The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-27

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landed interest and not with the trade. Ken
| nedy rather liked his relative who always
had warm welcome r.0l Ior r., hirl though nei
considered his Radical tendencies quite
preposlerous.
punctual man IA town., she said shaking
hands with her nephew when he appeared
Il thought you were no- going 10 come
But you are just III time 70 hear Nellie Lee
Mrs. Allen. too. favored the project of a
match between her nephew and Nellie, who
Kennedy had decided that he would keep
clear of Miss Lesson this evening. But he
had reckoned without. his host-that is,
without Nellie. When her song was over
she beckoned him arbitrarily 10 her side.
He had to go 10 her she was brilliant
for being a beauty, though she had many
| personal deficiencies. But ber taste in dress
| and fascinating smile, which set off to adj
vantage two exquisite rows of pearly teeth.
helped to disarm adverse criticism in her
| regard.
Kennedy; did you intend sitting in that
corner by yourself all the evening""
II am in an unsociable mood
| How horribly bearish!
YES, it is just the way to describe It,"
You require a good shaking. 1t is the
best cure for un ms fra aha eft. =,
tour. A whole month of my own society
exclusively will make me tired of it prob
ably"
"A whole month"; What do you mean?"
I'm taking my holidays at once. I'll
start on a cycling tour next Monday"
| Kennedy felt rather vicious as he said
| this, and watched the effect on Nellie. He
| was stirred by a suoden indignation at the
| way in which she appropriated him. She
| looked dumfounded.
| What a sudden decision You told me
| you would not go till September"
Isn't a man at liberty to change his mind
"Of course, but there must be some rea-
| son for it,
".oh, it was merely sudden fancy" he
| said, looking at her keeniy. She Redeemed
| and became uncomfortaby conscious that
| his reason had some reference to herself,
but she tried to treat the matter lightly.
"Well, hope yo will enjoy yourself and
that you will have charming adventures,
and not break any bones. We are to go to
| Switzerland in August.
$50 you told me-
she was silent for a few moments, feel
ing damped. She had hoped to be engaged
before going to Switzerland; now there did
not seem to be the least chance Of 1t. Then
another hope stirred in her; perhaps he, too,
might go to Switzerland.
Where are you going?" she inquired sug-
II don't know yet but not out of this
country"
How dull. Why don't you decide to go
abroad?
II don't want to-
1t was evident she could not influence him
in his present mood, so she gave way to
pique and left him Feeling satisfied with
the way he had conducted affairs Kennedy
but went back to his lodgings.
II should have behaved like this sooner,
he said to himself, ''and lot allowed her to
take possession OF me- But | did not see
how matters were tending. If l ever marry
her it will be because L choose, not because
she chooses" He was quite furious at the
thought that he had been very nearly en-
trapped
Kennedy opened drawer, took out a pho
tograph, and looked at 1t steadily for some
minutes. AS he gazed at 1t his expression
altered. It had been stern; it softened. it
grew tender and then wiStful.
1t was woman's fac ca fair woman, TOO
but not brilliant In any sense. This wom-
ans hair was evidently OF that color when
Nellie's) her face was thin and rather
sharp featured; her expression was reso-
lutte. but sad She was eXioen t one ne. VINO bar
would be an adverse force against Wnlch
she would have to arm herself and DO bat
tie. Under the photograph one word was
written, Eileen" Kennedys eyes grew
dim as he remembered the day when ne
had made the giver write her name there
''She has mind and a soul, he SAID 10
himself. Nellie has not much of either
Eileen. where are you? Why do you mis-
understand me so cruelly?
Eileen's history In so far as 1t concerned
Kennedy was sad but very ordinary one
She had lived with his aunt, Mrs; Allen, LOT
six months as lady help, and during that
time Kennedy had had many opportunities
OF meeting her. Insensibly this quiet, sell
contained woman had Drawn MN 10 ner,
he was intensely happy for While. he was was
sure she returned this feeling, though she
was very reserved with him. But shy,
sensitive woman, when she behaves colby
to a man equally senSitive) who loves her,
repels him and hinders him from assuming
a lovers attitude. Kennedy sought every
possible opportunity of meeting Eileen, out
he dared not speak of love to her he
wanted encouragement Whlch she snrank
from giving Then rupture suddenly oc-
Cured between her and Mrs. Allen when
some one who had seen Eileen and Kennedy
together one day when sh re- was + out 1 Warn
ne1v's aunt became suddenly aware that
the lady help had designs on her nephew,
and was, consequently, very indignant. She
provoked Eileen into giving notice and go
7And She is not lady at ALL said Mrs.
Allen to the crony who had made the mis-
chief. ''She is nicely educated and musical,
So I treated her as a lady and allowed her
into the drawing room, But her people are
only farmers. Fancy that! Common Iarh-
ers somewhere in the country"
'sShe must be most designing" said the
crony. Fancy making an appointment
with him to meet her out 1t was the Sec
ond time | saw them together in Stephens
Green / thought it was time to tell you.
1T was most kind Of you, ! am ,i sure ys
sly. And Philip is such a fool, he is quite
capable of marrying her ,.,,
Kennedy had e fhor She Was %tSn
implying plainly by her manner that s I1
thought he had been tritling with her. lie
was DrOken-nedfl6d, Jul A1uGAkSf ~
they parted in anger. He had no clew as
to where she went, but supposed she had
gone to America. as she had frequently tolu
him she wished to go there. But his heart
chung persstently to the thought or ner'
though there was no hope in him that ne
should ever meet her again; linus n a5vt
Eileen O'Farrell come into and passed our
of his life. Probably, he now thought, she
had married some one else. irish women
who go to America generally marry
Il dare save L am predestined to marry
NeIlie'' he said to himself as he put back
the photograph in the drawer. ut was too
precious a memento to let minge with the
photographs of ordinary acquaintance tnat
adorned the room.) But there's month
reprieve anyhow. 1t is a privilege to be a
free man.
Then he produced some cycling maps, and
began to Iian where he should go. The
west attracted him; still he decided that he
would go along the east coast sc through
If there would be time, then he would go
Monday was dull day. yet pleasant
one for cycling. Kennedy felt IN better
spirits than he had been in Tor a long time
as he started on the first stage of his jour-
ney But his restlessness soon returned.
He could not pause to admire the beauties
of the places he passed through, as he had
planned to do. A feverish excitement urged
him on AMI made him Indifferent to-almOst
nights VIII ch had to be spent at hotels en-
route and went fifty miles by train one
wet day when it was impossible TO ride
The first halt of any length he made was
at Killarney, which he was visiting Tor the
first time But even the charms of that
far-famed resort failed to make much inn
preston on his usually impressible artistic
faculty. He got as much sightseeing as
possible into a stay of three days, and he
felt relieved when he was again, wheeling