Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-04
AJOANNE'k
His First Love.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Observation-Disclosures
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NV PAUL'rNGELOw.

She could not but look keeniy az ner
son, trying and wishing to read MS
thoughts. 1t was many n year since the
Bcresfords name had been spoken De-
tween them, but she was not likely 10
hive forgotten what she had once KNOWN
about jeanne.
Godfrey fingered at 1vor for week or
two. delaying his final decision about ms
Journey from day to day. "Shall goF
no asked himself again and again. III
20. .hall not find her changed In nun.
dred ways?" But yet. though he feared
md almost believed that he should ma
her changed In the end his desire to see
her once more proved stronger than MS
fear.
SO one morning Mt last he said eood-by
n his mother and started for Brentwood.
II shall probably be back again IN a
week or two" he told Mrs. Helstone.
She made no comment on this an.
nounccment. Heaven bless you. my
dear" she merely said when ne WENT
with n little culver In her voice that per
haps did not catch his car.
In the sunny summer evening Godfrey
almost the only passenger who stopped
there--got down at the little country sta
tion that he had known once 80 well,
and, ordering his things to be sent up to
the inn, walked toward the village. 1t
was all a. quiet and sleepy looking Us
OF old. A few passers.by were In the
street, but he saw no face that he recog.
nised. A new landlord, a. jeanne had
told him, had taken Mr.. Turnbulrs place
at the little inn.
He ordered some dinner and waited
while they got II ready for him. 1t was
ak o'clock, and when his meal was end
ed he meant to 20 up to the vicarase.
Perhaps he should not find jeanne at
home, he suddenly thought. 1t was pos
sible enough, with 40 many sisters mar.
ried, and In all likelihood often wanting
her, "Well, In that case ! cannot help
IT," he told himself. II shall see the
vicar at any rate" And scarcely know.
ing whether or not, II he learned that she
was absent. he should feel the disappoint.
ment much, he rose when his dinner was
over and, putting on his hat, turned bis
steps toward the familiar road along
which he had passed 80 many times OF
old.
Az he turned In at the vicaraee gate
and went through the winding walk that
led out on the lawn. he felt as II II had
only been yesterday that he had been
there iast---as II his life were still before
him. and he and jeanne we're still young.
For o minute he stood still In the
shadow Of the trees, and looked before
him. Four boys and girls, with half.fa.
miliar faces. were playing tennis on the
grass. while the hale old vicar stood and
watched them, his feet, In their old fash.
lon, firmly planted well apart, bis hands
behind his back, his hair q little whittier
than when Godfrey had seen II last, bis
figure perhaps q little less erect, but the
voice 40 mellow and full % ever, % at
Intervals he called out comments on the
game, or commendations to the players.
Godfrey looked at the scene for . min.
ute, and then came forward into the
sunshine, causing the vicar swiftly to
change the direction Of bis case. He went
straight up to the old man and held out
bis hand.
ITS q long time since saw you last,
Mr.. BeresfOrd," be said.
The vicar stood still and looked at him.
"AhY" he said interrogatively. why,
let me see! you are--yOu are" And
then his look Of inquiry changed, and the
fine old face blaxed into sudden recogni.
ton. "Why! you are young HelstOne!'
be cried, with shout that made Godfrey
laugh.
Il thought should have puxsled you
longer" he said.
mot you, not you" exclaimed the
vicar cheerily. 1--WE not bad memory
for faces. Besides. didn't you send Z
message to me2 rheard Of you from 10
anne, you know. She said you talked Of
coming to nee Us again-though, to tell
the truth. ! didn't pay much heed to that
But I'm glad to see you; you're welcome
back"
They went toward the house. but be
fore they had reached II the vicar threw
his head over his shoulder and stopped.
"JOanne, come here!" he cried sudden
~. with one Of his old stentorian calls
and Godfrey turned with thrill, to 6nt
the woman he had come to seek only Z
few yards from him.
She was coming toward them aloni
the gravel walk. He went hastily for
ward and met her. "Can It he twent!
years agoT he thought.
She gave him her hand with q smile
but something Of his own emotion SCENE,
to be felt by her. too. for she was no
quick to speak.
II told you, you know, that shout,
come" he was the Arst to say.
Eyes, you said you would like to come,
she answered; "but one would like to d
10 many things--that never get done
And 40 your daughter Ii narried2" sh
added hastily, as II to keep him froI
replying to her FIRST sentence.
"Ay, ay, you've been getting a daugh
ter married, too, rhear," the vicar struc
In; "and married, Of all men, to Jack Da
las! ] thought It was a joke ut frs
when jeanne told me. But he was I'm
fell0w-he was a. 6ne fellow a. Nv
often come across; and II he has got
good wife, ! think your daughter,
spite Of bis years, has got q good hui
band. Mrs. Beresford thinks 70. at an
rate, can tell you"
MRS. Beresford always did Jack Jul
tice," Godfrey answered, laughing.
They found the old lady within door
looking more changed by good dcs
Godfrey thought, than the vicar did. He
face had grown rather pinched, and Oh
had got deaf, and her old activity wa
gone. But she had all her wits abOu
her still.
Godfrey sat down by her side. Th
young ones were still busy with the1
game upon the lawn. and these four. VIII
were no longer young, stayed together 70
long time, and talked OF the years tha
they had left behind. 1t was quiz
hour, and one that had no counterpart
In the days that had been Of old. Br
Its grave friendliness was pleasant
Godfrey; its tone seemed to imply tbs
those old days. brief 90 they had beel