The record-union., 1897-12-05

moralize over the situation and do n
| certain amount of mental penance. He
| repented of his behavior OF the morninsr
all the afternoon. He told himself that
/ he was a brute on the way to the train
I and later he leaned his chin on his
hand gazed out of the car window
I absorbed in his plans for atonemep+ fo-
his cruelty. He spent all the next morn,
| ing looking for Ted and part oe g.
afternoon, and did not succeed =, r.
efforts until he tried the I1niversit,-
Club about 4 O'Clock. A familiar voic.,
rather doubtful of its upper tones al
rected him to group around one of tho
tables. The letter-if one had baa,,
wrtten-had evidently arrived Jaclr
hesitated and the words he had conn,
| to say died on his lips. But tbera
was no necessity for advance on his
part. As soon as Mr.. Trumpbuu sa,,-
him he tumbled over two chairs i'm his
haste to set at his hand.
Il know what you've come for old
man." he cried. Ssh told me that SIN.
told you. Tha's right You're friend
of the family. You better-better come
back with me tonight. I'm going up
on the Fall River boat. Waiter-make
/ II q SlIdlSnI Tor MT. CfaWtOrd. DO
her justice, Jack, mboy."
Great gunsl Hold up man." said
Jack, with a scared glance at Ted's
companions.
"Wha' for?" cried Ted. i've told
email of 'en. Why. it's only four
months off. She says she can't wait
longer than September. oh, m'boy.
I'm the luekiest dog. She's the pref
4 ftc T----1e .af IT, It II
her. l b'lieve. Boys, this m'fren, Jack
crawford. He's in love with her him
/ self-must be--everybody isl He'll
swear to the truth of this letter. They
wouldn't believe me at first" he ex-
planned, leaning confdingly on Jacks
arm. Jack drew back towards the door.
Amidst the remonstrances of the other
men at his declining their hospitality
came the feeble threat:
You won't drink to her? You insult
me- demand sas'faction! oh. Jack.
I'm the happiest-happiest--p
.
And Jack went around the world
"A year later he saw her again It
was III Paris at the Grand Hotel He
had heard the particulars of her we'd
dlng from the Sterlings and Marearet
van de Camp, whom he had met in
Rome at Easter Bob. who had bean
rather non-committal before the Girls
later gave expression to his FEELINGS ON
the subject:
Ihlhk OF it," he had exclaimed whom
ne ana Jack We're alone Her, tbro,vi,,,r
herself away on that miserable uttle
spendthrift. What prospect is there in
HE FOR either of them? WHY tbev,lI
Wear each other out inside of a. wear
ana there We're possibilities in P'tite if
only she had married some sober chan
whose mind was we'll enough balanced
10 Know how to bring them to some
thing"
Poor Bob! He felt that he should have
peen that sober chap" who by patience
ana the discretion of his opposite nature
might have rounded both their lives into
fullness.
But now as Jack Crawford saw her
| before him he wondered whether Bob
| was justified in speaking So Was she
not happy? His first impression varied
| between doubt and assurance. and
whether he hoped or feared it most he
was himself uncertain. There was such
q chaos of remorse, self-congratulation
and shame in his thoughts at the time
that he felt he was not privileged to
judge. She looked brighter and fresher
| than ever little more self-conspicu-
Gus perhaps, but otherwise the same
| + tlte. He looked at her steadily for q
| moment as she smiled uD at him and
then he told himself that he was glad.
| and he took the two hands she held
out to him with reciprocative good will
and shook them warmly
She led him into an ante-parlor, chat
| ting busly as they went asking him
questions one upon another so fast that
| he had no time to answer. She asked
him about everything, himself, his plans,
| his friends. ON her inquiry about his
| trip he mentioned briefly the interesting
| events of it.
And you saw Fay and Margaret in
| April?" Then. soberly: Dear Fay,
Dear Margaret They We're both my
bridesmaids. you know. 1 haven't seen
| Margaret since. Is she lovely as ever?"
Il think So he replied Then after
a moment: Margaret and l are TO be
married in September
| ''Jack!" She caught at a chair near
| her and dragged herself down into it.
Her hand went to her throat, and as he
saw the action Jacks eyes fell with the
guilty evasiveness of a criminal. They
both looked up and their eyes met, and
| each read down into the others inmost
! heart without outward expression. Jack
| looked away. He felt so miserably help
| less to approach her in any way. But
the girl in moment recovered her self
| possession. With a silent God help u.s.
she let her hands fall to the arms of the
chair and looked up again with a face
| all kindness at the man who was the
cause of their mutual despair. She
| shrank from making an apology or eX-
| planatiOn of her action, but came for
ward and held out her hands to him
| again.
! 'Margaret?" she whispered. "Be
honest with her, and tell her. You won't
| Go her so great a wrong as to"
She stopped, but not because she
| feared he might impute anything of
egotism to her. They understood each
other perfectly for once. He held her
hands in firm grasp for moment be-
| fore he dropped them.
| mo, 1 promise you that" he said.
| Then Ted came in.-Cleveland Plaln
| Dealer.
| Connecticut State Federation Of La
Dor turned down a motion favoring in
| dependent political action. The Legis-
| 1o+,,ra will a1co no asked TO pass a law