The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-15
CHAPTER TX.

GHAIIER Tx.
eff she recognized me at all, she sure
ly saw that was coming, and left to
avoid me-" Stanton said to himself as
he looked In vain along the gallery.
"And really, now, don't blame her
for not running to meet the fellow for
whom she found wife. hope shall
be able to show her some slight i'm
provement if ever we do chance to
meet"
With that he dropped the subject and
went on with his itinerary; but the in
cident had reused in him an intense
longing for home, which grew strong
er and stronger the more he tried to
shake it off. He faithfully obeyed his
mute director, following its commands
through North Africa and Europe, till
months later he was strolling through
the Place de la Concorde with prom
inent Partisan. congratulating himself
that only Spain and Italy remained be-
fore him.
The obelisk attracted his attention,
and he paused as a hiercglyphic car
ried him away TO his friend in Bagdad.
Suddenly her face shut cut the obe-
lisk. Her voice drowned oil other
sounds. Ter eyes flashed in his
thoughts.
With the quiclrness of reflex action
he turned, as pair of fiery cobs dashed
past him towards the Bois de Boulogne.
She was driving them. Beside her sat
white-haired man, and even in the
first shock Stanton realized that he had
seen his face before. Behind them sat
the footman.
Her eyes met his in one flash of recog-
milton, but before he could move she
was gone. He stood silently watching
while the carriage disappeared between
the marble groups. Only vaguely he
realized that the Frenchman was say
ing:
$50 you know her. Happy man! But
you cannot win her. nor can anyone
else. They say she has the wealth to
purchase prince, but she is always
beside her father. She has beauty to
capture anything. but she will look at
nothing, There are poblemen without
Humber who would give their titles for
such o glance as you received. Happy
mani How ] envy you!"
Stanton WINGED as he thought how he
had questioned that woman, In his Of
fee, less than q year before.
SLOW she must have laughed at me,
even II she did pity me and provide me
with wife" he thought, as they
walked away. The idea grew and de-
veloped, till he said to himself: 'Pm
under no obligations not to see this
woman. She came to me without an
apology, when she had business.
will go to her. I'll tell her am deter
mined to be different man and make
myself worthy of q real wife, She
helped me 10 win Esther Thorndike's
assistance, She may be willing to help
me to win her love-"
He finally recalled the fathers face
as that of Thaddeus Braddon, of Brad
don d Burridge. One Of the last vic
tories he had won at the bar was an
almost hopeless case against Braddon
g. Burridge. Stanton had noticed only
the junior partner in the court room,
but Braddon was there, and ehuckled
In most pnaccountable way as John
Olmstead's nephew twisted his wit
nesses about till they said precisely
what they did not mean and the case
went against him In spite Of glaring
facts 70 the contrary.
Stanton easily learned the location
Of their lodgings. He found the place
the next afternoon, and learned from
a servant that Mr.. Braddon and his
daughter had left Paris quite suddenly
and unexpectedly that morning. even
forgetting to tell him where they were
going or when they would return.
The tips of his teeth showed under
hls mnstache as stanton walked slowly
away. saying 10 himselfl
80 Ahe did know me. and there's no
doubt she intends 10 avoid me. Well,
III not keep her away from Paris. right
Ia the height Of the season. IN leave
myself in the morning. But we shall
meet sometime, my beauty. on this side
~ the ocean or the other; and when we
do have a word to say 10 you. I'm
aahasned Of the man you knew me. but
I'm cot ashamed 10 look you in the face
cad tell you 50. You are my only poe
gible means Of reaching Esther Thorn
dixie, and yoa must help me, You must.
That's al there is TO t."
stanton took paina 10 have deflnife
statements appear, IN the two journals
which all Americans read. that ne had
left Paris for spain and Italy. whence
he should sail for America late ia No
ysmber. without rsiurning 10 the cap.
ltal
''If we meet agaln II viii be- your own
fault pow, and you Will have 10 liaten
70 me. see3" he observed. bat the
weeks skipped away uithout such an
incident, and he foand himself IA Aa,
Plss pPon sAs eve n sslllsg hsms'
Homs2
How he had longsd toE that time 10
eomei
Now Il suddenly appeared % him that
he had no home.
The stately. oid-flshianei mansion
thal hs loved would IS vsn airsa aaa