a past which she
pelieved You had forgotten? How she i'm
piored me at least TO let her make a fair
lest OF your affections and vour memory
ana untli then TO keep away from YOU and
her, anG to spare you. Helen and for your
sake consented? Surely she has told
you this now" o'N
Not word" said Helen hlank,y
Then you mean to say that if / had NOT
haunted the park toGay i'm the hope of see
ing you. believing that as you would NOT
recognize me with this artificial arm. /
siould nor break my promise to her, you
would not have known / was even liyfng?"
No! Yes! Stay smile broke over
her pale face and left it rosy II see il all
now. Oh, Philip. don't you understand, she
wanted only to try us?'
There was silerce in the lonely WOOD
broken only by the trils of frightened
pird, WHOSE retreat was invaded.
Not now. Wait, Come with mer'
me next moment she had seized Philips
left hand, and. dragging him with her, was
nElng down the walk toward the house
But as they neared the garden door, it
suddenly opened on the duchess with her
glasses to her eyes, smiling
The General Don Felipe Ostrander did
not buy Hamley Court, but ne and his wife
were always welcome guests there And
Sir James, as became an English gentle
man, CALAMITY presented Philips wife with
Philips first picture.