The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03

men who had no other excuse for beinE
there than that they happeheu 10 ~
boarding at the same hotel Win tne ~, ~
fortunate girl who was lying mouonieas
on the bed The physician was 700 Dgsy
even 10 exert his authority 10 clear IHe
room OF these whispering lnuuueIs' May
was sObbing Historically g..
The trouble, as carr UNDERSTOOD ~,
arose ont of a wretched little garter
snake which he, Carr. had Deeh niiuchhE s
enough TO catch that morning "ulIe ~
was rambling with the TWO girls anu HIs
friend George DerWent. carr ulu ~
know of any quarrel between tno Sli,si
whom he had been accustomed 10 REGARD
az a pair of bosom friends ever since
they had entered college tosether 'AIeo
years before. -. 20 Tho
So there Carr sat. on the edge OF .i ~
veranda, holding his temples ana trying
Presently Derwent strolled out defect
edIy and spied his friend. az H..
"Old fellow" said DerWent Tor iiedE-
ems sake don't give way. You make me
"Vbv should you think there Isl
Carr answered without looking uD. .
ooh come nowl The doctor hasn't sad
ANYTHING yet" Derwent answered. a.
cheorfuliv as he could. "And-anu IT 1T
comes to the worst us Volce, W.
tremulous-"lf 30 comes 70 the worst IL
as bad for me as 10 is for You. ...1
You think so. DO you Carr shappeu,
"You are not in any danger OF --
And there he stopped short,
"Of WHAT Derwcnt insisted -.
COZ having 10 give testimony against
against her There, II you must hnpM
II. / talked about IT at luncheon before
all those people
but what evidence?' 49,
al Observation-Disclosures TO Kill MISS
Peterson IL was only joke: Know
Dcrwent was SILENT pacing no anu
down the veranda FOR some moments
Suddenly the other man rossS, from ms hls
scat and said imp1tientv, u 40 WISH
that doctor would let us near s0methIhs
definite. This i5 cNcruciaing. ,...-
And lust then am anxious ana oIlciou
matrOn pceped cautiously out OF the HHi-
door Derwent rushed aL tne ~, co .ill'.
with "a question ON his lips ana auss
tioninp expressed in every gesture b.-
fore She could speak the onlciou5 ihal ... ON
shook her head lugubrlously ana muir
INJURED "no hope. .,-,..o,s
"That settles it' said carr. He'c ,
only one thing for me 10 do.
.Vrhafr tnat2' DerWeut afEeI- -,
Get out-and the sooner the better.
with which the impuls.ve young man
disappeared through the hall door. o..
AN hour later note was handeu 20
nv Prannin. "I can better bear 10
leave vor forever than to DO forced 10
bear testimony against YOU.
Tho consequences of this rash step
might have been graNer Tor carr II HC
had not been blessed In the Nitaess ioI
of a small competency independent OF ms
o,gn everfious AS 10 was he managed
d, Get along somehow. He lost ms DO
sitfon. OF course but what ne was ll
search OF was distraction, NOT Ieulullci i-
tive employment. Ie found what Ae
v,ente5 Inn Crb9 after week or two Of
vacue perccrinatiOus in Canada. bul
mis- anticipatcs for neither George DER
went nor any OF the circle OF atVudiii'
ances whom Carr had so abruptly ue-
serted az the Cr1Dsands hotel ha9 c @iIy
idea as TO whittier the deserter had lled'
IL was nearly a year after the CAP
eaDds eoneation that DerWent called al
the Brannln home IN Philadelphia anu
respCctnully asked TO see Miss May bIah-
min alone. She was out I'm the garden.
.Nfr pcryontr' said May. Her tears
Of Inc previous year were dried. out there
was a subtle indication OF lasting sorrow
in her voice and manner u am very slap
10 see YOU again, had no idea you were
I'm Philadelphia.
come over on purpose to see you
"To see me?' - A..
Just SO. / have a very great favor TO
ask of YOU. You may hesitate 10 grant
H. but-You remember Carr. don You
"yVbat n question" said May reproach-
fullv. Then. lowering her ewes, she went
on. 81 shall never forget him. 49,, -,.
THAT'S right" said DerWcnt Il don
want YOU 10. But don't YOU think MISS
! Brannin, that carr cAHe NdS b"'' 0-'
ny You believe It Is only exile?" the girl
asked Frightening.
"What more should 81 be? Carr IS a
healthy man physically And Derwen'
"Dont laugh about g." said May.
'sTeu me what 81 is that 7 can do 10
bring him back. Where Us hep
MY own impression is that he went
TO Cuba. Everybody goes there now who
is in search Of excitement. as Carr prob
ably IS"
me issue OF this interview was two
! fold In one Philadelphia paper an an
nOuncemcnt appeared that rumOr point
I'd TO the approaching marriage OF tha1
universally popular Philadelhia belle,
| Miss MAY Brannin. with charming ana
| PROSPEROUS young New Yorker. Another
| George nerwenl a prominent member
| Of the New York bar. was reported 10 DO
engaged TO marry q well-known Phila-
| deiphia belle IN the following autumn.
| Tho former paper was not az liberty %
/ mention the name Of the prospective
| bridegroom. the latter was not authOriz-
| ca 10 print the name OF the bride elect
| II was a long interview. this between
! Nav Rrannin and Derwent. as well az q
/ momentous one. After It. and when he
| had attended 10 a few other matters
which demanded his attention there. Der
went wen: back 10 his business.
The interval Of one year had restored
| its air Of mild and cheerful seaside sem'-
e0mnOlanrn 10 the f~a hsa ndg h0tfl on
| the veranda where he had paced up and
| down I'm sad perplexitv when the little
| family OF summer boarders had been 80
i traaiaailv uDset Darwant Was eltina. a