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

charming mischioyousnsas, %as she didn't tell
You are bound n tell her that you were herc.''
IL put him into 4 certain retalistinG attitude
tso S,II h H., wife Which Which h. wss not n AWARE :, q e
w" ""c S9,s g.ASfhs he s SsEi.o' Ssbon't say anything
He moved to the door, with his soft, broad
brimmed hat swinRinR between his fingers.
She noticed for the nrst time that he looked
OF an amoroue tryst than Van Loo. II know"
to your old friend. and 1: would DO selfish for
mo 70 try TO keep You longer. You have had a
to mo By telling me whit yod thought Of me.
shall try 2 keep hat good opinionr She
eonstraint OF Bankers manner; " seemed as IL
they had changed characters. Aud then abe
With a low bow, and without looking up.
he took It,. Again their pulses seemed TO leap
terious understanding lie could not tel IL
he had unconsciously. pressed her hand, or II
she, had returned the pressure. But when
t The diH HH : OF Sn ons Assh a. and deS Spifit. as II II weF0
She remained standing by the open door I'M
Then shs suddenly Closed and locked the door
with an instinct that Mrs. Barker might at
Wished a0t to Be- n a mo snsi tG alone %Ms to oT rscov "aa h Sne
self: But abe opened Il again and listened.
There Vas a noise in the courtyard. but It
sounded like the rattle of wheels more than
like the clatter Of a horsen.an. Then she was
overcome, a sudden sense of pity for the I'M
band. and felt a mo nentary chivalrous exalta.
ton OF spirit: Certainly she had done good,
90 red' the @rs spisSe. thai %i'i Barker Hef had ep snf hs 70
her. Perhaps that was the meaning OF all this
happiness to her, and the result was to be only
husband. This was TO be her reward. ! grieve to
say that tears had come into her beautiful eyes
ut this satisfactory conclusion, but che dashed
them away and ran out into the hall. 1t was
quite dark. but there was a faint glimmer on
The, opposite wall. as II the door OF Mrs. Bar.
ker's bedroom were ajar to an eager lstener.
she few toward the Climmera and pushed the
dntr open: the room was emnty. Empty of
%reticuie and shawl. She was gone.
SAN Mrs. Horncastle fingered: the woman
some further room at the opening OF the door
and the coming out OF her husband. She
walked along the passage. calling her name
ing there: Then a sudden, wild idea took DOS
cd OF her act and OF her concealment and had
crept downstairs TO await her husband in the
begged him to take her with him. and Barker.
of course. had assented. Yes. she now know
why she had heard the rattlinG wheels instead
Of the Gathering hoofs she had, listened for.
They had gone together. as he first proposed.
She ran swiftly down the stairs and en-
busy and querulously curt. These women
were always asking such idiotic questions.
Yes. Mr.. Barker hao Just gone.
wit Mrs. Barker in the tuggy?" rsked
Mrs. Horncastle.
NJ as he came-on horseback. Mrs. Bar
ker left half an hour ago.
"Alone7'
This was apparently too much for the long
suffering clerk. He lifted his eyes to the
ceiling. and then. with painful precision. and
dess nefor svf nim wo said viz a., he psalsil on "M ise
George Barker left-her with her-escort -
thc-man- ehe-was-al Says-a form
the.buERy-ate xactly-9:35." And he plunged
into his work again.
Mrs. Horncaetle turned. ran up the stair
case. re-entered the Lifting ROOM. and, slam
ming the door behind her. allied In the centre
OF the room, painting. erect. beautiful. and
menaclng. And she was alone IN this empty
room, this deserted hotel. From this very
room her own husband had left her with q
brutality eli his lips. From this room the fool
and liar she had tried to warn had gone to her
ruin with n swindling hyrocrite.. And from
this room the only man in the world she
ever cared fos had gone forth bewildered.
wronEed. and abused. and she knew now she
could have kept and comforted him.
To be continued.