Fair play., 1901-07-27

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accepted the situation SO quietly
Then she burned the note s~d set her.
self steadfastly to forget the writer.
The majority of women are like cat 8,
n that they purr to the hand which
strokes them gently and accept life's
cream gracious1y.
Mr.. Hopkins adoted his young wife
and rejoiced to crafty her every
whini. Moreover, Alice had always
been fond of him, and to her surprise
she found herself by no means unhap-
py. 1t would be too much to say that
she ceased to remember Dick, but that
yoiing man was thousands of miles
away, and the thinking did no harm,
even though. during the Spanish war,
she searched the newspapers for news
of him, and felt little thrill of pride
and pleasure when she saw that En-
sign Richard Scott Harvie had been
promoted TO lieutenantcy for distin.
guished gallantry in action. She could
not guess that Dick, pierced to the
core by what he considered her mer-
cenary course, had made up his mind
to let her see that the loss had been
hers.
That was shortly before Mr.. Hop
kins was taken lila long and serious
illness-and Alice's wifely anxiety
drove everything else out of her mind.
Her husbands death was genuine
grief to her, all the greater because
hn faIf h,t IL
heart she had given him so little of
her own. She missed him even more
than she had done her father, and fell
into sort of apathy which lasted I'M
til she was reused by the discovery
that her mothers health was failing.
ut is nothing serious" the doctors
told her. 'She needs change of air
rather than medicine. Take her to
Old Point Comfort. This climate is
deadly at this time of year"
The change did good to both mother
and daughter. Alice soon found her.
self taking more than a languid inter-
est in life. The proximity of Ports
mouth, with its navy yard. made naval
uniforms a frequent sight. and revived
old memories.
1t was scarcely surprise to her
when, as she entered the hotel parlor
one evening after dinner. she found
herself face to face with Dick ITarvie.
Involuntarily she extended both
hands.
'Oh, Dick!" she exclaimed. and re-
covered her self-poSsession almost in
stantly. feeling the chill of his manner.
Mr.. Harvie barely touched her hand
with one of his: the other arm rested
in sling. Mrs. Hopkins?" he said.
coolly. This is an unexpected pleas
ure."
Alice shrank into herself. like sea
but she managed to ask. po-
litely: "Ion have been wounded?"
"Only trifie. Ny ship and | are
both in dock for repairs. Excuse
me-" and he left her to join group
at the further end of the room.
Thereafter. although they saw each
other almost every day. their inter-
course was Of the scantiest. Alice was
that Dick wished to avoid
her. and kept carefully ont of his way.
This was not difficult. All the other
women lionized him as hero. and |
Alice. as befitted her widows weeds, |
held herself aloof from gay company. |
She had no idea that the old wound |
ranked still in her lovers heart. that |
he stunned her as a burnt child breads |
the fire.
"He despises me too much 10 notice |
me-" She told herself. bitterly. and de- |
voted herself more tenderly to her
mother.
4 week went by thus: then fate
ed Dick Harvie past the door of the
music room. where he heard a we'll
voice in song. He paused
behind the heavy portiere in time to
hear Alice sing the last line of "Anni,
"IIow beautifully You sing
hose Scotch ballads" said one admir-
ng voice.
"Pray don't stop" cooed another.
"Yon know Aud Robin Gray DO
-ou not. Mrs. Hopkins?" asked the ac-
a musician in the pay Of
he hotel. pray sing it for us: it is
% admirably adapted to your voice."
md she played the prelude without
waiting for yea or nay.
There was little ;remor in AIire's
'oice as she began. or at least Dick
ancied So. but as she sang i: di,ap-
'eared. and she held her little audi
nee spellbound. Dick. listening be-
lind the curtain, scarcely breathcd
while the thrilling tones rehearsed the
'athetic tale Of filal self-sacrifice. 1t
moved hir, 10 the depths. and his eyes
we're mots' as she sang the last verse:
I gang liRs a ghaist. and carena to spin
daurna think o Jamie, for that wad be a
sin:
3ut I'll do my best 4 GUIDE wife TO be
FOR auld Robin Gray is a kind mon to me-
AS tlse song ended, with a half sob
which was the perfection of artistic
nish. there was murmur of ap-
'lause ard earnes. requests for more.
But Alice excused herself, smilincly:
he had already left her mother too
ong.
AS she passed through the portierp,
n her way out, her eyes cast down to
ide the tears which were ready to
tart, hand was laid on her arm, and
he lifted her lashes to meet Dicks
yes with the old lOve-look in them
which she knew so well.
"Was that really and truly the way
t it. Alice?" he whispered.
And Alice could only sob. under her
reath: "Oh. Dick"
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+ the secret service division. treasury
apartment, submitted to Secretaryl
age. indicated that this has been the