Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
CHAPTER v.-lContinued.)

She got up after while, and trailed
her long skirt over the carpet to the writ |
ing table. A little homely desk that she
had had for years stood on It. Opening
this, she tossed the contents about care |
lessly, as IL she were looking for some |
thing. There were letters in profusion
and one or two printed scraps. At last
she found that for which she was looking.
A letter written on thin foreign post In
a large, running hand. II was a long let.
ter, and she read Il from the first line TO
the last. 1t was full OF earnest, passion.
ate words. which made her eyes fill as she
read them. The love In 1t seemed so
faithful. so warm. so present, that 1t cut
her heart like knife.
Hot tears fell upon the 1ettcr-bitter
tears, which somehow seemed TO he wash
ing q little Of her glowing youth away
with them. Then she tore it-not angrily.
but calmly and berntely--intO little
pieces, and dropped them, like shower
of snowfakcs, into the fire.
"That il ended" she thought, watching
them curl up and turn into finder In the
greedy. tapping flames. Dear old Etty,
would rather cut of my hand than give
You one rang OF pain"
Very slowly she took her pretty dress Oft
and put 1t away, smiling n little to her.
self. but with less bitterness than ut first,
over Mrs. Hardingc's warning.
Il am too beautiful for u poor man.
she thought. letting Ter bright hair fall
about her face and over her snowy shout
dcrs. But I could never love anybody
again, so there Is no fear from that quar-
ter. Still I must do my best to get set.
tied, for I know II would Kill me to he
snubbed rs women like Berta Hardingc
would snub me IL ! were earning my own
bread"
Meanwhile. Julian Care. slipping In the
smoking room at Abbey'ands, was dream.
ing of Il fresh. piquant face. with shining
rings of hair about the temples. and large.
liquid eyes. softly vci,cd by the whitcst
of white lids. lie was not In lovc-not
bit OF Il. Nothing was farther from
his thoughts than to commit himself scri-
ously to this lovely limplcd darling whom
fate had thrown In his way. But he was
"struck." as he himself would have cx.
pressed Il.
by George" he muttcrcd, II thought
her nice little thing that day In the
railway carriage; but I had not an Idea
she was half 50 lovely us she appeared
tonight"
"What do you think Of Miss Lc-
vesquc." he said aloud to his friend. who
was lying full length on lounge, putting
clouds OF smoke from his bearded lips.
"Cncommonly pretty, but bizarre.
Wasn't there something odd about her
eyes"
Julian Care laughed.
Couldn't you tell! They are green
green us cincrnlds."
"llow horrible for her, poor grill"
Ia ,,.,s' .nnntp,s Of stiaIn In
Don't you know that they are the love.
lest eyes on earth, when they IRE Of the
rare tint that hers are!"
Lucky that It Is a rare tint. prefer
any color to green"
"lIut you can't deny that the girl Is
iovc!y!"
"My dear fellow. l don't want to deny
it-Inzily.
Julian laughed and knocked the ash out
of his pipe.
"You don't mean TO say that you nrc
sm!ttcn In that quarter, JulianT rising
OH one elbow, the better TO see the other.
"Smi,;cn. ! should rather think not"
swell, Il would be singular" Lord Har.
vcy went on, III you were. Care, the
jnvinciblc, 20 go down ut the first shot
before pair OF green eyes. and ripe
baby mouth. would be something to aston.
ish the natives"
II have no intention OF 'goin. down,
as you put II. but fellow can admire q
pretty girl. and no harm DONE"
THAT all depends II you keep well with.
In the bounds Of admiration. It's dan.
gcrous game. I can tell you. and leads you
down to the depths before you know
where you are"
spoken with the weight OF experience
the other said, cooliy.
Lord Harvey WINGED little.
Then you should heed 1t the more.
Julian"
mo fear for mo. old fellow, III heed"
And SO he intended. lie was rich, and
hattcrcd. and sought after, and. IN con.
sequence, not little spoiled. That this
girl, w!thout-so far rs he knew-onc
grand connection In the world. and with
not u penny to call her own, should have
the power 10 hurt him, rather ticklcd his
senes OF humor.
"Shc is dear little thing" he thought
'and ! shall be awfully glad to see her
again. hut marry her! Well, I should
be mad, indeed. to do that"
CHAPTER VI.
\ few days after Mrs. Hardinge's little
dinner, the Harvey carriage drew M, aud
Lady Harvey, upright and naughty
alighted 10 pay her first call ut The
Elms.
Mrs. Hardinge herself was not at home
but Esther was; and 1t was she who re,
ccived the old lady In the long, brigh,
drawing room. Dulcie, at sight OF the
carriage before the gate, had run away
and poor Esther was left TO do the hon
ors alone. She was very gracious, aud
very quiet, with a high-brcd ease tina,
charmed her visitor immensely. This wa.
not At all the sort OF girl that she had
expected to see. Mr.. lIardinge, Lady
Harvey believed, was In business of some
sort in the city; stock broker or money
lender, probably; the wife seemed hand
some nobody, but this girl, in her high
plain gown and exquisite lace rutiies, wa,
altogether different.
Lady Harvey had come to please hcl
son; she stayed to please herself. Sh,
was so affable and friendly that Esther
was amazed.
I'VE have been ncighbors, I find, fol
some time" she said, as she rose to go
and held Esther's slim white hand In hel
gloved fingers; "but hope that we shall
he friends In future"
'May come INF" Dulcie called out
peeping into the drawing room Us thu
carriage wheels were heard departing
HAS the Gorgon gone, without doini
any harm:"
ooh Dulcie she UNA worry nleo an nj