The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24

cause she was a woman whose one idea
was to hide the fact that her heart was
breaking. You must not forget her, FOR
/ am quite sure she we'll rememb bers you
sic mas wonderful memory you know
and you should feel highly honored that
in a years time you have not beeL quite
forgotten She looked quito pleased when
you came in just now. ana she is so shy, as
a rule with strangers.
They were hurting each other terribly
these two. Love was making them
merciless instead Of kind.
Milly had taken up her knitting again.
The thought pictures had come. one upon
anothor. in such quick succession that
they were only confused tumble in her
brain. Martin Gore had como baok-that
was all she could understand clearly. and
IL wos enough TO make "a puzzled smile
curve her lips.
Goro bent over her and touched her
hand. She laid her work aside and looked
up into his clever face with tne oloudlees
eyes of a child.
Some vague. balf.formod instinct the
instinct, perhaps, that teaches our dog
when wo are in trouble-led ber To rvalliZa
that Martin Gore was still unhappy ana
that Elaine still miserable. ono memory
picture stood out clearly before hor-MDr
tin Gore holding Elaine's hands in his
and smiling down tonderly at her fair
sweet face.
She rose swiftly, drew Gore across the
room toward Elsine-nearer and nearer
still until the last man stood close beside
tho low chair in which the gir sat-.
She left him there and went back to her
seat by the iireside.
Ire ice was broken at as. Gore looked
down at Elaine, her shy eyes looked up at
him, then with little sob she hold out
both hands, and In a mumont tho pain
and misery Of tho past year were as
though they had never been.
"Elaine!" he whispered, his pride oil
gone.
The noxt moment he was kneeling be-
side the chair. and Elaine was crying
quiCtly--for sheer happiness--in his arms
The thoueht-pictures ceased TO trouble
Cousin Milly. Unremembercd and un-
wanted, she sat apart with folded hands
ana gazcd at the man with calm, inscrut-
able eyes,
Because he was happy, she was happy,
too-she had fow pleasures OF her own,
few interests. and when Gore was near
her sho was only "a mirror OF his moods.
But she knew little OF all this the
thought-pictures wtro very crude, ana
did not make everything quite clear TO
her unframed mind.
She did not understand why Gore had
stayed aw;sy-sho did not conjecture rs TO
why he had come b1ok-shc was happy
ouen at the days dawning The sun had
come hack into hor life.
30 tho days ard weeks went by, bring
ing only happiness TO Martin Gore,
Elaine. and Milly.
Gore almost lived at the little country
villa; he seemed mover coltent unless ho
was with Elaine, and he Whispered 20 her
that they had whole year of unhappinos:
% mako up for. When ho blended for ar
early marriage. she shyly cOnsauteI-nnlI
too willingly giving mp her freedom intt
mis- hands aud looking loyOusy forward
n the porfdct life which was TO be their,
az the uthtr side % the world.
Milly was rather neglected In the hustle
and hurry Of preparing for the wedding
but sho had her own quiet way OF anus
ing herself
The room she shared with Elsin wa
full Of pretty things and 10 was MillN' Z
great pleasure to gently turn them over
smooth them put, and foldtbeT carefully
away. There WAS NJ picture-yision &
warn her that ait these dainty garment