Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-18
CHAPTER IN.

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CHAPTER IN.
The day Of Lady Harvcy's dinner party
came ut lcst-a brilliant April dry, the
hcav cloudlcss, the sunshine warm. the
air fragrant with springs perfumes.
Down In the heart Of Bricrton Wood
spring held high carnival. The banks
were purple with wild pansics: the moss
was emerald green: the young leaves
thrilled and quivcrcd In the very ccstncy
Of life. Down the long walks went Dul.
Gle. her hat In her hand, her sweeping
skirts rustiing over the leaves and twigs.
Dulcic flung herself down here to rest.
and folded her arms under her head for
n pillow. Tho sunshine beat warmly on
her uncovered head and face, but she did
not mind that. She rcvc,cd In the warmth
and the quiet, the drowsy. soothing rustic
Of the branches. and the ripple of the
flowing water. But after while she bc.
gan to tire OF 1t. Animated nature had
the strongest charm for Dulcic.
Presently she heard u whistle. and n
scramble, and u mans voicc--a voice that
she knew us well as she knew her own
calling out. "Down, you brute! Down,
Jumbo" aud she was rather pleased than
otherwise.
lie came on whistling. and trnmping
down the grass with long, heavy strides,
and ut the bend OF the bank he saw her.
She had raised herself on her elbow "a
listen, and her upturncd face, with the
warmth Of the sunshine In Its vivid
smiles. was the first thing he noticed. Ju.
linn Care stopped suddenly, and the
whistle died on his lips, with soft, sin.
gle note like the call of bird. She was
almost ut his feet us he stood, n lovely.
brilliant little creature with some OF the
witchcry OF the wild wood In her 1.-the,
listless grace Of limb and poisc. He for.
got that she had been angry with him, and
he with her. lie knclt down on the grass
beside her. and held out both his hands.
girls through their tan.
Snow. what good fairy sent you here
to-day, Miss LcvcsqucY am fairly afraid
TO shut my eyes. lest on opening them
should find you had been only a vision"
~ very substantial vision" Dulcis
laughed, putting one pink palm into hi,
larger one.
"For the last fortnight I have been look
Ing forward to this day, or this evening,
rather" he said. bringing himself a little
nearer and leaning on his elbow. sos thu,
he could see her face. do you know
why!"
Il have not the faintcst iica''-inno'
Gently.
'I'ccausc"-vcry low and tcndcriy--"l
know that I should sec you then"
She shot side glance ut his face. and
what she read there flushed her own u
little.
III you do. I shall bc what you took me
FOR Just nova vision, and not myself ut
all."
How do you mean? You arc coming
with Mrs. Hardingc. are you not!"
mo. nm not going"-vcry quietly.
Can It be true! ! am terribly disap.
pointed"
Il am sure cannot SEQ why. Mr.. Care:
you will have u whole bcvy Of country
ladies' to console you; and besides" with
little smile that bcwil,lcrcd him, II
should have looked 80 odd among them
ALL"
~ believe you would laugh like that"
he said modify, III you saw a man dy.
Ing. ! can't argue with you! You do
nothing but jest ana mock. while IL love
you! There, you have L."
He rose to his feet rs he said Il, and
Dulcic rose, too. She had gagged him
pretty correctly. and knew fairly well
how many barriers Of prudence his love
would have to leap on its way to her. She
was not rich. She had no family. Her
only living relative was bankrupt spec.
ulatOr, ut time when bankruptcy and
SnApnIn finn No tn1neu tnl Len. n.s
society. She knew he was learning 10
love her; but she had not counted on his
loving her better than himself us yet
1t might como TO that some day, she had
fancied at times, but that ''sOme day.
had always seemed long timc on. And
10, the tide OF his love was at the full al.
ready, the barriers all ovcrswcpt, and she
felt herself caught In the torrent, and
stunned little by its force.
He did not look at her. lie stood gnaw-
Ing his mustnche and kicking the toe OF
his boot into the ground. What should
she say to him? For the first time In her
life, perhaps. the girl felt ut a loss for
words. Percy Stanhope's woOing had been
nothing like this. She had loved him, and
he had read the love In her eyes before
her lips could speak II, and been salts.
fed. lie had been an eloquent, resistlcss
wOOer; but this Julian Care stood like
u stone, and waited for her to speak to
him.
III he stands there till the sun sets, II
she thought, II shall not be the first to
speak,"
At last he turned toward her.
what have you to say to me?"
"Nothing"-in very quiet little voice.
"Nothing!-with rising passion. us
that all YOU have to offer In exchange for
Il mans whole hearth"
He came quite close to her, and drew
the hat out OF her powerless fingers, fling.
Ing 1t on the grass behind him. II very
nearly fell into the water, and she gave
u little "Oh! Of dismay.
"iou are awfully silly, Mr.. Carre!
II dare say am"
"May have my hat, please?"
He was making her cheeks burn I'M.
comfortably. he stared at her 30, and he
still held both her hands prisoned In one
OF his.
II am sure 1t Is time was at home
restlessly.
1T 10 quite time" no answered, coolly.
"More than that It Is time that I was;
but We can't part like this"
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