The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-10-25
A Ball Match
And Others

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"a crowd is always an interesting thin!
to watch" said Mrs. Wilinot as she sa
on the box seat Of drag which com
manded view both Of the field and tn
continually moving stream Of guyly dress
ed people "One sees SO many sides o
human nature. Look over there at tina
girl In blue. Her back Is turned to tn
game, and her eyes have been wistfull.
watching the crowd for q long time
There is some one here today whom sh
expects and hopes to see."
Colonel Elliot laughed. "She is a pref
ty girl too. She ought not to have t
wait long"
"Ah," said Mrs. Wilmot, with a littl
sigh, lone gains something by growing
old. One does not have that heartachinl
Notwithstanding for that which NOR
often than not never comes or watching
for what does come-seeing the man on
wants to see-trying and striving t
catch his eye, and all Of no avail. H
passes on, unconscious Of our near pres
ence. One cannot shout out to q man t
come and talk to one"
He looked at her with q smile. Gar
you too old for it?" he asked skeptically
SIS one ever too cid for the pains ant
Joys of expcctancyf AT least" gallantly
Il am sure there are many men who en-
dure that heartaching watching for you.
She shook her head. though her still
pretty face colored up like q girls at hi
compliment.
81 am over forty, and my hair Is turn
ing gray" she said. 81 have put away
all childish things long ago. All, my littl'
blue girl is happy-she has found The
man she wants! See the light In her eye:
and the dimplcs In her cheeks. To thinl
of the power that man possesses! / hopt
he is worthy. All. but l am afraid he il
not! He is going, and he has stayed talk
ing such little time. Surely these few
minutes were not worth an hour Of anx
ious watching"
"IIe has gone to talk to another girl
l am afraid he does not reciprocate LITTLE
Miss Blues interest. See! He likes hel
rival hetter-thcy have strolIed off to
gether."
"And the rndiancy has gone from little
Miss Blues face. and disappointment ha'
taken its place. My dear girl, why d.
you wenr your heart on your sleeve
Don't you know "-impatiently-'a man
or woman either. never cares for a thinl
within reach"
He glanced Mt her and wondered n lit
tie She had always been supposed to b.
happily married. and though her husband
had been dead ten years she had never
married again. Had Wilmot been the
thing within reach and had there been an
other beyond 1t?
a burst of applause broke in upon theil
reflections and caused them to pay little
attention to the game.
"Ah." exclaimed Colonel Elliot, ga
vershnm's OUT"
"Cuversham, Cavcrsham" repeated
Mrs. Wilmot, referring to her card, which
she had not previously taken the troubl,
to inspect "N'ho is he? used to know
a man named Caversham long ago. and il
is not common name"
ale Is the son Of Stuart Caversham-
man knew in India. He has been Out
there twenty years"
THAT is the man l mean." she said
And you know him?"
"Ycs. and. curiously enough, I met hin
only yesterday. He came over about 6
week ago. He said he felt he must SET
his hoy play"
"Thcn he is hpre-here today?
"Iie is certain to be. He told me hi
would look ont for me-"
"1Ic is widower, is he notT she said
slowly.
Eyes. His wife has been dead some
years"
She was silent for moment, but hel
eyes were busy-scanning closely every
man who passed beneath the drag.
4. a.
you think" she asked presently, "to the
late husband or wife if n person do moi
marry again?'
Colonel Elliot laughed. at depends,
he said. "a man may delight In his lib
crty--his wife may have made him looh
on his marriage as u fctter-Or he may
have been 50 happy that he would moi
consider any other woman worthy TO re
place the departed one You should
know. Which feeling has prevented yor
from marrying again?'
al suppose it depends on the individ
ual." she said do you think Stuart
Cavcrsham was happy?"
81 don't know. l only met him after
his wife was dend."
sis he altered much? What does he
look like now1?"
"Oh. he is tall and brond and bronzrd
with G2ny hair and a dark mustachc-
why. there he is-just passing. Don't yor
see?'
"Whcrn?"
"Thcrc-opposite. Don't you see? b.
Is looking up now"
She caught her breath us she watched
the man down below. Would he see her
Would he recognize her? She would have
known him anywhere.
But no. He caught sight Of Colonc
Elliot and nodded to him. and then hi.
eyes rested on her for a moment am
turned away.
\ keen feeling of disappointment tool
possession of hcr--disappointment such a:
she had not felt for years.
as he much changed?" Colonel Ellio
was asking her.
"No, very little" she answered, but thu
life seemed to have gone out of her voice
ii" looked away from her.
Little Miss Blue is leaving her seat
Look! She and her friend are going 70
stroll, the opposite way, too, to which
the man went little while ago. Sh,
hopes to meet him as he goes around"
eyes" said Mrs. Wilmot indiffcrently.
Her interest in little Miss Blue seemed
to hnva. gone. S:unrt CaverShGm hat
passed on to the right and was lost in thu
mass of people.
Shall we go for a stroll, too?" asked
Colonel Elliot, and he smiled as sht
caught ut the suggestion, and he helped
her down from the drag. (which wa!
shall we GOT"
"Oh, this way" decidedly, turning t
the left.
They had gone half way around befor
they met him. Colonel Elliot went up AM
spoke to him. and Mrs. Wilmot followed
GLOW do you do, MIR. CavrrshamF sh
said at Is many years since we met.
wonder if you have forgotten me-"
He turned quickly at the sound Of nc
voice and looked down into her gray eye