Evening star., 1898-12-03

He smiled contemptuously. Don't you
see?' she exclaimed, exhibiting the gloves
and Darasol.
See what? Are you crying because the
rooms dirty?' He paused, and then added
I'm sorry you think it mean and horrid
Very sorry, Winifred."
Offense was deep and bitter In his voice.
he looked at her with sort of disgust.
She stopped sobbing and regarded him
with gaze in which fright and expecta-
uon seemed mingled, as though there were
great peril and just one thing that might
narrowly avert 1t. But his eyes were very
lornly scrubbed her cheeks again. He
watched her with hostile curiosity. appear
ing 10 think her very strange spectacle.
Presently he spoke. II thought you loved
tin tme' on, l dare say you thought So too,
I'll came into competition with your new
1rocK beg pardon-I must add your
gloves and your parasol. As for the house.
II no doubt mean and horrId We were
scornfully, as he added, You might even
nave had to do little busting yourself
now and then. Horrible,'
- Just sat there and looked at him. -
nat was Wlnifred's own account of her
behavior. 1t is not very explicit and
leaves room for much contecture az 70
"hat her look said tried to saw Rut
Whatever the message was he did not read
IT. ne was engrossed in his own indigna-
lioi reader to hurt than to understand
full of his own wrong of the mjstaLe he
had made, of her extraordinary want of
ioNe, OF courage. Of the high soul. Very
nheiy all this was a natural enough state
OF mind for him to be in Justjce adr,itS
MS provocation. The triyIalitv re ~
spoken excuses gave his anger only too fine
an opportunity. He easily persuaded him,
sen that mere was revelation of the real
woman, a flash of light that sbowad bar
u ue nature; showing, too, the folly of his
detuston about her. Against all This bar
Iook ana what 1t asked for had very little
chance' and she could find no words thar
dlo not aggrayate her offense
This Is really rather a ludicrous scena ;,
ne went on. rs there any use in nroIoa
ing II! He waited for her to speak hut
she was still tongue-tied. THE caretaker
neea. ne . ne distressed by seeing the awful
Tnects of her omission to dust the room
put II you're composed enough We might
as Well 60. He looked around the roor,
..1 .pu IL De giad TO be out Of this" he ended
l know what you must think of me - sh q
,.n,, so,, W.' out--0ut you don't understand
No doubt Pm stupid. but co,fass T
eoil Soa !, Al least there's only one thing I
g., az ne bowed and waved his hand to-
"Sta Sh Ine ne door Shall We go?" he asked
again held close and raised clear q, MI III
ankles; Her care for it was NOT lost ne, &c,
Harold as he followed her. for sba ~ Ui
MN MN iaush again with an obtrusiye bitter
ness ohat made his mirth a tsunt rba ia
caretaker waited for them in the nassa,o
~ w hen II you be coming. sir?" she asked
dont know. It's not certain We sba1j
come, said he. The lady Is nor ny
taken with the house" uC4i
sisnedy. "oiii"ii' re-
For an account of their drive back to the
station materials are, again, sadly want
ing. He hardly said a WORD ana ata
nolhlng but try to get my face clean and
my gloves presentable" was Winifred's RI
tory OF their journey. But she remembered
Or chose to relate-a little more of what
passed while they waited for the train on
the PLATFORM at Euston. He left her for a
rev minutes on pretext OF smoking a cI.ar
ette, ana she saw him walking up and
Gown apparently In thought. Thsn he
came pack and sat down beside her His
manner was grave now; to Judge by his re-
cofoed words, perhaps 1t was even q nttIa
pcmpous; but when may young men he
pompous, If not at such crises as theseg
II no use pretending that nothing has
happened, Winifred," he said. THAT would
pc the holfowest pretense, not worthy 7
ihlnk OF either OF US. Perhaps we had bst-
Ter take time to consider our course andNa,
our relations to one another" u
ou don't want to marry ma nov9, sba
asked simply BIG
want to do what is best for orr ban,,.
ness. he replied. I'VE cannot foroat ~
has happened today ""a'
said AofSee IT, she
He did not contradict her; he looked frat
the approach OF her train. To admit thot
ne might forget 1t was impossible to him.
IN such case forgetfulness would he =
negauon or his principles and a slur on his
perception. II would also be such 4 fris
unipn over hlo vanity and his pride a. II