Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;
OUT OF THE PAST,

ment for his mind,
lie certainly was somewhat un'
grateful TO insist upon being 30 per-
sistently miserable, for he had en-
loved as reasonable u share OF bless
ings as any one man has a right TO
expect lie was only thirty now,
prominent In his profession, hau
held several political offices OF honor
and had lately come In pcssession OF
comfortable fortune, which, added
10 the competency he had amasaed
In his profession, made him n rieh
man,
Once Mark had been In love-yes,
really In love; and, long ago AZ ~
was, recollectlons Of that time woulu
yet come up, and often brought MN
considerable bitterness
IL was when he was first setting
out In the world. He was only
twenty-one, starting us poor young
lawyer
But only two years after that
pleasant passage In their lives, when
ended In the disquet and trouble
such things often do, Katharine An
son had married and In all those
years their paths had never crossed
II was very long since Mark had
believed himself In love with heri
but there were times, In looking over
his somewhat solitary life, II occurred
TO him how different II might have
been had that affair terminated as II
ought to have done.
1ne striking Of the clock reused
him from his reyerle, and woke him
TO the consciousness that while he
was dreaming, his dressing case sat
ready packed on the table, and he
had only just time TO reach the
train.
He was going into the country to
pass week or two with II far OIL
cousin, whose pleasant house and
merry-hearted husband usually sue
ceeded In driving away one of Marks
dissatisfied fits more rapidly than
anything else.
II was growing near sunset when
they approached the station where
Mark was to end his little journey
With fearful shrlelSing the train
made another halt, and Mark, In his
leisurely wny, followed the little
crowd that got Off at Briorton.
He stopped in the waiting room to
speak with an acquaintance, and az
he came out he passed by carriage
in which n lady was sltting-her veil
was up, and, after the first moment
of puzzled recollection, Mark recog'
nized Katharine Anson,
II was only an instant and the car
riage had driven on; he wns unable
to tell whether she recognized him
or not. That was the first time they
had met In ten years.
She was very much altered, he
thought-thin, and he believed some
what sallow. She was in half-mourn
ing, too-thnt was for her husband
he wondered how deeply she had
grieved over him, In his misanthro'
pical mood he said to himself that
she had not heNrt enough TO be In
consolable about anything.
His recollection OF her was not al.
together pleasantly mournful. He
had never felt that Katharine had
been quite fair and honest with him
Well ii was over long ago enough,
that was certain; he was II fool ia
be troubling his head with these old
memoriesl But he must wonder II
she saw him, and II 80, whether that
meeting had any effect ut all upon
her.
He passed through the woods and
came out into his cousins grounds.
"Hello, old fellow" some one call
ed out, and, looking up, he saw Tom
Ford running down the yrranu
steps to meet him.
There was II hearty exchange OF
greetings, for the two had always
been the best Of friends in the world
and week in Toms cheerful society
never failed 30 send Mark back to
his hustling life with pleasanter
views Of things in general.
He led the way up to the room
Mark always occupled-a pleasant
chamber that Ellen had fitted up
with an eye to their cousins peculiar
fancies.
"Here we are" said Tom. "Now
you can beautify yourself as much
as you please; there's the trunk you
sent up by express, hope it's got
your most dandifled clothes in IT,"
"Why, have you visitors?" asked
Mark 81 thought should be sure
TO. find you quite alone"
"1he truth is," said Tom sitting
down in an easy chair, and looking
intently at the toe of his boot, "It's
an old friend Of yours, and Ellen and
] knew 1t would be awlSward; but
there is no help for It. Katharine
Warner is here, Mark" he added alb
ruptly hurting out the secret he
had meant tocommunicnte with such
care as a man is sure to do when he
tries to be extra delicate
1--WE did not expect her at all
she has only just got here from Eu-
rope. She was Ellcn's greatest friend
you know, and only few hours ago
we got a telegram from her, saying
she would he here tonight. It was
awkward, but what could we do?"
Honest Tom grew quite red in the
face with the energy of his explana-
tions.
at is matter of perfect indiffer-
ence to me-" snid Mark, in a stately
way; zone female is about the same
as another"
"That's the Way To look nj a.