The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24

| AFRAID OF him."
Perhaps you have never seen him when he is
"oh. yes, ! have; but Just sit quiet and say
| rome men are. but bis eyes half close and his
| lips are set tight. and he doesn't care 10 be
t. Just ;Ssn so has WHY dSp
What night. Mi.s. s.rtwellf'' asked Mars
The night at ths once when csme In, The
frat tinc you ever spoke to me. Don't you
" shall never forget it." Msrsten said in a
hushed voice.
o .sc ,ss. 'sG shnss SH e
sepolnhtm tn nor think my father hard be,
afraid didn't further your interest. BY doing
so. for father thinks women shouldn't inter-
They were seated opposite ono another, tho
| girl. bending forward In friendly. confidential
from her. listening like one in a dream, to the
You opoEo up for mes" he repeated. as IL
"Ycs. and father said"
| -. The girl unused. embarrassed. remembering
that what had been said mad not been compli-
what did he say?" asked Marsten.
and ineIperieneoG FOR rssponsi H pe.it I
and you are not very old. are your But by
by when yGu i nsye more
thing is TO gain his confidence lenst, that is
| what should try to do"
va mo! asal Al ,hIn ,ha, !: rsSITsS
AGAINST q Young man that he is am bilious.
That ought to be in his favor. e-recialiy with
man Ike my fa.hes because he hs; always
great draw back with workinrmen IS that tn "
do not seem to care whether they bettcr their
man who wont helm himself; - and you are am
bltlous aren't Your
"oh. one cannot be too ambitious. unless one
Is man like Ma 'oleon. and thoroughly base
nnl wicked. Then its wrong Of course: Now
l know nothing about these things"
Miss sartwel. would rather have your
will follow It to the letter"
"You do take things too seriously. What a
weight OF res ?on .ibillty you woul1 place upon
my shoulders! No. vou must hear the advice
i,r|t and then Judge whether II is best IN follow
~ for a year or two. doing your very best and
saving as little as possible. Father likes man
who doe; hing rather than one who , says
Then. vhen voa see he trusts YOU implicitly.
PERHAPS by that time he will offer you the stu.
I will SPEAK tn him about It. Oh: I shall ap.
pro.ch the subject automatically. I shall
WORKS. and II fc speaSs well Of YOU. wni -ns.
ge.t that You have ! better position than the
y's are s Id ST Do ons yos IKE MY Dsn
But what, Where IS the objection to ~"
Thcr" Is no objection. except that ! may
get rather discouraged as time goes on.
oh, that Is nonsense. You are interested
In your work. are you noti"
and again. welt wonidn, become hopeless
or dssoondent. II that could be mansgedI-,,
s.rairh, at him I'm with clear. Vide eyes that
sccmed puzzled. irving 10 see beyond what was
plainly In view; Mars,en; bnrdened by the
with her. vet afraid to awaken her tor prema-
tur.iy to the realities ct tho :it,ation. was u,
when piaced in saI.e pe.iiion from Which
there Is no escape without rissing disaster.
Ing heart a heroic dertrr mination TO asst all
caution TO the Winds. and cry out. Il love YOU.
%S m. am see and su, Ss
feared rrpulse from The girl. more fatal to his
hopes than the cheek he had received from
} aud cureed his inpn,iencc. He realized that
hoIe.ty had not been tho b.s! policy when he
the (. me he had tsken. - manly and tr.ght-
and tad TO win still further the confidence
nj Sartwe'l. he might perhap. have ultimately
Who Knows wRs. mirh, have happened! HE He
bad drawn u9cn the bank OF eopndsnss;, and
ri.k q second mistake Of that kind.
II don't like your word nanaRcd.' said
Edna At last; littl. wrinkle OF di.plensure
need 10 he managed. You can come "a any
other friend of nv father comes. and we shall
|
persist in thinking that my father has some
feeling against you. when I assure such Is not
Before Marsten conld answer the silence
was shsrp!y, 'roken bv the e'hphstle click OF
he gaze. and the young man wa. dumbfounded
by seeing Sartwell enter. stride 40 the pRth
leading TO the house. stop. turn his head to-
ward the spot where they, Sat. then cross the
his feet: the girl arose more slowly a rogui.h
Twinkle In her eve. Here was the solution Of
the problem right 10 her hand. NJ precisely
! the moment. The expression OF the
three faces would haze interested student 81
Iss.ss rom ths OF
Edna. and Marsten. respectively. but the ell
de- man ws ,ns h,st e his emotion
passive mask. revealing nothing 81 the passion
within; He cas-. a brief. quick glance AZ Mars:
one who has been trapped. and who no
avenue Of escape. longer. more scare ling
she had nothing TO conceal. Her evident mn.
disguised pleasure at his coming was too pal
breath Of relief. but recognized in.tinc,iveIy
that the situation required very delicate hand
ling he srs ignorance ,o,S Was /" hr mar.
for each man. from directly opposite motives.
desired the same thing: neither wished to have
run ' the risk OF full tnowledse coming
to her at that time. Luckily Edna's eyes
TO sT hs AND @Ae.s .es
attitude were undeniably stained both guilt
a sn' wa; a sT yo si cs % .G's
were Just spenklne OF you"
Yes. Edna. there ore one or two adages
bearing on the subject: complimentary and
tn. reverse"
: Edna laughed brightly.
we have been trying tn settle tie strike.
and Mr.. Marst-n thought y,u would be angry
II you knew lie had been here thought you
might call II Interference. I told him that
was all nonsense. but could zee he was
convinced: 80 you come at the proper mo
ment to solve the problem finally"
II see ! came Just in time am only toe
glad 10 have assistance in u2rayelling this
J perolexine tangle. and 1 welcome help from
, anv quarter"
There" cried the girl triumphantly. turning
TO her lover, who had by this time partially
Mr.. HoOe told me an hour ago. Mnrsten
that you had visited him Yesterday. and had
done me the honor TO call at Wimbledon after.
ward: 50 came home. fearing | might miss a
second visit. Mr. Hope spoke very hi2hly OF
YOU. and do not wish TO he less cordial than
he in expressing my own opinio.. of your most
disinterested devotion TO the welfare Of your
fellow workmen."
Mars.en moistened his dry lips. but made nc
attempt a, rrply. Timorous little Mr.. HOPE
hid not kept faith with him. then. and afIeI