The Newtown bee., 1902-02-28

1ueu DOIOCuy udu AOOkcu very COu-
scious, and had been unusually silent
for while. But soon all her gayety
returned, and when the party, with
the exception of Garth, who was to
join them later, had reached the Col
iseum, and the young people were
starting to explore the uppermost gal
laries, where Gwendelen for. once de-
clined to 60, Dorothy called to her,
"Aunt Gwen, when Mr. Garth comes,
be sure to send him along!'"
Presently Gwendolen was reused
from her revery by the appearance of
Garth, who threw himself down beside
her.
"You look so comfortable that it's a
pity to disturb you," she said, "but
my order from Dorothy was, When Mr.
Garth comes, be sure to send him
along! You can see the young people
now, up there.''
"And you wish to send me along'?"
"Certainly,-provided you feel in
clined to climb"
"But I do not feel so inclined, there
fore you will find me immovable!"
"They have spied you and are wav-
ing to you"
[ decline to move On-unlesS you wish
me to CO."
"Oh, no,-if you are content here!'
81 am more than contented," said
Garth. Gin fact, I've wanted chance
to talk with you for long time,-but
you are never for a moment alone?
Who is that man?"h he asked interrupt
ing himself. And Gwendolen, looking
in the direction he had indicated, saw
a slouching, ill-clad figure which, even
as she looked, SUNK out of of sight.
ga beggar, a peddler,:a would be
guide three by turns,'' she sal
lightly. II have been guilty Of giving
him trifle now and then-he is Sc
miserably poor. But you have evi.
IDENTIFY scared him away!"
"You 60 about here alone, do you
not?" Garth said absently.
She laughed. occasionally the
Corso,-but with all my young people
to look after it is seldom that have
an opportunity to ecsape."
There was pause. Then Garth sale
abruptly, "Another question: am ir
an inquiring mood to-day. May ask
of what you were thinking when came
up, you seemed absorbed?'
''Of Dorothy"
'Ah, an absorbing subject! She il
a charming girl.'
"She is very charming-in every wa,
and very young"
| "And she has the gift of making
others with her-feel as youth
full as her sweet young self! Why, hov
seriously you look at me- is it possibl,
that you do not experience that feel
ing?''
"No," said Gwendolen, SIN fact,
am beginning to feel-old."
He was staring at her so curiousl,
that it annoyed her, and she would no
meet his gaze.
"When a man loves a beautiful
Young woman" he began at last, ant
she either does motor pretends tina
she does Northumberland is h.
to do? That is what l have been wait
ing to ask you. But 1 have found n
chance until today
Gwendolen, still looking away from
him was silent for a while. FINAL,
she said, "You mean Dorothy. [ hav
known it for some but l am not sur
how she feels,-she is such child
Yet to-day-when letter came from
young friend at home, who wrote h
was on his way to join us here, sh
acted oddly, and almost thought, Of
1 am sorry to have hurt you! but I al
most thought that Dorothy cared 70
him."
Garth had turned away, and so a
last she looked at him again. His fac
was hidden from her, but she coul
see that he was biting nervously at hi
moustache.
After time he said, but with Still
averted face: "And yGa2laax that 70,
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Dorothy-for
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