Evening journal., 1897-03-08

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down some day with me. | want you 20
know her. -
There uo times when it were unwise
to bc sincere.
Il shall be delighted, sail even
uhilc I reviewed the excuses upon
which / should be able to rely in tho
event Of his some day rendering more
definite invitation. Then / turned the
conversation into other channels, and IN
a little while, somewhat to the disgust
of my friend, who had much TO tell, l
left
About month had passed when
had a note ono day from Mrs Luttreu:
DrARMR. MoRriMrR-Wo have taken tickets
Cor tho Lycoum matinee On Saturday, and /
.arou or four friends are 10 mect Us there. /
wonder If You arc free that afternoon ami /
would caro- 20 meet us and 90 with us TO Tho |
tAeator. Yours very truly
It was miserable, foggy day, and / |
half feared they would not come, But |
though their train was somewhat delay |
cd they presently arrived, and we took |
cab along tho strand Madge looked |
unusually pretty and greeted me with a
disappointing cheerfulness. / had count |
cd on a little sympathy from her, but
her aspect was one Of rather mischie-
vous enjoyment Il would have been
timely enough if she had held IL store
/ for me some very delightful surprise.
she even referred to matter which 1
] had hoped for month past had escaped
/ her observation.
81 did not think that you would de-
sccnd to theft, " she said. "I would
have given it to you. And, Of course
you have discovered your mistake.
We were entering the thcaler as she
spoke, and there was momentary press
of people, and ] affected not to have
heard her speech; indeed 1 was not
little angry Her clumsiness was OBJ
viously intentional, for / was well
aware that she in nowise suffered from
want of tact.
A moment later we were being shown
TO our seats.
''Will you take the inside seat?" said
Madge and moved obcdiently to the
last vacant one, next TO the lady whose
face was turned from me. was just
taking my seat when she turned and
looked up at me- She had the grace TO
blush. for it was Maud Cameron, but
there was no tremor in her voice when
she spoke q moment later.
GLOW do You dog' she said politely,
and in the same words l answered her.
Presently she leaned little nearer
and spoke tome in her soft, pretty voice;
'You have nothing to say?' she said.
i "You may talk, you know. y
D D. I....Ia r.f
alton. Why could not she leave me TO
myself? Il had forgotten, said. 81
must congratulate you-or Dick, at any
rate. "
d "Oh, +" she answered smilingly you
I may congratulate me also Do not fear;
/ it has happened marvelously well. p"
I "Marvelously wellw 1 echoed.
+ eyes" she continued, 'and particu.
4 larly in that you are his special friend
i 1t is so nice for tho wifo when the hus
bands friend is nice. But why didn'
n you tell him you knew the Luttrells-
X and me?'
q 1 stared at her incredulous Of he
cruelty
r 'How could fell him.? / said indig
/ nantly. "You had denied acquaintanc,
Y with me, and, since you had forgotten
do You think / wished to remember
Il was q trifc startled at the effect oi
p. this speech 1t should have silenced her
o. | thought so at least but it seemed az
n if had injured her, and now greater
70 indignation than my own arose in her
% 1T is not true, " she said. "What d'
W you mean? ! saw him only fortnigh
= ago, when l returned from Sandybar
+ and distinctly remember telling hin
n that day that had met .you there
- Mother did suggest that he might hrinl
l. you down one Saturday;but, Of course -
10 / interrupted. ''You only saw him
n fortnight ago? Why, 'tis full montl
since ne told me you We're engaged
,s Am yet you have known him only
d fortnight?'
h She looked at me with a sort Of pitt
N fui amazemcnu
'He told you he was engaged to me
- Why, he's engaged to Mary, my sister
- And besides
= A new life entered into me. The oil
hope lived again. Yet was convinced
eg "He showed me your photograph, "
4. said
no i'nc lCoAeh dl nc u lhuultut- bANNi
v the bewilderment faded from her face
D. and it appeared she was mightil
ye amused
~ did be tell you my nameY sh
s. asked.
81 ''He showed me your likeness an
n told me you were engaged to him.
don remember If he told me your name
,1 But there was no need. / do not forge
NJ so easily"
n Maud chucklod There is no othe
rd word.
"You have seen the photograph be
10 foFes' she said
Il stole it out Of Madge Luttrell's a
It. bum the day was TO leave Sandybai
Ii I thcught''-
Id Surely it was a little curious
lteal the photograph Of n lady you ha
i" never net. for it is 10 Mary, my siste'
re- that Mr. Ferguson is engaged, and
was her photograph Won took frol