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

ing to Hymettus but q lie as trnnspnronL eaher
often the incentive as i il iis the result Of passion.
began to rack her. She HAD. probably as yct
the thought Of his abandonina her and the con.
ceptlon of his faithlessness came the wish TO
il. What II he was even thon IN that room.
the room where she said she would not stay "
be insulted. and they, thus secure sEai5st her
rose at the thought, but a sound of horsos'
hootsI in the stable yard crested her. She ran
Ing do dawn beside IL. listened eagerly. The clat-
ter of hoofs ceased. the, stahleman was talking
% ssg s0m "S qso b sqfssp Il S sas h'' Her If heart s1sf lssDsS.
Van Loo.had returrSn..
hut here the v,ice OF the other man which she
Know she left San Francisco
G. aqs r RSrk s srg.04 her Sr1 husband! very O'V WE'LL"
he continued, you needn't put up my horse
for the pisht; may take her back " little
In another moment she had swept down tho
passaR &c and burst into the other room. Mrs.
book in her hand. She started as the half.
maddened woman closed the door. locked It
behind her. and cast herself on her knees at
MY husband is here, !" sho vasped: What
shall dor In heavens .d name = s.hS p RIM How
mo: gone. He went when I came."
Mrs. Horncastlo caught her hand and looked
~intently into her frightened face. Then
what have you To fear from your husband2"
You don't understand. He didn't know !
was here; lie thought me in San Francisco"
Does he know 1t now2".
Couldn't you say ] came here with you: that
we were here together; that 1t was justa little
Mrs. Horncastle thought a moment. Yes
the .6 rHid; No, ows Snt see s, n" h here f RSssee ,sudd,n,v.
now; Say I'm sick tired OUT; gone to my room
ae rye Ss. T fs may g first. ! heard him tell
them sgoo %1t so an Mr np h hes nosssii suddenly. Go
to your room and lock tho door; and ~ come
to YOU later, Stop. Would Mr.. Barker be
likely to disturb you if l told him you would
ii he nsver docs: I often tell him shst;"
then" she said. FOR he may come here dirrst.r'
Opening the door she passed into the half,
dark and empty hall. Now run" She heard
away in the distance. the opening and shutting
Of n door, silence. and then turned back into
She was none too soon. Presently she heard
Barriers voice saying. Thank you. l can find
tss Nd ID th h.s saw saM h Ssq SroMn s ssPls on n,. shs s siaiFs
the railing. The light streaming through the
oren door OF tho sitting room into tho half. lit
iewiidered. he was still more dazzled at the
apparition OF the, smiling face anu bright eyes
OF MrR. HOrncnetIC standing IN inc NORWAY.
chalninS comoo.nre, but had half q mind to
lot you wander rouLd the hotel a little longer.
ioally aud she closed the door. Vow sit
down." sac said gayly. and tell me how you
SURPRISING US ut this hour"
Bakers. ready color always rose on mott:
Ing Mrs. Hnrnca site. for whom he entertained
q respectful admiration. not without some fear
OF her worldly superiority. He flushed. bowed.
and stared somewhat blankly around the room.
- - ,.sI -alla a . Nta chat. frnEn IA
Mrs. Harncastle had just risen, and finally ut
his wife's, glove. which Mrs. Horncastle had a
table. Seeing which. she bounced upon 1t with
assumed archness. and pretended to conceal It.
II had no idea my Wife was here" he said at
told me. for she had not written TO me about
It" s.his face was brightsntng. she for tho
an distracted look. and there was n faint line
OF contraction, on his youthful forehead. still
less" he added. lid | look for the pleasure Of
about my old partner, Demorest;I who arrived
from Europe a few days ago. and who should
But nov | hear he came all the way by coach
instead OF by rail. and got on at the croesroad.
different trails. so my journey would have
the pleasure Of going back with you and Kitty.
for Mrs. Horncastlc tn launch out into u play
full. tantalizinG. wittv-but.I sr;eve TO say.
entirely NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF her escapsde
with Mrs. Barker. How. left alone at the San
were enjoying themselves AZ Hymettus. they
resolved upon n little trip. partly for the pur:
pose OF hooking into some small Investments OF
their own and partly for the fun OF the thing.
What Iunny experiences they had. Row. in
particular. one horribly in9ui.itire, vulgar
ra.senser who o' was going to Hymettus. faaily
asking him where he had come from last. and
when he answered '..Hymettus." thought the
But" interrupted the laughing Barker.
that PASSENGER may have been Demorest; who
has Just come from Greece. and surely Kitty
would have recognized him."
Mrs. Horne istle instantly saw her bl"nder,
count not an uniy ye rH''' But BY y that t .ime poor &c II Kit
ty. unused TO .cng Journeys and the III at. was
utterly tagged out. was asleep and perfectly
seat of the coach. And this brought her to
the poIpt which was that, she was sorry to
with a headache from fatigue and had gone TO
bed, and she had promised not to disturb her.
Tho updisguised amusement. mingled with
i rei'f This si lively recits! might have prisked the
reason | fear 1t didn't. But il emboldened her
see she wasn't disturbed. but, Of course, now
that you. her husband, have come, #
nestly. II know poor Kitty's headaches. and
I never disturb her, Door child, except when
In, thoushtless." And here one Of the most
consideration or others bea med at her with
such slauk and wonderful eyes shat the arch
hyrocritc before him with difficulty suppressed
a hystoricnl desire to laugh and felt, the con-
scious blood flush hcr TO the roots Of her hair.
You know" he went on with asigh. half OF
relief and half of re m!niscence, that I often
think I'm a great bother to n clear-headed SEN
sihle girl like Kitty. She knows people so
much netter than ] do. She's wonderfully |
equipped for the world. and. You zoe. I'm only
lucky as everybody says. and ] dare say part
of my luck was TO have got her. I'm very
glad she's n friend of yours. you know, for
someho% I always fancied that YOU were not
interested in her, or that you didn't under
stand each other. until now: It's odd that nice
women don't always like nice women. isn't II:
I'm glad she was with you, for | was quite
startled to hear she was here. and couldn't
make It out. thought at first she might have
got anxious about out little Sta who is with
me and the nurse Mt Hymettps. But I'm glad
added with n laugh. although she always de-
clares abe isn't one Of those 'dotinR idiotic
that she found 1t = little dull with
out the Goy. for all she thought 1t was better
for me to take him somewhere for a change"
The situation was becoming more difficult
for Mrs. Horncasile than she had conceived.
There h.d been n certain excitement in it's
first direct appenl. to her tact ard courage, and
g, en-. she believed. an unselfsh desire To save
the relations between husband and wife II she