Evening star., 1897-01-23
Written fer The Evening Star.
Chapter NNIII.
Continued from last SATURDAYS starD

Chapter NNIH.
Continued from last Saturdays starr
ON the day after Marsten's failure 10 win
a majority of the men to his side in the
strike controversy the young man went TO
Wimbledon. hoping to find consolation for
his defeat in the Cmpany of the girl ne
loved He felt that he was, perhaps. taking
a rather unfair advantage of Sartwell In
thus making a clandestine appointment with
his daughter, but he justified himself, as
lovers have always justified themselves. by
claiming that man was fool 70 lose Il
trick when he had the card i'm his hand to
take it. II vas evident that SartweI mad
no objection to the visits of Barnard Hope.
and that he would be quite willing to have
his daughter marry the son of his en-
ployer. If Marsten had known this the
day before ne would not have been SELF
denying as 10 refuse to Edna Sartwell.
and now that fate had interposed in his
behalf. giving him the knowledge that he
had a rival. he was not going 10 be idiot
enough 10 throw away his chance.
He entered the vacant plot surrounding
the empty house. and looked anxiously
along the glass-tcppcd wall for the signal
that EdLa had promised. under compulsion
to display. 1t was not in sight. He won
dCred, IT, after all. the girl had told her
father of his visit. Let Sartwell get but
the slightest irklLg of it. and Marsten
was certain the whole particulars would
soon he within the managers knowledge.
He wandered ug and down the wrong
side OF the wall diSconSoiately. not know
ing what TO do. Once he paused near where
ne had, on the previous day, jumped ever
He thought he heard slight cough on the
other side. 1t might he warning or an in
vitation, the question was. which? She
must know that he would be there waiting
for her signal, or perhaps-the thought vas
bitter-She might have forgotten all about
him.
AT the further end of the garden was
park fence. lower than the fOrbidding stone
wall. which i, joined at right angles. AS
anything is better than suspense the young
man resolved TO take the risk of recon
noitering. He mounted the park fence and
peered over the wall; but the trees and
shruhbery were so thick that he could not
see whether any one was in Sartwels gar
den not; even. the house was hidden
from view. Faint heart never climbed
stone wall: Marsten heSitated but a mo-
ment, seized a branch of an overhanging
tree. pulled himself up to the top chanc-
ing the glass. and leaped down among the
shTubbery on the other side. He listened
irtentIy for a while, hut there was no
sound: then he moved cautiously through
the bushes TO the open space under The
;rees where he had talked with her the cay
before No one was there. but he caught
his breath as he a red silk scarf hang
ing over the back of one of the chairs. She
had at least thought of him, for that was
undoubtedly the unused signal.
He was now in a greater quandary than
he had been the other side of the wall.
She had apparently intended to throw the
scarf over the broken glass. otherwise why
had she brought it 10 their rendezvous: but,
she had not given the signal agreed
upon. might there not be danger that her
father al home? The young man knit
his brOws as he pondered on what explana-
he yyOlII6 give S3rTwell if he dis
covered standing under the trees
Marsten had half made up his mind to re-
turn by the way he came, when he saw
Edna approaching from the house. The
girl held out her hand TO him with smile
that went to his heart. but her words were
not SO reassuring
Il was watching for YOU she said, "hop-
ing you would not come
Hoping / would not Gomez" echoed
Marsten. with suggestion of dismay in
his tone.
cept by the gate. l don't like this. 1t
seems secret and mean-as if were do
ing something We were ashamed of. Now,
We may not accomplish much good talk
ing about the strike, but we are certainly
not doing anything either of us would fear
to have the whole world know. There is
no reason. now that your plans of yester-
day have failed, why you should not have
come TO the front door like any other
visitor. is there"
Il suppose not"
y.
'and 50 | intend TO tell my father all about
this visit. even if L could not mention yes
terddy's
"Oh. but You must not do anything of the
kind pleaded Marsten. thoroughly alarm
ed You will promise me. won't YOU that
you Will not say word of my being here
today
The girl laughed and shook her head.
Il II not make another promise so foolish
as Yesterdays You see, my promise did
good"
What. Did you tell Mr. sartwelI 1 had
been here?''
No. l said 1 wouldn't, and 1 didn't; but
II made me feel wretchedly guilty when
there was no occasion for It. What mean
Is. that your plans did not succeed In put
ting an end 10 the strike. and so it would
have made no difference after ALL If I had
told my father Don't You see that? No
| won't make another such promise in a
hurry again
Miss Sartwell." said Marsten seriously
you don understand all the circ;Im-
stances there are reasons why your father
must not know / have been here AL
though negotiations have failed for the mo-
ment. they will come on again shortly If
Mr.. Sartwell knew ] was here Yesterday
oh l intend to keep my promise about
yesterday. | shall moi say a word about
that visit. II Is Of today's visit | shall tell
him
But don't Won see Yesterdays visit lel