The aegis & intelligencer., 1900-11-09
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Julia Raymond was Dainton's cousin,
and he had been dangling about her for a
| month. Discouraged at his want of sue
cess. he determined to go away from her.
He had indiscriminately stuffed his
| third portmanteau when a letter was
| brought to him. Cad" he thought,
from Julia! Why can't she leave me
alone" 1t was a dainty missive, ask
ing him to dine with her that night. "We
| two together" she wrote, quite to our
selves. Did you say you were going
| away today? But that will not matter;
| you can go as well tomorrow"
He sat down to think the matter out.
| He was determined to leave by the mid
| night train, but he saw no particular rea-
son why he should not spend the evening
with her. Her house lay between him
and the station: there was not much time
to lose, and since she chose to send her
invitations at so ridiculously short a no.
tice he considered that he might appro-
priately take his luggage with him. Ac-
cordingly at 8 o'clock he chartered cab,
which, loaded with his impedimenta,
went trailing heavily off toward Miss
Raymond's house.
Julia, from an upper window, was as
tonished to see Dainton experimenting
the unloading of the cab before her door.
Indeed, she was distinctly angry and
and offended spirit. His three portman-
teaus were piled together in the hail.
crowned with a hatbox, a few chaotic
parcels and gun case.
"You see, Julia" Dainton said, II have
come"
"You seem to have come to stay"
"Oh, no, assure you." he said cheer
fully. "You see, l am half way to the
station here. 1t was really too much
bore to think of going back to my place
again tonight. and so / brought my bag
gage along"
1T was very thoughtful Of you," she
said.
VERY. was astonished at my own
discretion"
She looked at him closely. He was
quite happy and unconcerned apparently,
and Julia's anger gave way to disappoint-
ment. She had thought he would not
go.
"You are really going tonightT
81 am really going. In three hours
and half | shall be gone"
And when are you coming back?'
81 really don't know. 1t entirely de-
pends on circumstances"
ION what circumstances"
I'm afraid l cannot tell you"
The first half hour at dinner was rath-
er silent. Dainton had a pleasant feeling
of security. Somehow the thought of his
luggage in the hall solaced him. His
game, he considered, was to wait. Ger
tainly Julia's mood was unusually gen.
tie. He had never seen her quite so be-
witchingly sincere. Also he had never
| felt so much in love with her before. The
situation was one to be sedulously
nursed.
81 hate partings." said Julia. ''even lit
| tie, unimportant ones like this"
"Do you" said Dainton. "Yes, i sup
pose they are rather sad"
"Sad is hardly the word, is it,"
perhaps not. Would you use strong
| er word?''
81 should say they were foolish"
"Oh, no, not foolish. Only necessary"
"But are they necessary"
"AIy dear cousin" he said, you ask
| such searching questions. To answer You
| in general terms | should say yes"
But in this particular instance" she
| asked. She looked at him with a great
1 purple grape pressed against her lips.
I'm this particular instance" he an
swered slowly, lit is .eminently necessary
for me-" She flushed little and drop
ped her eyes: Dainton was feeling deli
ciously confident by this time. he was
infinitely glad that he had come. julia
| shot a quick. inquiring glance at him
over the rim OF her wineglass'. slppeo
and set 1t down.
| suppose she saio, tnat ior some
people II is the easiest thihs III lhe "oriu
to break pleasant 1riendsnip.
AS easy SAID Dalnton' promptee oy
sudden INSPIRATION as 10 Dreah 'nis.
He emptled MS glass anu proke tne stem
across the middle.
Oh she cried, how could you! lou
are so practical in your illustrations. l
cannot match that glass.
Then Will match 1t Tor you;
| u bought them last year IN Florence.
linen VIII go 10 lorenee.
"Oh. you need not trouble, thank you.
can find the address.
But 1 should like to be of some serv-
ice to you, Julia. Cousinshlp surely ad-
mits of that, and l may as well go TO
Florence as anywhere"
you are very strange, and, II l may
say so. very silly tonight"
You must remember" he said, that
l am leaving you"
| You are going entirely or your own &c