The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-26
She turned beside him. and they climb

She turned beside him, and they climb
ed the steep path again.
Let me leave you here" he said.
"Will you come down and see Frank?"
Mrs. Corwen said this with an indiffer-
ence that offended Fenton. He had
known Corwen, and, at least. the man
was honest.
Il shall be glad to see Corwen again."
he said. L will call tomorrow"
Il may see you again before you meet.
1 am always out quite early along the
cliffs. My husband, as you may remem-
Der, sleeps well into the morning. He
does not care for walking. Goodnight"
Fenton held the ungioved hand she
offered him for a moment Standing thus
close together and face to face, their
eyes met openly for the first time There
was a challenge in hers that Fenton was
sure she did not understand, but it
moved him strangely. nevertheless, and
she was very beautiful.
Goodnight" he said. 'I shall see
you tomorrow"
The sun had isen an hour, and the
hill up which he set his face seemed like
black and solid shadow against the
clear wash of gold in the east.
They greeted each other with for
mality that struck Fenton as incongru-
Gus; he did not quite relish his position
Yet the circumstances were agreeable
enough
I expected to find you here" Mrs.
Cnrwen said
''Why?"
at was always a favorite spot of
yours
80, you remember thatT'
why should I forget?''
He looked at her closely. In that
searching light he found no flaw in her
beauty; Mrs. Corwen was as alluring as
Kitty Densmore had been.
L thought" ne said. you might have
:prgotten what happened at that time
Il forget nothing" she answered; "and
least Of ali the time when l was happi-
est"
And you are not happy now?" he ask
ed. The question slipped from MIN be-
fore he saw to where II might lead, but,
having asked il, he waited for a reply
With an equanimity that surprised him
self
= am not happy" she said. after a
pause.
4 suppose" ne said, .'that you have
found settling down in life a little pro-
safe For myself, accepted the prose
long ago"
How long ago?"
ITO be quite candid" he said. 1T was
not SO long ago. after all-say. TWO
months
And l." she said. at the same time
began TO find the world narrower than
thought IL was.
Il think" said Fenton, picking up
glove which she had let fail. that We
have Doth been very foolish" Re drew
hte glove slowly through the fingers Of
his left hand as he watched her And
then. realizing where they stood. he
moved away He was not as I have
said, sentlmentziist; but q a sudden
he felt Insignificant and ashamed
Eve hare been very foolish he said.
because we have not accepted the posi-
tion which we ourselves made Even up
10 this morning my fooi.Shucss vas
alive; nov II Is over and dead = she
moved away from him z little with the
simple instinct OF child Then. as
paen wiz on such occasions. he feli into
the terms Of plztitGde; Life is full az
6isap pointIneut. one more OF less be-
tween the beginning and the end can
make s1-sI difference II ny advice is
ot any service. take i teT what 4 e
w1rtH co back % yonx aotel. AID. AZ
ter breakfast. make nay friend Corzsr
take you % Dlnard He win, yoa know.
Il you only ask him. shall perhaps see
you IN town before Chr1stna"
She paused IL Fer wax and .o1ka5 at
aim, h2It-pouting and a l9tsis atraf3
Are 70 ugot1g aEay. them SIZE
asked
yes" he sad: u shall 80 fo-nsrrew
morning rs the arzs diligence. We shzn
pohab.y not meet again here Your r1as
lies IN that directfea. mine IA ia!s-
Good-oy."
Doas vou as,iexs .aas rs hard . Ne