Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-11-28
CHAPTER NXIH.-(Continued)

CHAPTER NNIII.-(Continued)
The door Of the drawing room wal
blocked and they hung outside for a con
siderable time, like couple OF Peris N
The gate. " last they gradually succeed
Cd in edginG their way in, and found al
immense. long room with seats all dowr
the center. and an impromptu stage al
the further end, Immediately facinf The
audience was huge picture frame filled
IN with curtains. which, when parted
revealed some scenes. Just ut the pres
ent moment there was dead silence, q
CESSATION of whispering and laughing, as
the curtains slowly parted and revealed
Helen OF Troy" tall. white-robed
golien-diademed form, thrown out by q
dusky background. The present person.
ator was beautiful enough to represen,
the Spartan Queen whose face had
launched a thousand ships. The audi.
ence -nzed at the lovely living picture for
some time in appreciative silence, then
as the curtain gradually hid her from
their gaze. they burst into long and
hearty applause. The tableau was over,
the people began TO talk, 10 look about,
and finally to move, and a great wave OF
human faces was soon set toward the
door. seeing which our two friends re-
treated and sought sanctuary, with other
bslated folk. in a fern-embowered alcovs
OF the stairs, from which coign OF can
tase they could see the whole company
file past in double review order.
We will have TO go and make our bow
10 Mrs. Bohun before we follow the null
titude." said Captain Gee; '.and this gives
one a splendid chance of seeing who is
here" indicating with a jerk of his head
the stream Of people now pouring out Of
the doorway. Look at that lady with
the long neck and big eyes; she is thought
q great beauty. She's not my style"
superciliously. do you see those two
coming out? They are American heir
es~es. And that's very pretty girl in
black, behind the big woman in red satin.
Here she is. What do you think of her Z
There's nothing like England. home and
beauty. Ell? Here she comesi Now"
enforcing his remark with a sharp nudge
Miles obediently looked as he was bid
den, and saw within two steps of him on
the crowded staircase a girl in black. car
rying an enormous white bouquet, arm-in.
arm with a ruddy-faced young man, who
was talking TO her with enger empress
ment. She was listening with a smile
her gaze bent on the ground. A block in
her eyes. Esme found herself once more
face to face with her faithless Cousin
Miles. And it would be hard to say which
was the paler OF the two. This sudden
meeting was a shock to both. Each saw
Misunderstanding within two feet.
Esme was certainly the most startled
She had been thinking of Miles as far
in Srrn tha
and kaffirs. and to come upon him quite
unexpectedly in a crowd on London
lobby nearly turned her to stone. She
was overwhelmed with astonishment
that she stared vacantly at him without
any token of recognition. and in another
moment, pressed forward by the crowd.
she had passed downstairs.
Captain Gee. who had been looking at
aer with all the power Of his keen. little,
light eyes, was amazed at the instantane
Gus alteration her face had undergone.
The soft curves about her smiling lips,
and her lovely color had disappeared as II
BY magic. and left instead rigid express
sion and a deathlike palIor. Was she go
Ing 70 faint? Who or what had been the
cause Of this electrical effect? He glanc
ed iuvoluntarily at his friend, and beheld
the same extraordinary change reflected
II his Countenance The look of easy,
careless Indifference had given place to
one of proud immobility; and yet he was
pale. even through his African tan. What
allied him? What allied her? The secret
was revealed to him in one hash-he was
generally very successful in jumping to
conclusions-the girl in black was Esme,
poor Teddy's sister. Miles forsaken
bride,
Before he had time to put his thoughts
INTO the form Of a question very
piquant, little, dark lady, clad in primrose
tulle and blazing with diamonds, had
paused in front Of his companion. with
ttifed exclamation, and, holding out her
hand very eagerly, exclaimed:
Why, Milesl 1t is Miles! Who on
earth would have expected to find you
here: How very rude Of you not to come
and see me. Pray, where have you drop
ped fTom?"
Prom South Africa this morning." he
returned laconically, and now with COM
pleteiy restored self-possession.
Mr. Trent" said Gussie, sweet1y, now
turning 70 her cavalier, and Withdrawing
her hand from his arm with affected re-
Iuctance, this is my cousin, whom I've
not seen for ages, just home from the
Cape. If you don't mind I'll go down
with him." and. with charming smile
Mr.. Trent was coolly dismissed. and
Niles before he had time to realize the
fact found himself walking downstairs
arm-in-arm with Gussie, leaving Captain
Tee slaring after them with an express
aon of indignant amazement, and NUT
tering angry ejaculation s-inder his little
sandy mustache.