The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-29

own Il you'll let let me take thss hat to her. YOU
sides. II YOU re, AFRAID to trust me. you can 90
surs that I'm Dol doing s%' everything on ai ING I :aasrs.'
trate before t1ls last punin0ent offer. ,Les
/ ha ss sS'O 70 ..tai sHT R hS' curiosity !. 20 e.
exact shade Of my compensatory. currency;
Tbs ri.l i yNouPPs ss ,6., s1Prs :nS IN h In: sS.s sa5 issa
Of Miss Eloise Ashby. Tho maid bad grave
doubts as to the advisability Of allowing me %
leave the box with me- she said. Mis- Ellie
IL send q check Tomorrow
in. .Rss + Win s11' s the %Sss syLa nH in..sa' iG %u:.
for her from The miliinsr...
and arn Ssh %"ia G ne 'S.o the ,S s0Y S:;l fh :S. rs'9 I :sooS
The minute 1 set eyes On EioIse, I fslt thS Sc.
could SEQ hsr to-day. as i saw her then. its )
question what ny opinio1 you'd BE-: put
er saaaSa' he Ssr sun az '3 had m s1sT ssq me @ upsn. rt !. no
doubt she was. She was a trihe embarrassed
upon meeting the mature errand boy.
abe s.| Sard s5sty you have a message for me-
NJ. II i hs ,s,f -, said /, boldly ID ~. tn |, madam 4, - y,Ih 9S
the under left side OF crimson velvet.
For an Instant the girls eyes wideped with
vague alarm. then the. absurdity. OF The situa-
ously. There IS some mistake here. she said.
She would never have dared to send me such
4, message as that, My hat is dead black.
or any other coiored ribbon about IT, You
are putting up some trick on me-
Had been older and wiser the chances are
such cH0Sia anvS asas sSaa co Rlf BUT my urged asao on Wy y
trump card boldly. Standing there IL ths
box between US. / told her the story o. the dia-
that I had In my possession. but ! drew lavishiy
s KNOW v %E @ si.R many SnS Se s%SRR'SniSS ypS, f:sss,
my tale with such touching eloquencs that b.
s IF ten : i heart was sd" thrilled VIII eompsss ion
AND sns s sas n xs: H tHiPPs I ever sSaI Sy.;.rd ~ :Ss : :sSSsa.
What and IA tAs nay. sill. :ss ssId l. o. x rs pSss t'l nssho..
What was her iats?' i put this query IN Tie
form 9t Z lag.at:ton; :; 4 .h'ss -. ny:
having expired on the sdlows Or yielded up
the ghost at tho oapnon's mouth. and my Eloiss
promptly shed a fresh oOnsienmsnt Of gym.
Oh one walled. 1t q too pitful 10 oon-
Nut We did contemplate ,t-that and . scors
IN nds ssfer no asltS Gn sSs sSsssms agony Wst,;
The bandbo1 still between Us, and discussed
O'clock. Not having arrived even then at a
Ins ,Horsioo Jackson and Eloiss. 1AiA6S I went
s ssst t Il th s' pt. ssy so 0f n ~ ts sisse q 3 o. lot Ssss
ThencefoTwsrd We continued 70 4Aa1s the
subject daily FOR two rnopthe. A. Dc end Of
that time I gave Eloise the diamond engage
Tn October Of that year I returned 10 my
h nsr p %, one S.a snS Et /. Sf9 Sm r.. r. INTO Sb my
s sSSsns aS 81 a,Ssss = ~ y. A tS;s Sssr4i nc a. Z .s ssSs' "
s saspIs " It.e ssSaisns %sdi ~ 3 ne ws ss''I Ssv I'll
81 sR ssSie 1 rsppld nll @ss 2 RIsSs Si sadtt s s5Ssno%:
s IN regard 1; dn 70 iii . as$ i slss Sso. ben u: :SlEs'ss!
presenos to thsi kfnd Of trumpssS. but one
fv sonssnts 81 to % s sasasds' ono sSnS ~ aSs.r ., .t siSsss:
This was a sort q, private meeting held IN the
parlor of one Of Eloise's friends. and when the
than a score Of people present. mediums IN
Guided. The order Of exercises followed that
evening was about the same a. usual There
spirit hands and the whispering or spirit voioeG.
Up to. a certain point ths performance pro-
a diversion. For the space Of several seconds
siIence. This was relieved. at length By . faint
i SsSe the ., n sSnHe 'Eioise. F'1 TIoiss' sat asS Ss~ds 'i ms.
with her arm, resting against mine, AZ the
unexpected call | felt her hand trsmble.. and
insunctively she drew 1t ava and stretched
it out toward the centre Of the room whence
the sound seemed to proceed AT that instant
a small area directly above her was illuminated
that ray OF light came from cannot toll TO
this day, for 1t faded away in a second leaving
us in total darkness once more, but for an in
calculably brief space OF time 1t was there,
and il revealed with distinctness the hand Of
Eloise on which sparkled the diamond. ring.
The %,y %Gs IT. C ,Ss eDsd1t sSspt Ind n ia ta' th room sgn
II is difficult to say how many recruits, the me-
t d1sn sv. misSs f But th wen Ra ST not 81 al. 'h So sS Sonss
had the light faded thai a more. violent demon
s~tratlon banished from our minds the solemnity
Of .6,t The P 'SrsSaSsu, T fSs sosm. A thsnns m USlGs
voice, raised in frenzied. i~nsistent appeal.
'Eloise, he cried, you have come at last. Thank
God, after all these years. you have ooms at
line form Bounded across the room p tA,e dark:
R giss.s with nth, S s9sTn FROM ,nst mT side sDd md dc e,s ssp% 81 q
a thas had is sI@ .saI Ssnf II s aooa Ok SSlo oc coal Oh q ' sSss
G Tas Tsrran nsant nS1 20 war srea Soon ,ne p So%samc's and INC
fainting ft demanded an explanation OF the
emotional stranger. who proved TO % none
other than one Of tho mediums. The destroyer
did not dream I was about to clasp tliy-
said. 7 thought I had con!ured up . spirit:
ring that deceived me. That arrested my at
tention first. Somehow ! have always felt that
whom she did come to me she would wear 1t a.
The mans words struck me With the iorSc
your name Horatio Jackson?''
"'It Is, said he, How did you find 4 outT
AN then Elolse tainted again. The next
day Eloise and I met Mr.. jackson BY sppoint-
mept and listened 20 the details 81 his Story,
First. financial disaster had overtaken him:
Next, Miss Ashby had died. and finally. he had
taken to mediumistic exhibitions. both as a
means OF gaining a livelihood and at the Same
time furnishing possibilities Of oommunication
deeply affected by this history than myself,
isn't he Just too lovely for anything" she
said. as We started home, What q denciously
soft voice he has, and how beautiful his dark
eyes are
rapturous. praises Of my rival. HS5auo' This
absurd infatuation on the part OF Eloise finally
tore my patience into tatters. '.Eloise. said
I at last, with great frmness, perhaps you
prefer that Horatio Jackson to myseify, -,
And Eloise hung her head sheepish!y. I
don't know but what DO she said. he mas
suffered SO much through poverty, and death,
enjoy AZ least a scrap Of comfort, at the last.
doesn't ~ And " I have II In ny power 70