The suburban citizen., 1902-11-22

"Indeedw said the brunette, smiling
archly. "And why noty"
Because she would despise me noww
He stopped short, blushing hotly as he
realized that he had committed him
self. May l Escort you to the ball
room"
She blissfully ignored his question.
$50 you had asked her to marry
you" she said, thoughtfully, "and then
grew tired of her.
You appear to be a thought reader!'
exclaimed Montrose, almost savagely.
You are, however. correct. did ask
her to marry me. then we drifted
apart, four years passed and l did not
write, and when did my letters came
back marked unknown You, how
ever, are wrong when you say | got
tired of her. have loved her all these
years, and now, when she has passed
beyond my reach Bah! why do 1
speak TO you, an utter stanger, in
these terms?" he asked, with sudden
coldness. ALLOW me TO conduct you
to the ballroom. and pray heaven
may never see you again; you remind
me too wildly of what l have lostg'
He raised the portiere.
mo" she replied, impressively, seat
ing herself On the lounge. II will not
90 in. Sit down here beside me. want
to speak to you" He turned to face
her, cold lines hardening his face.
Pardon me-" he said haughtily; 81
am unaccustomed to be ordered-even
by beautiful womanw
She blushed crimson, and he. seeing
her embarrassment, fastened to apollo.
gize.
I'm sorry for the way I spoke to
you Just now" he said awkwardly.
My pride is my fail"
"Charliew
There was a pathetic yearning in the
way her lips fingered over the name.
He started violently, stared hard at his
companion, then approaching the
lounge, said hoarsely:
rs it possible? No, you Jest! Yet
Zara, can-can it be you? For Gods
sake tell me if this is truth, or am /
dreaming?"
"It is truer' she said softly, rising.
"No, you are joking, or 1 must be
dreamingw He seized her hand and
gripped it, then said feverishly: NO
this is real--I am awakew Then, drop
ping her hand, said, almost wistfully:
You have come to reproach me; is it
not so, cara? Be mercifulw
II came over to England to see you.
not to reproach you" she replied,
gently. "Oh, Charlie, you cannot inn
agine what agony underwent during
those four years of silence! A year ago
1 left Vera Cruz in the hope of finding
you, and have only just succeeded in
seeing you. | suppose you despise me
now l have committed that heinous
crime of running after a man"
She asked the question defantly q
crimson blush suffusng her face.
"Despise you" he echoed, wonder
ingly, drawing her trembling form to
him. "Zara! cara! it is 1 who pose
you that question:
SHOULD have crossed the Atlantic
if 1 had?' she queried softly. Il
thought you had forgotten me, and had
not been assured of your love to-
night should never have revealed my
personality"
"And your he asked, anXiously
"Do you still care for that artist who
asked you TO be his six years ago"
"As fondly as did then" she replied
simply.
"And If he wanted to keep you Il
that promise?" ne asked, gently, tilt
ing her face up to his. Would yor
repeat the answer Of six years ago?'
, "How do 1 know he would not ignore
me again?" she asked. a.chly. HI
| sighed, then muttered bitterly:
, True! true! 1t is only natural yol
} should doubt the sincerity of my love
= She melted at the sight of his dejec
: ton, then, nesting her cheek agains
. his. replied:
Can you forgive me for being 81
I horrid, dear? 1 never meant it, for
? still adhere to my promise of six year
; ago"
She glanced archly up at him as sh
uttered the words, blushing so pret
$ tily the while that Montrose flung dis
cretion to the winds and kissed he
: passlOnately. Zare wriggled hersel
= clear of his retentive grasp, exclaimin
: merrily:
: "There, that will do! Enough is a
. good as a feast; remember this is at
T; ball please, and see, you have take
my fringe out of curl! When we ar
: married shall only allow you to kis
= me once a day, but never at a ball"
r Whether the prohb. on was cor
Y tinued after they were, is a matte
known only to themselves.-New for
News.
I What PIeaseA Woman.
q She likes TO be truly loved and to b