The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

to Hymottue.' Sho moved with hneCted care
lsssness to ward the door, when Mrs. Horncnstle
without rising from her seat. said:
why not stay here1"
che said. with polite Geprecation, Il couldn't
think of turning you out"
castle s0n W. 1Ss SIIn s ySS i Ssfo tos ssiS @5 Until hG ydn
issSS'; i H. Ss,i SG sssi0 III # / E Tsms hardly attempt to
Mrs. Barker. with a half laugh. sat down
irresolutolyi Mrs. Horncastle gazed at her
curiously.. She was evidently q novice In this
tho ethics Of this for tho sex to settieNtho fact
the least qualify her attitude toward the young
sr Tom1n: After an Nv, SwkT ;SU pause so0 Mr =;
yon. snd iosE Fiji Just run 5 Ms and and WASH sSSu my Hs
banSs and get the dust !, Of. I'm me S Snd come back"
wash your hands Of this Mr. Van Loo, and get
some Of the duet Of the rendezvous OF you be-
simply telling him. should you meet him In
the hall. that ! was sitting here when no
i. he Won't trouble You AGAIN." wynn
But Mrs. Barker. though hin ineSperlenced In
Sp.. s sss q dro oDoe h into the roe rost Ssss e 81 1ne a sSd
began rocking backward and forward while still
tuEs,nR at her gloves. and said. In a gradually
Mr.. Van Loo's Stiffness to that Importance.
And I have yet to learn what you mean by
know" she continued. suddenly %stopp,nG her
rosking. and fitting the rockers impcrtinently
behind her. as : Win M. her h elbows " squared qua esdaSnthss
up into Mrs. Horncastle's. how a woman in
FOUR position,who don't live with her husband
There v was ass a iuii before tho storm, Mrs.
Horncastle approached Ienrer;. and, LAYING
her. and. with a white face. and a. METALLIC
ring in her voice. said: 1T is Just because l
s because a So i aon! II I ivy r pns,ti m1 th hasaba d9' that a. L |
gan tell you what II, will be when you, no longer
live with yours-which will be the inevitable
cause I was in this position that the very man
who is pursuing you because he thinks you are
he could pursue me because had lett mine.
You are here with him alone, without the
%b DT,e.. xnn,, OF or yo 1sa hu va% IiLo e !. ca IL f bars t sat
considered the fair game a%I.erward for any man
The truth Of what I say by telling him now that
"Suopose he doesn't care what you have
heard?'' said Mrs. Barker sharply. Suppose
he says nobody would believe you, II telling
Is yo4: game, Suppose he lisa friend OF my
guardian CT my reputation than a woman like
you. SUPPOSE he should be the fr,t one To tell
| For an instant Mrs. Horncas.le was taken
! nback by the audac'ir OF the yrmen before her.
trust OF B,7Ee. In his wife. IN suite OF their
Somet!rosS strained relations. and she know
h l,oS atn ;Ssu II !, S Ss.I.v; b K S ssaf ss Il; And ,ss shs
TO him. though she had made thts scene Ia his
interest. She had wished to save Mrs. Barker
her 10 htrse!f.. Yet sae knew It was Quite pos.
; cess 70 hsr husband. that al. would convince
him Of her perfect lanecsnse.' Neystthe!es..
enc nGd sal fre al I' 10 n;:Sr In Van t"",s
She knew lie vas not IN luve with Mrs. Bar
kor. aud this ,pchz!sd 1sc when SIZE considered
face. ao.gysr. betrayed nothing. She drew
back from Mrs.. barter, AID with an indifferent
she ,e.nsd against ne nantei. &c ther. and
soc tnie Inyc' a usel gen :leman. and then 40 to-
b% bS5.jsF sI,.n ON n,'t In Sss t %ans pf If / ave a. saved saved h Tou
from the ccas.aucnces Of your folly l shall! DO
Wiling to lear even Ills blame" .
Whatever / DO" said Mrs. Barker. rising
hotly, y sleil not STAY here any longer to ba
insuitel." She hounced ont OF the room and
,wept down the staircase into the office; Hero
son cheeks and flashing eyes warned to know
why in her own fathers hotel she had found
| obliged to wait halt an hour before she could
be shown into a decent apartment to remove
sse e ~ :ls sna elS @ho 1 had n Kindly " w eseo 5ase 'f hen
assistance. She said this in n somewhat high
! that gentleman had he been in the vicinity.
But he was not. and she was forced to meet
| alone. and 70 the chambermaid to
q room only a few PAGES distant from the ono
fer outer dasser and hat. and nj washed her lands
and consulted her excited face In the mirror.
with the door aiar and an ear sensitively at
tuned tn any step ir the corridor. But all this
Was effected sn rapidly that She was at last
Obliged to sit down in a chair near the half
ufes-ten- hut still no ~footatep. Then she
went out irto the corridor and listen-d. and
s sns r.. t pS.s the toa arf Of ff tns, i h"te ifiipP Peon 40 and md
i-appeared before the clerk with a smiling but
son."het yale and lanEnid face. She had
doubtful whether she would stay over night
or 90 on to Hymettus. Had anybody been in
Noi Aud her escort-the gentleman who
care with hrr..was possibly In the billiard
room or the Dar?"
70. no., He was gone, - said The clerk.
Gone" echoed Mrs, Barker. ',Impossible.
He wa, ho was here only a moment ago"
The clerk rang q bell sharply. The stable
That tall. smooth.fSced man. in a high hat.
verely and concisely. didn't sou tell me he
Are .you sure?" Interrupted Mrs. Barker.
witha dazzling smile that. however. masked a
'" aSaIt s's snts. mis. rS" snld h sSs h s.ssiemnn, .for
he was In the yard when Steptoe came after
missing miss the coach pa h,, He wanted a buggy to take
went over TO the other stables. and he didn't
como back. so ! reckon he's gone. I remember
gone in another buggy. and. as he was going to
n Divide. tho. wondered why the gentleman
".,nd he left no message for MOP He said
nothlng7" asked Mrs. Barker. quite breath
less. but still smiling.
"Ie said nothing to me but isn't that Step
toe over therc!' when Steptoe came In. And /
remember he said IT, kinder student as II he
was reminded O. suthln' he'd fo:Got. and then
no asked for a buggy. Ye soc, miss added
the man. with n certain rough consideration
for her disappointment that's mehbe why he
clean forgot to leave q message"
Mrs. Barker turned awav and assembled the
stairs. Seldshness Is quick to recognize SCI
nshness, and she saw In n fash the reason of
Van Loo's abandonment OF her. Some fear of
discovery had alarmed hilh: perhaps Steptoe
know her husband: perhaps he had heard of
Mrs. Horncastle's possession Of the sitting
room: perhaps for sho had not seen him since
tleir playful struggle at the door-he had recog.
nized the woman who was there. and the selfish
coward had run away. Yes: Mrs. Horncastle
WAS right: she bad been a miserable dupe.
Her cheeks blaZed as she entered tho room
che had lust auitted. and threw herself In a
chair by tho window. She bit her lips n she re-
memhered Low for the last three months she
had been slowly Welding to Van Loo's cautious
but insinuatin9 solicitation, from n Irritation
In the San Francisco hotel to a clandestine
meeting In the street; from, q ride in tho sub
ur6s 70 E. supper in a fast restaurant after Tho
theatre: Other women did 1t who were fashion,