The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-04-19

cess. ! was thoroughly angry with
the old fellow for having interrupted
our tete-a-tete, and seriously annoyed
with Mrs. - for listening TO and an
swering him. j made up my mind
that the game had been played long
enough. ! would ask her the simple
question the first chance / got, and
know my fate at once. But the chance
did not come as soon as / expected IL
would
"Sbe went 10 her room with sick
headache. SO she said, and | paced the
| deck alone. We were a long way up
the harbor when she made her ap-
pearance the following day. She said
that she had hurried with her pack
| ing. thinking that we were nearer
than we really were TO the journeys
end.
"'Oh, Mr.. Remington. ] had no op-
portunity OF returning your jewels,
and so I packed them with my things.
But you are coming, you know, 10
dine with me on Saturday, and will
then give them 10 you
81 had fully made up my mind that,
as had been banied so often I would
now wait until had seen her In her
own home before / asked her my fate.
She already knew my heart. There
was no time 10 talk; all was excite
ment; we were rapidly approaching;
handkerchiefs were waving from the
docks. The widow was straining her
eyes, and suddenly leaving me and
going forward saw her throw kiss.
How ! longed TO catch II! / looked
with Jealous eyes TO see who would
take il up and answer IL. Foremost
among the crowd was a big man-six
feet, and broad in proportion. II was
he who was returning her kisses.
Could II be her brother, or was IL
friend, and this merely pleasant
greeting! / could have knocked him
down.
"On drawing near TO them, ! a saw
that neither Of them noticed me She
had forgotten my existence. With a
hoart-sick feeling ! turned away. Was
this to be the end? Why had / Gomez
/ could hear them talking, though too
miserable to listen. They came near
er, and the same soft voice that | had
loved so dearly said:
"'Mr. Remington. | have been talk
ing about you, telling how good and
kind you have been, and how utterly
forlorn ! should have been had you
not always looked out for my com
fort. / have come TO thank you, and
my husband wants TO thank you, too
Her husband! Great goodness. And
| thought she was n widow, and had
made love to her! ! listened as though
in "A dream, and n very pleasant one
il was, too. / believe he thanked
me, and she praised, and he thanked
again, and they urged me TO come and
see them, and she said, Don't forget
Saturday
Whether | said anything, or wheth-
or | remained mute, is more than |
can tell. | was like a man asleep, and
had TO give myself a good shake TO
come out Of the nightmare | was in.
when | looked round, she-they were
both gone"
had finished, but his friend Williams,
whose curiosity was aroused, asked:
Did you dine with her Saturday"
"No, | sent regret"
Have you ever seen her since"
"No never"
what became of your nouveautes
de Paris?"
Nell went without them"
You don't mean to say that she
never sent them 10 your
Il never gave her my address, and
she was not supposed to know where
! was"
Williams didn't like to ask any more
questions, and Hugh remained quiet
for time. Then arousing himself
and getting ont of his chair, ne said:
IL have never loved since, and
with a bitter Taught always avoid
women in deep mourning. And now
as the fire has gone out with my story
l think we had better go to bed"
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