The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-02

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WENySs>sxNSM afternoon he al
~ Ne T.s.x| ways took q ride
WV on his bicycle and
never failed 10 visit tho beautiful
stretch of boulevard recently opened
along the string of lakes.
They both came Of good families, or
ut least well-to-do families, and their
manner led him 90 think there was
good breeding behind them. How,
then, did he come TO know that they
loved each other? you ask. How was
IL possible not 10 know IL? He was
not always past fifty, and he had a
good memory.
So when the Judge noticed tho way
she" looked at "her" and the way
"she" looked al "him and the ten
derness of the young mans courtesy
the Judge knew well enough how mat
ters were.
She was beautiful woman
not over twenty, and gave one an i'm
preston of trigness and neatness. A
woman would say she wore n becom-
ing suit that fitted her. She was pc
tite, with one of those fresh, spark
ling faces so seldom seen among over
worked society girls.
He was a manly chap of twenty
two, athletic, bronzed and thorough
ly "ht," as my nephew says. My
nephew plays on the varsity" foot
ball team and is authority in our
family on such matters.
And they noticed the Judge. After
awhile he got into the way OF bowing
TO them, although they didn't know
he was Judge Storrow and he didn't
know them.
One dreamy Indian summer after
mood the Judge went up among the
trees on the side OF the lake TO II
sheltered nook he knew and lay down
TO rest. There had been puzzling
case before him TINT morning, and
while thinking it over he must have
fallen asleep.
He was suddenly aware that just
outside his shelter man and woman
were talking. He did not know what
TO do.
He soon discovered that they were
''his lovers IA he called them. and
they were discussing some unhappy
circumstance. regarding their atlec
tion.
What could he do? There was no
way out except past them. Would it
be better TO come out and so let them
know he had heard their talk, on
would it be more delicate to remain
till they had gone, not listening, and
they would never know that any one
had overheard them. He decided d ION
the latter alternative and remained
perfectly quite.
But try as he would it was impossi.
bic not 20 hear their whole conversa-
tion.
But what difference does that
make?" asked the young man. "You
know perfectly well, Alice, that il it
were n thousand times worse, that if
it were you yourself, I would marry
you"
ooh, but think OF il, Nedl Think
what your friends would say Ned
Grant married the daughter OF an
embezzler serving his time IN jail. >"
The Judge couldn't help wondering
d.this were the son of Grant on the
Supreme bench, whom he had never
met. although he knew his father in
timatey. The girls gentle voice
broke as she said this, and Ned cried
"Oh, Alice, l wish you wouldn't
think of that II just breaks me mp
TO see you cry, you know"
Then followed u silence during
which Alice must have been in some
way comforted, for she said in steady
voice:
''No, my dear boy. l have been
very weak 20 see you SO often aud
nave these rides. / should have re-
fused and tried to forget you. But.
Ned, i couldn't. | cant think of any.
thing but you-and-I do love you
sol"
More silence. Then:
"And, Ned, this really must he the
last. | can't marry you. No, dear,
please don't go all over it again. |
know that il would be a great wrong
To you TO say yes. IL would always
be a hindrance 10 you. We would
have no friends, and a young lawyer
must have friends. Who would come
to your house il they knew your wife
was the daughter of Rand, the EN-.
beZzler?'
That was whore the Judge almost
discovered himself. lie sentenced
Rand 20 twenty years hard labor, and
he had still fifteen years 10 serve IL
was a queer case and not quite clear.
So this was the motherless girl lie had
heard so much about
Nov, see here. Alice, the young
man said you know II takes two TO
make a quarrel and il takes two TO
make a separation. So while you may
think ii best not 20 see me again
shall not give you up and ] shall see
you every opportunity can, so long
as II doesn't bother you. Dad knows
all about IL and he's with me
The Judge wanted 20 shout Good
for dad. but be didn't
Then they Got up 20 go, and after
another longer silence they left him
alone. He knew all about the trouble,
aud pretty mean he felt about it. too
As be rode slowly home he turned
the little tragedy over aud over in his
mind, and the more he thought about
~ the more he felt that he bad made
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