Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-14
lett her at her door with reluctantly

left her at her door with a reluctantly
given permission to return in an houl
and escort her to the distant home O.
her friends and entertainers. lie drov'
30 the Waldorf and had light dinner
with u half pint of Hook, devoured he1
with his eyes as they drove rapidly
northward, went to Harlem theatel
while she dned and forgot him, ant
was at the carriage door when sh.
came forth to be driven home. Sever
hours or less had done the business
so far as Gouverneur Prime was con
cerncd.
1t was the boys first wild infatuation
as mad, unreasoning, absurd, yet in
| tense as was ever that of Arthur PEN
dennis for the lovely Fotheringay. Mar
garet Garrison had never seen or known
the like Of it. She had fascinated Others
for time, had kindled love, passion
and temporary devotion, but this-this
was worship, and it was something SO
sweet to her faded senses, something SO
rich and spontaneous that she gave
herself up for a day or two to the de.
light of studying it. Here was glori'
Gus young athlete whose eyes followed
her every move and gesture, who hung
about her IN utter captivation, whose
voice trembed and whose eyes i'm.
plored, yet whose strong, brown, shape
ly hand never dared SO much as touch
hers, except when she extended it in
greeting. He was to accompany his ia
Their and sister to Europe in Il week, SO
what harm was there? lie would for.
get all about it. He knew now she was
married. lie was presented to Mia,
but had hardly a word and never a look
for her when Margaret was near. He
was dumb and miserable all the day
they drove in the park and later dined
at Delmonico's with Col. Frost. He was
Sick even when mounted on his favorite
English thoroughbred and scampering
about the bride path for peeps at the
drives, when she was at the park again
with that gray-haired reprobate, that
money shark. Cashton--a Wall street
broker black-balled at every decent
club in New York. Why should she &C
with him? He had been most kind, she
said, in the advice and aid he had giver
her in the investment of her little for
tune. She told the lie with downcast
eyes and cheeks that burned, for most
tered away, and -Cashton's report:
seemed to require many personal visits
that had set tongues wagging at the
hotels, so much frequented of the army.
where she had taken room until Mite
should have been graduated and they
could 60 to the seashore. She hac
promised to be at home to her boy
adorer that very evening and to 60 with
him to Daly's, and he had secured the
seats four days ahead. Poor "Gov" had
trotted swiftly home from the park
striving to comfort himself over his
bath and irreproachable evening
clothes that there, with her by his side,
The wild jealousy of the day would van
ism. Sharply on time he had sent up his
card and listened, incredulous, to the
reply: Mrs Garrison has not yet re-
turned" He would wait, he said. and
did wait, biting his nails, treading the
floor flning in doubt and despair I'm,
til nearly ten, whe11 carriage dashed
up to the ladies' entrance and that vii
Cashlon handed her out, escorted her in
and vanished She came hurrying tc
her boy lover with both little hands out
stretched, with a face deeply flushed
and words of pleading and distress
1.ltc itf hpr Ind I
not help it, Gov" she cried. II told him
of my engagement and said we must
moi go so far but away at the north end
something happened, l don't know
what, "A wheel was bent, and the harness
wrencled by too short turn on n stone
post at Il corner. Something had to he
repaired. They said it wouldn't take
ten minutes, and he led me out and up
to the piazza of that big hotel-you
know. we saw it the day | drove with
you-"
Gle was a blackguard to take you
1here!" burst in Prime, the blood boil.
ing in his veins.) "Then we waited and
waited and he went to hurry them, and
then he came back and said they had
found more serious damages--that il
would take an hour and meantime din.
ser had been ordered and was served
He had telephoned to you and the butler
had answered all right.
Ties n double-dycd liar!" raved
"Gov," furiously.
"And so what could do, Gov" The
dinner was delicious, but couldn't eat
u mouthful. (This time it wasn't Cash.
ton who lied) i was worrying about
you, and-and - about myself, too
Gov 1t had set my heart on going
with you. 1t was to be almost our last
evening. Oh, if you only didn't have tc
sail Saturday, and could be here next
week, you dear boy you should have nc
cause for complaint Won't you try te
forgive me?"
And, actually, tears stood in her eyes
as again she held out both hands. They
were the only people in the parlor, ard
in an instant, with quick, sudden, ire
sistible action. he had clasped arc |
drawn her TO his breast, and though she
hid her face and struggled, passionate |
kisses were printed on her tlisheveltt |
hair. 1t was the first time he haC |
dared
And then he did not sail Saturday
Prime ST.. was held by most important
business. They gave up the Saturday |
clnarder, ard took the md-week White
.ar, and those four additional days riveted
Door Cows" chains and left her well-nigh |
'reathless with excitement. The strain he d
,een intense. 1t was all she could do 10