Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-10-23

fair head with a bunch CT punk mos
roses al one side. Dick of - speaks
and the figure turns and looks nj hin
with 4 little uncertainty AT first, an'
then G gradual, pleased look OF reeog
milton comes 10 her fac-that samN
sweet face, with its warm, brown eyes
Dick of - thinks five years hay,
passed very lightly, leaving benin,
them only a touch OF dignity and womI
auliness in place Of the almost childish
ness. She is, in fact, improved by them
and 50 thinks Dick OF to-day.
Dick Of - dances three times viii
my little sister Kitty" and the third
time she is carried away from him 10y
a very tall. dark, handsome man, with
a small pointed black beard. lie
watches them. and a voice at his elbow
says; what a jolly couple they make.
He is old Lord EaSton's nephew. and
they are to be married next week, you
know" Dick Of - goes home, and in
the morning comes TO the conclusion
that he had taken too much cham
payne, for he had dreamed all night
that his room was of gold hung over
with pink moss roses; and, turn as he
would, he could find no door 10 escape
from The heavy scent OF them, which
maddened him, and the touch of them
which thrilled him with joy and sor-
row, pleasure and passionate pain
mixed.
The smoke clears Off again, but Dick
of to-day has ceased to wonder, and
only waits, expecting more, uncompre-
hending however. Very soon more
comes; still Dick, still a ballroom; Dick
Of 50, and quite a different ballroom
with quite a different atmosphere, and
different tone about it: many men,
fewer women than heretofore, but all
the latter are most beautifully dressed,
and most of the former are in uni
form.
Government House. Calcutta
thinks Dick Of to-day, and he in-
stinctiycly looks about him for the
well-kGown figure which he now eN.
poets to come, but it is not there.
Dick of so is talking to Crauter. ("Poor
old Cranter. went under just ten years
ago" comments Dick of to-day) Gran.
ter says: Il am going to introduce you
to the most lovely little woman, clever,
charming, everything desirable; her
husband never looA at her, passes all
his time in England with Sibyl Ruby,
and all his time here with Mrs. Maj.
Golightly," Dick of 50 and CranteI
make their way through the crcwd into
another room where there is no dane.
ing, and seated in 4 low chair. in a list,
less attitude, is a lady in white, Dick
of so goes straight up to her. and says:
Il hope don't need an introduction, to
Mrs. -" and then pauses, "Mortoun,"
she finishes for him,
He sits beside her, she is much more
spleudidly dressed t2an ever before.
all in white satin, finely embroidered
with silver, and there are diamonds
sciutillating in the FURNISHED gold of
her hair. But. o, the change, think
both the Dicks; the face is thinner and
less bright, the mouth is sweet and
red, but has a pitiful droop at the cor.
ners, and the clear brown eyes are sad
with unshed tears. but they look very
kindly ON Dick of so. And Dick of sc
talks Il long time to her, his heart is
filled with a deep, passionate pity.
Finally they are interrupted by The
tall, dark, handsome man with the
pointed black beard, who is not per.
fectly sober. As he comes up, the lady
says; This is Capt. Kenneth, DeyereuX,
| met him at my first ball"
Dick Of so only bows and moves
away; and Dick of to-day looks at the
fading mist of tobacco smoke, and even
when it has cleared, for the good reason
that his pipe is out, there is a little
mist, as of an autumn evening, between
him and the fire. lie is not uncom.
pretending any longer, and knows
now the answer to his sisters question.
He rises and takes up his candle, say.
ing: And | never knew it till to.
night; verify | am a slow man!"-The
Daughter.