Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-10-24

The telegram was for ferfler' IN
boy delivered il, resumed his tune an
went his way. Eve was watching Fer
rier's face.
"Isit bad news?'' she said. She moved
little nearer again. Terrier ioiaes
the telegram hastily and put it in hi
pocketbook.
.sNo," he told her, "the news is dis
tinctly good" His scent-drugged SENSE
Of duty was coming to life again. and
he felt that he should feel it to be so
There followed pause. She was walt
| ing to hear the rest, and Terrier was
wondering what would be the best
thing. in the long run, that he could do;
how he could come out Of il all, not
with flying colors-he had no hope OF
that-but with the smallest latter OF
] shred Of deceney.
He turned upon her that unfiinching
gaze attributed by the moralist to the
conscience clear. There viii be a
friend Of mine here this afternoon, he
said. He stopped.
ayes" murmured Eve.
81 may as well tell you, ! suppose"
said Ferrier, that she is the girl 70
whom | am engaged"
She rose slowly up from the seat
md stood looking at him without a
word Her head was contemplatiyely
upon one side, and there was a smile
upon her lips, but back 81 her eyes
there was hint OF strain. 1t was a
long half minute before she spoke.
81 am not sure which / think is the
more to be congratulated, you--or the
girl" she said.
Ferrier sat where he was and
watched her going down the walk be-
tween the rows OF Ia France roses In
full bloom. He was not under any
spellor enehantment now, and be knew
that he had behaved himself surpris-
ingly ike a cad.
But no normally constituted man
with whom a charming girl is In love
can continue for long In any such UNI
pleasant frame Of mind. II does not
argue that Ferrier was more light than
most, because, by the end of a fort
night, he had very nearly forgotten
the entire affair. Eve had done her
best to that end by vanishing from the
hotel and from his field OF vision with
out word OF sign; and 50 had Miss Bah
bington-by other means. Who would |
look back upon the garden from the
threshold Of paradise.
The threshold Of paradise, In this !
case. was the railroad Office. and Fer /
rierwas getting the tickets for his we'd
ding trip, Miss darlington was with |
him-it was one Of the advantages 10 |
be reaped from western unconyention- /
ality that she might do such things. |
But she left Ferrier to the settlement |
Of dollars and bits and walked about
the Office, observing the pictures that
hung against the walls There were
the Yosemite and Shasta, the Grand /
canyon and the Yellowstone. There
we're views Of an ostrich farm and OF
several coast hotels-of the hotel
where she and Ferrisr and her mother
were, more especially. She stopped |
before this. In the center was the big
OF the hotel itself. and al
he four corners. set in medallion-wise.
we're smaller views Of the attractions
around the place. The carnation gar
len was one Of these. Now II that
particular photograph had been in one
'f the upper corners OF the frame all
would probably have gone vel. and
his story would never have been told.
But II was in the right-hand corner.
Ind directly upon a level with Miss
Babbington's eye. She went quite
lose and examined II.
When Ferrier came up to her she was
examining it still There was a smile
IF satisfaction with life and things
ipon his face. Upon Miss Babbing-
.on's there was nothing Of the kind.
Unfortunately, Ferrier failed 10 no.
ice either that or the curiously shak-
ng quality OF her voice as she asked
him II he had bought the tickets vet.
ie tapped the pocket where they we're.
San Francisco and the Yosemite" he
aid
I'm sorry" said Miss darlington
that ! shall not be going with you
hat you will have to take the trim
lone"
Alone" repeated Ferrier. He
tarted to laugh, but he saw that
whatever else it might be, the matter
vas not a joke.
"Unless-" went on Miss Babbing.
on, making a struggle to keep calm
hat turned her white-"unless Won
an get another girl to 60 with YOU
ONE one as obliging, for instance. a,
hat girl in the picture there" She
ointed with a gloved finger. which :
hook perceptibly, to the medallion IN
he lower righthand corner of tbe
rame. Ferrier did not understand
ut he went a little nearer and bent
own to look.
The photograph was very small. but
was also very clear. The carpation.
D the foreground might have been {
ounted one by one. and. tbouob itv