The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09

world no could have poured forth words 30 full
passion like to lis own, and burnt down every
barrier which parted her heart from his. There
against her. and found . bittertastinE comfort
in every offence that she had given him. and
Hnas aFf ffom the S5 s saT SSor n iooi SgGSsSs; T Ss sacs
bara oginton had told Mistress Nell that l was
who held him to. be forward for his %stetioni
whittier / might better have gone an hour DO.
fore, and lasted me fully two hours after had
stretched ssst ! W Rysolf | S Msso The = r bed b,Qb Then %orn ! slept !
lay there a little while, thinking with no pleas
ure on the journey before me. Then having
room where Nell and Ihad talked the night be.
fore. 1 did not know in what mood 1 should find
to Rsr come GSs | to as soms tr TO sec Wis., hs5 M siER I ssS o SfR on.
lest our days travelling should be over thorns.
s6e TSs o mot on the he r %inso whon p J SsTs tnf the
coach at the door. The host was giving an eye
to the horses, and I hailed him. He ran In, and
\ moment later entered the room.
when you Will" said he.
Have you no orders, then, from Mistress
.She loft none with me, sir.
Left nonef' l cried, amazed
A smile came on his lips and his eyes win
Now, 1 thought it." said he. with a chuckle:
"You didn't know her purposei She has hired
a post chaise and set out two hours ago. telling
me that you and the other lady would travel as
w wso yi 81 Both he 81 S saa th Rat fe sha nf iel tart q messages sSs %ss
for you. See, 1t lies there on the table.
A little packet was on the table. 1 took II. up;
s enpi n = aS5 a syes %ese hHed S %as me nn ah G mindes
to afford him more entertainment than i need,
and babe him BECOME before ! opened the
guincas wrapped in white paper, and on the in
borlous. awkward scrawl, ii fear the execution
OF 1t gave poor Nell much palms,: In pay for
1t was ali of her hand that 1 had ever seen.
her. Perhaps I deluded myself. Her skill with
she had gone in this fashion.
tho euineas also still standing in a little pile
on the table. / turned TO find Barbara. Quin.
ton in the doorway Of the room; Her air was
and something Of the nights Embarrassment
still hung about her. She looked round as
though in search for somebody.
II am alone here" said ], answering her
"Bu shei Mistress"
The innkeeper tells me that she has been gone
s and@ two h %nifed But so t fns S Mind lS'S US sh sde lS cofea
out. Yes; and my horse is there and her SER
"But why is she Comet Hasn't she left"
'She has left ten guineas also" said I, point
ing to the pile on the table.
And no reason for her %goingf'
Won't read 4" said Barbara,
1T says only, In pay for your dagger"
Then II gives no reasonF'
Why, no. 1t gives none." said l..
looking not at me but past me.
Now to me. when l pondered over the mat.
1 shsr Il i S!a the hot s nsea to s,'S ss1i Mist sssanfBs srb aes
why 1t seemed not altogether strangei Indeed.
l could not have told it easily. seeing that. look
q ~ N hnpv rnr ELL TIM him prna mot nnaC IN
set forth to Mistress Barbara. Doubtless it
was but a stretch of fancy TO see any meaning
one on N that M iay on the be . %surt aSssc Yet had t she Pbeen
given to conceits, she might have used the
dagger as a figure for some wound that had
mo doubt some business called her" said I
rather lamely. She has shown much con-
''' "And the IN m lsaxlpff e sha f0s yoa l use d III"
What choice have IT,
I put out my hand, took them upland slowed
them in my purse. As l did this my, eye wan
deEed to the window; Barbara followed my
this new provision for our needs should share
the fate OF my last guinea; ,,
bara. flushing; although. as may be seen. I
Il win repay the money in due course" said
We made a meal together in unbroken
silence. No more was said Of Mistress Nell;
utterly. forgotten. Relieved OF a presence that
was irksome to her, and would have rendered
we passed through. Mistress Barbara should
have shown an easier bearing and more gayety.
SO 1 supposed and hoped. The fact refuted me;
silent, cold and distant, she seemed In even
greater discomfort than when we had a com.
Pa5n do 4 IN mood Is called dh up a IKE X, in Inn me and and
done we'll to. drive poor Nell away.
Thus in gloom we made ready to set forth.
to hand Barbara into the coach. Then she
looked at me-; 1 noted 1t, for she had not done
on her cheeks, she glanced round the interior
for one traveller.
The sting that had tormented me was still
alive. I could not deny myself the pleasure OF
saying, II have learnt my station. I would not
be so forward AS to sit in the coach with you"
she stretched out her hand a little way toward
about 70 speak: but her hand fen again, and
as you will" she said coldly. Pray. bid
nothing in it that l take pleasure in telling, and
to write its history were to accuse either Bar
Setfer. she IN her coach I on Gorsebact. Come
to London we were told that my lord was at
Hatchstead; having despatched our borrowed
equlpage and servants to their mistress, and
with them the amount of my debt and a most
grateful message. we proceeded on our way.
way, Barbara Stunned me as though l had the
plague, and ! on my side showed no desire to
be with a companion 30 ayerse to my society.
On my life / was driven half mad and had that
night at Canterbury come again-well, heavens
be thanked that temptation comes sometimes at
moments when virtue also has attractions, or
which of us would standi And the night we
spent on the road decorum forbade that we
should so much rs speak, much less sup. to-
gether: and the night we lay in London ] spent at
one end of the town and she at the other. AT
least ] showed no forwardness; to that ! was
sworn and adhered most obstinately. Thus we
/ came TO Hatchstead better strangers than ever
we had left Dover, and although safe and sound
from bodily Ierils and those wilcs of Princes
that had Of late sothreatened our tranquility yet
both of us as i'll in temper as could be conceived.
Defend me from any such journey again! But
there is no likelihood Of such a trial now, alas!
and, my faith. it was close drawn etwee us.
the chaise stopped at the manor gates. and
/ rode up to the door of II, cap in hand. Here
was to be our parting.
II thank you heartily, sir" said Barbara in a
low voice, with a bow of her head and a quick
glance that would not dwell on my cullen face.
my happiness has been to serve you. mad
cort has been so irksome TO you"