La Junta tribune., 1898-11-30

thrco or four yeArs ago ir '.t*t q
There was another pause Mrs Hick
mans mind was busy with the past. and
St Clare Carew Was wondering Why his
life looked so unsatisfactory all at once
. ''Weil well. how time fIes," said Mrs
Hickman at last ~ Ihirty years. And
how quickly they seem to have eonei So
ninny things have hnppenesii Let mo rec.
whose death did ! see the other cayt oh.
Mr. BrnAdbent's You remember him.
don't yhu!" Hfs r7S9t esis
.Broadbents Yes. hs''-
"He WAS correspondents In that case about
vrs. Wycheriy = You remember Mrs
&ychsrlyf'' .s.. .I.
He nodded He remembered her very
well indeed. In fnct. IL had always heen
matter Of surprise and self congratula-
tton to him that he had contrived TO escape
standing In Broadbent's shoes r,i y
We'll, he Ia dead. y went on Mrs. Hick-
man. land Mrs Wychcriy''-
Ibid he marry hers'' ''''
else"
"Good grac,ousrl Har via
"Yes. they say he broke his heart over
Il. He " xs really fond OF her, ard he had
given up every thing for her And do You
ren ,ember little Mrs. Montaguef"
Yes -
"why, Of cnurse you do, She was .
0ame OF yours. was she nots' f
"Er-was sheS H.
"Oh, no, of course noti" iaughipR'and
tapping him ON tho arm with her card
ease You had SO many, chf'
He erinned urcomfortaLly II don't
remember that l had You sec. you were
the one
She laughed with intenss enjoyment
her tat face growing purple with the exsr-
ton He watched her Really, after ALL
he was glad he had not n arried her
"Ah. that's all very we'll. all very well
but remember good many, she said,
shaking her head ut him There. I've
no doubt you have mixed them all up to-
Rethcr Let me sce-who else II there we
knew
st Glare mentioned few names. and
they talked on Tor some tine Then sud
denly Mrs Hickman said But do won
der yon never II narried.' =
He laughed why did you marry
Hi.kmans' ed
She tnrped him agnin with her card
case "Denr. dear, you are ~ bad
ever-not hit improved Well. therc's
no accounting Tor these things still do
wonder at II | always ftlt certain you
WVulu. yuu kHoW soue ulu UOt aAu tuut.
In common with all his frientis. She had
some woman .vhom she would not ho able
70 recognize still she could NOT avoid
giving him one little thrust
lyon must have given up all thought
Of such things long ago
He began digging at the gravel with his
stick IVES. suppose have. . hs said
hut ! am very con Portable as am. very
go to the club a good deal. hut I don't
dine there often Things have changed OF
late years. and I don't care for some g.
the new men hers usually get home to
dinner now All last winter ! suffered
with bronchitis so had to be hciue, and
now think iprefer It ! don't care for
going out us uHed .4 ssf5
mo. ! find that myself There's no
shutting ones eyes 10 the fact that one Is
getting Old. ~ shercr But don't thinI.
one enjoys oreself tho lsss-l am sure
am ~ chesrfui - ever ! wse-bus differ !,
ent thinxa please one. you know
He nodded assent
Dear me. ssid Mrs Hickman, rising
.'it is getting late' Unjust bs going home
am 80 glad t0 have met you IL Is nice
to ak over cid times You must come
and see me We nre In Mill street. No 20
Can you come ON Tuesday, You will see
my little gr: rddnughter II you do She
Is the sweetest. prettiest child you ever set
eyes ON
"Certninly shall bs delighted
They parted. and st. Glare watched her
portly form retreat Into the distnnce
"She has grown very stout he reilectea
trying to banIsh the impression made by
the meeting There is nothing ages ono
sooner than getting stout am glad
AM thin f1
He rose atsfily He must get home or be
would be late for dinner. anI Louisa made
things uncomfortable II he were not In
tiInr He went along with his head bent
thinking moeniily Hang 1t ALI That fat
old woman had made him feel almost mis-
cradle with her Jabber' SO pretty Clara
White had n son In the army She'd ls .
grandn oth her next. he supposed And
Mrs Wycherlvr All. he had been lucky In
that business But how one seemed 70
drop these things as one grew oldert And
the rest Of his walk he was trying to settle
the date II his last airtation ~
During dinner he was very silent He
did not tell Loutsn whom he had met He
never told hsr anything II lie could help
1t He looked At her over the table as the
thought occurred III him She was tall
commanding looking woman dressed In
black. her hair was gray, and her face was
iined She was very old Did he look ~
oldy
Il am going out tonight, st Clare
she said presently II have to attend
committee meeting on zenanas
II thought you were at zenana meet
ing last niRhtf' gt{ til8! 80
No, that was waits and strays ,
2 f.Ohr
Louisa settled the strings Of her bonnNs
~ ..lk lv,fr
IN case don = ses yon when come I'M
st Glare sMiled q, grim little sarcastic
smile nt her and at hinself Times wefs
changed indeed. he thought, - hs mAeas
his way to the drawing room, where he
played patience till past midnight. Ma
dame
The UssxploreA., 5.fss
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