The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-04-27

| Pcrrys teeth on cdgo, and !omy before
| tho call FOR afternoon stables was sound.
| ing, tho fair daughter Of Dunravcn
| kanch was housed within tho walls of
RoSSltcr and tho lice was broken"
| Perry had had tho JOY Of bclping carry
her into Mrs SpraSuc's coolest and co.
| ZiCst room. Sho had held forth her hand
| such long, white, beautiful hand -
| and let it rest in his whilo she said
"Iou know how impossible il is for mo
| to tell you how thank you, Mr. Perry
and he had simply bowed over it. long
ing to say what he thought but power.
less to think Of anything clsc. and then
he had gone to his own quarters and
shut himself in. Mrs Spraauc-- bless
hcr!-had invited him to call after re-.
treat. and he had totally forgotten the
Lawrcnccs' dinner when he said he
would be only too glad to come
At the sounding Of stable call his dar!;y
servant banged at the door and reused
hin from his rcvcric. He rosc meclan.
ically and went out into the brouu sun
shine, glancing first along the row to
sec how things We're looking ut tho
SpraGucs and wishing with all his heart
that they were somewhere within reach
OF Il conservatory, that he might send Il
hcapinS box OF fresh and dcwy roses to
that sacred room where she lay How
many time, he thought, had he Slroilch
into some Odorous shop i'm the cities
where his "lcavcs" were spent. and caro-.
lcssly ordered cut flowers by the cubic
foot sent with his card to some one with
whom he. hal danced the gcrman the
night before and never expected to SEQ
again! What wouldn't he give now for
just Il few of those wasted, faded, for.
gotten flowers! Stables that afternoon
proved a sore trial to him
When ut last the men went swinging
homeward in their white canvas frocks
and Perry could return to his quarters ,o
dress for his eagerly ANTICIPATED call the
first thing that met his eyes as he came
IN sight of officers row wasa huge, bulky,
covered travelling carriage in front of
SpragucS. Two or three ladies were thcro
at the gate. MIR. Even, the English man.
a%cr, was just mounting his horse. DR.
gum, too, was there and already in sad
die; and before poor Perry could gct half
way across the parade. and Just us the
trumpctS were sounding mess call for
supper. the bulky vehicle started; tho
ladies waved their handkrrchirfs and
kissed their hands, and, escorted by Even
and the doctor. salutrd by Col Brainard
and the adjutant with raised forage CABS
Gladys Maitland was driven slowly away
anh Mrs. l}rlknAp stood there in the litllc
group Of ladies smiling swcctly upon him
as he ha:tcrcd towards them For many
Il long day afterwards mess call always
made him think Of Mrs. Rclknap's smile
Ht1l-
He shuddercd at the sound of oncor siuht
Of the other
1t was Mrs Spraguc who stepped for
Waru 10 greet him, her wonianly heart
filled with sympathy for the sentiment
she suspected She had to plls!, by Mrs |
Bclknap TO reach him. but. this time, no |
consideration of etiquette stood in the |
way.
"It couldn't be hclpcd," sho said. in |
low hurried tone, her kind eyes search |
ing his, SO cloudcd in tho bitterness of |
his disappointment. 1T couldn't br |
hrlpcd. The ncws of her nccidcnt--or
thlnS-brouSht on Il seizure of some |
kind. Mr.. Maitland was taken very i'll |
and they sent for her. Tho manager |
came, and with him her oil, nurse, Mrs |
Cowan, and Dr. Qun said she could bc |
moved without trouble: so she had to 20 |
hated to have her. too, for I've hardly |
had Il word with her: Mrs. Iscllinap I'm,
been there most Of the afternoon. cvcn
when she had guest of her own lust /
arrived. too" And Mrs Spracuc could
not bat show Ecr vexation at this retro.
spcct.
Perry stood in silence, looking ycarn-
lnGIy after tho rctrcatiny vehicle Il
would take him but a few minutes to
hasten to stables and saddle Nolan; Ina
could easily catch them before they had
gone two miles; but there was parade
ana ho could not ask to DO excused
NOT until he suddenly looked around and
saw That Mrs. Bclknap's dark eyes wcro
llHrd III close scrutiny upon his face did
no realize how ho was bctraying himself.
lhcn he rallied, but with evident effort,
lhc colonel was standing but q few
PAGES away, chatting with Mrs. Law.
renee and his faithful adiutant. Mrs
Sprague stepped quickly towards him
and spoke few words : a low touo
while Mrs Bclknap re-. aimed lookinu
straight into Perry's eyes Before the
young fellow could gather himself. Col.
l5ralna'd, as though in reply to sug-
gest1on OF Mrs. Sprague's. suddenly
started, cXclaimnS, "Why. by all
means" and then called aloud:
"Oh! Perry, why not galop down and
oVcrtake the Dunraven carriage and say
Sood-oy! Here's my horse all saddIcd
now right in the yard. Take him andJ
go: | would"
lhcro was something SO hearty and
genial and sympathetic in the coioners
manner that Pcrrys face flushed dcspito
us IL effort at nonchalanco. The thought
Of seeing her again and hearing her 1
sweet voice w;is a powerful incrnt;vo
10 longcd to 60 The coloncl's invita-.
ion was equivalent to an excuse from =
parade There was no reason why bo
should not go. He was on tho yerv
point Of thankfully accepting the tempt
nG offer, when Mrs I}clknap's words q
lrrcSlpl HIM Clear and c,it;,c l.