Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-10

ANU AIN qulte eidu "a INNS oPPo'
tunfty for al quiet talk; 1t was an i'm
possibility THE other evening, You
have been abroad ten years-what are
your impressions on returning? LII
must be so very interesting to 60
away for such 20 long time"
lit is Mot always interesting"
"Ihe coming back must be-meet'
ing people again and drifting into the
same current once more"
Eyes | find "a pleasure in seeing
thimgs-and people"
She flashed ONE Of her bright smiles
OF him.
81 was a girl in the school room
when you came TO say goodbye; It
seems centuries ago."
"You had "a brown plaft down your
back"
my pigtail! Oh, I discarded that
soon afterwards. I came out that
winter, you know, and married Mr..
Varney the following spring, and have
been a widow four years. 1t seems a
lifetime, doesn't Ut? Have altered
very much?"
He looked down at the beautiful,
smiling face.
IF Ut were not for the regretable
absence of the pigtail, | should say
mot at alQ."
'How mice of you, but really, have
altered, of course. And you look
older"
II feel older"
There was something of sadness In
his voice.
II was not very young man when
I went out in 1ndia-especially that
little city on the plaIhns-does not tend
to rejuvenate one.."
81 wonder why you stayed"
~ was the fifth line from the title
and poor man."
81 see. How strange 1t all IS"
The carriage turned into the COURT
yard of the Burlington House, and
they alghted.
"You have not seen the pictures yet,
Of course" she said, as they went up
the stairs.
mo my thine has been fairly well
occupied for the two weeks | have
been home"
"Then ! must show you all those
that ARE talked about And, OF course
the portraits. You will meet most OF
the originals during the summer. ]
wonder if you will recognize them?'
"How unkind."
"Well, when one sits for ones pic.
ture, one naturally dresses and poses
for it and the pose is almost unrecog-
nizable at times; but you are expected
to gush about Ut when you meet the
original, so be careful, and--when
found. make note of it,"
at may lead Ito frightful compiled
tions."
81 believe d. would. il You are not
very discreet"
Conversing Lightly, they enter the
rooms, and Mrs Varney drew her com.
pamion's attention to the pictures OF
the year, showing good knowledge OF
her catalogue, and amusing him with
wittidisms.
As they entered the third room a
small picture ION the lime" caught his
eve, SO that he went forward, almost
abruptly and stood before it.
Number 2237," Mrs, varney said
consulting her catalogue. 1.-THE old
Church alt Brentwell in Norfolk"
Il spent my boyhood there-and lett
1t behind me-
his voice was very graveyard Tired
look had come into his worn, brown
face, 40 that she checked the idle
words rising TO her lips and stood be-
side him dn silence, while he gazed al
the httle picture.
Perhaps her greatest charm was
uhat she always understood.
ne turned In a moment or 50.
IN was very good OF you to bring
me here, he said.
i am glad you have BEEN interested
NOW, we Shall go back into the sun
shine; l was going on TO my sisters
20 tea. 10 you remember Dthel, The
other pgtaIil? She Is married now
wall you come and zee II she has OIL
teredY'
Thanks, shall be pleased"
When the Slow afternoon train