Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-04
CHAPTER III.

the last train the night before, made one
Of the number.
Esther and Percy walked frst, as priv.
LEGGED lovers. Then came Mr.. Hardinge
and Mr.. Fleming, and Dulcic walked be-
tween them. She was looking very well
that morning, even better, Hugh Fleming
thought, glancing sideways down at her,
than she had looked In her evening dress
the night before. The morning Dir, keen
and piercing. decpcncd the color In her
cheeks to vivid carmine. The wind threw
all her wonderful, shining curls into con.
fusion. The sweet figure, deliciously
rounded, exquisitely curved, showed to
perfection in the artfully simple walking
dress that she wore.
At the gate Of the church yard Esther
and Percy were waiting for them. PEG.
pie we're lounging about, chatting with
their neighbors, in the church yard and
under the belt Of Jews that skirtcd II.
Right before the gate was an old tree,
giant. but Q patriarch. And over all was
the clear vault Of the sky cloudless and
intensely blue.
At that instant carriage dashed up,
with servants In livery, and crest on the
dark panels. In Il were seated an elderly
lady, sallow and dark.cyed as gypsy
queen, and a young girl. equally sallow
and dark eyed, who looked like her daush.
ter, but had mot particle Of her beauty.
They were accompanied by two gentle
men, one Of whom, Esther saw at
glance, was the stranger she had seen at
the station on the evening Of Dulcie's ar.
rival. The other was Lord Harvey, who
had lately come homo from Egypt.
In few minutes more they were all In
their news and the curatc was reading
tho morning service. Tho Hardingc pew
was directly opposite TO Lord Harvey's.
and Dulc,c could survey the Abbcylands
marty AZ leisure, Not for long, though.
In n very short time the gentlemen found
that they could look across at her pew
quite ns easily as she could look at theirs.
And they did look; not rudcly, but per.
sIstently enough TO keep Dulcic's eyes on
her book.
Percy stanhope In his corner saw II oil,
and wished in his heart that this DulcIe
Lcycsouc had never come TO The Films.
Once. as he handed her a book, his fingers
touched hers. The color palcd In her
checks. No though something had hurt her.
And once. when the service was over, and
they were walking down the narrow aisle
together. her cheek almost brushed his
shoulder. and he, looking at her that mo.
anent. could mot fail to sec that the pretty,
ripc iIps were trembling pitcously.
"Esther. who h Hugh Fleming?" Dul.
Gle asked. a. the two girls brushed their
hair after their stormy walk. us no Q
cousin, or whatr' -
EMO relative at ali. dear, His father
lives quite close to 10 at home; but Hugh
r. a barrIstcr and resides In London"
Eyes, for few days. He often comes
TO NJ like that-to rest himself, he says.
Rerta likes 20 have him. They have al.
inieed"-s thought at one
time before Jasncr Hardinsc came on the
Garnet. TINT they would have made q
match NJ NV
"How doll n n that no calls Won Es.
.hori Do"s percv-Wr Sts nhoDc' I mean
Ncni,e onnrovcS"
"I',, .w,a cor,t t.i, vou 7 nevcr
...aJ him Evor .i,co 7 con rcmcmber
Hush md have cal,cI .och other nv our
.Ch.is,i"n n.mcs M ono aver thouoht
- Sroii hnt Won acnr"
"Noi ~. habit. sunposc. and that's
,everv,hins Has clever isn't hcY"
~ hciicvo he ia Rut how have you
sound IL ont In this abort tImeY'
"Oh. no has Keen cyes! Ue looks like 4
man who woniI know 4 thing or two"
The rain came down hca yily that after.
Nam eivins M n,omise az abatin Mrs.
Hsri,nac stoIs sway 10 rest In her own
room' and her husbsnd took himseif and
his M mars into the study. Il Wss An un.
d"rstood thine In tho houschold that no
.ono wss n intrude ON him there tho few
,d.v. thst he was M home. and II aid not
snno.r that anv one over felt the s!iehtest
wish 10 do 40.
DulcIe. standiue a,one IN one NJ the wide
Window. watched ths rain as n matted
.aeainst tho window names. She was in a
Blown study. spparcntly. The prctty.
.dImpled face was pale, the rant mouth az
sroye az q nuns, Who can tell what biz.
ter thouehts 6lled the girls hearth
Az the other end OF the room Esther.
Percy Staphope and Hugh Fleming were
sitting round the Dire. Oulcie could hear
the pleasant rise aud fall OF their voices,
and now and again Esthcr's low, CHEEKY
laugh. IL she had cared to listen she
might have heard their words distinctly
enough. But she took no heed Of them.
Her ears were full OF the rush OF the
sea on shingly coast. She saw green
meadows aud somber pines. She could
smell the pungcnt odor Of the wild aow.
"ers and reeds that grew rank and high
over the rough, brown cliffs. She was
leagues away-in splrit--from that cosy
English drawing room. She was away on
the wild Breton shore, her hands clasped
In those NJ hop lover her hand on his