The San Francisco call., 1899-11-19


hung about her In utter Captivation.
whose voice trembled and whose eyes ,m-
plored. yet whose strong brown. shape.y
hand never dared SO much as
touch her except when she ex-
tended il in greeting lie was
to accompany his father ana sister To
tbere3 He would forget all about it. lie
knew now she was married -te was pre-
sented to Nita. but had hardly "a word
and never q look for her when Mtrsaret
was near. He was dumb and miserable
all the day they drove IN tue F"IN anu
later dined at DelmOnicOs g Win Nutpurl
Frost He was sick even whcn mo pgnle4
ON his favOrite English thOTOughbred and
scampering about the bride pain Tor
peeps at the drives when she Wa 1t me
park again with that ST1y-ihtlieu i,,f,U-
bate. that money shark. Cashton. " W.
street broker blackballed AT every decent
club in New York Why shouia $40
with him? He had seen A9st i hiIu. ,s,,.,, ss.o
said. IN the advice and ala ne iliH klstA
her i'm the. investment Of her Httie l'Itulr,
She told the lie with dOWncdst csv ~. 80 ~.
checks that burned. for most on tliat 49, ~
tie fortune was already frittered dways
and CashtOn'S reports seemed 10 ltlulLo
many personal visits that had sct toi'1 -
wagging at the hotel, SO mucn ,,'',,
OF the army, where she hdd tahtA ~ 49,.
until Nita should have been gradt4stta
and they could SO 20 the seashote. 80
had promised to be AT nome 10 H. H. 49,
adorer that very evening ana 80 WIN t Iltl
To DAVIS, and he had secured the Stdts
four days ahead. Poor Gov had LIvt'sA
swiftly home from the park. strlNlhf ~
comfort himself over his bath ana lrIc-
prOachable evening clothes, that tneIe
with her by his side. the wild jealousy %
the day would vanish SharPly OF ''ilo IL
he had sent up his card ana ustenedi, IL, ~,
credulous. 10 the reply. Mrs. GarrlsOh
has not yet returned - -.
He would wait. he said, ana dld waLt'
biting his nails, treadlng the moor, 10
ing In doubt and despair until nearly ~
when a carriage dashed up 20 the iadles
entrance and that vile CashtOn H1itugti'
haW M
She came hurrying 10 her boy lover Win
both little hands outstretched. win race
deeply flushed and words OF pleading anu
distress rushing from her lips. 60 80
1 could not help IL, Gov she crleQ;
told him OF my engagement ara sald We
must not go so f9r' Dut away az & Se LUl t',,, ~,
what a wheel was bent and the harness
wrenched by too short turn on a stone
most al a corner. Something had 20 be
repafred They said IL wouldn't take ten
Iuinutes, and he led me out and up 20 tho
piazza OF that big hOtel-you know We
saw IL the day i drove with you lie
vas n blackguard to take you there"
hurst I'm Prime the blood boiling In his
veins) "Then we waited and waited and
ne went TO hurry them. and then ne camo
back and said they had found more seri-
ous DANA ges-that 10 would take an hour.
and meantime dinner had been ordered
and was served. He had telephoned -
right" CHe's n double-dyed liar" rayed
Gov" furiOusly) "Aud so what could
do. Cow Inc Qlllutl WIS t-NAALAI Aof tfNt-
! couldn't eat mouthful.' CIhis time
II wasn't Cashton who Held II was Wor-
rying about you. and-and-ab0ut myselI.
too, Gov. ] had set my heart on g3lns
with you IL was 10 be almost our last
evening. Oh. II you only didn't nave 10
sail Saturday and could be here next
cause for complaint! Won't you try 70
forgive me-"
And actually tears stood in her eyes "a
again she held out both hands. They
were the only people In the parlOr, and In
an instant with quick. sudden. irreslst-
ible action he had clasped and drawn her
20 his breast, and though she hid her
face and struggled passionate kisses were
printed on her disheveled hair. Il was
the first time he had dared.
Prime Senior was held by most important
business. They gave up the SaturCa.
Cunarder and took the midweek Whi-a
riveted poor Cows chains and left her
well-nigh breathless with excitement. The
strain had been intense. 10 was all she
could do TO make the boy try 20 behave
in a rational way I'm the presence or
others. When alone with he ne raved.
A fearful load was lifted from her spare
little shoulders when the TeutOuc eaiicd.
Even Nita had worried and leeu her
sisters worry. Then no sooner did Gov
reach Europe than he began writing m
passionate letters by every steamer Dut
that wasn't so bad. She had several
masculine correspondents. some OF wh- n
wrote as often as Frank. but none OF
often as he did, which. however, was say
ing little, for she hated writing. Gov was
TO have stayed abroad three months,
plotting the pater and sister about th9
scenes so familiar 20 him, but they saw
how nervous and unhappy he was. They
knew he was writing constantly 20 some
one. Mildred had long since OWNED that
there was a girl at the bottom OF 10 all.
and lOnged and strOve 10 ind out who she
was. Through the last OF June and al
through July he resOlutcly stood % h.s
promise and did his best 70 be loving an
brotherly TO a loving and devoted sister
and dutiful 10 a most lndulstnt atheI.
he who had been such picture OF -ug-
Red health, and, In her utter tnnO"erCe
and ignorance as TO the DeinE i whom
her brother had lavished the wealth %
hts love Mildred began TO ask herself
should she not urge her father 20 let GOV
return TO America. At last one sweet July
and sister were wandering a-oue the
lovely shore OF Lucerne. He had been Ln-
usually fitful, restless and moody all
day. No letter had reached HIM in over
a fortnight, and he was miseraply un-
happy. They stopped at a grassy bank
that ran down to the ripping waters
ledge while in reckless abandonment he
threw himself full length on the dewy
grass Instantly the last doubt vanish
ed. Bending over him, her soft hand
caressing his hair, she whispered: Gov.
dear boy. IS II 50 very hard? Would you
like 10 go 10 her at OnceT
And the boy buried his face In her lap,
twined his arms about her slender waist,
and almost grOaned aloud as he an
swered: For PHYS sake help me IL you
can, Mildred. I'm almost mad"
Early in August the swftCst steamer OF
the line was splitting the Atlantic surgcs
and driving hard Tor home. with Gov
cursing her for canal boat. The day
after ne reached New York he had traced
and followed the White sisters to West
Point. and Margaret Garrison stared I'm
mingled delight triumph and dismay at
the card in her haud-delight that she
could show these exclusive Pointers that
the heir 10 one OF the oldest and hest
names i'm GOtham's -Four Hundred was a
slave TO her beck and call. dismay TO
think OF the scene that might occur
,hrouch his jealousy when he saw the de-
voted attentions she received from so
many meu-Oficcrs. civilians and cadets
Oid 'Cashton came up now as regularly
as Saturday night came around. and
there were others. Margaret Garrison
was more talked about than any woman
N, Orange County. yet who could report
anvthing OF her beyond that she was "A
unfversaI favOrite, and danced and
vralked-pOssiby nirted--with "a dozen
dlOerent cavaliers every day OF her Wfo7
There were some few among her ACCUSES
demure ard most prupcr-cvCn prufish.
women OF whom, were the truth to be
told. so little could rot be said