The sun., 1897-06-27
"or whatT- cried. calling mp spirit for
once
"or-" and she raised her voice . little and
sang:
But alas, when I wake and no Phyllis hnd.
How sigh TO myself all nlonei

Have It your own way I" she answered, care
Ies.y and ssn 4 again and after h tha II fhs5s ERE
Width 10 of 0tS the % road Iq Sotwecn I'VE us with sore
pleased, think. that she. hsd visited on me
caused her. and for the rest with God knows
what th9pShts in her heart ear ,t A. least. little
far freed from illusion that would not mako
thought OF my guinea and her selhshness. and
coming e the GAP IN the arst 6enSe helped % ~ her
was usual between us at such 1unctures.
In a word we were like naughty children re-
turning after playing trusnt; and might have
thing that could have happened to me-who had
no guinea and knew not where to get one
the frame OF mind I was then in. it would have
saved me-. But in the article OF parting, and
yet each, remained plain to the. other BY tho
light of the moon. which had Just risen; Dorm.
ds SS on 6 sudden f raised rails her hands and holding
head thrown back and her lips parted and her
her bare arms and the swell OF her bosom show.
ing. Icould have sworn that even the scent Of
Die. But what saw was enough: Imieht have
known known that shc did 4 only to tantsliEe me; l
what rsfed; but on the % Instant "nd obIivionS s
OF al else, / owned her beauty. and resentment
Snd oS alike 70 the
den and to the house. whittier dared not follow.
However, enough bad passed to send me to my
come, to take all color from the gray tasks and
dull dull drudgery Of echootimei insomueh that the
some to be borne; What my love now lacked Of
reverence it made up in passion. and passions
posed my mistress counted for for three whole
days she kept within. and though every evening
heels for an hour she never showed herself.
Once. however. heard her on the further side
Of the fence, singing:
But alas, when wake. and no Phyllis nnd,
How sigh to myself all alone
And, sick at heart understood the threat and
her attitude Neyertheless and though the
never loved me, I only consumed the moro for
and her beauty Of body; and the devil presently
putting ;d In ny way the means ~ where he had al.
that made but poor resistance, and in short
It came abeu. in this way, In the course of
nouneed an urgent cali to London; and as he
him. The stage wagon, which travelled three
and all was has:y preparation: clothes 1; were
packed and mails got out; gossip, one Mrs.
psee and %sf the Soys were to ne
with strict instructions to see all lights out
at night. and no waste. That these injunctions
might be the more impressed on me was sum-
but. unluckily, with the Instructions given to
Mrs. Harris. who was also present. so that when
! retired from the room carried with me the
cessibe. my employer left three euineas. 10 be
used in case of emergency, but otherwise not to
be touched.
II was an nnhannv chance expla,nino as we'll
as accounting for so much Of what follows that
were to enter into long details Of the catastro-
will have already informed himself Of a result
that was never in doubt from the time that my
means OF qualification. and by removing the re-
straints under which we mad before labored, held
p o as ss m
myself "Thief j. a hundred times. and a hun.
Yet never finched or doubted that should take
the money: Which Which I did; and.to cut long
hours out OF the house. and that evening hum
bly, presented the whole Of 1t to my mistress.
kisses and future pledges. to be redeemed when
| ever she should have once more tasted the pleas
To tell The truth her Craving for these and to
reaped nothing but loss and modification. We're
better than 10 enjoy her society and kindness as
far possible from the world. But as she would
IN this matter the condition Of her favor. it was
essential she should win. since ! could then re-
lost. saw no prospect before me but the hideous
one of detection and punishment Accordingly
when % the evening came. and % we had effected @
Sa hs me sh less per Mrs Hsr
ris being sleepy. easy-going woman, could
experiencing the terrors which had beset me be.
fore whom Dorinda would onter the inn, gave no
We pushed, or any other OF the preiiminarles;
but had my soul 80 set upon the fortune that
Sor % ony
when hand gripped my shoulder and a rough
voice exclaimed in my ear Softly; youngster;
who are you that poke in 30 boldlyl I don't
II was in last week. answered. gasping with
"Then you were one too many" tho door
keeper retorted roundly thrustinR me back.
This Is not a bridesmaids ordinary. 1t is for
T., But was in /" cried desperately. II was
well, you will not go in again." he answered
mistress" he continued. withdrawing his arm
impudent leer: ~ can never refuse a pretty
hsSnd And will bet guinea that there Is ono
On which. to my astonishment, and while I
stood ngape between rage and confusion, my
been a farewell. or might. have been merely re-
| quest for me to whit, for could not catch it-ac-
cepted the invitation and deserting me AS lightly
! as possible, passed In and disappeared. For a
moment could scarcely. thus abandoned. be-
| lieve my senses or that she had left me; then.
| the iron of her ingratitude entering into my
.nS 1 saying h"t @ ." S i"S %as
| fain to turn aside and plunge into the darkness
| to hide the sobs could no longer rest rain.
| For a time. leaning my forehead against a
house in a side alley, ] called her all tho names
In the world; rejecting. bitterly at whose ex.
| pense she was here and at what u price bad
| bought her pleasure. Nor. II may DO thought,
was likely soon to fnd excuses for her. But q
lover, as he can weave his unhappiness out OF
| the airiest trihes, so from very gossamer can he
spin comfort. Nor was II long before consid-
| erod the necessity under which we lay TO play
and win, and bethouEht me that instead OF And.
| ing fault with her for entering alone should
a applaud the prudence that at pinch had borne
what hoped, soon ceased to reproach her;
and jealousy giving way to suspense-since all
| for me now depended on the issues Of gain or
lcss-I hsstenea to return to the door, and hung
about 10 In the hope Of seeing her appear.
| This she did not do for some time. but the in.
terval and my thoughts were diverted by a
| recontre as disagreeable AS 10 WAS unexpected.
| In my mean condition had made so few ac.
| quaintances in Hertford that fanced stood
in no fear Of being recognized. was no little
taken aback, therefore, whom gentleman
plainly dressed. happening to pause an instant